The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-29
FIERCE HURRICANE STRIKES
 CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH
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 down by the storm, and no word had been received from trains which were to have left Charleston last night and early today.
 Wireless Interrupted No word has reached the navy depart ment today from Charleston, and 1t is believed here that wireless communica- tion has been entirely cut off by the ele- ments. The department has instructed the coast stations to endeavor to get in touch with the Charleston navy yard. There are a number of naval vessels in Charleston harbor, including the col Her Caser. four submarines, two destroy CTS and 14 reserve torpedo boats.
 Augusta, August 2S.-A telephone mes sage from Ridgeville. 31 miles from Charlestown, today reported that the wind in Charleston at Il o'clock this morning was blowing between So and 70 miles an hour and considerable damage had been done along the water front, but people who returned from Charleston this morning. leaving there during the night, reported no loss of life.
 Later messages confirmed the report that the union passensr station in Charleston was under water. Everybody on the Isle of Pals and Sullivan's Island was warned in time yesterday afternoon to get to Ine peDl1lSuIdr OH MOuUt 1iedS- ant, though some of them were not able to get over to the city on boats. but were forced to go back inland toward MeClel landville. Along the water front In Charleston the water is the highest known there since the tidal wave in 1886.
 Railway traffic in and out of Charles ton has been blocked since last night, on account of inundation of tracks between Magnolia and Ashley Junction, and infor- nation in Augusta shows that after mid day a train will make an effort to ford the water in that place and get out of the Charleston territory immediately. A special train sent out over the Charles ton and Western Carolina railroad for Augusta late last night will meet the train from Charleston and return to Au- gusta, probably arriving here between 1 and this afternoon.
 Savannah Ga August 2S (via Jesup Ga )-The storm which began early last night spent it's fury soon after daybreak and had passed about o'clock this morn- ing. Great damage was wrought within the city, but apparently little harm was done to shipping In Savannar harbor ample warning of the storms approach having been given ship masters by the weather bureau to make their vessels safe.
 The streets are filled with debris. con
 
 the street car service is completely tied up as a result.
 As far as is known there has been no loss of life in this vicinity due to the storm. Reports are missing. however, from the low lying islands adjacent to Savannah, which are inhabited prnci- pally by negroes. They are usually the worst sufferers in blows of this charac- ter
 The cotton crops within a radius of 90 miles from Savannah undoubtedly has suffered severe damage. The wind blew at a velocity aproximating 60 miles an hour during the night and probably blew off the bloom handles and half formed bolls.
 The revenue cutter Yamacraw is on the alert in the harbor but so far no calls for aid have reached the vessel through its keenly wireless ear.
 Last report from Tybee beach re- ceived last night indicate everything there is apparently safe.
 Macon. Ga. August 2S-summer tour ists and residents of Tybee came in on late trains late last night and report everything apparently all right at Ty- bee at that time. No reports have been received from there since.
 Central of Georgia train No. l ar rived in Macon from Savannah this afternoon only 20 minutes late. Pas sengers state that the reports of the storm last night were not exaggerated. The wind blew at the rate of 60 miles on hour. Streets were impa assable dur Ing the night. There has been great property damage, it is reported and they feared that some lives had been lost The storm was somewhat abated when they left the city at 8 o'clock this morning.