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VOL. XXVII.—NO. 40.
THE ANARCHIST CONSPIRACY.
Tn his office at X**w Scotland Yard mt
Inspector Murphy, chief «<I the “specials”
told off to keep wat- h over the anarelii.-ts.
He was engrossed in th*’ pt rusal of a large
official-looking document. when h< was in
terrupted by the • ntrar ■»» < f two >f his
Principal subordinates, !•■’ ctive Sergeants
Mulligan and Magee. They l.a i .->me to
inquire if he ha I any or **rs to give them
before they left th*’ "Yard” for the night.
“Ah. bo;. raid th* in.-p--<’tor. looking
up. "1 was just going to s*r.*! f* r you.”
“More work. sirT* ask*-d Mulligan.
“Aye, and hot wort.. V**.” answered the
inspector, with a signiti ant siu-.ke of Ins
head. “I have just received word ;'o’n the
French police that l.uchn Miasme, le>uis
Roche and Jean Lt rat, who uisauperir- *1
from Farts some weeks ago, are rejiorted
to be In London."
“Miasme, 1. h»* and Lerut." repeated
Mulligan, thoughtfully. "Th y are the
fellows who wi-n- tried for that Notre Dame
affair, nr. n’t th- y .”'
“Yes. and who should have been hanged
for it,” repl.v 1 the insjieett r. “1 was in
Faris at the time, and attended the tri <l.
There was n<» doubt but th -y were guilty
—they themselves hardly d ni»-*l it b:tt the
case was mismanaged, and th* jury were
scared for th* ir own skins, and the end of
it was that thr**- mo-t villainous murderers
were let loose on - * iity again.”
“It v. . X.rre Dame
expio.-icn.” sail M.**;•*•.
“Faith. I*.g enough for anything. "he
church was full of people wom“n and
children cha-ii. an I seems of m in •.*•:*.*
killed er .njun i. »*ne family—the »’«**.ite
d la Targe an*l his wife and two daughters
who was sitting just where the Itomb
exploded, were simply wiped oai. » heli* ve,
at this nwiinnt. the «nly repr native
of the De la Targe family ext -urn is the
son. who, at the time c» the outrage, and
now. too. for all 1 k . w. was serving v itn
his region nt in Fiam.”
“If that son e.*-r meets Mi tsme, Hoche
an 1 It- rat there’ll be trouble 1 expect,”
was Mulligan's * >.nm*:it.
“Yes; it was rep rt* l in the French
papers that waet he heard of the result of
the trial he be ** -u have the bl *4
of his mother's murderers yet. 1 dare say.
however, he soon cool* •» down. At any
rate, he aas made no move, and that's
seven months ago. Hu: to business. The
French police tel! me that Miasme, II ••he
and La rat ar* .-aid to lie h- r*- f«*r .he pur
pose of conimlttir.g outrages in rv. i: t for
our surrendering that ruffian Marquis.
They say, too. that they are well supplied
with money, th ogh w; re it com- - from is
a mjts’.-ry. If that's the case, the sooner
we get on their track the better.”
The inspector paused for a. m ni-nt, and
searched among the papers on his desk.
Then he San led to the detectives » veral
photogr iphs.
••These.” he said. “are portraits of t*i<
three ruffiians taken when they were in
prison hi Faris. Look at th in well, mid
nee that you don't forget the rascals’
faces."
Th- two detectiv- s examined the photo
graphs closely. An anxious : ••! prolonged
consultation foll*»v.-l. U *-n it was ended
midnight ».i« far past.
The two .1. tv tiv s left the “Var i” and
turned down the dark and silent embank
ment. The difficulties and r- -pn.-il.i’ity
*f the task that night committed to them
lay heavy on their minds. X* ither of the
men S|***ke as tiny walked slowly along,
lost in anxious thought.
Suddenly Mull.-an sieii*ed and caught
Magee ti-htly by the tin. At the same
bi-tant there was a brilliant flash of r* d
d*-h light ab ut - yards in front of
them. T*i* u • ’ * .J u tremendous re-
I I
For a. moment the two detectives were
100 dum.’« <ndv! t > th.nk or ucl. Mulli
gan. however, quickly ;*ull--d haniself to
gether.
“Tne anarchists,” by heaven!” he cried.
