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, THE MORNING NEWS. I
J Established 1830. Incorporated 1888 v
j J. H. ESTILL, President. )
NO NEW PLACES STRICKEN.
One Death and 16 New Cases the
Day’s Record at Brunswick.
A Camp to Be Established Where Ref
ugees Will Be Cared for by the Gov
ernment After Leaving: Camp Deten
tion—No New Cases at Jesup—Dr.
Lincoln Claiirft That There Are Only
Four, Instead of Six, Cases in the
Town.
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 4.—There was
officially reported to-day one death, Tim
Hennepin, and sixteen new cases as fol
lows:
Whites— Thomas Larentzson, 907 Ogle
thorpe street; Dr. It. E. L. Burford, B
street, between H and First; Louis
Walters, Jekyl Island; Mrs. H. Olsen,
jekyl Island; S. B. Davis, 804 Bay street;
Irene Wood and Alfred Wood, St. Simon’s
Island; Diana Briggs, 619 Oglethorpe
street.
Colored—John Bearry, Jekyl Island;
Willie Trimmins (waif); Dick Allen, 417
A street: Millie Johnson, city hospital;
Venus Wheeler, 618 South Stonewall
street; .lane Jones, 518 Amherst street;
Willie Andrews, 518 A street; J ulia Jones,
883 Cochran avenue.
Discharged—Tom Larenzson, Carrie
Larenzson, Mrs. Laterenzson, Mrs. H.
Olsen, S. B. Davis, Abe Kichardson,
Johnnie Bailey, Lizzie Robinson and Sarah
Bland.
Recapitulation—Cases under treatment
8:1; discharged 51; died 14; total 148; ra
tio of mortality 9.4 per cent.
Dr. Burford's attack is very mild.
One death unofficially reported to-day
as yellow fever, the child of Mrs. Ford,
was not confirmed. The case was mala
ria. Surgeon Murray is at Jesup and will
return to-morrow.
EIGHT CASES ON JEKYL.
At 10 o’clock to-night Surgeon Faget
unofficially reports anew case on Jekyl
Island, the wife of Theodore Johannesen.
There are now eight cases on Jekyl. All
have been moved to one spot to insure
careful nursing and treatment. Before
to-day the cases were widely separated
and isolated. Three professional nurses
have been employed to attend them. Out
of thirty employes on Jekyl, Capt. J. A.
Clark, thoclub’s yachtsman, was the only
one with nerve enough to humanely care
for the sick before the nurses arrived.
A REFUGEE CAMP.
A refugee camp, in addition to the de
tention camp, the first this country has
ever known, will be the result of the yel
low fever epidemic now raging in this
section. Surgeon Murray, through his
private secretary, James Cragg. has
ordered lumber shipped to a point one
quarter of a mile away from Camp De
tention, where the refugees’ head
quarters will bo established. Xll
new refugees will be first sent to Camp
Detention as fast as new arrivals come in.
They will be kept separate from the
others. At certain safe periods the refu
gees will be transferred to the refugee
camp to remain until their time expires
and then passed on. This will prevent all
new arrivals from mingling with the old.
The refugee camp will also meet a condi
tion that the disease has forced upon the
poverty-stricken people of this section. To
date people too poor to leave Brunswick
and Jesup have been compelled to re
main and risk their chances of dying
like sheep, for while the government ac
corded them ten days free board at the
detention camp they had no money to
carry them farther when their time ex
pired The refugee camp will remedy
this evil.
FREE BOARD AND FOOD.
All the people who go there and are
known positively to be too poor to move
on, will be given free board until they are
ready to return home. Extra careful
precautions will he taken to prevent im
position by dead beats anxious to secure
several weeks free rations and shelter.
This is a great idea for relieving the poor
people of this section from the danger of
infection by removing and caring for
them. It is the direct result
of Surgeon Murray’s efforts with the co
operation of Surgeon Geddings at this
I nd of tho line. They are both big
hearted men. They saw destitution and
want here such as they have never seen
before. They planned to help relieve it
ami have succeed in doing so to a certain
extent. Surgeon Geddings will have the
same control of the refugee camp that he
now has of the detention camp.
The Morning News correspondent, in
reply to condemnatory resolutions passed
by .lesup's otlicials, has addressed a letter
to that body explaining that the reference
as to where Warren probably caught the
fever was based upon statements from
government officials and wired without
nay intention of injuring Jesup, for whose
ciiizeiis the correspondent sincerely sym
pathizes.
* he lirst train load of refugees from
Jesup for Camp Detention leaves to-night
in charge of Surgeon Murray.
Florida's precaution.
Slate Health Officer Porter writes Sur
! geoii Murray to-day that until otherwise
ordered, identification cards and health
certificates will be required of all persons
crossing the Florida line. Such certifi
jl / - must definitely tell where the
have been within the past ten
days. No one will be passed through unless
their certificates arc signed by Surgeons
-1 array or Geddings, or Dr. Porter or his
agents. All certificates, however, bear*
met lie signature and official seal of any
m.a . or. city oificial, or city health officer
ul be respected and honored.
feeding the famishing.
