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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1898)
THE CITY OF SAYANNAH SUFFERS FEARFUL DAMAGE. SUMMER RESORTS ARE HIT HARD. Many Vessels Caught In the Furious GaVo and Either Totally Destroyed or Greatly Damaged. A special from Savannah, Ga., says: The annual fall storm came Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and left its usual trail of destruction. It appears that the cyclone developed right off the coast of Georgia. There were no warnings from the weather burean, and the shipping interests paid little attention to the small blow of Tuesday afternoon. About 10 o’clock Tuesday night, ^however, the winds began to gather, and at midnight there was a forty-five mile gale, which increased toward morning to seventy-five miles an hour, with a maximum velecity of eighty miles. This record is ahead of the storm of August, 1893, by eight miles, and the maximum in 1896 was only seventy-five miles. There was eutensive damage to property in the cit$ and hardly a house escaped. Roofs were blown ©ff, sometimes only the tin coverings, and then again the whole roof went. Houses that remained intact suffered from the drenching rain that, with the aid of the wind, made its way into them and soaked everything. In thirty hours 6.29 inches of rain fell. in A conservative Savannah is estimate $50 of the properly damage to each There are more than 5,000 of them, and $250,000 will be a very low estimate of the entire damage done. Much property was destroyed at the nearby resorts, where only the light¬ est structures are put np. The city of Savaunab Suffered seri¬ iq the loss of its magnificent trees. Storms of the last five years Lave decimated the trees iu the city and they have been even worse this time. The park presents the same picture of destruction that it did iu 1896. Many of the streets are blocked by large trees, some of -which are torn np by the roots, while others are brok¬ en just above the ground. There were some heroic rescues, but no lives lost,,_____ ^ «ortu _ Carolina regiment stationed at Tybee, left the island Tuesday night and started for the city. They conld get no train until-Wednesday morn¬ ing. Their tents and clothes all blew away, and they quartered themselves in any place they could find. All the churches iu" the city suf¬ fered, principally the First Baptist, which had its entire roof taken away. Many Vessel* Wrecked. In the harbor and at quarantine at Tybee the damage to shipping is The British bark Breamer, uom Uemarara, was blown on a jetty during the night aud is heavily dam¬ aged. The Italian bark Maria Raffo broke loose from her anchorage and drifted into a marsh, where she is lying. The Norwegian bark Noe broke loose from her mooring at quarantine aud went ashore- on Daufuskie island, at the mouth of the Savannah river. Her crew of twelve men was rescued by the tug W. F. MoCauley. She is a total wreck. Between fifteen and twenty naphtha launches iu the river aud at the Sa¬ vannah Yacht Club auchorage at Thun¬ derbolt, aud as mauy more small sloops and schooners doing a coasting trade with the islands, were sunk or lost. The steamers Alpha aud Doretta drifted their anchor and went ashore and are heavily damaged. As usual, Tybee suffered worse than any of the other resorts. The Iniet clubhouse and the Zorada clubhouse were almost entirely demolished. FOURTEEN DEATHS OCCURRED. Isny Soldiers Succumb During the Pass¬ age From Santiago to Montauk Point. There were fourteen deaths on board the transport Allegheny, conveying the Ninth Massachusetts volunteers from Santiago to Montauk Point. As one explanation of the many deaths on the Allegheny, it is said that the Niuth Massachusetts regiment took along more of its sick than any other and that men who really ought to have been left behind were taken on the ships, as they and their com¬ rades preferred they should risk the voyage home than to remain for what seems to have beea considered certain death iu the hospitals about Santiago. Many of those who died during the voyage had to be earrisJ on board. The trip was a slow one. The Allegheny was a cattle trans¬ port totally unfitted for the work cut ont for her. Her condition must have been bad before the troops were put on her and