•X'ome, Tom, we may catch the scoundiels
j -t.” Wit.tout an instant’s hesl atioa UtS
t• :i. • • • : ■’
along the embankment toward the sp.*t
where the explosi n had taken place. As
they neared it th* y -i -.-kerid th* ir f ace
and kepi a sharp lookout so that nothing
night escape them in the darkness. A
second hu r they observed a da k mass
lying h • th 1 >p on to* I • • ■ ■ •
•ppr. • •
body a • ...
so w*d tu«u ti.. i. L- : 1 • .1* • id
th . xp'.os *n. D* v arm was oio.vn
situ: ly to fragments e.i.l .i- r -dh» .-* •• v >-
a bleeding ma '
clothes. He was •; t.te «b
Ik-uctnc M ...i-..n i tru k a
light and examin.d tae d*.. I m t s •
• The chief hero of th. X *t: ium< ex
plosion has exploded himself; the Lord be
inv. ’is. i c itinrud V r
<l*tecin. s *h.ury. They Mt no d-übt that
the ma. killed that night was the re
doubtable anarchist Lou s L* he and that
he hud perished by the |.r mature exp o
si.n of the bomu he was can.tn, wn *
..i. his way to commit smite diabolical oui
n *e What the outrage in; i d 1 was ana
hJ.w he tad
which from the
the scene of the explosion experts pro
*“ to be of excellent w >rkmanship
were not known fur some t ine Al 1* u ,tn.
however, another commimicaticn was r*
tclveJ from the Freii* h P lice. wh.cn
thr*-w- light on both these joints and on
“Vn m ‘ in'is ‘XmmntrMl. n it apficar* u
.•XTSiX a. Hvinsts in Farts it «•■• sail
lE u th< outrage intended was nothing 1* s
than the blowing up of me houses o. p.r
li.i -i.t or. at atij rat*, of the iImU tow-
ik* -'og am>*ng the anarchists un-
-: no doubt-of La
Koanche. This person was reported to be
1 run of M*n*e wealth, and at the same
iimc a skilie! chemist, and he was d* voting
both his talent and money t i the
- . . _ >Lla<ir t. tO IK* 1
to few of the brethr* n-ind.-ed. for
purport of safety, h- mix**l lune wu.t
firm living in rooms in the west end of
}!o "don Xre he pr.pated l.is b unbs. an !
mo ting prof, -s-1 «na" ?dsts only fr m t.n
to time in order to plan outrages and pro
?de them with the means of carrying .hem
*u. Mi.t-nv’. L-nt and tl- it*’ Roehl
vw his especial intimates and I is < hos-
TnsUum nts for * fl* -ting his niciignant
pcn.jses—ln fact, te bad cr*a «•*
*. alcusy in anarchist circles by refud ,
to place confidence in any others th m
th-se-
The communication conrtuil’d by Mat
ing that the misadventure by whi- h LO“‘;
Roche had fo«t his Me had not tn th*
slig. t. -t derive discouraged La Revanche
ai.d hi* x -ociates. an I that anollur at
tempt at setrage might be expec-M at any
mcment. AecorliLg to the rumors > ' ri 1
dating among she militant nnwhists m
b’aris this wqul.i pr..l.abiy take the form
j.f an exulo.don at Woolwit h arsenal, or at
L me of the p .vemni nt dockyards.
I On receiving this communication Inspec-
tor Murphy had another consultation with
his snborili.iates.
•This,” said Magee, when Ilio inspector
■. i of the Ftpolice'*
*■• ir.munication, "this is a new development
in an;:r< hi-m the gentleman anarchist.”
• >•-«, and a very awkward on’, too.” re
plied Mulligan. "We know something
nl**»iit Miasme and I.* rat both about their
h;.i’:its and th'dr :«tip’a rnnees —but we know
nothing about this Lo Revanche, except
tint lie is a g *ntleman and lives in the
w• -t eii 1. and is probably a Frenchman.
That’s t o vatnie to h Ip us mu<*h. We
enn’t sh;;.i w every French gentleman liv
ing in we-t i.onc in. and y< t while he’s free
tlvro will !*• no cessation of outrages. Its
true he is said now to employ only
Miasme and i.ernt. bin < ven if we catch
thorn he w ill soon t oilv r desperadoes to
tai; their pin c<s. He carries ;he sinews of
war, ami as long h<> h is money and a
Lnnil. manufactory v. •’ shall have plenty of
outrages.”
•That’s quite true.” slid Inspector Mur
phy. “Th*- pressing question then is, how
enn we trap lai it* ’ranch -?”
•‘I was thinking,” said Miillignn, "that
when we’re fortunate enough to trace
Miasme and L<-rat, wo should not arrest
them—only shadow them. La Kevaii'-he must
meet tiuni some time or other, and wh- n
he does we con! 1 shadow him until we <lls
cov r where h’s bomb factory is, then we
might catch the lot."
“A Fonsible plan,” answered the inspector.
“But, no doubt, Miasme and Lerat meet
others than La Revanche. How could you
tell which is which?"
“Well probably they don’t meet many
gentlemen- French or otherwise,” argu<*<i
Mulligan, “so we should shadow nil the
we!!-drc-ssv<l people they sp ak to or have
«h ilings with. At any rate, that seems to
me the only chance of catching La Ra
va nche."