I here is now only about one week’s
U ply of provisions on hand, and the de
.l id for relief is increasing. The record
u at 1 omntissary prove that 60.-
thre&siays' rations have been issued
"‘' thirty-six days, omitting Sundays,
co the depot has been opened. This
“ ' ans a total of 181,566 meals that have
supplied the needy women and
in hen, and does not include the fever
•' iiicme and free nursing given the sick,
mil, for by the relief com
,,, e - Gnly the extremely desti
< women and children are fed free,
■ s u ppi lrs no t nearly equaling the de
■ •>.id made by all who really deserve aid.
Up! rtl untry h as been generous, but
iiswick still needs help, as this state
■' * l of unvarnished plain facts proves.
A ' audition confronts the people and
outside world is looked upon for help,
ls believed that help will continue
j. .."'when this is published. An aver
r , I '™ H ( l>eople are fed daily Sur
i. ' alde.sta. Atlanta, Shellman.
~ , ’US' 'c’uitman. Savannah and Ath
i liberal donulions to day, as did
tv -"mery. Ala. Throe hundred and
i , ‘'c people are quartered now at
•Fiiineiit ® u PP° rU,(l by the gov
sCHOEON MUKHATH REPORT.
Vv" .'‘shiuirton, ct - <• ■Surgeon General
•an of tho marine hospital service iv
fSjjc Ifening filrto6.
ceived the following telegram from Sur
geon Murray at Brunswick, Ga., this af
ternoon :
Superintendent Terrell at Atlanta wishes
to have an order to fumurate mail at Jesup.
1 can have this done at the Jesup office. Sur
geon Branham at St. Simon s is to remain.
He is very efficient, and in my opinion an im
mune."
Dr. Lincoln will do medical work at Jesup.
1 will sendfor Dr. Wallfor practice here. We
have surrounded Jesup by guards, amt have
fumigated the house where Warren died. The
people are very poor, too poor in clothing to
go to the camp in numbers. They will soon
need assistance. I will return to morrow
with nurses to care for the two fatally ill
women, as there are but five immunes in the
place. I will carry the first load to camD to
morrow, if a special train can be provided.
St. Mmon.s people cannot pass the back
river guard on route to Darien.
1 have been very busy for the past week and
was out all last night and to-day in the rain.
Dr. Kobert Burford was taken down to-day.
The loss of his active labor will cripple us for
a few days.
Surgeon DeSaussure says Waresboro has
only one case of sickness in town and that is
a plain case of malarial fever. There is not a
refugee, and at Wuycross the town is clear.
Crowley was ill 22 days from malarial
fever All of his family are agents and were
exposed, but none are sick.
Since then Surgeon Faget reports from
Fancy Bluff one case of malarial fever only,
but four new cases at Jekyl.
Dr Wyman has compiled with Surgeon
Terrell's suggestion by requesting the super
intendent of the railroad mail service to have
all mail leaving Jesup disinfe ted.
NO NEW CASES AT JESUP.
Jesup, Ga., Oct. 4.—Dr. Lincoln arrived
last night at 9 o’clock. This morning in
company with Drs. Tuten and Little he
visited the sick and reports four well de
veloped cases of yellow fever as follows:
Mrs. Rowland, Miss Gray and George
Ogden and wife. Miss Gray is reported
as critically ill.
He reports the negro Jim*Taylor as
having malaria fever only.
As to the Warren child he and Surgeon
Murray differ. Surgeon Murray thinks
the disease will spread, and Dr. Lincoln
thinks it will not.
Upon the arrival of Surgeon Murray
this evening he placed Dr. Lincoln in full
charge of affairs. This action has been
favorably received by all. Dr. Lincolu
has made many friends since his arrival,
in fact the parties who so severely con
demned Surgeon Murray yesterday for
declaring yellow fever here feel fully sat
isfied. since it has been so pronounced by
Dr. Lincoln.
A special train will leave to-morrow at
2 o'clock p. m. for Camp Detention, and
Surgeon Murray states that he will not
have the train go if only two or three
parties wish to leave. He advises those
who desire to go to be on hand promptly
at that hour.
THE TOWN SHUT OFF.
Jesup is practically shut off from the
world. We have had heretofore one train
on the East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia arriving at 5 o'clock p. m., and
Mayor Steele, who was in charge during
Surgeon Murray’s absence to-day in
Brunswick, ordered that it should not
enter the town. This being the only
train reaching us, of course we could not
get anything on any other. The
patients are suffering for want of
ice and other things, and it being on that
train the action of Mayor Steele is se
verely criticised. Dr.' Lincoln assures
your corresiwndent that such a state of
affairs shall not longer exist. The people
here need the necessaries of life, and if
the railroad officials refuse to allow the
train to enter the city he will arrange for
a car and engine to meet the train at the
coal chute.
Surgeon Murray and Dr. Little will
leave for Gardi to-morrow morning to
make a full investigation of affairs, and
later will visit Belle Vista. There is
very little change in affairs here to-day.
It is claimed that one of the local physi
cians, in his haste to leave town after
yellow fever was pronounced, forgot his
socks, and had to purchase a pair at
Dale’s Mill.
At 11 o’clock to-niglit Miss Gray is re
ported as resting easier.
WATCROSS KICKS.
