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A CYCLONE OF DEATH.
Continued from First Page
of Broad river Saturday r.lght, He re
ported that he had a terrible time during
the atorm. and it was all he could do,
pumping and bailing with all his might,
to keep afloat.
A NIGHT ON WARSAW.
The Bellevue's Excursionists Have a
Thrilling Experience.
The passengers on the steamer Bellevue
which went down to Warsaw Sunday,
had an experience which they do not care
to repeat. The Bellevue left the city
about 8:80 o'clock Sunday morning with
about 100 passengers aboard, including a
number of women and children. She
stoppeu at Thunderbolt about 10 o’clock,
where a few of the passengers, who be
came frightened at the threatening ap
pearance of the, weather went ashore.
There were many wlio were sorry later
that they did not follow the example of
of the others.
The steamer had a rough trip down,
but reached Warsaw about 3 o’clock
without accident. The weather had be
come so rough by this time that only a
few of the passengers ventared across to
the pavilion, and they soon returned.
There was a brass band aboard and the
excursionists spent the day in as lively a
manner as possible under the circum
stances.
ORDERED HIS PABSENGERS ASHORE.
There was not much to complain of
until 9:30 o’clock at night, when Capt.
Garnett, noticing the increasing strength
of the storm, ordered all his
passengers ashore, fearing the boat
would sink at her wharf. When the pas
sengers stepped from the gang plank to
the wharf they found themselves in two
feet of water, and when they left the
wharf for the pavilion they found the
water waist deep. The women and chil
dren were taken across to higher ground
by the men.
The trip to the pavilion in the darkness,
•with the storm howling around them, was
by no means pleasant. The plank walk
leading to the pavilion is very narrow,
and many an unlucky member of the party
stopped off in the darkness into water
waist deep.
A NIGHT NOT TO BE FORQOTTEN.
The night at the pavilion was by no
means a pleasant one with the water all
around, the wind howling through
and the waves dashing their spray over
the building.
t.Ato o’clock yesterday morning Capt.
Garnett concluded that the storm was
over and gathering his passengers-started
for home. A quick and easy return trip
was made. The Bellevue passed Thun
derbolt at 7 o'clock on her
way to the city. At Lazaretto
creek the Tybee railroad bridge
was found to be a wreck and the steamer
was compelled to retrace her course to
Thunderbolt, where she lauded her pas
sengers about 10 o’clock.
The passengers were so eager to get
baok home that they did not wait for the
. electric railroads to open up communica
tion, but started for home on foot, some
taking the railroad tracks and some the
shell road. Men, women and children
footed the distance to Savannah with as
much alacrity as if they had not spent a
sleepless and trying night. They were
as glad to get back home again as their
relatives were to have them back.
THE RUIN ON THE SALTS.
Isle of Hope and Thunderbolt Badly
Damaged.
The reports from the suburban places
were meager. People who came in early
had to walk, as the roads were impassa
ble.
The destruction of bridges made any but
pedestrianism impossible, and those who
had business in town stood not on the
order ofjtheir coming, but started at once.
Banters, brokers, lawyers, merchants,
mechanics, clerks and others made good
time. The roads were lined with people
footing it to town. Electric railways,
fast horses and other means of speedy
locomotion, had not made suburbanites
forget how to walk. Possibly when some
of the walkers got half way a lift from
the whilom “Bonaventurelimited” would
have been gratefully appreciated.
A NIGHT OF ANXIETY.
Mr. K. S Siday, of Isle of Hope, walked
in on the City and Suburban Rail
way track. He says that place felt the
full effect of the storm and the inhab
itants were up all night, many of them
out in the bluff up to their arm pits in
water trying to secure their boats, fenc
ing and other belongings that were liable
to float away. The waves rolled up to
the freight depot.
The roof of Gailmard’s house and
bakery was blown off: Mr. Scott's new
house was lifted off its foundation and
literally dashed into a shapeless mass of
stick wood. These places are near to Mr.
Siday’s house. He did not know how
much damage was done elsewhere, but
says there is a general destruction of
fences and trees. At midnight the bath
bouses he saw were nearly submerged by
the flood, but hoiv many were swept
away Mr. Siday could not say.