Th • irspector lay buck in his cha'r and
n lleeted. While he was doing so a messen
entered the room and handed him ,a
t* l< cram. He tore the envelope open and
glanced at the message. Th.cn he whistled.
’•.':y j- ve!" he exelamed; "they are going
it. Just listen!"
" 'Fortsm. ith, 11:3) p. m. Explosion in har
b r. Xo injury to | -r.-on or property. No
t*-;.e* <>f p* i i-.-’rator of outrage. Send officer
to investigate.’
“What .io you think of that?”
"I. oks I ke another bungle,” said Mulli
gan, quietly.
“i aiih >t d.-H s, answered the inspector,
“but it may put us on the track of the ras
cals. Mulligan, start you by the lirst tra n
a . make •■andiing Inquiries.”
Nii. l"_a>i did .-tart liy tl lirst train and
did make F< archie. ’ InraHries. 'I ties-’ inquir
: ' •.- ■ : n n opinion that,
■ - he •• i> v. t>> teha-raio ••>*-■ -.alvei.
’•' •’•• • • 1 •!’ ..ooth* r bungle. He discov-
ers! th at at .-ou.h- a-. for. igrn-r on the
nigh: of the explosion had hired a small
rowing boat and that that boat had not
b * n returned. He tlissoveretl further that
fragments of a row n boat similar to the
« ae h.r.-.i had I*, .-n pick* i up outside Ports
mouth harbor. «m showing t . the owner of
the missing Ixiat th- ph*.t. n rnphs of Miasme
and 1,, rat. that p.-roui. after some hesita
r ' Miasme as th* for igner
who hired the boat. Front these fact
li-an draw tb« conclusion that M asme had
m.d ,n attempt to id*..* up th.- do* kynr.l
or the sb pping in Portsmouth harbor,
an had per:sh.-d by the pr< mature explo
sion of the b- mb. And this conclusion was
siior.ly aft rwiirds confirm <1 b* advices
ir.*m th. i-’r. n< h polh e. The.*, w.re to the
♦ *<•’ t that .imon* P.«ris anan*hi>ts it was
• 1,0 attempt was
T-, ! ha , d b ’ ” "> ; l"g. H was
•' 1 ' ,h • n’wh di sat ■ tlon <xht ■ t
«•- i hng la: R. v.-.n<-!:. and his .-kill as : .
. "'• *' ’hat. as he alone among
ir, 'hist.s p«».->-• <-cd funds he still
contrived, tn .-pu-- ..f his successive failures
“• ntain hi position 1 ’
I . - ....'“a" M-ir.
I’ m He S doing „o^ S . thl com 'nuniea
anar.-IH-n ...I *uppr.ss both
Pul: -n, I r •<’*’r.-hist.. than all the
i J" ‘"o ’her. Tie best
i*v".7 m' . '' 1 "'‘’.'l'’" 1 «ouid bh for him
all mir • ■ ? ls 1 ! until th*-y’re
" cuts, and then fur him to blow
Up hill: ■ It.”
<*' : had not long i • w ~t
- '' .T-ra "
i‘he V '” ! t ’ ‘ T,,< hiliabita'nts* 1 of
I*. :.. -. v. r awaktntsl about midnight
’•unsiderable trou
i .’ ’j in
■ -a <te..- Evidently he. like Roche and
i- T l .,- w?- himself, as
. \ ‘ called it, when attempt!!];;
»urt On the in-
’ , ’ x . ” a,! " 9'*' ‘h ad man he had no
'th . • ?ri 7 1 "‘ ii . tiS ' ,n “ him as the third of
th it i rnble tnu 1a . 10 ,.. 1 er . .
r.*<-y one of th.-m ha t p rished by the same
nu -:s as la, V hud u-ed to murder the
in.io.-ent congregation of Notre Dame.
1 ‘ ■ ’“• - ' Still engaged in in-
.I*7l 11 ~ tllv ' I ’<-t:mstiu l <-..s connected
with this expl • .on when Insja-ctor Murphy
r< -cived a mysterious note, it tan as fol'-
lows:
“Al is discovered. Lot La Revanche take
c- re. L. think, he has « scape. 1. having fled
Lum Luiid.m; but the arms of the bruth
e: !:• txt stretch tar. ’i’*dl him—your agent
provocateur—that lie is now in ;•-■ great
d;-tig. ras h. was in Belgrave ruad. The
avag r of blood are after him. He shall
p risit. tS.gn* d» ANARCHIST.”
’’Hullo!” cried Inspector Murphy, when he
had read this note; "the third failure has
been too mu h tor them, and La Ravanche
i.- now to b blown up h!ni«< If. Mure pow
er to their elb >ws, 1 say.”
"Belgri.ve road.” said Mulligan; “that’s
where he hung *> it, apparently. Surely with
such a straight tip as that we should be
i:..ds if we faded to lay hands on him.”
