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A CYCLONE OF DEATH. Continued .'rom Eighth Page. no ti-aoeor the old Casey canal can be j „in it- Where the new canal is con ■ , „ ic<l about two feet of the dykes ap- j ir above the water. \t Camp No. 1 no damage was done to t l,, stockade or buildings, and no one was hurt. THE NEW CANAL UNINJURED. The new canal there stood the storm „,!!; none of the bridges or trunks were it, ured, and that portion of the canal dikes which had been constructed for s ,', me time was not injured at all. The cent work which was not yet fully set ,lt.,l was considerably washed by the rain waves, but in no place did the water p , over the dykes, excepting just about i.c, feet above the outlet trunk. In this r, .tclt of the canal the strong northeast ,viinl had a fair sweep and drove the w ives with fury against the dyke—the being then about full flood, a break was made through which the water [idived, cutting the Montgomery cross 11 uni just west of the trunk bridge, and damaging it considerably. The fury with which the waves boat against the trunk bridge is marked on the bridge railings w ithin a foot of their top. Some dead fish were also found on the bridge this mom ira.\ no doubt killed by being driven with force against it and then being tossed by tin 1 winds on it. The bridge is not injured in auy part. THE SKIDAWAV BRIDGE. The bridge on the Skidaway road on the causeway across the marsh just west of the isle of Hope is gone and the cause way is greatly damaged. Trees were blown across the roads in many places and some of the roads are cut very badly. The Meridian road is not injured in any j ice. Quite a number of old bridges are gone, or broken to pieces on various roads. The gangs of hands were employed yester day in cutting out the trees which had fallen across the several roads and at tending to such other work as is most ur gent. The Musgrove water shed asserted its majesty and the whole swamp is a lake. Springfield canal seemed to it in compari son as a pipestem to a hogshead. GETTING THE WIRES UP. The First Connection With the Out side World Last Night. Very little could be done with tho tele graph wires last night, as it seems they were torn down everywhere over the entire radius of the storm. Most of the Western Union’s wires go out by the way of the Central Railroad and between here and the Charleston and Savannah junction about 50 poles were I blown down. The work of repairing [ them was begun yesterday, but it was im- I possible to locate at once all the breaks. So Savannah romained for some hours en tirely cut off from communication with the outside world except by rail. Yesterday afternoon, however, the company manajed to get a wire to Jack j sonville. This was the only wire to out side points at any distance that could be l used at all, and up to a late hour last ■night that one wire was kept hot carry ■ing out messages of the destruction in ■Savannah and bringing them in fromothcr points. Linemen were at work all day upon the telephone wires, but very few of them were put in good condition. The lines on Whitaker street and soma of those on Bay were in working order, but elsewhere no connection eould be obtained. Mana ger Polk says they will all be in working order within a few days. The electric light wires were still I tangled last .night, and the city was in I darkness except for the moon and gas. THE TWO STORMS COMPARED. I Observer Smyth’s Figures Tell the Tale of the Two Hurricanes. The following are tho comparisons of I the weather records of the storms of 1881 I and 1593, as taken from the records at the I weather bureau. Observer Smyth pre- I dieted the cyclone as early as last Friday morning, warning mariners to keep themselves advised as to tlie cyclone's progress, as it "as moving this way. Satur day morning he followed up this prediction with a more emphatic one stating that the storm was advancing from the southeast and was expected to strike Savannah at almost any moment. Of the storm he says: 1 he day opened cloudy and threatening with a brisk northeasterly wind gradu ails' increasing. Savannah