THE TRACES PILED WITH TREES.
Mr. Siday makes the same statement
of the Herb river bridge as Mr. Barbee.
He also reports the track from Sandfly to
Second avenue obstructed by trees;
about fifty trolley wire arms broken off,
rails bent by fallen timbers, and the
wires generally broken and out of shape.
Later advices from Isle of Hope report
the demolation of nearly every bath house
south of the rail depot, Lilly's, Askew's,
Reynold's. Ward's, Lafar's, Guerrard's
and Estill's.
The combination wharf, dancing plat
form and bathing houses belonging to the
railroad company was swept away.
A part of the roof of the residence
of Maj. C. S. Hardee was blown off.
THE WRECK AT THUNDERBOLT.
Parties from Thunderbolt re])orted
heavy damages along the bluff. Every bath
house and Ambos' and Sawyer’s wharves
were destroyed. Ambos’ wharf was a
substantial structure.
The steamer Camusi which left Thun
derbolt Sunday for Warsaw had not re
turned, and was reported to be ashore, be
low Wilmington Island.
The railroad bridge arid the shell road
bridge over Timber Landing creek were
badly damaged. The latter was rendered
impassable.
The storm at Bonabella and Cattle
Para was particularly severe. Massive
Oaks and other trees were uprootod and
broken off like pipe stems. Fences, hath
houses, fruit trees and grape vines came
in for their full share of general wreck
age. Mr. H. P. Graham's arbor, which
bears usually each season about 100 bush
els of grapes, is totally destroyed. At
least 80 bushels were blown on the ground
from his young arbor. With destruction
to fencing, corn, pi a [form and grape vines,
his total damage will be over #Boo. Other
parties along the front suffered more or
less.
li. D. laßoche's stable at Bona
bella was destroyed by a tree falling on
it. Mr. iAlloche’s horse was killed. The
servants’quarters were over the stable,
but the servants bad sought shelter in
the house and were saved.
CAUGHT BY THE STORM.
Mr. A. M. Barbee, Jr., conductor of the
Isle of Hope branch of the City and Sur
burhan railway, had a rough experience
during the storm. He started from Isle
of Hope at 0:15 Sunday night to make
the usual run into the Second avenue
depot, but owing to the track being ob
structed with trees, the car went to
Thunderbolt, where the passengers were
transferred for the city. Mr. Barbee
started to return to Isle of
Hope, where he lives. He was
anxious to get there because of a report
that there was a fire raging. The report,
however, proved not to bo true, the fire
being on Skidaway island, opposite the
village.
TnE BRIDGE UNDER WATER.
Mr. Barbee’s car was No. 16, a double
motor. Things went smoothly until the
car reached the Herb river bridge, which
was covered with water when the car
passed over it a short time before, but as
it had been recently overhauled,
Mr. Barbee supposed the bridge was
safe. Ho crossed safely, but the
embankment beyond was covered
with water and marsh grass, and he con
cluded to examine the track. He had
not gone far when ho felt the cross ties
giving way under him. Just then the
wind increased so that it was impossible
to stand up, and Mr. Barbee had to lie
down and pull himself through the water
back to the car. He decided to return
over the bridge, as he could not get fur
ther.
THE BRIDGE GAVE WAT.
The ear passed over safely, but just as
it cleared the bridge the structure gave
way. Mr. Barbee left the car
near Sandfly station and tried to make
his way to the Isle of Hope by the cause
way, but after a long and tedious trudge
through the driving storm, he arrived at
the bridge only to find it gone. Nothing
was left for him to do but to return to
his car, which he did and Remained in it
until daylight, when he succeeded in
getting to his home by walking across the
wreck of the railroad bridge. He came
in yesterday morning*in his car to Thun
derbolt, but had to walk to Savannah
because the track was obstructed. He
had a night's experience that he will
never forget.
THE YACHT FLEET WRECKED.
The yacht fleet at Thunderbolt suffered
heavily. Three of the private yachts
of the members of the Savannah
Yacht Club which were moored or
auchored there were torn from their moor
ings and anchorages and thrown into the
marsh or high on land. Many of
them are wrecked. No positive infor
mation as to the loss, however, is yet
obtainable.