“He ha" left it. though,” said Insfnxtor
Murphy. "I don’t know whether we
shouldn’t let him ami his friends settle mat
ters between them. It’s another case of
trahisoii! tra-h on!! -tra-hl-son’!!’’
But the Inspector was only joking, and
half an hour later he and Mulligan were
in Belgrsve road starching for the lodgings
cf the ini-sing M. i.a itevanehc. They so**n
<d- -ov*r.d them, too, though the name he
had pa-- d under with his landlady was not
Kt Ravanche, bat Montagnard. The lady
gave a v< ry peculiar description of him,
and stated that the cab which took away
!- n an d his luggage went to Victoria, lie
;;a-i ii*.t taken all his luggage, and what he
had left Ix’hind demonstrated his identity
with La Revanche. It consisted of several
unchargtd bombs, a large bottle of sul
phuric acid ami the materials for com
pounding an explosive powder of great
str* ngth. Evidently he had left in a great
hurry.
To Mulligan was delegated the duty of
tracing the missing man. The task was no
easy one and fur more than a month his
reports were not altogether satisfactory.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCToBHR 1, 18to>
He had traced La Revanche to Paris, but
there for a long time he completely lost
sight of him.
One morning just after Inspector Murphy
ha 1 reached his office at the yard the door
opened and in walked Detective Sergeant
Mulligan. Though entirely unexpected, he
was received by his inspector without the
slightest indication of surprise.
“Well, what's up now?” Murphy asked
in his quietest manner.
“Oh, I’ve finished the job, sir,” replied
Mulligan.
“Found Li Revanche?” asked Murphy.
Mulligan nodded his head.
“Had him arrested?” asked Murphy.
Mulligan shook his head.
“Failed to establish his identity?” asked
Murphy in a tone of disappointment.
“No, I had some trouble over that but in
the end 11c admitted it himself.”
“Admitted it himself!” cried the inspector.
“And pray, why did the French government
refuse to arrest hi tn 7’
“Because he’s the young Comte de la
Targe, whose father, mother and two sis
ters were murdered by Roehe & Co. at the
Notre Dame explosion.”
The inspector laoki d steadily at his sub
ordinate for a moment, then he whistled to
relieve his feelings.
“What are tin y going to do with him?”
he then a»ked.
“’>•■<■ irate him and send him hack to his
regiment in Siam.” was the answer.
IIHTIILEIIEM OF JI I>EA.
Rev. Janies W. Lee’s Lectnre nt St.
John’s < hnrcli Recently.
From The St. Louis Republic.
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though
thou )>*• little among the thousands of Ju
dah, yet out of thee shall he come forth
unto me that is to l>e ruler in Israel; whose
goines forth have been from of old, from
everlasting.”—Micah v, 2.
On Monday morning, April 3d, in com
pany with our dragoman, we passed out
through tin- Joppti gate to visit Bethlehem.
This road is traveled more, perhaps, than
any other entering Jerusalem, except the
one from Joppa. A horseback ride from
Jerusalem in any direction is always in
teresting. One meets people in all varieties
of dress, sometimes walking, sometimes on
donkeys or camels, sometimes sitting by
the roadside. They move quietly and leis
urely as though they had plenty of time.
Bethlehem is about two hours' ride from
J* ru al- ia, or about six miles. The walls
Rehoboani built around the town are gone.
Near it, however, is still to be seen the
tomb of Rachel, where Jacob burled by the
roadside th.- lover of his early manhood,
the woman he married in Mesopotamia, and
who had shared with him the hardships of
the journey front i’r of the Chaldees. Jacob
-P< iks with much tenderness of Rachel:
“And as for me when 1 came from Padan,
Rachel died by me in the hind of Canaan
in the way, when yet there was but a lit
tle way to com.- unto Ephratah; and i bur
ied her there in the way of Ephratah; the
same is Bethlehem."—Genesis xlvill, 7. This
spot wa: marked ir. the most ancient tinier
by twelve rude stones, corresponding to the
twelve tril>< s of Israel. The mon iin.-nt
now above Rachel's tomb was repaired and
made beautiful by the liberality id the late
Sir Moses Monteiiore, of London. Chris
tians, Jews and Mohammedans a’l unite in
venerating the burial place of the mother
of Israel, and Dr. Wilson says no doubt has
ever been raised respecting the grave, if
this be true, this tomb is an exception to
the rule. For many travelers go to Palestine
seemingly with no other purpose than to
raise doubts about every spot and monu
ment. This <ll-position to raise suspicion
about every holy site in Palestine is not
any sign of depth of nature, but of a shal
low, mechanical skepticism to be dlseount
ed and ignored. Bethlehem is an attract
ive, picturesque town. Ji contains now
a'- >ut Inhabitants, nearly all Chris
tians. It is the most thrifty place
in Pah stine. The houses are well
built of stone, and look. perhaps,
vry much as they did In the time ol
David. It stands upon a hill running east
and hoth sides of this are
teiiaced all the way to the top and set in
tig tries, olive trees and vines. Scarlet
peppers, wild tulips and anemones stand
every uh-re on the ground and give to the
surr-binding hills a luminous and festive
appearance.
