The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-10-20
WITH PENINSULA
FOR TWO DAYS
FEARS FELT FOR KEEPERS
Of Lighthouses Reported by the
Steamers Dark ParticularAp-
prehension Felt for Miami

: the storm center about rs to 100 miles
southwest of Savsnnah and of great
intensity.
i Nearly all of the Florida peninsula
is today still isolated from communica.
ton as result of the tropical hurri.
cane which for over twenty-four hours
has been sweeping across the state at
the rate of sixty to ninety miles an
hour. The vary meagre news from
the edge of the hurricane territory in
dicates that it was one of the biggest
storms of recent years and grave fears
are felt for the safety of life and prop
erty.
The most serious reports are those
from steamships in touch with Ha-
vana, which report several lighthouses
at the southern extremity of Florida
dark after the storm. The gulf light
house keepers, always exposed to some
of the worst of all marine storms, often
stick to their posts until death over
takes them.
The last word from st. Augustine
left there yesterday afternoon and did,
not reach news channels until today.
Then the old Spanish city was still
comparatively unframed but prepar-
ing for tide which was expected to
overflow many of its streets last night
Smaller craft in it's harbor were slowly
being battered to pieces and sinking
before the force of waves which rushed
with little hindrance over the seawall.
No loss of life is feared for st. Angus
tine, but apprehension exists as to Mi
ami, near the southeastern extremity
of the state, from which nothing has
been heard for nearly two days.
Brunswick, Ga, was near the center
of the storm at noon today. The last
word from there came last night when |
the storm tide was creeping over large
areas of the adjacent shore.
The tremendous rush of the tide is
indicated by the flooding of certain |
sections nearly twenty miles inland in |
the vicinity of Savannah.
Jacksonville. which was heard from |
ear,y TINS morning, reported the storm
diminishing slightly and the city COM
paratively unchanged.
Pensacola made fruitless efforts
throughout the morning to get into
wireless touch with Tampa, which has
not been heard from since early yes
terday, when the storm was nearing
its height and tearing off roofs in the
city.
Last night and early today the only
communication with Florida was main
tanned by Postal telegraph wire be-
tween Atlanta and Jacksonville. The
Western Union recovered a wire to
Jacksonville before noon today.
The storms course today appears to
be up the Atlantic coast with prospects
that it may veer out to sea before it hits
the South Carolina coast.
Tybee Island was completely cut off
from communication with the city by
the rising water today. A train which
attempted to run the twenty-five miles
from here to the seashore this morning
was stopped nine miles from the city
by sea water deep over the tracks. 1t
IS believed that the inhabitants of Ty-
pee Island and of the flooded portions
Of the coast reached safely early last
hight
In the Savannah river the water is I
out few inches below the wharves |
md is probably higher than ever be- '
ore in the history of the city and it is \
low many feet above the normal and S
till rising. 7
City of Memphis I" IN Race With
Hurricane. {
Savannah, Oct. 19.-All last night
he wind blew at an average velocity
f more than fifty miles an hour from
he east and northeast. Nothing was s.
4
leard from cities and towns to the il
outh of Savannah ard all towns from
he south were several hours overdue. c.
t will be several days, and perhaps
0nger, before the full extent of the d
amage wrought by the hurricane will d
ecome known.
lust before the Savannah wireless y
tation was blown down early this y
morning, Operator McEwen was in II
with the Ocean Steam y
r Company's liner City of Memphis. =
'aptain Hammond was driving the
Iemphis for all she was worth in a !,
esperate race against the hurricane.
he ship was Off Charleston and was
ncountering gale and lumpy sea. b
Fire broke out early this morning on
ne Ocean Steamship Company docks :,
here thousands of bales of cotton are d
sored, but the flames were extinguish- "
i without much damage.
Communications with Tybee island il