Three out of the fleet of the five naphtha
launches owned by the members of the
club lie wrecked in the marshes. All
five of the yachts were anchored Sunday
night at the club-house. Mr. Hal Bacon’s
yacht, the Ruby, was the only one which
held to her moorings. Mr. George J
Baldwin’s yacht, the Dixie, was blown
into the marsh, but was rescued yester
day only slighly damaged.
The yachts of Mr. J. A. G. Carson, Mr.
Frank Lathrop, and one other whose
name was not learned, were torn from
their moorings and sunk in the marshes.
All three were reported yesterday to be
complete wrecks.
IN THE PATH OF THE STORM.
Damage Everywhere in the City and
in Adjoining Places.
Everywhere over the city and within
the path of the storm its work is visible.
Along the Bay and on the streets north
of Broughton the damage was greatest.
Roofs hung from the walls of buildings
or were piled in the streets and on the
sidewalks. The roof of the Savannah
Grocery Company’s building and of Ferst's
Sons & Go’s, building lay in great piles
on the Bay. Even the solid granite custom
house did not escape. Portions of the roof
were lifted off and carried some distance
away. The roof of the northeastern
part of the city exchange was torn off
and the rain poured in on the office of the
water department and tho clerk of coun
cil’s office, damaging the records to some
extent, though not seriously. All along
the Bay the work of the storm was visi
ble in the piles'Of wreckage.
The roof and front parapet walls of
Baffin & Son's office building, at the foot
of Habersham, were taken off, apparently
by the second blow.
The roof and walls of the stores and
warehouses on Bay street just west of
the Morning News building were
crushed in and the building is
nearly a total wreck. The
building is one of _tne oldest in the city
and was formerly occupied by Gucken
heimer & Sons. It was occupied before
the storm by Moore & Johnson and L.
Arthur O’Neill, whose offices adjoined
each other. Moore & Johnson are only
slightly damaged, while Mr. O’Neill suf
fers considerably.
PARTLY COVERED BY INSURANCE.
M. Ferst's Sons’ & Cos are engaged in re
moving the most valuable portion of their
stock to the building at the corner
of Bay and Whitaker streets,
formerly occupied by the firm.
The northern half of the roof or the
Ferst building was torn completely off
and landed in the street below. Heavy
damage was caused to the stock by
water. Mr. Jos. Ferst estimates the
damage at over $30,000. The firm
has a storm policy for SIO,OOO.
The roof of the Savannah Grocery Com
pany was only slightly injured, and the
damage by leakage was small.
The large Guekenheimer building was
unhurt.
C. M. Gilbert & Cos. suffered a loss of
about #I.OOO by the damage to
suit stored in the Duckworth ware
house and by the falling of the
front of the Lathrop warehouse.
; The roof of Ehrlich & Bros, building
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. AUGUST 29. 1893.
was lifted and considerable damage was
| done.
The roof of W. D. Stmkfn* * Co’a.
warehouse was torn off and upwards of
SI,OOO damage was dona. A dozen other
buildluga on the Bay were more or less
j damaged by the blowing away of sky
; lights, crushing in of windows and loosen
ing of chimneys and walls.
Nelson Morris & Co's, beef parking
house No. 77X West Broad street was
badly damaged.
The board of trade building was only
slightly damaged, some of the skylights
being broken In.
Mcßride's store on Bay and Houston
streets is badly damaged.
Seymour Stewart, Gwinnett street, had
his stable completely blown away and al
so the fences. Mrs. Cecilia Abrahams,
next door, had the fences of her house
torn down.
Daniel Hogan's large show window on
Broughton and Barnard streets was
smashed in and considerable damage was
done to his stock.
Considerable damage was reported at
White Bluff from failing trees and flooded
houses. The banks were badly washed.
Mr. George Leedeman, who came in
from Montgomery, reports that although
the storm was dangerously severe at that
place, there was no unusual damage.
The Masonic hall at Pooler, the lower
part of which is used as the public school
house, was completely demolished. Hun
dreds of panels of fence were laid flat,
and the houses of Mr. Armstrong and
Wm. Harrison were badly damaged.