probably caught the center of the storm as there "us a lull sometime after midnight, which was probably caused by the storm center passing over station. Mr. Smyth had no reports of the storm from other stations, and consequently could give nothing definite with re pnrd to it. He thought, however, as n >'ar as he could calculate that the storm was between 800 and 1,000 miles wide, that it recurved somewhere ■mur the South Atlantic coast and passed of to the northeast. Tho total rainfall “' tween 0:50 a. in., Sunday, and 8 o'clock is morning was 5:60 inches. The tem perature remained about stationary be t"'een 71 ana 81. ihe following is a statistical record of fhe wind velocity as it was recorded at tho "euther bureau from hour to hour yes terday : Wind Velocity. Barometer H* m N E 29 78 , 26 “ , m 26 “ 29 69 'Pit ii '{ 32 “ 29 54 4 “ , 46 “ 29 45 . " ( a “ H ■ “ .. • 60 “ 28 79 ’■ ik to 11:42 72 •• '* ® 60 “ 28 31 ii... AUGUST 28. j 10N W . :: “ 4 - 4 O 4O “ 28 86 - , r tkc last recorded hour the wind be ' o moderate and the barometer to - wad ually. - 'HIM OF TWELVE TEARS AOO. I ° U( j" tug the account of the stonu on Aug 37. 1881, as taken fio n the rec ords of the weather observer at that time: Day opened with brisk north winds, threatening weather, ltain began at 7a. m. At 10:44 a. ic barometer 99.01. Wind north. 33 miles At 6:44 p. m. ba rometer had fallen to 29.80; wind 83 miles. At 8 p. m. velocity 48 miles, north, northeast. Rain fell in sheets almost horizontal. At 8:45 p. m. a fierce gust accompanied by a deafening roar came, sweeping away the roof and taking with it the anemometer, the flag, pole, rain gauge and wind vane. The last recorded velocity was 60 miles an hour from tho northeast. Then set in a terrific gust, the observers estimating the (highest velocity between 70 and 80 miles from the northeast. Barometer continued to fall until about 9:20 at night, when it remained station ary about twenty minutes at 29.08. It then began rising rapidly, the wind increasing with renewed energy from the east. At 10:44 p. in. the barometer had risen to 29.17 with the wind veering to southeast. At midnight the. barometor had risen to 29.34, the winds moderating considerably. It will be seen from a comparison of these reports that there is quite a differ ence in both the recorded wind velocities and the barometric pressures of the two storms, those of yesterday being the greater. THE STORM OF 1854. The Hurricane That Swept Savannah in That Year. There was no 'national signal service, and nothing in the nature of a weather bureau in 1854. The ship news’ depart ments of the daily papers in those days afforded whatever meteorological fore casts they happened to get in a general way. Thus on the early morning of the great gale of thirty-nine years ago the Morning News noted “the preva leance of a strong north easterly wind’*—only that and nothing more. Yet it was a premonition of the unleashed furies of wind and rain which that same day broke upon Savannah, and which continued in mad riot until 10 o’clock at night. At 2 o’clock p. m.. Sept. 8, 1854, the wind in this city had taken on the propor tions of an unprecedented hurricane, and it was at this hour that tho epoch of de structiveness to property fairly set in. THE WHARVES FLOODED. Three feet of water covered the wharves and cotton yards, and tin from the roofs, tiles, shingles, slate, shutters, signs and broken tree limbs filled tho air or im peded the thoroughfares. The wall of the Georgia and Iron steamboat compa nies fell with a crash, many large store houses gave up their roofs entire, the Methodist church was partially uncov ered, and tho Morning News office set the early example of yielding up its protecting tinware, and Hutchinson's Island was then, as ever since, a scene of devastation, and reports of loss of life among its negro denizens made even more lurid the woful accounts that, authentic and otnerwise, kept pace with the progress of the gale’s unabated fury. At that time, however, Hutchinson's Island was in a high state of cultivation, and the bright, well ordered array of