according to Dr. McGrnder it was frightful before they arrived at Montauk. HOLLAND’S GIRL QUEEN. Bewitching Wllhelmlna Attain* Majority • and Rule* Netherlands. Upon the occasion of her birthday and the attainment of her majority Wednesday Queen Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria issued a proclamation to the people of the Netherlands. It was worded as follows: “On this day, so important to you and me, I desire before all else to say a word of warm gratitude. From my tenderest years you have surrounded me with your love. From all parts of the kingdom, from all classes of society, young and old, I have always received striking proofs of attachment. After the death of my venerated father, all your attachment to the dynasty was transferred to me. On this day I am ready to accept the splendid though weighty task whereto I have been called and I feel myself supported by your fidelity. Receive my thanks. Myexper once hitherto has left ineffaceable im¬ pressions, and it is au earnest of the future. Mv dearly loved mother, to whom I am. immensely indebted, set me an example by her noble and ex¬ alted conception of the duties which henceforth devolve upon me. The aim pf my life 'will be to follow her exam¬ ple, and to govern in the manner ex¬ pected of a princess of the house of Orange. True to the constitution, I desire to strengthen the respect for the name and flag of The Netherlands. As soveign of possessions and colonies east and west, I desire to observe jus¬ tice and to contribute so far as in me lies in the increasing intellectual and material welfare of my whole people. I hope and expect that the support of all, iu whatever sphere of official or social activity you may be placed, within the kingdom or without, will never be wanting. “Trusting in God, and with a pray¬ er that He give me strength, I accept the government. (Signed) “Wilhelmina.” The girl queen will not take the oath of office and ascend the throne of Holland until the dth of September. The seat of government or the Capi¬ tol de facto of Holland is the Hague. The queen usually resides there. Offi¬ cially, however, Amsterdam is the capital, down, the and king according and to the law reside laid queen must there, at least six days out of every year. Therefore, the inauguration of the fair young Wilhelmina as queen will take place in the latter city. THE OLIVETTE SISKS. Crew ami Hospital Corp* Have Narrow Eueape—The Affair a Mystery. / The hospital ship Olivette, which been lying **. Briiuuuuia, near the iu quarantine uirougn i M some mysterious agency sank Tuesday morning about 2:30 o’clock. Aboard of her was a hospital corps of thirty-five and a crew of forty-five persons, all of whom escaped, but in scanty attire. The roustabouts sleeping in the lower hold had a narrow escape, being driven from their bunks like so many rats. Fortunately for those aboard, there was a schooner near by and some of them took shelter on her, while others sought refuge at the (^{►rantine station. The Olivette went down in about thirty feet of water, her main deck being submerged at high tide. No one apparently knows how the calamity conld have occurred, and as no investigation has yet been made, the matter remains a mystery. RECEIVED RUSSIA’S NOTE. Ambassador Hitchcock at St. Petersburg Cables to the State Department. United States Ambassador Hitch¬ cock, at St. Petersburg, has cabled the state department that he has been handed by the Russian minister of foreign affairs a copf of the identical note addressed by order of the czar to all of the representatives of foreign governments, proposing a joint con¬ ference to consider the question of general disarmament. The full text of the note was not cabled by Mr. Hitchcock, but will be sent forward by mail. PLANS ARE CHANGED. President Will Not Visit Camp Wikoff dust at Present. A dispatch received at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, Wednesday from Ad¬ jutant General Corbin stated that these has been a change in the plans of President McKinley and that neith¬ er the president nor Secretary Alger will visit the camp on the date agreed upon. PHILIP IS IN COMMAND. Given Official Charge of Second Sqnadrou of North Atlantic Fleet. An order was issued by the navy department Tuesday detaching Com¬ modore J. W. Philip from the com¬ mand of the battleship Texas, at New York, and placing him in command of the second squadron of the North At¬ lantic fleet, with the cruiser New York as his flagship. He thus succeeds to the command formerly held by Rear Admiral W. S. Schley and to the quarters of the New York formerly occupied by Rear Adm’ral W. T. Sampson as commander in chief of the’North Atiautic fleet. DEATH RATE FROM TYPHOID FE. TER GROWS HEATY. SENERfil WHEELER ISSUES ORDERS President Will Be Asked to Make Changes That Secretary Alger Was Not Asked to Make. Ten soldiers died at Camp Wikoff Tuesday, a majority of them from typhoid fever. The transports Berlin, San Maroos and Specialist arrived during the day with soldiers from Cuba, and landed them. The Berlin had 886 men of the First Illinois infantry, of whom 160 were sick. General Bates and staff were also on the Berlin. The San Marcos had 397 men on board, 94 of whom were sick. The Specialist carried 118 artillery¬ men, only two of them being sick. General Wheeler has ordered Gen¬ eral Adelbert Ames, chief of staff of General JKent's staff, to conduct an in¬ vestigation of the camp. He is given almost autocratic powers. General Wheeler has ordered him to get at the bottom of all the things which have been complained of. The subjects General Ames is to investigate are: Why is the general condition of the camp bo poor; why do conditions that prevail exist; who is responsible; why troops were sent to the camp before it was ready to receive them; why, since there was but One railroad leading in¬ to the camp, boats were not used to carry men and provisions from New York city; why needed nurses were not ordered, or if they were ordered, why they were not distributed; why the hospitals are crowded; why trans¬ ports were allowed to lie in the har¬ bor without $emV supplies and relief being eenfc There oul^o dissatisfaction -- ^ in tire camp re of the Rough Riders. They are not satisfied with the terms of their rrras te! out. the mnainder f hey want^ o t the to be volunteers. treated as are The regulars, officers and men, are alw dissatisfied and wan to be aent back to gjmaon posts and atahona at onoe. The visit of President McKinley ,* ansjously awaited. An effort mil b. made to get the president to sane Alger ton chan gee which even Secretary was not asked to make. TRANSPORTS t’OttN*’***® — •■u*v M-M. u(>«vk» ITU A’ .Avetne Spaniard* Oo Down With Th«in. The Hong Kong Daily Press is au¬ thority for the statement that 900 Spaniards lost their lives several weeks ago when the Spanish gunboat Leyte was captured by a vessel be¬ longing to Admiral Dewey’s squadron. The Leyte has been stationed in an adjoining island, where the insurgents were numerous and aggressive. The latter were gaining ground rapidly, causing 900 Spaniards to board these sailing vessels in an endeavor to es¬ cape from the natives, who would mas saci e them. The gunboat Leyte undertook to tow these three transports to Manila bay, where the Spaniards aboard them were to surrender to Admiral Dewey if they did not succeed in lauding somewhere and reaching Manila un¬ der cover of darkness. After the Leyte had towed them down Pampan gas river some distance along the coast, a heavy storm came up, making" it necessary for the gunboat to cut her tows loose and proceed to Manila for assistance. Before getting there she was captured by the Americans next day and au American vessel was dis¬ patched to find the three transports, but failed to disoover any traoe of them. The natives oa the adjoining coast say they saw nothing of any vessels. The Hong Kong Press finally reached the conclusion that the vessels found¬ ered with all on board. A PROMOTION BOARD. Naval Officers of Hisrbest Batik Will (i>n veno and Fix liewards. The acting secretary of the navy has appointed a board composed of officers of the highest rank to meet at the navy department to consider and report upon all cases of officers deserving of reward for specially meritorious services dur¬ ing the war with Spain other than those officers whose services have beea already recognized by promotion. NEWS FROM PEARY. The Steamer Hope Returns From Her Bong Trip to Greenland. The steamer Hope arrived at St. Johns, N. F., Saturday from her trip to