NEAR THE CHTY.
West of the city on the Springfield
plantation the damage was heavy. Major
Ryals’ barn was completely demolished
and his truck crop, as are that of many
farmers, is heavily damaged. The city
scavenger department barn and stables
were pretty nearly wrecked, and twenty
three head of horses and
mules were in tho stables’
but escaped uninjured Superintendent
Cheatham took charge of matters at once
and will repair the stables temporarily at
least.
□The damage in the Laurel Grove Ceme
tery and vicinity was equally as heavy
as it was further out in the country.
Bonaventure Cemetery also suffered
severely. None of the oaks are gono, but
the moss was stripped from their branches
as though it had never grown there.
CHURCHES DIDN’T ESCAPE.
The Wind and Storm bamaged Many
of Them.
The churches did not escape the storm.
The copper covering of the Independent
Presbyterian church was loosened all
arouud the belfry, and the weather vane
was bent. The tower and steepleareof
stone and iron, and built very strong,
otherwise it would undoubtedly have
been in the street.
The northeast turret of St. John's
church was blown down and fell into the
street during the early part of the storm.
St. Patrick's Roman Catho
lic church was damaged by
the breaking in of one
of the walls and the cracking of the
ceiling. A portion of the tower was also
blown off.
Sacred Heart church on Habersham
street was heavily damaged. The
church is a frame structure and was una
ble to withstand the storm as if had been
of solid brick.
The Duffy street Baptist church
was damaged by the crushing in of an
oriel window on the north front of the
building.
A portion of the tower of the First
Presbyterian church was carried away
and landed in the street some distance
from the church.
The Exley Mission, anew chapel south
of the city, was completely demolished.
The structure was a small one, nearly
finished and ready to be dedicated in a
short time.
The cathedral was uninjured in spite of
the fact that its roof was surrounded by
the tall scaffolding for the erection of the
new spires. The roof was uninjured and
not a timber of the scaffolding fell.
Tho falling of the tower of the first
African Baptist church, reported in yes
terday’s Morning News, will involve a
heavy loss.
TRAINS GETTING IN.
All Roads Running- Except the
Charleston and Savannah.
The railroads appear to be getting in
shape again, with the exception of the
Charleston and Savannah railway. No
through trains came in on that road yes
terday. The train that left the city at
6:50 o’clock yesterday morning for
Charleston returned last night at 8
o’clock, having gone about forty miles.
The track was so badly washed that it.
could proceed no farther. All the wires
being down, nothing could be learned at
this end of the line of the condition of the
road.
No trains came in or went out on the
South Bound railroad yesterday except
the local passenger from Denmark. The
northern mail which should have gone by
the South Bound was still In the post
office last night. There seems to have
been less damage along the lino of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
than on any of the roads leading into the
city. The trains arrived and departed
very nearly on time yesterday, the train
men reporting only a few obstructions.
The only point with which
the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway dispatchers could
communicate yesterday was Jacksonville,
all other wires being down. Jacksonville
reported the storm very slight there and
little damage done.
REACHED 100 MILES WEST.
The through night train on the Central
railroad from Atlanta arrived yesterday
morning about 11 o’clock. The trainmen
reported that the storm showed itseffocts
first about Tennilieand increased as they
approached Savannah. Eighteen trees
were removed from the track within a
distance of one mile near Ogeechee.
Similar obstructions were en
countered all the way down. The
engine ran into a tree across the track at
Wauley and broke off the pilot.
Train No. 28 from Lyons, which was
duo at Savaunah at 5:45 o'clock yester
day morning, did not arrive until 2:05 in
the afternoon. The trainmen reported
that they removed 108 trees from the
track between Savaunah and Lyons.
This shows th3t the storm extended with
severity for at least 100 miles into the
interior.
TH DAW AGE TO CHOPS nEAVY.
The damage to the crop* in this whole
J section must be very heavy In
consequence. This is further
shown by the fact that the
trainmen on the Central cffUntod 74
breaks Id the telegraph wires between
Savannah and Macon. The Western
Union Telegraph Company, which has
control of all the wires along the Central,
had a full force out all day rejiairing
breaks and endeavoring to re-establish
communication. A special engine and
car was run out on the Central railroad
last night to assist the repairing force.