Waycross, Ga., Oct. 4.—The following
telegrams passed between Mayor Knight
and Surgeon Wyman to-day:
Waycross, Ga. Oct. 4.—Surgeon General
Wyman. Washington. D.C.: Mrs. Mowers and
two children, refugees from Brunswick,
passed here to dav with a three day detention
certificate. If you permit any more refugees
to leave camp before the ten days are up i
will not honor any more of your surgeon's
certificates As this is the only egress from
the camp it will inconvenience a great many
people Please put an inspector on between
Waycross and Jesup.
A. M. Knight, Mayor.
THE SURGEON GENERAL’S REPLY.
The following is the reply:
Washington. Oct. 4 —A. M. Knight, Way
cross. t,a.: I hove wired the detention camp
for an explanation. Ten days will be insisted
on. Trams are not allowed to stop at .Jesup.
A cordon is drawn around Jesup. Surgeon
Carter leaves for Waycross to-day. Ponding
his arrival, namo and place an inspector be
tween Waycross and Jesup. Forward bill for
services. Wyman,
Surgeon General.
Mayor Knight has placed Dr. A. P.
English as government inspector between
Waycross and Jesup.
Surgeon Carter is expected to arrive
here Thursday or Friday.
Mayor Knight wired Surgeon General
Wyman yesterday asking for the author
of the rumor that necessitated the send
ing of Surgeon DeSuussure to Waycross.
This morning the following telegram was
received:
Washington, Oct. 3.—To A. M. Knight,
Mayor, Waycross. Ga. Inspection necessary
to remove unfounded suspicion. Other clean
towns will be inspected also. Wyman, Sur
geon General.
DK. WALL SUMMONED.
Tampa, Fla., Oct. 4.—Dr. John P. Wall,
the eminent physician and yellow fever
expert of this city, has been summoned
to Brunswick, Ga., by the United States
marine hospital service. Dr. Wall’s thor
ough knowledge and vast experience with
the malady eminently equips him to ren
der valuable service to the suffers of our
afflicted sister state. He will remain until
the disease is entirely stamped out. The
unfortunates of Brunswick will be in safe
and competent hands while the doctor is
there.
DEATH OF A REFUGEE.
Valdosta, Ga., Oet. 4.—Wall Ralston,
who came as a refugee to this place at the
first outbreak of fever in Brunswick,
died this morning with consumption. He
had been sinking with this disease for
soveral months, and his death was not
unexpected.
STOPPING FALSE RUMORS.
A Strict Quarantine Maintained at
Waycross.
Waycross, Ga., Oct. 4.—A negro boy 14
years old wus fined *SO or sixty days in
the cliairiganir this morning by Mayor
Knight for having circulated false rumors
against the health of the city. He is now
paying the penalty of his crime in the
rhningnug. Yesterday he left the house
of Mr Paum, on Gilmore street, where be
was employed as nurse, and went to a
negro's house on Sharp's row In the
house was a negro, who tcld the hoy h
,\ as direct from Brunswick, and ordered
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1893.
him to leave the house. The boy ran to
the house of Mrs. Baum and said that
there was a negro sick with yellow fever
on Sharp's row. No oue believed him.
He then went to the office of Mr. Baum
and reported the rumor to him, adding
that Mrs. Baum said for her husband
to come home and investigate the rumor.
Mr. Baum went home and learned
that his wife had sent no such word to
him. Meanwhile the officers were inves
tigating the rumor, as the boy had told it
to everybody he met on the street. The
ru-gro was found at the house and was
talking with a woman. He was informed
of the rumor which had been circulated.
He said he was well, but admitted that
he told the boy he was from Brunswick,
to frighten him off. He showed al4 days
certificate from Surgeon Geddings at
Camp Detention. It was thought best to
have him sent out of the place at once, to
put an end to the rumors. Accordingly
he was ejected from the town. This
morning, a white man walked
into the city on the Eastern division of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
road, He was promptly halted by the in
spectors. He said that he had walked
from Kentucky and had not been in any
infected district. He said ho was tired
and hungry, having been Bn the road
many weeks. Although he claimed to be
an ordinary tramp, the authorities gave
no credence to his story. His clothes
were decent, and he appeared to be less
fatigued than most people who would
walk such a long distance. Mayor Knight
ordered him sent out of the city at once.
The quarantine here is now very effect
ive. Two inspectors, who were found to
e derelict in duty, were discharged to
day.
There is no cause for alarm here.
PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Adopted by the Council at Black
shear.
Blackshear, Oct. 4.—The town council
to-day appointed Dr. W. P. Williams
health officer, and empowered him to
carry into effect a good system of sanita
tion.
Any person refusing to carry out the
directions of the health officer or his in
spectors will be arrested and fined.
The health officer is empowered to pass
upon the advisability of denying or ad
mitting to Blackshear any refugees from
suspected or infected districts.
Persons are warned against harboring
people from infected districts.
Dr. W. P. Williams, health officer, is a
most efficient and successful physician.
RALLY OF THE BIMETALLISTS.
The Evils of a Gold Standard the
Theme of Their Speeches.
St. Louis, Oct. 4.—lt was nearly 10
o’clock this morning before enough dele
gates to the Pan-Amcrican bimetallic
convention had assembled in Armory hall
to warrant Gov. Eewellyn in resuming
business.
The programme for the day’s proceed
ings w-as announced as ‘‘discussion” and
almost all the bimetallists came prepared
to make a speech. Indeed to discuss the
great problem, which the league desires
to clear up. is the principal work of tho
convention. The adoption of the reso
lutions as a result of this oratory will bo
the crowning action of tho body.
