The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-20
FLORIDA HURRICANE
SWEEPS OVER SOUTH


GREAT PROPERTY Loss
West iads. sserm s~~~p@ TsavsdA. In
aictiax s~v~s~ n.m~<~-Tss~xr.sA
and Railway Communication c~s
od-Goscrnmens Wharf a Neg
West D@mAg~d-Sexro F.mGiy
Dro~ned--rroe~a,y . Sunsh-~~ of
Others Also Less Their Ilse..
Key West. FLA. oo, Is. via TIA
vana.-The tropical hurricane shlcA
has been sweeping over the West la
dies and Southern waters for the past
/ I've days. took Key West In It's grip
yesterday and tore away ID. roofs 90
houses. shook = number Of baIlalnrs
/ from their foundations. hlew vessels
from their moorings and ala other
damage. the extent Of which cannot
yet be estimated.
The south beach section and the
western part OF the city suffered the
greatest effects from the storm. The
sea poured over the iow-lyinE shores
and many houses facing the ocean
were either wrecked or biowa from
their blocks. The pleasure resort.
La Briss. a large wooden buildinr.
was hurled from its supports and
broke In half. The Consumers Ice
Company plant and the Havana
American cigar factory were badly
damaged. The handsome pssllsssse
OF n. d. Darneii and N. d. Rhodes
were blown down. The sew ooveyn-
ment wharf was pounded By the
heavy waves until sections OF IL were
broken away. The damage 10 the
electric company's plant amounts To
$4,000, while the naval station will
cost many thousands OF dollars 90
put In repair.
The steamer oiivette broke from
her moorings at the Peninsula and
Occidental Steamship Company's
wharf and swung into an abutment
across Duval street. Later when the
wind veered she was blown back 20
her wharf and safely secured. A
STANDARD OH tug broke from her
moorings, but aehored In the harbor.
Standard oil barge No. 90 dragged
her anchor. and is now on q bank a
mile from the city. Several schoon-
ers were dismasted and sunk I'm the
harbor.
- Only three lives are reported lost.
Alexander Johnson. colored. his wife
1kN .wk4
to leave their home near South Beach
Savannah Gets It.
! Savannah. Ga. October Is.-Teie-
phone communication with points
south of Savannah In practically de-
stroyed. Reports from Tybee Island
received at O'Clock are that the
tide is higher than IL has ever been
before, except during the storm OF
1881. when practically all OF the
Island was submerged. The hand
some new summer hotel that is I'm
course of construction Is in the sea
and the railroad track In under water
in places. II is nearly two hours be-
fore food tide. Water IL covering
the island from the sea and the inlet
I'm the rear as well. and great damage
Is certain. The Government reserva-
tion and the parade grounds are co.,
cred with three feet OF the ocean
which has risen above the sea walls.
The wind at Savannah IL increasing
and the barometer continues TO fall.
There IL every indication at o
o'clock that the hurricane II putting
Savannah closer TO It's center. A
driving rain ss falling and the wind
has attained hurricane velocity dur
ing Intermittent gusts. The barom-
eter read 2s.55 and was falling at
o'clock.
News from the ocean resorts show
that the tide In almost unprecedent-
edly high and still rising. though the
fioodtide hour has passed.
A telephone message from Way
cross. Ca, states that passengers on
the Atlantic. Birmingham and Allan
IA train. which passed through this
city. reported that Brunswick. Ca.
was In the grasp OF the most severe
storm in its history. The water was
backing up into the city from the bay
and the streets we're under water.
Hurricane winds we're being expert
eneed
All commgaicatton with the out
side world was cut OF. Many people
were fleeing on the trains I'm terror.
expecting great loss OF life and prop
erty.