Bethlehem is on*’ of the oldest cities of
Palestine, and its name means the “house
of bread." It is about a nille long, front
east to west. The view from the highest
place in the town is very tine. To the
north is Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives.
To the east is the Dead sea and beyond the
mountains of Moab. To the south lie the
rich fields connected with the beautiful
idyl of Boaz and Ruth. To the west roll
ever the deep, blue waters of the Medi
terranean s.-a. It seemed to be distinctly
understood that the Messiah wtis to be born
in !•• tai.diem. \\ iien Herod convened the
Sanhedrim, after the visit of the wise men,
to find out where the Messiah should be
born they replied, “In Bethlehem, for so It
is wjitten.”
King David was born here, ami here he
was anointed king. It was because this
was tin- City of David that Mary and
Jos ph were here when our Savior was
born. A decree had gone forth from Au
gustus Caesar, at Rome, that all the world
under the dominion of Runic should be
taxed. But before the taxing it was neces
sary that the mimes of all the people
should be enrolled. A messenger, therefore,
had gone over Palestine proclaiming from
< very hilltop and housetop the follqvving:
"Go y up . very man unto his own natal
city, there to be enrolled. Il is the com
mand of Caesar.” So the scriptures say:
“And till went to enroll themselves, every
on.- to his own city, and Joseph went also
up from Galilee, out of the City of Naza
reth, into Judea, the City of David, which
is called Bethlehem, because he was of the
house and lineage of David—to enroll him
self. with Mary, his espoused wife, being
great with child.”—Luke il. 15. The Church
of the Nativity, the oldest Christian church
in the world, is said to stand upon the site
of the inn where Joseph and Mary lodged
when our Savior was born. This church
is own.d iii common by the Latins, the
Greeks and the Armenians. Around it these
diffi-r. nt .leuoinii-.ations have convents and
schools. The shrine, vvhi<-h gives meaning
and signiticanee to all these buildings, is
in the chapel of the Nativity. 1» Is semi
circular, and lighlei day and night by lif
teen silver lamps. In its Hour is it silver
st ir, marking the spot over which the star
of the East is supposed to have once
rested. Here, in Latin, is written the fol
lowing: "Here Jesus Christ was born in the
Virgin Mary.” Pilgrims from all over the
world .ire drawn to this sacred spot. One
who can stand and see them kneel to kiss
th.- silver star, without being moved to
tears, is harder and more stupid than the
average mortal. Origen, at the beginning
of th>- thirl century, speaks of this place
as being universally regarded, not only by
Christians, but by the heathen also, as the
birthplace of ChrlsL
An Old Sleuth.
Front Puck.
Policeman—This is the naygur, yer honor,
as sthole thim shoes from Finnegan’s.
Justice—Were the shoes in ills possession?
Policeman—No, sor-r.
Justice—What’s the evidence, then?
Policeman—Whin I rin down the sthrate
cryin’ “Sthon thafe!” he sthopped at wanst
an’ looked back.
A TROPICAL STORM.
IT STRUCK THE OKORGIA COAST RUT
Dili NO GREAT ItAMAGE.
Houses Unroofed and Trees Blown Down in
Jacksonville, Fla.—No Lives Reported
Lost Along the Atlantic Coast.
The tropical hurricane, the 1594 rival of
last year’s great coast storm, which has
been careering around among the West In
dies and southern waters, gave Florida and
the Georgia coast a jolly blow during the past
week.
It came tearing up from Cuba, fresh from
Its great victories in that charming little
isle, and carried everything before it. It
was a lively duplication of last year’s storm
and lashed the waves and beat the shore
with terrific fury. For a time it seemed
that it would do as great destruction as
last year’s hurricane.
It swept through Florida and just before
noon arrived at Savannah. It came up at
about thirty-six miles an hour, on schedule
time. It did considerable damage, but up
to last night no loss of life had been re
port e<l.
This hurricane was no baby affair. It
was a well organized storm and It started
out with business-like intentions. The
special observer of The New York Herald
discovered it off St. Thomas last Friday
\ i/vuiwr
\ iVectnesrfcL’y
J
s vic.
/- T V C-sH m. Qcn’vo. «
r 's )
Direction in whiih the storm tr iveled i jndi. ated by th*’ arrows.
Tracks of the storm center is indicate d by the heavy line.
and cabled his paper about it. This in
formation was in advance of the weather
report;' and was the first news of the storm
printed in the United States. The storm
came in on time and The Herald scored a
big victory in the shape of newspaper enter
prise.