Tho committee on resolutions consists
of: Mexico, H. M. Taylor; Colorado, Gov.
D. H. Waite; lowa, Gen. J. B. Weaver;
Kansas, John W. Breidenthal; Missouri,
Dr. King: Montana, J. W. Powers;
Oregon, J. K. Weatherler; South Carolina,
Gov. Tillman; Texas, O. L. Kiclcelman;
Washington, H. C. Walters. The com
mittee were at work on their report at
the Lindell hotel during the forenoon.
Gov. Lewellyn upoh calling the dele
gates to order, read a large number of
letters from prominent bimetallists, who
were unable to attend. Each of the
writers expressed his regret at his ina
bility to attend, and then went into an
argument, more or less lengthy, setting
forth tho reasons why there should be
two money metals and why the south and
west should unite for their common inter
ests.
A LETTER FROM BLAND.
Congressman Bland wrote a long letter,
in which he hoped for the entire success
of the objects of the bimetallic conven
tion.
Gov. Fishback of Arkansas sent a
lengthy document, in which he presented
arguments for the Bimetallic League and
most of the economic questions of the
day. He urged that the remedy should
be found in tbc ballot, and not in session,
in contending against the evils of the day,
by argument and influence, rather than
by “populism run mad.” •
A letter from David O verm ye r of To
peka, who Gov. Lewellyn said was a
straight democrat, stated that if both
metals were used, the people would get
what was their own. The business of the
banks would be curtailed and their influ
ence become less aggressive. With
*5, (XX).000,000 . in the hands of British
capitalists it was not strange that
they wanted it in gold. Their present
necessities made it entirely reasonable
that they should favor the gold standard.
The congress speaks in no uncertain way
in regard to the rights of the masses and
no member would have occasion to regret
its action. Other letters were read from
J. E. Dee, A. J. Warner and P. L. Nugent
of Fort Worth.
Walter N. Allen of Kansas, who repre
sents the "agricultural element,”
mounted tho platform and read a long
address in which he declared that if the
Bland bill had passed it would have
been the ruin of silver; that Mexico had
no interest in silver and wound up by say
ing that if President Cleveland had
written the letter to Gov. Northen
which Gen. Weaver quoted yesterday.it
was the only frank statement he had
ever made to the people on the silver
question. A motion to send a copy of Mr.
Allen's address to every member of con
gress was referred to the committee on
resolutions.
At the afternoon session the report of
the committee on resolutions was pre
sented.
It represented hours of hard labor and
at times heated debate, precipitated the
first storm in the congress.
At a p. m. the committee had merely
adopted a preamablo.
Just previous to adjournment, the com
mittee on resolutions reported. After a
preamble reciting that the business of
the country was paralyzed for the Jpck of
money aud the condition of the country
was due to vicious financial legislation, it
was resolved that free and unlimited
coinage of silver was a necesDty para
mount. The repeal of the Sherman law
was opposed, and congress was called on
to urge tho President to call an Interna
tional convention to deal with bimetal
lism. 'The further issue of gold bonds
was denounced as the aim and end sought
in the present calamity by Wall street
A closer relation and equitable plan of
art ier rates between the states was ad
vocated.
HAVOC ALONG MOBILE BAY.
The Storm King’s Fury Among the
Summer Resorts Pitiless.
Forests for Forty Miles Along the
Shore Devastated to an Extent
Never Before Known -Fifteen Hun
dred Trees Acoas a Public Road in a
Stretch of Only Fifteen Miles—Ho
tels, Pavilions and Summer Cot
tages Demolished by the Combined
Force of the Winds and Waves.
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 4. —The tale of the
storm has been told. Not only daily, but
hourly reports reach here of additional
disasters and with it come the sad tidings
of more lives sacrificed upon the altar of
the storm king. From Baldwin county,
which skirts the eastern shore of Mobile
bay, from Blakely to Mullet Point, a dis
tance of forty miles, and along the shores
of Bon Secour bay to Fort Morgan, a dis
tance of twenty miles, come reports of
great destruction to property, but thus
far there lias been no news of other hu
man sacrifices from this direction.
At Blakely, the destruction
wrought among the forest and turpentine
orchards is reported to have been very
great and many fences were swept away
and gardens damaged.
FORTY MILES OF DESTRUCTION.
All reports are unanimous that for forty
miles along this shore, forests have been
devastated to an extent unknown in the
history of this section. Every steamboat
wharf, private wharf, and bath house
along this entire stretch of coast, on
which aro numerous summer resorts
to which the citizens of Mobile flock to
spend the heated term, has succumbed,
partially or wholly, to the devastating
powers of the winds and the waves.
Parties who witnessed the storm from
some of the summor resorts give graphic
descriptions of how the waves ripped the
plantation wharves apart with much
more ease than a lady rips thread from a
beam and when the waves had done their
part in the work of destruction, the wind
took up the broken debris and dashed it
away as if to give vent to its fury.
1,500 TREES DOWN.
Some idea of the devastation wrought
in the forests of Baldwin county may be
gleaned from the fact that there are 1,500
trees across the public road from
Daphne, the county seat, to the Loxly
logging camp, a distance of fifteen miles.
