Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
800 PERSONS DIE
ON FLOODED ISLE
island Off Coast of North Caro-
lima inundated.
MANY TOWNS ARE DAMAGED
Storm Sweeping Atlantic Coast Causes
ErSvsst Fear-Clties Are Dam
ssed-Whsrves Torn
From Piers.

Raleigh. y. c, Sept. 6.-Five hun
cred persons persisted Thursday
zwhsn q tidal wave swept Ocra-
coke Island, according to information
brought here by J. c. Blades Of New
bern, one Of the leading lumber mill
wnen, just back from Washington, N
zC. He declares that It is believed that
s7ons Of the inhabitants escaped, ow-
snE Co the high tide in Pamlico sound
and the ocean inUndation.
Morehead City, Beaufort, Newbern,
Washington, Bayboro, Bell Haven and
dozens Of othes small towns on the
coast are reported as having great
losses from the fury of the gale.
At Washington the water was waist
deep in the street, two railroad
bridges, one a mile long, belonging 70
she Norfolk Southern line, were
washed away, docks, steamships, large
warehouses, residences and a public
Building were destroyed and three PEG
pie we're reported dead. In NeWbeTn
the water was several feet deep in the
streets. A number Of small vessels
were sunk, pubIics bridges destroyed
and lumber mills badly damaged.
Charlotte, n. c., Sept 6.-Scenes Of
desolation mark virtually the entire
North Carolina coast as the result Of
Hhs hurricane which struck this sec
xion on Wednesday. Dispatches just
coming in over makeshift lines of
communication indicate that the town
OF Bell Haven is destroyed, while the
town OF Washington, \. G., not only
suffered from the wind but also lost
heavily by floods.
At Newbern several streets were in
undated and the thoroughfares were
lined with debris. The damage in that
city alone probably will exceed $780,
900. To add to the terror of the citi-
#ens, FIRE broke out during the tempest
and was controlled with difficulty.
In Aurora Is houses were destroyed,
while at Vandemere the damage was
heavy. one firm alone declaring its
loss to be at least sac, 900
In this city more than 200 cattle
Rnt hogs were drowned. and their car
cases are lying in the streets, a seTi-
Gus menace to the public health.
ALBUQUERQUE tHS tCI II ~NOi III SdIblIud
growing crops are almost total loss.
and no estimate of the devastating eff
feet of the wind and rain can be made
at this time
Beaufort, S. c., Sept. 6.-The storm
which swept along the North Carolina
coast wrought havoc in this vicinity.
M0tI boats from Core sound reported
that all wharves for distance of Is
miles had been destroyed, several
houses blown down and hundreds of
cattle and horses drowned. No human
sises were reported lost. Wireless sta
slons are out of service.
Washington, N. c., Sept. G.-Dam-
age estimated at more than S3.0G0. 600
was done here and in Beaufort county
on Wednesday by a destructive huTri-
cane. Until Thursday night this sec
zion was cut off from communication
a deluge of rain accompanied the
wind and cs~e Pamlico river overlooked
inundating a large portion of the bust
ness and manufacturing district here
Many factories along the water front
were destroyed. Shipping suffered
heavy damage. No loss of life has
been reported.