The storm described a circle. It swept
around in a northwesterly direction after
passing St. Thom.is and crossed Cuba.
After careering along for several hundred
miles it turned to the northeast. It is now
supposed that it has gone off to sea.
The passage of this storm has, ns is
natural, been accompanied by gales and
heavy rains.
IN THE STORM’S PATH.
Florida and the Geergir Coast Badly Rack
ed by the M ind.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 26,—(Special.)
The hurricane passed northeast of this city
t 1 o’clock today. The higliest wind here was
forty-six miles per hour. Rain fell in tor
rents and gusts of fierce winds dashed it
into houses. Nearly every residence in the
city was well drenched in this way.
There were not many disasters or heavy
losses. The most serious was the blowing
down of 300 feet of the new terminal station
that had been put in position. It was laid
flat and M. H. Maynanli*, station master
of the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, narrowly escaped death. He was
knocked down by flying timbers. The loss
is above SIO,OOO.
Trees were blown down, and tin roofs
were torn off. Much damage was caused
in this way throughout the city. Some dam
age is likely to be report*'d from the rail
roads south of here. All have been serious
ly washed. Many breaks are reported along
the coast below St. Augustine. At Jupiter
and Lake Worth it is feared that much
damage has been caused if not loss of life.
The wind there was sixty miles an hour.
Jacksonville has had no communication with
any portion of the state south of here since
last night. Much uneasiness is expressed
over the situation.
St. Aiigtistiiie Suffer* Henvily.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 27.—Storm
news is very meager. Jacksonville is still
cut off from communication with south
Florida, and since Tuesday not a word has
been received front east coast points, where
the storm is supposed to have been most
severe. All the wires leading to the south
are down and no tranis front that section
have come in since Tuesday.
Nothing has been heard from St. Augus
tine since Tuesday, and there are rumors
that the ancient city has suffered greatly.
The railroad and Western i nion officials
are repairing the damage to their lines and
communication wiih the south will proba
bly be opened up by tomorrow, then reli
able reports as to the damage done by the
hurricane can be obtained.
it is certain that the orange crop has
been greatly injured, but it is hoped no
lives have neen lost.
In Jacksonville the damage, which
amounts to about $75.”0", is being rapidly
repaired. The wreck of the new union de
pot In process of construction was the most
serious loss.
Where it wa« Worst.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 28.—Com
munication with south Florida is being re
stored and special dispatches are pouring
in to The Times-Union, relative to the
damage done by the West Indian cyclone
which raged in the state Tuesday and
Wednesday. The dispatches all tell the
same story of houses wrecked and crops
destroyed, but no loss of life is repotted.
A dispatch was received from Tampa today
which is the first information from that
place since Tuesday. At Tampa several
large cigar factories were wrecked. The
large three-story brick factory of Seiden
berg & Co. was destoyed. The factory of
C. A. Joyce was demolished, as were also
the factories of Ybor & Maurara, Theodoro
Perez & Co. and O’Halloran. The First
Presbyterian church and the palatial. Tam
pa Bay hotel were badly damaged. Several
smaller structures were also demolished.
The total loss on buildings at Tampa is
estimated at $50,000.
Communication with Fernandina was al-
so restored today. A dispatch from that
place says that the schooner Edward Stew
art, which was loaded and was lying at
anchor, was blown across the river, pulling
•her anchors with her, and is now lying on a
mini fiat in about live feet of water. The
small boats were blown away and numbers
are now lying high and dry up in the
marshes, together with the floating dock,
which was at the foot of Center street.
During the storm at Fernandina the Brit
ish steamships Boston City and Elmville
collided and were badly damaged.
A dispatch from Palatka announces great
damage at that place to river craft. The
steamer Princess was sunk between Palat
ka and Picolata. She is valued at $12,000.
The steamer Edith was driven ashore. The
steamer De Barry was driven against the
drawbridge and wrecked. The steam yacht
Maude was sunk near Crescent City.
Today advices were received from St.
Augustine, which has been cut off since
Tuesday. These advices were brought b.v
Mrs. Anna M. Marcotte, The Times-Union’s
St. Augustine correspondent, who made
the trip on a hand car. Mrs. Marcotte
gives a graphic account of the condition of
things at St. Augustine. No lives were
lost, but several houses were wrecked anti
the losses will run into the
Nearly all the windows in the-city v. re
blown in and the houses flooded, with water.
The Ponce de Leon hotel was damage<l in
this way. The loss on the hotel> furniture
is heavyi At St. Augustine the waves
dashed over the sea wall and made rivers
of the streets. Many wharves were blown
away.
Bctw< en Green Cove Springs and Palatka,
on the St. John’s river, twelve wharves
have completely disappeared.
Betw<-vn Jacksonville and St. Augustine
not a telegraph pole was left standing.