In a distance of two miles 240 trees were
counted across the logging road of the
Loxl.v’s, who also had their boom and
warehouse at Spanish Fort swept away.
At Howards, the hotel pavilion and
magnificent grove of oaks and hickory es
caped injury, but the entire wharf is
swept away, while the water was six feet
deep at the foot of the bluffs, and when it
subsided it was discovered that anew
beach had been made.
A quarter of a mile below Howards, at
Daphne, the county seat, about half of
the fine wharf, which extends from the
high bluffs fully half a mile into the bay,
has been swept away. The pier-head and
several spans of the seaward end aro
gone and about twenty-five feet or more
of the shore end.
HEAVY DAMAGE AT MONTROSE.
The wharf at Montrose, farther south,
is also gone, as are all the fine private
wharves and bath houses, while many of
the Rummer homes have been damaged
and the little catholic church that stood
on the summit of the bluffs 200 yards
from tlie water was completely wrecked.
This is said to be the highest point on the
Atlantic coast from Tampico, Mex., to
Montrose.
Farther south, at Battle’s wharf, the
wharf was demolished and some iJO or 40
yards of the bluff and roadway are
washed away.
A half mile farther south. Point Clear,
the Long Branch of the south, extends
westward into the bay. On this
Itoint stands the Grand hotel, facing
south, while in the rear of the hotel the
north wharf extends into the bay nearly
half a mile. The storm seems to have
taken special delight in demolishing this
wharf, for the waves even dashed away
the strong pieces and cross beams, leav
ing nothing but the gaunt pilings to stand
sentinel over the ruins.
TUB WHARF WASHED AWAY.
Around in front of the hotel was the
short south wharf, which was also de
molished and the wreckage deposited on
the sandy beach and grassy lawn in front
of the hotel. The hotel, with its broad
galleries, presented a splendid target for
the demon of the storm, and the wonder
is that a plank of the structure
stands to tell the story. As it
was, the waves which usually
lap the beach in quiet ripples
100 yards away from the front of the
hotel, dashed with a surly roar over the
verandas and beat against the doors like
a howling mob at the barred entry to
some Jail, demanding a prisoner. Ever
and anon hnge timbers and pieces of
wreckage would be dashed up to be used
as a battering ram by the waves. The
wreckage and debris is piled high in front
of the hotel and the west end of the point
has been washed away. Some of the gal
leries of tho outbuildings were swept
away and. according to some, the dining
hall has beer, completely turned around.
The summer residences owned by promi
nent and wealthy Mobilians, and located
along tbe curve of the shore south of tho
hotel, are said not to have suffered any
damage, further than the loss of all the
small craft, wharves and hath houses.
Farther south, the wharf at Zundell's
was carried away.
1,000 LIVES LOST AT GRAND ISLE.
New Orleans, Oct. 4.—The first
authentic news came from Grand Isle this
morning, when a lugger reached the canal
from the island The man in charge re
ports that the steamer Joe Webber was
blown to pieces and that several of the
crew were drowned. The storm was ter
rible at Grand Isle and Choniere Cami
nada. At the latter place only two houses
are standing and the lugger man reports
that several hundred people have been
drowned. The loss of life caused by the
storm will probably reach 1,000.
The Joe Webber was not alone in her
trouble. The J. McSvveeny, consort of
the Webber, also met with total demoli
tion. With these two steamboats went
the entire crows to a watery grave. Such
survivors of the frightful scenes of Sun
day night as reached the city were mostly
Austrians, ignorant of the English lan
guage. ana besides that by reason of the
excitement caused by the strain on their
nervous system, they were very poor
subjects from whom to secure an intel
ligent account of what transpired.
A UAKKOWINS STOUT.
Capt. John Tulaamso, through an in
terpreter, told the Associated Press a
harrowing storv. He said: “I made my
lugger fast to her moorings on Sunday
afternoon and had gone on shore to camp.
1 was at Grand Bank, about one mile
from Grand Island The weather had
beeu beautiful all the forenoon, but to
ward the evening it began to cloud up
and I knew that a storm was
brewing. A heavy rain storm set in,
accompanied by strong winds, blowing
from all quarters of the compass. I made
all preparations on board the lugger, as I
anticipated the storm, and waited events.
The luggermen aro accustomed to bad
weather, but this storm proved to be the
worst I was ever in. The wind howled,
and about 11 o'clock it was blowing a full
gale.
THE SHANTY GIVES WAY.
“The shanty I was sheltering in stood
the storm very well, but about midnight
1 the end came. I thought the world was
on us. The sea came up high, well, it
seemed to be like a wall, and then I
found myself fighting for my life in the
midst of the ruins of my shanty, and
how on earth 1 escaped 1 cannot say.
After this it seemed to me as if the. storm
had exerted its fury aud from then on the
wind continued to abate. I got back to
the Boeala canal in a skiff 1 happened
to pick up on the beach when daylight
came. From the Soeala canal I eume to
the city by the North Jackson Gulf road.”
Capt. Telsanao is a magnificently built
man, but as he spoke to the writer tears
stood in his eyes and his voice trembled.
He did not appear to be able to give any
very accurate account of how many lives
were lost or just what the damage had
beeu.
OTHER ISLANDS SWEPT.