residences and other structures afforded a pleasant view as daily ob served from the city. HUTCHINSON’S ISLAND SWEPT. But the storm of 1854 utterly wrecked it, dismantling and demolishing merci lessly, sweeping away every substance which could be floated, sub merging the rice fields and farms, and drowning over a thousand cattle. So rapidly did the tide rise that both escape and assistance were early rendered im possible. From this side the progress of annihilation could only be helplessly viewed through spy glasses. The shipping in port suffered severely, vessels breaking aw ay from their moor ings, and ono, a brig, being blown upon the wharf. Tybee, then a considerable harbor, contained several large vessels. They all had a rough experience. Yellow fever was raping in Savannah at the date of the hurricane visitation of 1854, and on the day of the storm there had been thirteen interments growing out of that foil epidemic, of which number two were Savannahians, one a South Car olinian and ten were natives of Ireland. On the date of the gale the .mortality numbered 28, of which 17 wei-e victims of yellow fever. Storm Notes. It is reported that Mr. Henry Ambos of Thunderbolt, is seriously if not fatally in jured by his wharf turning over on him during the storm. Observer Smyth and his assistant, Mr. Dey, were kept pretty busy from day break Sunday until after midnight watch ing the several instruments and the progress of the storm as indicated by them. It was reported in tho city yesterday that a chimney at Mr. John O. Smith's house, on the Thunderbolt road, had fallen on him during the storm, and that it had broken both his arms. The extent of Mr. Smith’s injuries could not be as certained this afternoon. It is generally conceded among the rice brokers that the rice crop is almost a total loss. The plantations on the South Carolina shore can be seen from the city entirely covered by the water. Tho early rice, which was just being harvested, is all whipped out, and tho June rice will be ruined by the salt water which covers it. Considerable anxiety was apprehended concerning Messrs. George Walthour, bookkeeper at Teideman Bros., and Harry Walker, of the Knickerbocker Ice Company. They had gone fishing down the river Saturday night and had not returned. Tcileman Brow heard subsequently that Mr. Walthour was safe at Warsaw, where he remained dur ing the storm, not being able to get to the city. Both gentlemen returned yester day afternoon safe and well. The beacon light on Tybee beach, the range light for Tybee light was blown down during Sunday night. Capt. Carter went down the river yes terday to see if the government works had yielded in any way to the storm. He found that the works had not lieen in jured but that the contractors’ plant was a total loss. Dredges Nos. 5 and 7 were up on the Tybee railroad and were entire wrecks., The contractors will suffer a heavy loss. The lights all along the river were considerably damaged. Messenger John Harrison of the city exchange, had an experience Sunday night during the storm. Mr. Harrison lives at 211 Charlton street. He got up to take a look out of his window on the second floor at 11 o’clock. As he did so a tree across the street blew down, failing against a tree on fcis side of the street, and throw ing it over upon his house. It did u* dam THK MOKNINC. NEWS: TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, ISTCL ace. however When the wind veered around after midnight, the nearest tree fell inside the \aril, completely blocking j the. door- and windows. Mr Harrisou came out of his house by a back window yesterday morning. CITY BREVITIES. All trains for Isle of Hoj>e will for the present arrive and depart from the Bol ton street dcixit. Extra trains will leave at 9 a. m. and 1 p. m. William Thompson and John Rivers were committed to jail yesterday on war rants from Justice McDermott’s court charging them with the larceny of ear brasses from the Central and Savannah, Florida and Western railways. They are said to lx* old hands at the business. George Mclntosh,convicted in 1892 of an attempt to commit