The damage to the orange growers is in
calculable. Dispatches say that in the
large groves th** ground is completely cov
ered with green oranges. The loss will be
fully 20 per cent.
The east coast is still cut off from com
munication below St. Augustine and Pa
latka, though communication may be re
stored tonight. Every effort is being made
to hear from Titusville, Jupiter and Key-
West, which are supposed to have been in
the storm’s center.
Dispatches indicate that the storm was
as severe in the interior of the state as on
the coast. It struck Tampa and then
traveled northeast from Jacksonville and
St. Augustine. At Ocala and Orlando, in
terior points, several sea gulls and sea
eels were found after the storm passed
It is safe to say that the storm has cost
Florida more than a million dollars, but no
lives have been lost unless at Key West,
Titusville, Jupiter or other east coast
points.
Key Weßt Heard From.
“Key West. Fla., September 2!i, 1891.—The
wind commenced blowing on Stu div after
noon at about 13 0 o’cl x - k. and c ntinu-<l
until Tuesday night, blowing hardest at
between 11 and 12 o'clock on Tuesday, when
Its velocity registered 102 miles an hour.
There was great destructi n in shipping
along the islands. The wreckage extends
from Dry Tortugas to Cape Florida. No
estimate of the loss of life or of the damage
to property can be mad ? at pr- sent. Six
men have been picked up and brought into
this port since Wedn»-sday—two of them
severely bruised. The French barkentine,
Gambronne, from Jamaica, loaded with log
wood. was driven up within one hundred
yards of the shore. The crew was taken
off by the Key West Wrecking ’’Ompany.
The schooner, Lilly White, is supjiosed to
be lost, having left Punta Rassa Sunday
night. On Monday night she was seen
off the northwest lighthouse in company
with the schooner Hero, which has since
come into the port dism isted. The French
bark. Alarielle, lying in the harbor, was
capsized. The largo building of E. ri. Gato.
on the south beach, was blown down and
part of the roof of the United Stales naval
department was blown off. The crack
yacht. Sophia, was wrecked off Taibunches
on Monday afternoon ab mt 3 o’clock, and
is being repaired preparatory to being
brought to this city. There is a large Ves
sel bottom-up at Turtle harhor, name un
known. The German bark. Nada, from New
Orleans to Lisbon. 1 iden with flour and
staves, stranded on i.ong Key bank and is
a total loss. The wreckers are saving the
cargo.
"All the bathhouses along the water
front are washed away and many orna
mental trees were uprooted. Otherwise,
little damage was done to the city.”
Lived i pon the Roofs.
Havana, September 29.—More than seven
ty houses have been carried away and many
others have been damaged. Thousands of
people saved themselves by taking refuge on
the roofs of their houses, whence they were
rescued by passing boats after the storm.
The water in the streets is now six feet
deep.
SEVERE AT BRI XSWICK.
Shipping I>* Tied I p—The Storm In
5 iolent —Sea Bird* in the f'ity.
Brunswick. Ga.. September 26.—(Special.)
The great storm of 189.1 is being eclipsed
by the West Indian hurricane now j isssing
over Brunswick. For twenty hours the
winil and rain have whistled ami blown
through Brunswick's streets, praeticai.y
putting a stop to business and running
everybody indoors. The actual damage
reckoned by dollars and cents, ha-- not been
as great as during last year’s storm pe
riod, but the feeling of apprehension among
the people has been greater.
In .Brunswick the seagulls flew around.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
giving ear-splitting shrieks and adding to
the feeling of insecurity, as they sought
places of refuge. All night some of the
citizens watched for the climax of the gaie.
The night passed, however, without any
great casualties, but at this hour the storm
is still raging. Many crafts have been
blown up in the marshes, and th'e Mallory
line steamship Rio Grande is tied up to her
docks.
Sixty Mil** an Hour.
Savannah, Ga., September 26. —(Special.)—
The storm has not reached its height but
the wind has been blowing fifty miles an
hour since 1') o'clock and in gusts it has
gone as high as sixty miles. The chief
damage will be down on Tybee island and
to the Tybee railroad, which was just re
built last spring after being blown and
washed to pieces b.v the storm of 1893.
Two houses on Tybee are reported blown
from their foundation and the water is up
over the northern end. Fortunately all the
people except about fifteen were brought up
. ■■ • laj . Th< i • malned to ■
the property there. Four miles of the Ty
bee railruad are submerged and will likely
be washed away. The notices of the storm
and warnings sent out three or four days in
advance put everybody on the lookout and
property was put in shape to stand almost
any blow that might come.
I’iiskol KiiNt of the City.
