Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-11
LIVES LOST
AT CEDAR KEY
The Great Storm Of Last
Monday Night.
q COLE SURVIVOR or CREW


raeked--All Damages Have Been
kpalred and Traffic With Cedar
KY 10 Going on 40 Heretofore.
~ an evidence Of the severity Of
storm which visited the Gulf Coast
the vicinity Of Cedar Key Monday
sht, which caused great property
bs and the loss Of life Of four men,
told iD The TimeS-Union Of the 9th
bly 10 q communication from Cedar
This story Is not half told, as there
were many hardships on the part OF
Ne occupants Of that unfortunate crew
which win never b. fully known. II
'sant hours OF anxiety, Of suspense,
~ On experience which the only sur.
F9f, who was picked up on q reef by
'4eGy bands, viii never forget.
WhIle the loss Of life in this great
astgean0 was comparatively light, II
- "a occasion which those who OK.
elccd w.il not soon forget. Mary
boats were out, ~ usual at this
Dn Of the year; but those In com.
ted OF the boats, trained BY life
experience, knew that there was
loFFa brewing, and all put In to
a't haFhor except these I'VE BOheTn.
who. even through lack OF fear
Isnorance, remained we'll out into
bafeent, OF stream. The result
rat their craft was tossed like
alch ghen the angry waves, Caus.
asptguttIoR end tbe D0ga Of life.
TlmeS-unIon Report. 4
,he Tlme&UniOn report Of this sad
sune was % followS:
cedar Key, Jan. IO.--The only sur
OF the Ill.hted hOuSeboat that
tWept away BY the storm Monday
vas brought In today By M. ".
Hpases, who has been searching
ne party for the past two days.
hoaseboat contained Eve Bo-
nps. who were living in the boat,
we're employed In RuGs Bros.
tef canning factory, After stand
ne fury Of the storm for . time
hAAt went 20 pieces and the men
% pArts Of the boat until they
washed on o. gave up from e.
Ton. The rescued man saved
elf on the top Of the cabin. which
on On oyster reef near Port
I.R Hero be was found BY q tugN
rom Port inElla esrly yesterday
lne, 10 4 most pltiabls coalition.
low victim was with him on the
until he at last died from 81.
li6n.
hs Grey Of the Greek Hponglng
4nns ]. n WALKER OF Key West,
~ was washed On q reef near the
annsa river, was brought IN zee.
ay BY two Ashing beats. One Of
lew had his lees severely injured.
anADatatlon may Be necessary.
81 Foaabed on the seaboard Air
IS railway hstweon Cedar Key and
me. which was damaged BY the
ira. han been put In condition "a
TIE trains can now pass over r.
ne county brldgSs on the public
including the canal bridge, were
WAahed away. except ore. and
AunieatiuR with the outside Coun
~ conveyance IL entirely cut Oh.
eurvlvOr VSlIs 0toFy.
d said that after Mt, Hodges
shs the only survivor Of this
heat 10 Ce1$r Key, and after h
Aeen snfheiently uueccred 10 ~
consciousness, be stated that b
Need that something serloaa Wal
at 10 happen. as he could tell b.
Aeasy clouda the heavy rolling
~ waves. etc, Tie vas on watch
went dewn into the cabin. aWah
rs companions and notifying then
81 onl. bu, they paid no heed Il
WaFhing, golhE back to sleep Al
afterwards the craft which wal
ahstAn,iAl houseboAt Was At ,h'
rpy o. the waves. aud IN = shor
= broke g. pieces, The last IhIal
Remembered VAS elinginE 10 th'
oln-house and Nhcn be regainod cn
Ie eonsciousntss he was on beat
3 10 evident from the report III Ih,
eaaF keg corr', pondent ~ Th'
iFnehunion that yhr unfortunate
aA must have dnucd eighteen o,
Nenty miles. huah, landme Oa N,