murder upon John R. Fen well, was granted anew trial by Judge Falligant yesterday and immedi ately plead guilty to assault and battery for which he was assessed $75 or twelve months on the chain-gang. The Beebe alimony suit was on in the Superior Court yesterday, and witnesses were introduced both for the plaintiff and the defense. Some of the witnesses iu'the case live in Effingham county and they will be brought here by Thursday', to which date the trial has boen continued. The Franklin base ball club defeated the Star base ball club by a score of 11 to 4 yesterday afternoon. The batteries were Moskovitz, Cooley and Collins for the Franklins, and O’Neill and Sauls for the Stars. Collins, of the Franklins, made a two-bagger when the bases were full. The rainfall at Augusta for the twenty four hours ending at 8 o’clock yesterday morning, was 8.74 inches. Maximum velocity of wind fifty-two miles per hour. Observer Smyth was only able to get in a few reports from sub-stations in tho Savannah district. No reports whatever ware received from the regular weather bureau stations. The music programme was as follows: Processional "Onward.” Gloria in Excelsis Old Chant. Magnitleat Chant “Ousley." Recessional Marlow. Brotherhood Hymn ‘‘Jesus Calls Us. ’ ’ Hymn "Benedic Anlma.” Doxology. The male chorus did its work admir ably, and great credit is due Mr. Dykes, the director, and to Mrs. S. M. Wilson, the organist, for the occasion. A horse attached to a dairy wagon was knocked down by a live wire at South Broadd and Barnard streets yesterday afternoon. A loose telephone or burglar alarm wire had fallen across the trolley wire of the Barnard street line and be came charged with electricity. The horse struck the wire with his foot and fell in the street. Assistant Superinten dent Dow, of the Belt Line, happened to be on the scene and immediately ground ed tho wire by bringing it in contact with the rails. The horse was then dragged back. He did not appear to be seriously hurt. Funeral of Mrs. Henderson. The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Henderson, the mother of J. E. and T. H. Henderson, was postponed from 4 o’clock Sunday on account of the storm. She will be buried this morning. Tho funeral services will be conducted at Laurel Grove cemetery at 10 o’clock. MEDICAL. S ulcers” ra S scrofula (S EE RHEUMATISM rs q blood poison And every kindred disease artHac from lin pun blood cured by that never-falling Book on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CC., Al-4 WM. DANIEL HOGAN. liP HOUSEHOLD LINENS. Clearance sale of odds and ends. All odd lots Table Dama.sk, Napkins, Towels and Toweling, as well as remnants of Table Linens at reduced prices. One lot Bleached Satin Table Damask, all linen. 50c yard: reduced from 62!$c. One lot Bleached Double Damask, all pure linen, 65c yard; actual value 15c yard. One lot Cream Table Dama6k 45c yard; re duced from 60c yard. One lot Knotted Fringe Damask Towels, extra large sizes, fancy colored borders, 25c each; value for4oc each. One lot Dinner Napkins, 26 inches square, J 2 25 dozen: reduced from 13. Ladies’ Shirt Waists. One lot Ladies' Laundered Percale Waists £1 each; absolute value $1 75 each. One lot Colored Sateen Waists at $150; re duced from $2. One lot Colored Sateen Waists at $1 25; re duced from $1 75. One lot Dark Lawn Waists at $1 25; former price $1 75. One lot Colored China Silk Waists at $3 75 each. '1 nls line has never been offered under $5 and $5 50 each. Mark Down Halo Cotton Dress Goods. Printed Dotted Swiss Muslin at 10c yard; worth 15c. Printed Dotted Swiss Organdies, beautiful floral designs, were 50c and 60c yard; this week's price only 25c yard. Kngl.sh Batiste, embroidered, fast colors, were 60c and 65c yard; this week's price 30c and 35c. Finest Imported Gingham, in stripes, checks and plaids, were 35c and 40c yard; re duced to 25e. New lot Fresh China Matting at prices ranging from 25c to 50c yard. Remant Boys’ Clothing to be closed at half price. Daniel Hogan. TXT ANTED, merchants to try the benefltsof 11 advertising in the “One cent a word' columns of the Morning