The center of the storm passed to the east
of Savannah and will strike about Charles
ton or cast of that point, probably going
off Hatteras. There has been little damage
to porperty here, though the blow gave eve
ry indication of promising as severe a
storm as that of August, 1893. The danger
anticipated was from floods of water being
blown up over the land, but the fact that
there were only neap tides this year at this
time has prevented much of the damage
that might otherwise have occurred. With
spring tides the water would undoubtedly
have been backed up over the wharves and
the shipping interests would tyave suffered
severely. The schooner. General Adel
bert Ames, anchored near the quaran
tine station, was damaged. She had two
anchors out this morning, but this after
noon both chains were crossed and tangled
and she was dragging toward the marsh.
She and the cargo will probably be consid
erably damaged.
Charleston Storm To«.sed.
Charleston, S. C.. September 26.—(Special.)
Charleston is again fast in the grip of the
storm king. The blow began early* yester
day morning, but owing to the ample warn
ing given by the weather bureau, people
had time to prepare for it as far as prepar
ation could go. The summer colony on Sulli
van’s island all packed up and came to the
city yesterday.
DiimiiKe to flic Rice Crop.
Charleston. S. C.. September 27.—Specials
to Tiie News and Courier from various
points in the middle and coast regions re
garding the West India cyclone report con
siderable damage to corn and cotton, very
serious damage to rice but no loss of life.
At Georgetown the damage to the rice crop
is very great and it is difficult yet to es
timate the loss, though many put it at 33
per cent. A large portion of the April
planting, either in stubble or stacked in
fields, floated off with the tide, and June
rice is, no doubt, badly injured, for the wa
ter was salt for some distance up the riv
ers.
A HEAVY SEA ON.
Vessels Entering Port Tell of Rough Expe
rtences in the Storm.
New York. September 27.—The steamei
Ei L’orado, Captain Percy, of the Morgan
line from New Orleans, arrived at quaran
tine just after sundown tonight, twelve
hours late. She rounded Florida Keys on
Sunday, the 23d. and the hurricane accom
panied her to port. Captain Percy’s log
shows that he encountered a gale from ths
southeast just after passing Key West
and inst* ad of dying out as usual, it in
creased in velocity and effect until he near
ed Cape Hatteras on the 25th, when it
moderated somewhat and canted to the
eastward. Day before yesterday morning,
the wind again increased until it had at
tained a speed of fifty to sixty miles per
hour. Later in the day it moderated slight
ly and yesterday commenced veering to
the northeast. Captain Percy says the hur
ricane was one of the tno.-t severe he h is
ever met and that she had a hard tussle
with it. He had a raging sea for three days
aid nights, but the El Dora.io is a stanch
vessel and weathered the storm without
receiving any but trivial damages.
Outgoing steamers for the West Indies
and coast points south are unsettled as
to the advisability of feeling the storm
which is reported to be coming north along
the coast.
The steamer Alvena, for the West Indies,
passed out at the Hook early in the after
noon. but returned after having gone but a
few miles.
The Cienfuegos. bound for the West In
dies, was reported by the Sandy Hook
observer as clear of the bar at <• o'clock,
but ten minutes later ho reported her re
turning. heading for the bay.
The Yorkiown, for Norfolk and Newport
News, went out late in the afternoon and
the Nacooehee, for Savannah, anchored in
Gravesend bay.
The outward bound steamer Vigilancia.
of the Ward line, after delaying twenty
four hours in Gravesend bay, de
cided to face the storm and heav
ed anchor at 1 o'clock p- m.
The Lampasas, of the Mallory line, also
went out this aficriiOuiJ.
How It Will Be Next Month.
The month of October is called the golden
menth of the year.
It spreads a rich portraiture over the
field and forest and brings the harvest to
its full fruition. It is usually softened by
a mild temperature that ming'.es the beat
of the July sun with the cooler breezes of
midwinter, and the atmosphere is balmy
and fragrant. It rar !y happens lhat the
soft procession of October day . is marred
in this locality, by heavy rains or violent
windstorms, and, from the record of the
last fifteen years a delightful period of
weather may 'e expected.
Mr. S. Gorgas, the weather man, has
prepared a report which will be of interest
in this connection.
The mean temperature for the month of
October, ranging through fifteen years 18
tl T‘.*< k s. IL* w;• 11. ! if*t Oetoovr was ii-
1884, the in* n ary standing at G 8 degrees
The coldest was in the following year at
which time the mercury registered 57 de
grees, showing a ier.iark.ible uniformity.
The highest temperature for any one day
was on the 3*l of October. 18S4, at 91 •ieg’-’es.
and the coldest on the last day of October,
HS7, at 30 degrees.
The average rainfall for the month of Oc
tober during the fifteen years measured
2.31 inches, the average number of rainy
days was nine. The least rainfall was .02
c.f an inch, in 1891. and the greatest 5.44. in
1879. The greatest amount of rain in any
tvicnty-four hours was on the 30th of Oc
tober, 1881. The average number of perfe -t
days was 16. The prevailing winds were
from the northweet.
