Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-19
FURY OF STORM
ABAT|NG.SOMEWHAT
Savannah Experiencing Some
Relief, Tropical Hurricane
Now Moving NorthWard.
EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN
Not Thought That Shipping Has suf.
fcrcd Accommodation
Still Interrupted.

Nearly all OF the Florida peninsula
Is today isolated rs result of the hur-
ricane which for over q hours had been
sweeping across the state at so TO 30
miles an hour. The mcager news from
the hurricane territory says It was one
of the worst storms OF recent years
and grave fears are felt for the safety
of life and property.
The last word from ST. Augustine left
there yesterday afternoon and did not
reach news channels until today. Then
the city was stlll comparatively UNI
harmed but preparing for tide ex-
pccted to overflow many of its streets.
No loss of life is feared for ST. Aug
Justine, but apprehension exists as to
Miami from which nothing has been
heard for 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 tre-
mendous rush of the tide is indicated
by the flooding of sections noarly 20
miles inland In the vicinity of Savan-
nah.
Jacksonville, heard from carly this
morning, reported the storm diminish
Ing slightly and the city comparative
ly unchanged.
Tampa has not been heard from since
early yesterday. when the storm was
nearing its height and tearing off roofs
in the city.
,,t< Id, a
be up the Atlantic coast. with pros
poets that 1t may veer out to sea be-
fore reaching the South Carolina coast.
Savannah, Ga. Oct. 19-With an
abating wind at daylight Savannah
appears to have experienced the worst
OF the tropical hurricane now travelling
northward up the Atlantic coast.
No great damage to shipping is re-
ported. For hours the rain has been
falling in torrents. Gripping street car
service. "A,
All last night the wind blew at an
average velocity Of more than so miles
nm hour. Nothing was heard from
cities and towns to the south OF
Savannah and all trains from the
south were several hours overdue
Tybee island was completely cut off
the rising water today. It Is believed
the inlnabitants.o Of the island and flood
ed portions OF the coast reached safety.
last night but there Is uneasiness about
the steamer Iroquois of the Clyde line
which was running Eight anchored"
about Warsaw island just before the
storm. rs
DAMAGE TO CROPS.
Charleston, S. c.. Oct. 1s.-Early this
morning the wind renched velocity
Of go miles an hour, accompanied by
excessive rainfall. 1t Is said growing
crops have suffered.
The German cruiser Freya, on the
way to Havana, is believed to have en-
COUNT red the hurricane ut its worst.
The captain left here Saturday despite
storm warnings, saying the experience
would be good for his cadets. i
WORST NOW PASSED.
Beaufort, N. c., Oct. 19.---The worst
or the West Indian hurricane as far
as this port is concerned Is believed to
have passed While exceptionally high
tides have prevailed here. no damage
has been sustained. This morning the
wind hauled around into the south
east and was blowing ut the rate OF
about 80 miles an hour.
DAMAGE IN FLORIDA,
Key west, Fla, Oct 1s.-(via Ha-
yann. Cuba. Further news Of the
damage wrought by the tropical storm
that swept the southern extremity OF
Florida, was received today. The
Norwegian steamer Eos from Fort
Tampa, Oct. 10, for Europe, via Norfolk,
lis ashore off Doca Grnnds island. Her
crew Of IS has arrived here.
The American steamer Herman
Frasch from New York. Oct. 10. for
Sabine Pass, Texas, is disabled OF ALI
syotor ISey lighthouse. l..E g.aH e
sand Key lighthouse reports the
British steamer Inventor from Calves
ton, Oct. II, for Liverpool. rescued IL
sailors, 10 from the Spanish bark Hugo,
and six from the American schooner
Martha. Tho Inventor proceeded. me
Hugo was bound from Corunna, Sept >,
for Alphabetically, Fla. The Martha was
last reported at Port Arthur Texas,
Aug, s. The American steamer. Nounces
hns arrived here from Galveston for.
New York and reports the lighthouses
on Rebecca shoal. Tortugas island, ana
Garden Key are dark sE
STORM ABAT1NG.
st. Augustine, Fla. Oct. IS delayed
In transmission. With the storm abat-A
ing slightly here no word has been
3.-eccived this forenoon from southern
Florida points which have been lost to
communication for nearly two days.
Much anxiety Is felt about Miami.
The wind here was still blowing about
rs miles nn hour, but the barometer
was rising. Shortly after daylight the
sloop Frolic was dashed to pieces
against the senwall and a powor launch
was sunk in the bay. No lives were
lost nor have any fatalities been report
cd in this vicinity, The property dam
nge here will reach many thousands Of
dollars. Il n "A,
sAvALI STILL IN ERUPTION.