News It will cer tainly pay ' CASTOR IA for Infants and Children. “ Castor Ia is so well adapted to children (hat I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me." H. A- Archer. M. l>. t 111 So. Oxford 6L, Brooklyn, N. Y. “The use of ‘Castoria Is so universal ami its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." Carlos Marttn, 1). D M New York City. HOUSE FURNISHINGS. LINDSA Y&m OR G A N 141 CONGRESS STREET, £.5 WHITAKER. We 1118 Mill Watch our hand- Bn nil some new store, nlii Broughton and nrnfl Barnard streets. Lliu Call and m lhe CHEAP. LeatoS * ... k -ir prices and cor- Uonsoon and Mt StylfiS. FURNITURE AND CARPETS. SOAP WORKS. THE SAVANNAH SOAP CO. WILL GIVE A Handsome Album of the Columbian Exposition for -^FIFTY“BIO S"WRAPPERS^- PRESENTKD AT THEIR OFFICE, 189 BAY STREET. - - - ----- - -V- EDUCATIONAL. CONVERSE college FOR WOMEN, SPARTANBURG, S. C. 1 021 feet Hjbove sea lfeVcU' Beautiful camphs, 50 acres, covered with native oaks and blue grass. Elegant buildings, cost over $105,000. Heated by steam. Lighted by gas and elec tricity, Hot and cold baths. Handsomely carpeted and furnished. Every modern conveni ence and improvement. Sanitary arrangements specially commended by the State Hoard of Health. Excellent Chemical and Flu steal Laboratory. Fine Library and Reading Rooms. Well appointed Uynasiura and Calisthenic hall. Thorough Departments of Music, Art, Elocu tion and Calisthenics. Commercial course, including Stenography, Hookkeeping. Typewrit ing. Experienced hotel manager in charge of Refectory. Twenty-live teachers and officers, and each a specialist and post graduate, and experienced tn teaching. As high standard of scholarship and as thorough course of study as in the best colleges for men. college thor oughly religious-■■ Bible taught. 245 students enrolled this year from ten different states. College not expensive. The fall session will begin Sept. 7. 1893. For catalogues, etc., address Rev. U. F. WILSON, President, Spartanburg. S. C. STABLES. PULASKI HOU6E^6TABLta 138 and 1-40 Bryan St. ELEGANT LANDAUS, VICTORIAS, T CARTS, BUGGIES and SAD DLE HORSES. E. C. GLEASON. Telephone No. 12. NEW YORK HOTELS. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT, HOTEL7=3= BROADWAY AND 39T11 ST., NEW YORK. EUROPEAN FLAX. 100 rooms, VI anil upwards. 60 suftos. con sisting of Parlor, Bedroom, Bath and Toilet Rooms. W:F. PAGE. Formerly manager Seminole Hotel. Winter Park, Florida. nn sum (Ins VIA Big Four Route TO THE World’s Fair. TTTE all love comfort, especially when trav * I el:nn and what a great comfort It Is 'o be able to take a sleeping ear at your own home which runs right through to i hicago without change and lands passengers at the Entrance Gate to the World's Fair without change or transfer of any kind How can this be accomplished:- Why simply by asking your local agent lor a ticket via the Big Four Route, which is absolutely the only line run ning through sleeping cars In connection with the East Tennessee. Virginia and Georg a railway and Queen and Crescent Route direct to the World's Fair Grounds and landing passengers convenient to the World's Fair Hotel District. Through Sleeping Car leaves Macon 11:15 a. m.. Atlanta 2:10 p. m . Rome 4:56 p. m.. Chattanooga 7:25 p. m.. and arrives Chicago 5:15 p. m Ask for tickets via the Big Four Route, and for further information address D B. MARTIN, • General Passenger Agent, Cincinnati. FOR SALE. FOR SALE, ON easy terms, valuable Ginning and Saw mill Plant, situated at Jasper, Fla., con slating of 7 .Sea Island Cotton Gins. 1 Upland Cotton Gin. I Findlay Cotton Press. 1 Colton Cleaner. 1 25 horse power Engine and Boiler. 1 Grist Mill. 1 No. 2 Saw mill, with carriage and roller bed. 1 Log Carriage and Chain. 