Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-10-04
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From the Tallahassee Sentinel. Of lhs 1874 nit
TERRIBLE AND DISASTROUS
STORM.

Ter OF accidents and calamities which, in
fact. sums up the history Of Middle Flori
da for The past three or four years. We'd
nesday night last must be chronicled as
another .nouruful and fatal page in the
story Of our nisiortunes,-in the record Of
the severe chaslisemenls with which Il hos
pleased an all-wise Providence 10 visit our
afflicted people.
At sunset ON Wednesday night the un.
usually deep crimson glow Of The Western
horizon. and whai the sailors call dirty
sky. be:okeued to .he weaiher-wise the
p.esente Of Que Of those aulunual storms,
which Of late years have been almost uni,
formly severe. Al thn, time the wind
blew moderately T.. N. E.. but about bali
past eight, hauled around to the ~ N. f.,
and continued TO Increase in strength toc-
casiouaiiy veering in directionj until it
blew perfect hurricane and at its ex'
IRENE height whirled about blew from tho
w N w then. in iriehIful and furious guals
seemed to start, in turn. irnm almost every
paint iu the compass, Till Gnally II settled
in n. Y. W.. became more steady, grad
ually luIled. and calmed al in the moin-
ing.
The whole geie was accompanied with
floods Of rain, driven with almost resIsiless
fury through nearly every rocf-down the
himneys-peneualing every crack aud
crevice through which water cnald cner !;
aud Hooding many houses FROM the at,Ics
10 their fuundaiions.
The injury. however, sustained in this
county is comparatively small. No build.
iups of value were seriously damaged
One Of tho gable ends Of The brick store
Of w. F. LIuvd (nnw nearly completely
was driven in by the force of the wind. aud
same of The slate torn from the rooC. a
small part of the wills ofthe building now
erecting on the corner OF Monroe and
Adnms streets. was blown down. Goods
in stores were damaged 10 some event by
water. Fences were pros'rascd-shade
rrees torn up-eardens demolished. in
the country, we learn tha, the wind has
ro.uplrrely icvelled the cor,ou. stalks and
all, and probably destroyed the whole crop
that was exposed 10 Inc luIl Iorce oi the
gale.
The gin house Of Mr.. Joseph Chairs was
blown away. aud with il some thirty thou
sand pounds OF cotton in the seed. Five
bales just packed were also destroyed.
The Gin house, courthouse. aud other
out houses on the plantation Of Gen. Whit
field, about Eve miles from town, were all
unroo(ed aud destroyed.
Great havoc was committed TO tho for
esrs, and the tall oaks and pines found no
mercy from the tempest. Vast numbers
we're prosirated. rendering nearly all our
roads impossible for wagons or carriages.
Bu, the disasters which befel our citi-
zens, during that night of anxiety are
scarcely worthy Of meution in conn.xion
with the woful and hear, rendins inIeIli-
rence which reaches US from Walkulla
Cnuuty.
Por; Leon.-ls in ruins. The water,
we learn, commenced rising early in the
afternoon. and by sunset the streets were
covered. The merchants mode every
Preparation for high water aud Storm by
s,,riuc their gorrds, as they thought. out of
the reach Of bolh. And had the waller
risen no hi ,her than in 81 il is probable
little damage would have been d0nr.-
But they were aiuos, Submerged IN
d.p,h of seven To ten feet; The 'urring
wn,ers and furious blasts conhiu",i were
irresistible. Every Warehouse ia pros
tra,ed (except portion Of that occupied
by Messr.. Iiamlin & SheIl,) aud the TIM
hers and fragments driven up to ST. Marks
and its vicinity. or the dwelling houses
and stores lha, remain every one is in
wre,chedly shattered and filthy condition.
The goods in store are almost all damaged
OF destroyed. The siore Of NJ. DanI
| Lndd is The least injured Of any; but even
in that, we are ,0ld. the wafer was three
fee, over the counters. This building had
probably the highes, foundation Of any IN
the town, Of the large Ware -hous. Of
Ne,sre. Jenkins g. PeItis, not single
yesiye, no, stick oCtimher or sh!ngle re-
msips. The Railroad is entirely torn up
us far as a little distance above the 81.
Marks bridge. The bridge itself, which
| was a noble structure built up OIL the self
.uspension principle and in addition sup
ported by strong piers, is entirely gone.
Fortunately, with the exception OF
single negro boy,) no lives were losI nj
Port Leon Many Of The citizens rendcz-
yoused at the tavern before The tempest
and water were at their height. and there
wuiled in terrible apprehension aud un'
certainly, the termination Of 'he Storm
Wha, night Of iucouceivahie horror
for the stou,es, heart and clearesl head
could have come 10 no other conclusion
than that every house would have been
swept away, and perhaps consigned ITS
inmates 10 wuicry grave. ;.
81. Marks.--The Warehouses are all
zone and the dweliings either totally de-
slroyed or rendered uuiuhabi'uble' For
ruualely no lives lost. 49,.
THE Light House.-Every building but
the light. house is gone, and twelve per
sons perished viz:
Cant. NJ. G. Robertson. his wife and two