Greenland, whither she carriel the Peary exploring expedition. parted At Fouike Fjord the Hope with Lieutenant Peary and sailed on the 7th of August, the’ Windward, the exploring party’s ship, leaving at the same time for Sheard Osborne Fjord, where Peary will make his headquar¬ ters during the winter. Sixty dogs and ten Eskimo men and women were taken north. Captain Bartlett reports' all well. "WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS Name Full State Ticket—Fusion With Popwll6fcs Declined, Wisconsin democrats in convention at Milwaukee nominated the follow¬ ing state ticket: For governor, Hiram W. Sawyer, Hartford. Lieutenant governor, Peter V. Dus¬ ter, Milwaukee. Secretary of state, P. O. Stromont, Madison. Treasurer, 0. J. Malek, Milwaukee. Attorney general, Harry H. Grafe, Superior. with populists A proposition to fuse was voted down. After being inform¬ ed by the conference committee that the democrats’ had failed to adopt a fusion scheme, the populist conven¬ tion nominated a ticket as follows: Governor, A. A. Worslev, Racine. Lieutenant governor, Spencer Pal¬ mer, Fond Du Lac. Secretary of state, Artemus Arvin, Milwaukee. Attorney general, Lester A. Wood¬ ard, Columbia county. Treasurer, John Powers, Pierce county. •_ MUSTERING OCT PROCEEDS. Many Soldiers Transferred From Camps to Points of Enlistment. The war department issued orders Thursday for the following transfers of troops fot the purpose of being mustered out at their destination: First Wisconsin, from Jacksonville to Camp Douglass, Wis.; Fifth'Ohio, from Fernandina to Columbus; First United States volunteer cavalry (Rough Riders), at Montauk Point; Michigan, Thirty third and Thirty-fourth from Montauk Point to Camp Eaton, Island Lake, Mich.; First Connecti¬ cut, from Dunn Loring to Niantic; First Illinois, from Montauk to armory in Chicago; Fifth Iowa, from Jack¬ sonville to Des Moines: Third "Vir¬ ginia, from Camp Alger to Richmond; First Mississippi, from Chiekamauga to Lauderdale Springs, Miss.; Second Mississippi, from Jacksonville to Lau¬ derdale Springs, MisA LATER RETURNS „ . tIon of state officers, A 0olnmbi s . 0 speoia l ssya: 0nl o( a total vote accounted for np midnigU “ Thursday „ ig ht of 66,171, Eu rba lea(Js with 23,716and will have Mme st , cm , a race witt the P Mbiticm lea<le Mr , Fealh!!rBt „ne, comM a „ ith Ui914 . Ex . C(m man is m third place with 10,321. Nearly all the counties have reported officially. The returns are not yet sufficiently ocinrpl dicate conclusive results as to the other officers. Congressman Strait has been beaten in the fifth district, Messrs. Barber and Finley entering the second race. With nearly complete returns,Comp¬ troller General Durham appears to be defeated. His vote is 31,148 against 31,958 for Epton. * DISFAT0H FROM MILES Notifying War Department That He Sails From Por^o Rico. The war department Thursday made public the following dispatch from General.Miles: '‘Ponce, September 1,1898.—Secre¬ tary of War, Washington: Twelve thousand troops will be left in Porto Rico, and nearly 4,600 infantry, cavalry and artillery sail for New York. These troops sail on the Obdam, Concho, Chester, Alamo, Mississippi and Man¬ itoba. “The division is qnder command of Major General "Wilson, with Brigadier Generals Schwan, Haines and Garret son. All these officers have taken part in different engagements and are enti¬ tled to much credit, and I bespeak for them consideration on their return home. The cavalry and artillery leave most of their horses and all of their field transportation in Porto Rico. I sail on Obdam today. Miles, c» Major General, Commanding.” ONLY A CALL AT CANTON. Preeld-ent Will Not Be Able to Stop Bong at His Old Home. While President McKinley very mnch desired to pay more than a brief visit to bis old home in Canton, he finds that the duties of his office are such that he will be obliged to cut his visit there to a mere call. The president will spend a couple of days in camp at Montauk Point and Camp Wikoff, so as to correctly in¬ form himself us to the condition of affairs and the truth of the reports that have been circulated by personal observation‘fend contact with the men. REPUBLICANS FAVOR WHEELER. Those of Eighth Alabama District Will Vote For the General. A special ... from Montgomery . r says: The republicans of the eighth Alabama district, out of regard for the splendid services in war of the present demo cratic congressman, General Wheeler, have resolved not to make any nomination in that district, to cast the solid vote of their party for the reaominatioa of the little general, 3 feill MsISSsSisSI^j sfSfeSS$*.