Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-03
TRAIN BLOWN
FROM TRACK
Terrific Storm on Gulf of Mexico
Coast.
FLORIDA TOWN. WRECKED
Eonts I'm The Port of CarrabciIc. Ear
Wrecked aud Wharf with Large
Quantity of Naval stores Destroys
ed-T"rpen'inc Crop ana Fishing
Industry iiurt-Anxie,y at faiths
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tBy Telegraph to virginlan-Pnot.,
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Tallahassee. Fla. August 2.-Ths
town Of Carrabelle, prosperous port
on the Gulf OF Mexico. southwest OF
this city. is reported almost completely
destroyed by 4 terrific wind and rain
storm. which struck this section dur
ing yesterday and last night Many
boats. which were in the harbor were
wrecked and most Of the long wharf Is
gone together with large quantities of
nlNa! stores. ~ Lanard. the houses, pa-a
vlions and boats have been cestroysd.S
Uncontirmed reports say that the
steamer Crescent CRY has been lost
between Alphabetical ana Carrabells.i
several persons are reported drowned
at 81. MARKS \ few houses were de-
stroyed At St Teresa Mcintyre, Ash.
more and Curtis Mans suffered severely.
\ passenger train on the Carrabelle.
Tallahassee and Gulf railroad. 35 miles
below Tallahassee. was badly wrecked.
hu. no one Is reported killed or in-s
jured
TURPENTINE CROP INJURED.
The turpentine interests in this sec
ton are greatly damaged and much In
jury has been done to the crops, The
wires are down south of here and rail-
road service to the Gulf norts is sus-4
pended.
The storm WAS one OF the hardest
that ever passed over this section. It
came uiitCNiN Up tnN great Nrult ana
started northward For hours the
Wind WAS -crrihc, blowing at high
rate, and the rain fell in torrents, wash-l
ing away many bridges. endangering
thoroughfareS ana railroads. The
storm reached the coast Yesterday
Iaorning. and ,lsrrSe7s s. s,l.oss oessatious
until far into tho night.
The wires and railroads have been
So interviewed with that the results OF
the storm are just beginning to reach
this city. Along The coast the fishing
industry has beer severely nterfered
with.
ANXIETY FELT.
Many TallahasSeeans are at the wa
rious resorts along the coast, from
which uo reports have come. and the
conditions At the places Is causingt
much anxiety. Parties VINO returned
On the wrecking train. which went tos
Carrabe'le this morning. report that
,ha country along the route shows the
effects IT the storm. The train was
owing To the condition In which the
storm had placed the roadbed. The
water had been over the tracks In many
places. Passengers on the train which
VAS wrecked say the train was blown.
from the track.
ApALACHICOLA ISOLATED.
The city of Apalachicola, AT the
mouth OF the Chattahoochee river, is
entirely cut on from communica lion
and nothing can be learned from there.
new tres;le over the Ochlocknee
river, 1T Mcintyre. was blown away.
the wrccking train which went out to-
day into the storm devastated territory.
found over 200 trees ON the track in
rum ii thirty miles. General Mama
Ger Crittenden. who had charge of the
Tram, says that every town along the
line is des0latei. Houses. churches.
s1"'rnilia, wharves and pavilions were
IN many places blown from their foun-
datlons. and in several instances com.
p!etely wrecked.
LOSS OF LIFE.
There are many rumors afioat here
Tonight as 10 the loss OF life. One mill
hlnd Is known to have been drowned
at Mcintyre. One man was drowned
nj st. Marks. but rumors place the lose
of He there at IL. 1t Is not believed
here that any lives were lost at the
numerous summer resorts bur rslIshln
news Is unobtainable.
y large relief party will leave Tal-
lahassre for the stricken section to-.
morrow morning.
The steamer Crescent City, which ia
reported lost, plies between ApalachIco-
In and Cara belle. She carried n cravs
OF eight bur the number of passenrers
on board Is not known. Her captain ~
known as a very cautious man. and IA
IS believed and hoped here to-niehd
mat lie made the Chattahoochee river
in run for safety.
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