The Florida star., 1901-10-04
List WEEKS RAIN STORM.
The East Coast Delayed BY EquinOctial
Rains Flooding the Country.

OF rain near Ormond and at Miami. In
twenty-five years there never was known
such high water in Daytona, partially
caused by the spring tides and heavy
northeaster blowing on the Atlantic. In
Daytona every cross street except Orange
was flooded and eight inches Of water
covered the depot platform. The water
was flush with the south bridge, and
small lakes surrounded all the buildings
about town that were at all low. No
damage to amount to anything has been
done in Daytona. Travel up and down
Beach street was done in rowboats.
A bad washout on the track Of the F.
E. @. railway occurred north of Ormond,
which delayed the through trains until
Monday afternoon. The northbound
train Friday went no further north than
Titusville, returning south that afternoon
as train No. 78.
Some trouble was experienced between
Oak Hill and Lyrata, but this was re-
paired so that the northbound train Sat-
urday and Sunday went to New Smyrna
and returned south.
The Sanford division of the +. Z. C..
railway sustained no damage and trains
have been running every day between
this place and Sanford.
No washouts or delays have occurred
on the lower half of the +. Z. c. railway
and trains have come to and fro from
Miami without delay.
No mail or express from the north from
Thursday afternoon of last week until
Monday afternoon of this week owing 70
the washout near 0rmOnd. fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays mail arrived
over the Sanford branch Monday after
noon, and Mondays mail arrived that
night about O'Clock when communica-
ton was once more re-established with
Jacksonville. 1t seemed as though We
had been buried to the outer world for a
half week. No such stOppage had oc-
CURED before since the siege of yellow
fever at Jacksonville in 1888.
Twenty-Five men comprising the off,
GERS and crew of the steamer Martinique,
who had just brought her To Miami from
the north, where the ship has been on q
summer run out of Boston, were delayed
here last Friday and part of Saturday by
the washout on their return north u
bring down the steamship Miami. Capt.
g. Dillon, First Officer T. Paine and
Chief Steward ALI. &. Goldsmith were
guests of the Indian River hotel while
here, the boarding houses capturing the
balance.
At Miami it commenced raining Wed
nesday evening, accompanied by heavy
wind, and continued until Friday morn
ing. The low lands are inundated. The
Miami river is higher than il has heel
for years Water from the Everglades i:
pouring over the rapids in immense
quantities. Early Friday morning the
wind almost reached the velocity of al
hurricane. The steamer City of Key
West experienced one of the roughes
trips for long time. No damage wa
done to shipping or boats at anchor IL
the bay Tides for the last several days
have been extremely high.
Reports from different parts of the
state in regard to the storm are as fol
lows:
Orlando During the twenty-fOul
hours ending Friday So inches of raiI
have fallen here, as shown by the RECORD
at the signal station. Most of the rair
fell during Thursday night and early
Friday morning.
st. Augustine.-Unusual high tide
continue, although the northeaster ha
blown itself out During the storm a
high tide the lower part of Anastasi'
island was entirely submerged. Severa
work trains are on the road repairing
damage caused by the storm.
Sanford "A heavy rain and windstOrn
has been raging for portion of tw
days. No serious damage was done il
Sanford or its immediate vicinity. Tn
railroads centering here, however, hay
all suffered to greater or less extent.
Palatka-The It. Johns river is hIghe
than it has been for years. Along tn
wharves in some places it is up even will
them. The mills of the Wilson Cypres
company and y. J. Tlghman & Son
have been compelled to shut down o
account of the very high water.