The Central railroad trains are being
run strictly on schedule rules until the
telegraph lines can be repaired. The
Atlanta train arrived last night only a
little behind time, but brought no addi
tional news of the storm.
starting the car lines.
All the street railroads were running as
usual yesterday afternoon and last
night. The Electric railway was the
first to get a car around its belt yester
day morning, which it did about 9:30
o’clock. A car was started out to Thun
derbolt about 10 o’clock, hut on account
of the trees across the track was some
time in making the trip.
The City and Suburban railway began
operating its Abercorn and Whitaker
street belt about 10 o'clock and its other
lines sometime afterward. The route
to Thunderbolt by the Coast Line was
opened up about noon.
At noon the repairs of the City and
Suburban railway’s Isle of Hope branch
hail been made and the steam train
from Montgomery came through to the
city. It is very probable that the old lo
comotive and the much abused palace
cars will have to bo brought into service
until the electric equipment is replaced.
THE BELT LINE DAMAGE.
The Belt Line did not get its cars into
operation until 2:30 o’clock, hairing been
stopped about 24 hours. This was on ac
count of the great number of places
where the wires were broken down by
falling trees, particularly on East Broad
street and along Bay street. The Belt
Line's repair shed was blown down dur
ing the storm and a portion of tho roofing
of the power house torn off. The car
shed and old horse barn were badly dam
aged by the rain. Part of the shed
fell and smashed several cars
Gangs of axmen and linemen were at
work as soon as thestorm ceased sufficient
ly for them to begin cutting away the
trees that had fallen across the wires and
removing the wreckage from the tracks.lt
was dfficult work, as the trunks of heavy
oaks had to be cut in two and carried off.
Along the outside lines to Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope forces of h;mds were at
work all day clearing away the debris.
clearing the streets.
Mayor McDonough put a force of 150
men to work yesterday morning under
the direction of City Marshal Wade
and Deputy Marshal Kelly clearing
away the trees and debris in
the streets and squares. The, police
and firemen were also .ordered to
render their services in clearing the
streets. Mayor McDonough says that the
streets will be as clean as they
were before the storm within twelve
hours. It will take some time,
he said, to drain the water from the
streets and put them in good condition.
The street car companies have their
forces at work putting their wires in
shape and clearing the trees from the
tracks.
Half the house holders of the city are
busy cleaning up their houses and clean
ing the debris from their yards.
RUIN ON THE WHARVES.
A Scene of Devastation Above and
Below the City.
The scene along the water front pre
sented a much better appearance than
was expected after the terrific wave that
swept up the river. The water has fallen
about five feet, and the wreckage which
was strewn along the wharves floated
out with the tide.
Hutchinson’s Island presents a scene of
devastation. The entire island is still cov
ered with water, and several houses which
were on tbe little farms across the river
have disappeared from view. The bank
opposite the city is strewn with the
wrecks of dwellings, sheds, and old boats.
Capt. H. C. M. Smith of the Propeller
Tow Boat Company was out early yester
day morning and had all the tug boats re
port for charity service. The Cambria and
Forest City departed early, and went
down the river to render any assistance
necessary among the distressed vessels
at quarantine.
AT THE CENTRAL WHARVES.
The Central Railroad wnarves and
warehouses, above the city, did not suffer
near so severely as the other wharves be
low the city. Tho water covered the
wharves almost everywhere during Sun
day night. On account of the weight of
the Ocean Steamship Company's wharves
almost no damage was done there. Being
at the height of the dull season, the
amount of goods stored was small and
consequently damage from this source
was slight.
At the lumber wharves near Vale Royal
considerable lumber was floated off, but
most of this can be recovered.
The groat damage at the Central Rail
road occurred along the old bed of Mus
grove creek. The water poured in there
in a torrent both under and on top of the
wharves. A considerable quantity of
fertilizers in the guano sheds was
washed away by the flood.
HOCKS UNDERMINED.