€S| J. ste?ssswa^*agM For ~ sale in Con) ers. Ga. hr J n.'* U " '*" " ” ' ' • 1 --- southern prouhbss.1 The New Industries He, During 10rt „. the The more important of the„ I dustnes past include reported during >1 e,j Hew Orleans, a $100,000 b ^ gima, chemical a canning works f a , t j II, 15 $50,000 cotton near mill i a at.poinW North cotton seed oil mills bama, Mississippi, South Carol!?' Texas, and a $11.5,000 electric \ 1 ' plant in middle Georgia factory and two flouring nflll,7 ^ ported from South Carolina 0a# ing mill from North Carolia from Tennessee, and a found machine works from Kentucky J nessee work a also gold reports mine in a new North comj planing mill, local (W a a telepW new tem, local and telephone a $150,000 snuff f a J, der also in Florida companies ate way and Keefe saw mills are reported from Geo and Texas, and a sash and blind tory in Mississippi. —Tradesman tanooga, Tenn.) FOUR SUSPICIOUS CASK! Of Yellow issippi Fever Village Found In a SmaliJ A telephone and Reported. | burg Herald message to The Yi| Dr. Tuesday H. A. Gant, night from jj son says state y inspector, reported to the discovered!] stated of health that he had cases of what appears to be yelloil ver at Orwood, a small village ial fayette county, Miss. Orwood ] V been quarantined and the cases Vated and guarded at a house in] country. Telegrams were sent by the % board to the boards of health of allll southern states and inspectors pits on all the trains on the Illinois Cl tral road. The authorities are ai dent that the disease will not sens foothold in view of the preeati taken. GEORGIANS GO TO MOTT ATI y Four THottsanff In the State Ordwil Camp Wikoff. J All the recruits for the regimenal the Fifth ai-mv corps in Georgia bn vj been ordered bv the secretary of to join tlier commands at Camp h koff, Montauk Point, New York. The order was ia the of nature the depai ofj surprise to the officers I ment of the gulf. It includes all recruits the exception now at of Fort the McPherson Fifth infantry (tj the together ruit with all at the Newnan, detachment Lia j re ea-mps Springs and "Waco, Ga. PONCE FLEET COMES HOSE. Object Is to Get Crews Away From* Tropical Climate. The navy department has recent! cablegram from Ponce, Porto M announcing that Hannibal the Puritan, and Affipj trite, Terror, Wedaesij gomery sailed from Ponce morning. They will go to Newpj R. I. The main object is to get thecif* of the vessels away from the trop climate to northern waters. ATLANTA MARKETS. OORBECTED WEEKLT.—SS Roosted coffee 31*1.30, less 12; 50c fan p« MFS cases. Green coffee choice granmated 9. Sugar standard “Lj| w New Orleans white 5K C . do y e Syrup, New Orleans open kettlew mixed 12}^(®20c: sugar house,- Teas, black 30@65c; 6&<®6$£c;.Sp. green Rice, head 7Vc ; choice rv sacks $1.25; do bbls. 2.25; K _ 300s $2.75. Soda, boxes 6c. Cr » ek ' e 1 ! 8c. D t0I F‘- , j 6.Wc: cream 8c: gingersnaps 13a. Oys.ers, F • mon stick 6c; fancy 12@ 1.65; L. W. 1.15. Floar, Grain and Meal. Flour, all wheAt straight, first patent, * 8 7 $5- 25 ;^ . patent, *4.25; Corn, white, . »: 50-^ extra family. $3 00. 4Sc. Oats, white 37c; mixed 35c. proof —. Rye, Georgia 35c. H«y - ^ othy Large bales S5c; small bales 1 .^ timothv small bales 70c. Meal, p>-* bolted 45c. Wheat bran, 80c- 1«8« J •mall sacks 82c. Shorts *- 75c. Cotton seed meal 95c P e 7 „7h’j# 36.50 per ton. Peas stock 60 @ 6 ocp«' g common white $1.00; Lady v Grits $2.50. Country Produce. J Eggs 16®18o: 14<S?15 fancy j. Butter, Tennessee ^te» M# ^ $ ery, Georgia SfiilOy ' jrs| choice 8e; 22K@„ ; try, ehiekens, hens ®L I chickens large I6«18c: 17*S*I sm in „~2$f A | Ducks, •T3 potatoes, 25c. Irish new «&. is bushel. Sweet potatoes stralaed £?:# , goc pe r bu. Honey, j bS $3.09^3.25%? bM j Provisions. clear m j Clear rib? boxed sides 6H’' M : . 63<e; icc-curefi be; ,, j £ 6^-."c C; •Parfi°b?st . : "*■* ou l yaalky moial 5;. j Market closed qaici: Cottaa. raidiu^s 5 H t
