Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-14
Destruottvo Gallo at oharieston.


A gale commenced blowing at Charleston on
Thursday night, which continued with terrific
violence through the whole Of Priduy--dOng a
greater amount Of damage than any storm that has
occurred there siuce 1904, Just hulfa century ago.
The wind commenced blowing tom IT," North
east, hut finally, after veeTug sever0I points, set
lied in the Southeast We throw 10 ether such
imperfect accounts Of the damage as the Charts.
ton reporters were able, In the dangerous situation
of the streets, to collect. tl IEit
Many Of our citizens on rising yesterday NOM
ing, were nstOnshed to find themselves under Tue
necessity of procuring boats before they could
leave their domitits. The lower streets were
covered with wsltI, and in some of them il was
from foot TO three and four feet deep. Portions
of Meeting, Kink, Trald, Calhoun, Market, and
other streets Were completely flooded, and m some
Of them The owners Of small boats did an active
business in ftning tie inhabitants 10 Ierra iitma.
Several houses have been sadly domaged-in-
deed there are but lew budngsin the citythal have
moi had tiles OF slates taken of, windows smash
ed, &C. IN some instances, the yardsOi those houses
erected on water lois, have been either wholly
or partially washed away, and some Of the build.
ings have been LEFT In most toteTlng condition.
Allih wharyes along on East Bay, have suffer
ed more or less. Some have Leen severely dam
while mum. ct have. also Teen injured in their
head walls. The wafer oYeTaowed the warerooms,
store houses aud counting Offices.
The city in its corporate capacity has suffered a
heavy loss in the damage TO the Battery. The
woodwork, with a large portion ul the stone in
The facing of both sides East and South, has been
DESTROYED The bridge causewOy leading to the
Bathing House OF the point, has been carried
away, and Tie House itself considerably DAMAGED
The whaTyGs along South Bay have all been SeTl-
ously iniured--Mofeland' wharf having been cut
AWAY nearly To the low water mark
The causway at The west end Of TTeld street,
which was built few years ago, Of heavy cost,
by The city, end Mt. ChiSolm, has been utterly de-
SlIoyed.
Mills Mud Machine hes been sunk at its place
oil the wharf and will be lost il is suppO ed
The disaster the shipping may thus be SUNNI.
ed up, rs far as reported;
AT Union wharf, the barQues 81. Lawrence aud
AQUATIC, carried away The wharf posts.
AT Central wharf the schooner Lucy Welhnm
parted her bow lasts, aud was borne over against
| The schooner j. N. Muir-boih receiving cOnsid-
trable damage by the shock.
| Al Atlantic WHAT the steamer DeKalh had her
cabin roof blown OF, with other slight injuries -
The soIr. Isabella Capt. Gage, at North Atlantic
wharf, sunk, we regret 10 lenTn, al about nine
O'Clock lsst evening.
| AT Southern wharf, the brig Eureka, which was
dischurging, broke her mooIinpsand drilled against
and along The Battery striking heavily OH tile stone
work, She was thrown also against the Bathing
House, which was damaged as above slated, aud
and finally driven round into Ashley nyet and is
now alcompIete wreck near the mouth Of Wan.
moo cut.
Several schooners and smaller cInrls have been
driven on slore in The marsh, near LanGens street
Several steamers and small vessels had been pre-.
youSly taken into Ashley nver for Shelter, and
are consideted safe.
The shin Lydia, at VanleThoSps wharf, parted
her Casteninys and vas drilled against Adger's
wbnty.s. but without serlous injury nm TO a late
IbonToG lhe day. 'rhg schuoners Parker and Chales
inn Lo,b (rom Georsetowo, with Shingles, haze
cen sunk--tbe Iomer at COMMERCIAL wharf, uil
line IntIpr or tbe Nh. Berry wharf
Tie Laroues ronouin and Tacto, and the br
lGeo. +. A6bnt. ai anchor in he stream, escapet
Iinit,ry beyonl dragging n little.
In the southern and sunth. western portions o
,he cily There was an extensive area overlooked Il
The den,l of several feet The snace south o
Droad.sITe and west of Logan steel, includin,
The prester notion Of franklin ond Smith streets
was one uninterrupted lake.
Many yards and gardens to The southeast wer,
also aooded, and the occupants Of several house,
were compelled TO Telrert In boats. The nut