The islands adjacent to Grand Island
were also included in the hurricane that
swept the country last Sunday. Rosari
is one of the group, and like all its neigh
bors, is settled by people all of whom are
clear Spaniards by descent. It has not
more than a score of inhabitants, who
earn their living by fishing. The place
was nearly depopulated.
THE HEAP ESTIMATED AT 1,200.
New Orleans, Oct. 4, 11 p. in.—The lat
est advices from the section of the state
devastated by Sunday night's storm indi
cate that the death list already reaches
the appalling number of 1,200.
Train crews arriving to-day
on the Grand Island road
report the track covered with debris in
which dead bodies are profusely inter
mingled, and one of the passengers as
serted that he counted no less than eighty
seven bodies on his journey to this city
from that part of the destroyed district.
The country throughout is a scene of
wreck and devastation.
Trains which reached New Orleans this
evening brought a number of Bayou
Cooke survivors to the city, many of them
wretchedly attired and their faces bear
ing thp marks of fearful suffering.
Theodore Negovitch, one of the survivors,
reports that eighty-seven bodies had been
found there up to the time he left, and
from information volunteered b.y other
arrivals it is estimated that 800 people
perished on Bayou Cooke anil in
that section of the country. Tho
deaths at other points all tho
way from Bayou Cooke to Grand
Isle and Cheniers will swell the total
to more than 1,200. According to the
host information now obtainable, at
Grand 1 Bayou, not less than twenty-six
perished.
It is learned that the loss of life on
Rosario and Lin ion islands has been
great.
From the meager details at hand, it is
highly probable that the greatest destruc
tion of life occurred at Cheniers, a settle
ment of 8,000 people, mostly fishermen,
on the main land west of Grand Island.
Hero the wind and waves dealt out
death in an appalling manner. Bodies and
wreckage were strewn everywhere and
tho pictures from description by one or
two refugees arc heartrending. The loss
of life there is variously estimated atsoo
to 800.
HAVOC AT A QUARANTINE.
Washington, Oct. 4.—Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service
this evening received a telegram from
Surgeon Guiteras at Biloxi, Miss., stat
ing that the gulf quarantine station at
Chandclour Island, thirty-five miles off
the coast of Mississippi, had been de
stroyed by the hurricane. The pier head
was demolished and the steamer Welch is
aground on the point. It will require
two months time aim *I,OOO to float the
vessel and repair the damages. Surgeon
Guiteras recommends that quarantine
work be transacted at Ship Island. He
reports the probable death of Steward
L. A. Duckett, Lewis MoKenze, Seaman
Miller and two patients. The distance
between the executive buitding and the
station house proper has prevented the
obtaining of full particulars. Dr. Wyman
to-night wired Surgeon Guiteras to spare
no effort to ascertain the fate of Steward
Ducaett and also to wire what portion of
the quarantine remains and to begin work
on Ship Island.
CONSCIENCE MONEY.
The Postmaster-General in Receipt of
Strange Letters.
Washington, Oct. 4.—Some people have
strange ways of calming their consciences.
The Postmaster-General is the recipient
of some very queer letters. It seems to
be the custom for women especially, who
havo possibly defrauded some merchant
or some friend out of a few dollars, to
grow remorseful and try as far as possible
to right the wrong. Instead of turning
the amount out of which they have de
frauded others to charitable institutions,
they send the money to tlie Postmaster-
General. Mr. Bissell says that since he
has been in office he has received at least
twenty of what he calls "conscience
letters.” The last arrived to-day. It
came from New York, and was written in
a delicate, refined penmanship. It con
tained these few words:
“Mr. Postmaster General: Please ac
cept this *5 and do what you think best
with it. It represents the amount which
1 wrongfully secured, aud my conscience
will not let me rest until I refund the
money or give its equivalent to someone
else. I will thank you very kindly if you
will do this for me. "A Sinner. ”
Mr. Bissell at once forwarded the
money to Mr. Carlisle, and asked him to
deposit it in the treasury on the account
of "Conscience.”
SOUTHWESTERN’S FIGHT.
Frank H. Miller on Hand to
Make the Fight for the Road.
Washington, Oct. 4. Frank 11. Miller
of Augusta arrived to-day, and will argue
for the Southwestern in the Central tri
partite bond case before Justice Jack
son in chuinbers to-morrow. All attempts
to see Mr. Miller to-night in regard to tho
bearing were futile.
Gen. l-awton of Savannah will also be
present at the hearing, though hi I
ployed In the case It Is understood that
he is here on the iuvilallonof Justice
Jackson.
Miss Gardner of Augusta is registered
at the Cochran.
ATLANTA’S POSTMASTERSHIF.
The Charges Against the Incumbent
Sent to Washington.
Atlanta, Ga , Oct. 4.—The plot in the
postmastership case has come to tho
climax. To-day the charges against Post
master Lewis, accompanied by numerous
affidavits, were forwarded to the depart
ment at Washington. They were gotten
up by Mr. Jim Banks, who is slated for
the assistant postmustership. Tho af
fidavits deal with the robbery of the mail
pouches from the postoffice steps in Au
gust, a theft that the postmaster knew
nothing about until the contents were
accidentally found more .than a month
later. There is no telling where
the affair would have ended had
not the city detectives caught tho
offender, a negro. The effort to secure
tho removal of Postmaster Lewis recalls
the C. C. Penny episode at the very out
set of his administration, when thisnegro
was placed side by side in the registry
department with Nathan Lyon and his
daughter, who had been retained.
