The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-12

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eal. death and ruin are holding full
svsy along the banks of the Pacelot
nrer fIcm Clifton TO Pacelot. a dis
alce o: 10 miles. as tn rs$Ilt OF the
sxful food OF Saturday morning.
FrOn the scene of the destruction
q the big - O00-spin1le mill known as
Clifton NJ. ;. dOUn the river a guar.
IL OF q mile where Clifton No. ! is
wrecked. and around the bend another
Quarfef OF a mile 10 Clifton No. >.
which Is also half gone, nothing but
debris and Wrecksge can be seen when
only a few hours ago the hum OF over
looee9 spindles and the musical rip
pc OF the river was heard.
The transformation is one that
snites the spectator dumb. and words
are althOgether inadequate 10 describe
The scores OF ruin which line the banks
Of TIE river for miles down. In some
places where a mill village stood with
IA dOzeas OF houses today is seen only
Z a lone Fat sand bank. the river hav.
ina change completely the aspect OF
TIE country. In some places the road
be- OF the electric railway is complete
y snnihilsted and the entire bed is
washed away. water covering the
ground I; viii probably be neces.
say fo- the line TO take a detour OF
nile from the old location IN order
q reach Clifton.
., Scenes Of Ruin and DesoIation.
In some pla-ys the sites occupied
BY the houses are buried beneath
great sand banks and only an
occasional piece Of plank projecting
through the sand would indicate that
hOuss stood in that place. The de.
structiOr is awful and complete. The
force Of the food has so completely
changed the hanks OF the river and
"a, borders on which numerous houses
s,ooi that II will not be possible &c
rebu!e on the former sites.
Forty to Fifty Dead.
The loss OF life is conservatively
placed AT from ~ TO so Only a few
h0cies. perhaps half a dozen, have
ben secured from the foods A
FOUng girls body was found buried 50
dep IN the sand that only her knee
pfoJectei One man was taken out
o. the river N an unconscious condi
Ton niles below the scene of his be
INC overtaken by the food.
Al Clifton Mil No. 3. just above the
sSuihern railway trestle, ten people
we're drowned and only a small ps I
o. The immense mill. about one-fourta.
nov remasss. Some eight or ten Of
Ne houses are gone and several a,
ta.ned Az Min No. l. next n order
following the course OF waters down
stream, one-third OF the mill IS gone.
The lower floors that remain are
noocea ant piled with debris. The
scene here is Understandable. The
apper enc OF the mill is gone and the
sectlon thus exposed shows the crook.
e and bent machinery, the broken
uaoess the wreckage and the debris
piec NJ 70 the second and third floors.
On OF lower windows long dirty
sT1nes OF cloth are hung the ends ,
ne mills stin being attached 10 the
Sas. which we're wrecked by the
hoOds
across the river that part OF the
M village located within $50 feet
ne hanks OF the river is gone. The
.ong covered bridge and the gangway
"' ne hands are gone and also a liv.
stable. q store and other struc
tires
A. MI No. =. which Is the last down
wan. this once handsome four-story
raciure Is now half demolished. the
ioSer stories are piled with de-
Anc rubbish. and Hooded through.
- When the waters struck the mill
ut O'Clock Saturday morning all
me operatives living across the
I've were warned in time 70 escape
~ their nves. A number OF houses
e washed away. Al this mill the
apAn's saved nothing whatever.
warehouse Of the mill and 1000
OF cotton were also carried away
me angry waters. The company's
e a, this mill was also DESTROYED.
me damage % various property is
placed az over $4,000 900
resident Montgomery. OF the Pace.
~. nils. places their loss at $1,000.
oen, A. n. Twitcnell, OF the
h Niiis. places their loss q;
az the ID z. Converse company. Al
sshcale. S. c. the estimate is $50 600
eospau mills loss placed at s25. 900
ccAhort mills loss Is $4,000.
moni sustains loss OF $1,000.
."Leg loss is placed at S.. 1000.
100 loss Is about IS 1000.
'0,Al mill loss. SO ESQ 900.