The flood struck the main line tracks
from the yards to the wharf just beyond
the Central’s police station. There are six
of these tracks paralleling each other and
there was a line of heavily loaded cars on
each track.
The flood undermined the tracks for a
space of about fifty yards, leaving the
tracks rising one way and going down an
other like a country road. Most of the
cars remained on the track, however, and
were moved with little trouble yesterday
morning. There were a score of
cars still on the tracks yesterday
afternoon, but Superintendent McNeely
was at work with a force of men and said
that he would have all the cars off in a
few hours. Tho work of repairing the
tracks will commence at once and will be
completed within twenty-four hours after
the waters recede. About 200 yards fur-
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ther up the same tracks were damaged in
much the same manner.
naval stores afloat.
It was at the naval stores yard of the
Central railroad that the waters
got in their great ork above
the city. The twenty acres com
prising the yard looked as if
a crowd of giants had been playing ten
pins with the 50,000 barrels of naval
stores in stock there.
The barrels were piled about in every
shape, for the most part in the utmost
confusion, but frequently headed upon top
of each other as neatly as any stevedore’s
gang could have done it.
The yard clerks were in despair when
they saw the sight yesterday morning.
The rosin yard was turned into a pond
with the tops of the barrels
only, showing above the water.
About half of the several
thousand barrels of spirits stored under
the sheds had been washed out into the
yard and floated off in every direction.
CARRIED INTO THE FIELDS.
Barrels of spirits and rosin had floated
out into the large pasture south of tho
yards. Several huudred barrels were
scattered along the Augusta and Louis
ville roads and even as far as Laurel
Grove cemetery.
This gives some idea of the extent of
the flood in that direction.
Wagons were put to work in the morn
ing hauling the scattered barrels back to
the wharves. As soon as the water went
down a little in the yards, gangs of men
were put to work fishing the barrels of
spirits out and placing them on the plat
forms. Thero is no danger to the rosin
from the water.
At Comer, Hull & Co.’s works the first
section of the roof of the acid chamber
was carried away, and also the roof of a
section of the mill building, known as the
Georgia Fertilizer Company’s works.
The acid chamber is covered by a SIO,OOO
cyclone insurance in the agency of De ar
ing and Hull.
Tho Commercial Guano Company also
suffered considerable damage.
EAST OF THE CITY.
The whole of the lower wharves from
East Boundary street to tho Savannah,
Florida and Western wharves is one gen
eral scene of wrecks and devastatation.
The Lamar and Jones fields were
covered with water sto 6 feet deep and
from the wharves to the Savannah cotton
factory was one vast lake, filled with de
bris of every character, and hundreds of
barrels of rosin scattered over its surface.
The Savannah cotton press wharf was
badly wrecked. Otherwise there was lit
tle damage done.
The upper sheds of the Gordon wharf
look as if they had been struck by a cy
clone. The whole wharf is
generally torn up. There were several
thousand barrels of rosin in the yards,
over half of which have been carried back
into the Lamar field, some even being
carried as far as the cotton factory.
The brokers will have great difficulty
in recognizing the marks upon the bar
rels even when they are recovered. The
watchman on the wharf spent the night
In the office with the wa
ter up to his neck and
the office floating like a boat. The
wharf was 6 to 8 feet deep
in water. It is covered now
with marsh grass wreckage.
DAMAGE TO THE GUANO FACTORIES.
The large 3-story avid chamber of tho
Savannah Guano Company's works, 400
feet long by 60 feet wide, was leveled to
the ground. All the rest of the buildings
were untouched. A peculiar feature of
the loss is that the acid chamber building
was considered the strongest and best of
their buildings. The frame buildings
suffered no damage. Mr. Wilcox thinks
the acid chamber must have been in the
centre of the cyclone. A boy left in the
office Sunday night found it necessary to
take to the desk to escape drowning and a
horse had rather a narrow escape. The
water at the works was four feet deep.
The damaged building was fully covered
by cyclone insurance to the amount of
#20,000
The cost of the building was double
that amount, but the Immense acid cham
ber, which was of lead, can be
recovered and also the greater
part of the acid it contained.