NEARLY LED TO A RIOT.
The subsequent burning in effigy of tho
postmaster and tho threat of the negroes
toretaliatedn the case of Mr. Lyon and the
young lady, which almost produceii a riot,
are fresh in the public mind. On the
night in question, hundreds of armed men
wore awaiting to resist any such
attempts. Penny is still employed at the
registry office. Another count in tho
charges is that uguinst the su
perintendent of the money order depart
ment, Emmet Stanley, who was urrested
on the charge of systematically embez
zling funds. His shortage amounted to
more than *2,100, taken in various small
amounts. latter Foster Blodgett and
Will Gauze, through having relatives in
the postofflee. gained access to the pri
vate box of Mr. Frank and committed
numerous speculations.
GOV. NORTHEN PAYS A REWARD
The Man Who Felled a Desperado
Given S2OO by the State.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 4.—Gov. Northen to
day paid the *2OO reward offered for the
capture of T. M. Reynolds, the Screven
county outlaw, to G. A. Carter.
Reynolds is the man who escaped last
year after a very aggravated case of as
sault, with intent to murder, a climax to
numerous crimes he had committed, and,
taking refuge ia a house, defied the offi
cers who pursued him. The authorities
telegraphed to Gov. Northen for permis
sion to burn the house. This was re
fused. The officers went ahead and set
flee to it anywa.v. During the excite
ment Reynolds made a
dash for liberty and escaped.
He remained at large until Sept. 14, last,
when he was located in Waynesboro,
Burke county. Sheriff O. W. Hurst and
two citizens, A. F. Robinson and M. B.
Grady, found the negro on a train leaving
town. He quickly ran from the car and
raised a Winchester rifle.
THREATENED WITH DEATH.
“Put down your gun, or I’ll shoot,” de
manded the sheriff.
"I'll never surrender,” was the desper
ate reply.
Among those who were witnessing the
thrilling scene was Edward A. Carter, u
passenger who had Just arrived from
Augusta. He quickly pickud up a heuvv
coupling pin and ran in tho rear o‘f
the negro unobserved, Just us the
fellow was levelling his gun to fire at the
officers. The pin felled him to the ground,
where a scuffle ensued for the possession
of the weapon. An interesting ques
tion then arose as to who was entitled to
tno reward. Yesterday Carter, the man
who hit the blow, putina claim for It.
The sheriff did not resist this claim, and
to-day the money wus paid.
MORE RAIDS AT CHARLESTON.
The Constables Trying to Catch the
Blind Tigers Napping.
Charleston, S. C., Oct 4.—-The whisky
constabulary paid a domiciliary visit to
Summerville to-day and raided the estab
lishment of George Sabbus. They looted
the place, carrying off everything port
able in it. including tbe door, but found
no contraband goods. Then they re
turned to Charleston and paid another
visit to Homines’ restaurant on King
street, which was sacked on Monday last.
It is said that they expected by doubling
to catch the tijfer asleep. They
searched the premises from roof to
cellar and through to the wood pile
but found nothing but a number of hot.
ties of extra dry eider. Several visits
were paid also to the freight depot of the
South Carolina railway but without re
sults. During the day the cordon around
tho building was re-established but it was
removed to-night. The raids will bo con
tinued to-morrow. As an indication of
how the harrying process is affecting the
town it may be mentioned that nearly
everybody in the city is selling whisky
and wines and beer except the four dis
pensaries established by the state. These
are practically boycotted save by the
negroes.
DAMAGE TO COTTON.
A Son Attempts to Assassinate His
Father.
Americus, Ga., Oct. 4.—Last night af
ter 9 o’clock while Steve Perry, a well
known colored merchant, was on his way
home from his store he was shot from
ambush and painfully wounded. He
recoguized his son Jim as the would-be
assassin. The dogs from the Jail were
obtained anU tracked Jim to the house of
Atnauda Parker. a negro wo
man who has served two terms
in the chain gang. He was arrested ana
Jailed. There Ims been bad feeling
between Jim and his father for some time.
Jim fired three shots at his father. Only
one hit him, making a painful but not
very dangerous wound in the back.
The wind and rain storm that raged
over this section for nearly twenty-four
hours night before last and yesterday,
lias greatly damaged the open cotton.
Several farmers in the city yesterday
estimated the damage to their crops from
a hundred or two to more than a thousand
dollars.
Three New Postmasters.
Washington. Oct. 4.—C. F. Evans was
to-day appointed postmaster at Flora,
Monroe county; Mrs. Cleo Troutman at
Edgefield. Sumter county, and B. F. Vam
at Varnville, Hampton county.
North Carolina’s District Attorney.
Washington, Oct. 4. —Attorney-General
Olney has appointed Solomon C. Weill as
sLstant United Stutes district attorney
for the Eastern district of North Caro
lina.
A Jewelry Company Assigns.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 4.—Tbe H. M.
Moses Jewelry Company assigned to
day, with liabilities of tu.OOti, and assets
sufficient to cover the indebtedness.
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NO RIOTING AT DECATUR.