1 Butting Saw. 1 Keppard Roller. And other miscellaneous articles, such as Belting. Tools, etc. This property Is in the center of the sea Island cotton belt and is particularly valua ble for the handling of sea island cotton, and the seed derived from ginning same com manding ready sale on cars at Jasper at good price,. Address BUTLER Si STEVENS, Savannah, Ga. MEDICAL. Castoria cures Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhea, Eructation, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes dl gestion. Without injurious medication. “For several years I have recommended your ’Castoria,’ and shall always continue to do so as it has invariably produced beneficial results." Edwin F. Pardee, M. D., 125th Street and 7th Ave., New York City. The CEicrACR Company, 77 Mttiray Street, New York City. MAGAZINES. M3 OF HUM'S MHGAZiNE FOR SEPTEMBER. When Phyllis Laughs. Drawn by W. T Smedley. When Phyllis Laughs. A poem. John Itay. A General Election In England Richard Harding Davis. Septemlier. A poem. Archibald Lampman. The Handsome Humes. A novel. Illustrated. William Black. Edward Emerson Barnard. S, W. Burnham. An Albert Durer Town. Illustrated. Eliza beth Robins Pennell. Gabriel and the Lost Millions of Peroto. Maurice Kingsley. The Letters of James Russell Lowell. C. Eliot Norton. Texas. Portraits and illustrations. Ex-Sena tor Samuel Bell Maxey. Tho General s Sword. A story. Illustrated. Robt. C. V. Meyers. Down Love Lane. Illustrated. Tnomas A Janvier. Horace ( hase. A novel, Part IX. Constance Fenimore Woolson. The Diplomacy and Law of the Isthmian Canals. By Sidney Webster. A Gentleman of the Royal Guard. William McLennan Riders of Egypt. Illustrated. Col. Dudley Dodge. Editor s Study. Charles Warner. Editor s Drawer with Introductory story. Thomas Nelson Page. PRIOE 350. FOR SALE AT BIS IS HI, 21 % Bull Street, SAVANNAH GEORGIA = —"l'd-g 1 Complete Hotel. The Tourists' Resort. The Drummers' Homo. Comfortable, Convenient. Special Kates to Summer Boarders. CHARLES F. GRAHAM, Proprietor. The Morrison House. CENTRALLY located on line of street cars, offers pleasant south rooms with excel lent board at moderate prices. Sewerage and ventilation perfect. The sanitary condition of the house is of the best. Corner Broughtoa end Drayton streets. .Savannah. Ga. TERNE PLATES iFOIt SALE BY C. M. GILBERT & CO., 1511'OUTLItS. DRY GOODS. ECKSTEIN'S BLANKETS! BLANKETS!! Three Extraordinary Values. Feur-Doliar BLANKETS $2.73 Five-Dollar BLANKETS $3.37 Six-Dollar BLANKETS $4.72 MONEY SH' 8! II IK HI Eckstein & Cos. Continue to sell 60c Ladies’ Hose 35c. 50c Florida Water 35c. 50c Shoe Brushes 25c. 35c Best Bay Rum 18c. 60c Hair Brushes 35c. Large hot. Witch Hazel 10c. English Tooth Brushes 20c. Large hot. Machine Oil sc. 25c Ladies’ Fast Black Hose 19c Crochet Needles 5c box. 50c Leather Belts 25c. Ball Darning Cotton 2 for 5c Si Leather Belts 50c. CardDarningCotton6for 5c Infants’Mull Caps 25c. * Best Corset Steels sc. 25cLadies’Emb.H’d’k’fs 15c English STEEL SCISSORS 25c Lowest Prices in Savannah. Bargains Every Day, A Mo^ y GOST AVE ECKSTEINS CO BROUGHTON STREET. Bargains for This Week. Balance of our Si 48 Shirt Waists 98c; $1 75 Waists for $1 23. Ladies’ Black and Colored Gauntlet Gloves 23c; worth 35c. Ladies’ Pink, Blue, Black and Silk Vests 79c; worth $1 25. We have a few Silk Underskirts left if you want one. If you want anything in Hosiery, Handkerchiefs or Jewelry come to us. Come and look at our new Corset for young ladies. Mull Hats and Fancy Parasols cheap. FURNITURE AND CARPETS. InZ-FLrJTEJD By the people is that which looks well and wears well. Not so light as our artist fancifully figures which might vanish with the zephyrs'hreath: not so heavy as to be cumbersome. With seasoned woods of liner exceedingly tough, we strike the happy medium in our furni ture The forms of beauty in our Chairs. Parlor Suites, etc.. are exquisite. The marvelous wood working machinery of to day makes possible the hitherto unseen In our goods. The brain is the citadel of the senses and the people's palace of home comforts Is our establishment. EMIL A. SCHWARZ, 127 Brouatyon Street, Next to Corner of Bull. MACHINERY. CASTINGS, ETC. KEHOETS IRON WORK& IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, MACHINISTS, BLACKSMITHS AND BOILERMAK ERS, ENGINES, BOILERS AND MACHINERY, SHAFTING, PULLEYS, ETC. Special attention to Repair Work. Estimates promptly furnished Broughton street 10m Reynolds to Randolph streets. Telephone 268. 5