THE SHEDS ESCAPED.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
spirits shed suffered very little damage,
though covered by water during
the storm. The rosin wharf also came
out remarkably well. There were over
100,000 barrels of rosin on tho wharves,
and hardly any was lost.
The barrols were piled upon top of each
other promiscuously where they had been
left by the flood, but there was little loss.
Savannah Florida and Western
wharf office is a complete wreck. Tim
bers were driven through the walls of
tho office by the flood,ishowing what
strength it must have exerted.
At the lumber wharf groat damage was
done, the timber being much
thrown about and a great deal
floated off in other directions.
The shed of the Savannah Guano Com
pany was demolished and only the chim
ney stands to mark the site.
Further down the river at Cohen Bros,
pasture, all the fences were blown down
and a large number of cattle scattered
around the country.
ROADS AND BRIDGES GONE.
The County’s Works Badlv Injured by
Wind and Rain.
County Engineer Bland ford was busy
all day looking after the damage to the
convict camps, the county roads and
drains, all of which arc under his charge.
The damage, he said, could not be es
timated, when he returned from his last
trip last night. He was drenched through
and through, having been out on the
county works during the early morning
rains.
The roads throughout the entire county
are badly washed and in some places gap
ing holes bespeak the destruction of the
pounding rain. The damage to the canals
is not quite so heavy, but In some places
large holes are washed in the banks. The
county has lost more than half its bridges,
and upon those left standing many re
pairs will have to be made.
Of the three county convict camps all
were in a fair condition after the gale
with the exception of Camp No. 3 which is
made up of tents. That camp was located
in the woods about three miles to the
south of the city just off tho Waters
road, but it was blown entirely away and
now it is not to be found. Maj. Bland
ford's report tells the story of the de
struction to the works throughout the
county.
DAMAGE TO THE COUNTY WORKS.
On Schwartz avenue, or the water
works road, the bridge over the Vale
Royal canal is gone.
At Dundee the heavy northeast gale
struck the river broadside, driving the
waves over the river dyke, breaking it in
two places. Dundee suffered perhaps
more than any other swamp, as the wa
ters from several swamps to the west
were discharged into it by the Ogeechee
canal, not only through the trunk which
had been placed in the bank by the city,
but by the water flo wing over the canal
bank in several places.
THE LOUISVILLE ROAD COVERED.
At 11:30 o’clock yesterday morning there
was a stream 300 feet wide, and in some
places above the knees of a horse, flowing
across the Louisville road where it passes
over this swamp and another across tho
Augusta road just west of the Dundee
bridge about seventy-five feet wide. This
great quantity of water coming down the
swamp, together with that blown in from
the river, has caused considerable dam
age to the county’s work and more to the
property holders, and this damage would
have been much greater but for the for
tunate breaking of the dam which had
been built across the Ogeechee canal be
tween the brickyard and Telfair bridges
some two months ago. As it is the swamp
is a lake from the river to the Ogeechee
canal.
AT THE CONVICT CAMPS.
At convict camp No. 2 the greater part
of the stockade wall was blown down, but
the buildings were not injured, and there
were no casualities.
At Camp No. 3, at Sackville, about 11
o’clock in the night the tents were blown
into ribbons, and the guards and prison
ers spent the remainder of the night in
the rain. There were no casualties.
Cuyler swamp there is a lake, and
Continued on Fifth Page.
Nervous headaches and
Mental exhaustion or brain fatigue
promptly cured by Bromo-Seltzer.—ad
Results of the Storm.
The Falk Clothing Company, as we
stated in yesterday's paper, were dam
aged by the storm. Asa result, they
have placed on sale at greatlv reduced
prices every article that was damaged in
the least. We have seen these goods, and
there arc great bargains to be had, par
ticularly by tho early callers.—ad.
World’s Fair Rato Reduced
From Savannah via Central railroad to
$34 20 round trip, limit fifteen days. W.
G. Brewer, C. T. A., No. 19 Bull street.—
ad.
September at Tate’s.
Special rates at Tate's Springs for
month of September. Orchestra retained.
One hundred rooms heated with open
grates. Everything first-class. Finest
climate, best water on earth.