Gov, Jones Sends Troops to the Scene
of the Trouble,
The Strikers Offer no Resistance to
their Coming and Make no Attempt to
Damage the Railroad Company’s
Property-Later In The Day They
Adopt Pacific Resolutions and tho
Governor Withdraws the Troops.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 4.—A special to
the Age-Herald from a staff correspond*
cut on tho ground says that trouble has
been brewing at New Decatur since Sun
day morning among the striking work
men of the Louisville and Nashville shop*.
Sunday a numbor of men at work in tho
Louisville and Nashville shops went into
tho city and were attacked by strikers.
A petition, signed by tho strikers
and merchants of tho town,
was prepared and sent to tho officials of
the road, asking them to allow the strik
ers to return to their places, with the ul
timatum in case of refusal that they
would force their way into tho shops and
drive out the new men, or blow up the
shops. This being noted, a request was
forwarded to Gov. Jones at Montgomery
to order troops to that point.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Last evening, tho governor, in response
to the request, ordered Col. Clark of the
Second Regiment to call out tho Birming
ham contingent and await further orders.
At 2:40 o’clock to-day five companies, 160
strong, boarded a special train here and
left for tho scene. All was quiet when
the troops arrived, but they are detailed
about the shops with forty rounds rtf
ammunition issued to each man. A large
number of strikers were around tho
entrance of the shop yard on tho
arrival of the troops. Their arrival, the
correspondent wires, was a dampner on
the strikers, and at this writing the out
break is quiet. Tho local attorney of the
road has applied for a power of attorney
to swear out warrants for the arrest of
the men who carried banners in proces
sion, or attempted to prohibit men from
going to work in the shops.
NO RIOT VET.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 4.—lt is now
hoped that there will be no disturbances
of nublio order arising out of the lajuls
vllle and Nashville strike. A special
train, having Alabama state troops on
board, left Birmingham at 2:45 o'clock
this morning and went to Hartselle, re
maining there a short time. They were
then ordered to Decatur, arriving early
this morning. Governor Jones is in re
ceipt of a telegram showing that thera
has been uo outbreak of any kind, and it
is thought there will be none The pres
ence of the military has apparently al
ready hail a salutary effect, and has
quieted auy disposition among the turbu
lent element of the strikers to engage ia
any lawlessness.
THE TROOPS WITHDRAWN.
Montgomery. Ala., Oct. 4, 11 p. m.—
The presence of tlm military company at
Decatur to-day had such a wholesome
oflect that the leaders of the various
labor organizations among the strikers
signed a declaration that no violation of
the luw was contemplated, and thui only
legal steps to secure their claims would
bo taken. This declaration was wired to
Gov. Jones, and this, in connection with
other Information from officers on the
ground, caused tho governor to order tho
withdrawal of tho troops. All is quiet
there now.
LOOKS LIKE A SETTLEMENT.
Louisville, K.y., Oct. 4 —The final con
ference, at which the acceptance or re
jection of the reduction of wages by the
employes of tho Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern and Ohio Valley railroad
will be decided upon, began this morning
at 10 o’clock, aud when recess was takeu
at 12:110 o’clock until 8:60 this afternoon,
it was announced that the matter was
fast approaching a favorable settlement.
SWITCHMEN SURRENDER.
The Illinois Central and Yazoo Valley
Men Resume Work.
Memphis, Tenu., Oet. 4.—The switch
men on the Illinois Central and Yazoo and
Mississippi valley returned to work this
morning. The Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern received their checks and
discharges. It is said that an attempt
will be mado to put new men in their
places to-morrow. The switchmen say
they are determined this shall neft be
done. As yet there is no disorder.
The yards of the Chesapeake and tho
Memphis and Charleston are full of
freight.
L. & N.’S STOCKHOLDERS.
The Old Board of Directors Re-Elected
With One Exception.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 4.—-The stockhold
ers’ meeting of the Louisville and Nash
ville, held at noon to-day, was the brief
est on record, lasting only fifteen minutes,
aud there was the utmost unanimity.
The question of increasing the stock to
$60,000,000 did not come up to-day, but is
set for a special meeting on Nov. 8. The
old board of directors was elected, with
one exception, Henry Anthon of New
York being chosen in place of J. S. Rog
ers of the Rogers Locomotive Works at
Paterson,N. J., who resigned.
RIO TO BE SAVED.
The Commanders of the Foreign Men
of-War to Interfere.
Rio de Janeiro,Oct. 4.—Thecommanders
of the British, French, Italian, American
and Portuguese men-of-war here have re
ceived dispatches giving them discretion
ary power to take such action as may be
necessary in order to prevent any further
attack on the city which might endanger
the lives and property of foreign subjects.
The commanders of the foreign war ves
sels have already acted in this sense by
informing Admiral DeAlelios that no at
tack upon Rio de Janeiro will be per
mitted. The German government alone
has refrained from takiug military action,
on the ground that at does not desire to
interfere in a domestic quarrel.
RIFFIANS TO BE PUNISHED.
Spain Sends a Gunboat to Bombard
Their Stronghold.
Madrid. Oct. 4.—The government has
token prompt and energetic measures to
punish the Riff tribes who attacked the
Spanish garrison at Melilla, dispatching
with all possible speed after the receipt
of the news of the battle a gunboat to
bombard the Riffian stronghold, and a
special steamer with a battery of artil
lery to reiuforce tho garrison Several
regiments have been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness to proceed to MoiiUa.