Thomas Tomlinson,
—ad. Tate Springs, Tenn.
Storm Insurance.
Yesterday’s experience demonstrates
that storm insurance in this vicinity is
Just as necessary as tiro insurance.
Messrs. M. Ferst's Sons & Cos. are to-day
rewarded for their prudent foresight in
carrying storm policies on their valuable
stock„while many owners of dwellings
and other property are congratulating
themselves upon the exercise of like sa
gacity. For ten years past insurance
against damage by storms has been an
important feature in the business of Mr.
Charles F. Prendergast, whose advertise
ment appears elsewhere in this issue.—ad.
Teutonia Picnic at Thu nderbolt.
The picnic of Teutonia Division which
was to have taken place at X.Ybee —will
on account of the washout be held at
Tivoli Park, Thunderbolt, on Wednesday.
The same tickets may be used and will
be accepted on the lines of the City Si
Suburban and Broughton & Habersham
lines.
Timely Insurance.
Messrs. Dearing & Hull call especial at
tention to the importance, just now and
for future use as well, of cyclone and
storm insurance. The necessity of this
protection is made clear by the events of
the past few days, and as the cost is
very small a largo number of policies will
be issued. See the special notice else
where.
Orlando, Fla., June 2,' 1892,—Messrs. Ltpp
man Bros. Proprietors P. P. P.. Savannr.h,
Ga.: Gentlemen— i feel It my duty to Inform
you of the cure your wonderful medicine, p.
P. P., wrought in my case. I have suffered
for two years with dyspepsia and malaria in
the worst form, and was a daily sufferer from
sick headache. My bowels did not act hut
twice a week, and frequently only once a
week. I could not retain halt I ate and my
stomach was always uncomfortably heavy. I
have tried pills—ull kinds of medicine —but
only found temporary relief In them. I was
despondent and was hoping to soon lind relief
in death. Seeing your P. P. P. advertisement
I decided to try it, and requested Dr. Peak to
get me a bottle. I have taken two bottles and
will soon get another, and X can now eat in
peace and enjoy everything, and can sleep
like a top. My headaches have ceased and
my bowels are regular. I would advise all
sufferers like myself to give P. P. P. a trial,
and they will write you as 1 have, that P. P.
P. heals any medicine on the market. Yours
truly, CURTIS COLLYER.
—ad. Artistic Painter, Orlando. Fla.
LUDDEN A BATES S. m h.
I BIT HI.
Figg—There's a piano I had at a
bargain. They asked me *SOO for i t
and I beat them down to
What do you think of that’
Fogg—Think you did pretty well
for a green hand. I had that same
instrument ottered to me for Jim
and they wouldn't take oft a cent
But. by George, just think of lt ;
T hey took off *350 for you. -Boston
Transcript.
EXACTLY.
A good many people have inves
ted as much as #SOO in a piano only
to know that they have paid at
least #250 for their experience.
Thero is only one fair way to sell
anything. That is-at oN R
PRICE to every one. and that's
OUR PLAN. One thing It is well
to remember. If you pay #SOO for a
piano ft ought to buy one of estab
lished reputation. No unknown
instrument is worth such a price.
SEE US PEN
TOO SUE READY.
II 8 SHIES
S. M. 11.
CLOTHING.
Cleaned ~~
Right
Out.
35 per cent, moved our
summer clothing in short
order. We now give you
some Fall Suits on the
some basis.
Fall Hats ready.
STOVES.
WHAT
CAN
WE
DO
FOR
YOU?
#
House Furnishings,
Stoves, Ranges,
Furnaces, Grates,
and Mantels.
30 BARNARD.
JAS.DOUGLASS
Seeing is believing, and if
you call and see them you
are a buyer. Fact sure.
We refer to our great sale of
11 U SIB
LAUNDERED
Remcmier our fall styles of Hats are jn-
We particularly call the attention of tn
intending to visit the fair to this fact, _
IF YOU WANT
If you want a DAY BOOK MADE.
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If you want a CASH BOOK MADE.
If you want a LEDGER.
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If you want LETTER HEADS.
If you want NOTE HEADS.
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Morning News building,
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