The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-12
VIOLENT STORM

TUESDAY MORNING, DEFTEMBEk ", 1854.
VIOLENT STORM.
The Charleston Courier, Of Saturday. contain.
an account OF the most destructive storm that has
visited thatcity since 1904. The wind commenced
blowing early on Thursday morning. and continued
to increase in violence until about midnight, when
IL amounted 70 gale, which continued throughout.
the whole Of Friday:
In addition to the wharf property injured there
has been In this way serious loss sustained In the
total or partial destruction of in store
90 Browns wharf alone tho destruction Of 200
sacks OF salt b reported with serious damage done
In sugar. OF which there was also considerable
sock which has been affected In the lower tier
The loss on the wharves generallys roughly estis
mated now at $3.50 0o0to 100000.
The city In lie corporate capscity has suffered
heavy loss 10 the damage to the battery. The wood
work. with large portion OF the stone In the facing
of both sides, East and South, has been destroyed
The water formed breaches at the sweils ofthe flood
even over the highest points, aud the spray was
dashed in considerable quantities on the roofs OF
houses opposite, on the West side. The bridge
causewsy leading to the bathing house off the point,
ssbeen carried away, and the house itself con-
Bay have all been seriously injured-Moreland's
wharf having been Gu. away nearly to the low wa
ter mark.
The causeway at the west end of Tradd street.
which WAS built few years ago at heavy cost, by
the city and Mr.. chisolm has been utterly destroy
ed.
Mills' Mud Machine has been sunk at its place Of
the wharf, and will be lost it is supposed.
There was not very large amount of shipping
ia harbor, and from the careful preparations made
ia advance, the damages thus sustained have been
less than was at first apprehended from the severity
Of the gale.
The Courier gives brief summary of the dam
age 10 the shipping, and then proceeds:
As TO the damages In the city. apart from those
already mentioned we can give but partial state
ment. We are led TO hope, however, that the full
reports will not show serious losses and injuries
might have been apprehended. -
10 the southern and southwestern portions of the
city there was extensive area OVERLOADED to the
depth Of several feet. The space south of Broad
street, and west OF Logan street, including the
greater portion of Franklin and Smyth streets,
one uninterruptedIake
Many yards and gardens to the southeast were
also flooded, and the occupants OF several houses
were compelled to retreat in boats The out build
ings of Mr. Jos. Dawson, at the water end of Lime
house street, were undermined and carried of, and
the foundations OF his dwelling house seriously i'm.
psired. The water reached up Calhoun street
from the east to Meeting street, and we learn also
that the flood reached the line of the South Carolina
Railroad near Payne's farm.
The average height, as compared with previous
great foods, we cannot state, but In many portions
it reached to marks and points considered beyond
even the probable limits ofsuch floods.
AT Castle pinckney the sentry house and por.
ton of the bridge attached, were torn loose and
driftod against Browns wharvfs.
The anxiety to hear from Sullivans Island du.
ring the greatest violence of the storm painful.
ly distressing. Throughout the day communities
ton totally interrupted, as no vessel could
have effected landing at the time. The wharf
and house ofthe Mt Pleasant Ferry Company at the
loot of Market street, have been swept away; and
there is no doubt that the destruction of property
at the Island itself has been considerable In the
nit Cant Loft tbo
city for the purpose of communication with the
Island but found 1t impossible, and was forced to
seek safe moorings in Ashley River.
The Hid, however, approached near enough to
afford all on board distinct view of the general
condition Of the Island. 1t was seen that no pro-
mnent or well known house was swept away ex-
cept the Old Point House. 1t is simply justice to
state, that Mr.. Taylor. engineer OF the steamship
his services to Capt Payne, on hearing that the Aid
tor the time being, had no engineer.
At about ten o'clock last night party of seven,
at the risk of their lives reached the city from the
Island which they had left in good boat at four in
the afternoon, but we could CLEAN but little nfor-
nation from the member Of it whom saw-in
fact, as he stated all were 80 absorbed in saving
their effects that little attention paid to what
was transpiring elsewhere. McNulty's house was
swept away at an early period of the Storm but
whether lite'was lost thereby our Informant could
not say
At the Moultrie House, the sea on both Sides yes
Iffuhy AFTERNOON was making clear breach through
the ground floor, and those 10 1t had taken refuge
In the cupola. The majority, however, of the in
mates were safely lodged in Fort Moultrie, where
we presume, all who considered themselves In
danger had also gone. The dredge Boat at four
o'clock, is said to have been perfectly safe The
Island was perfectly deluged but far as we could
iearn no reports were current of any loss of lite
The instances of damage by the gale are numer.
Gus, but, we trust, will not be found to reach very
large amount. The filings and sla,iues of many
houses have been injured, and tin roofings have
been blown of entirely in some cases. This was
done with the large block store on Meeting street
from Hayne to Market occupied on the first floor
by Townsend, Crane & Co. The injuries threat
ened, 10 consequence by leakage, were such that
considerable portion of the stock had TO be remoy
ed into neighboring stores, and some damage has
been sustained. large portion of tiu roofing on
the Charlestown Hotel was also borne off and
much damage was done to the new dome In the
area OF that establishment. two story wooden
building, with brick foundation, in King near John
street. and belonging, we believe, to Mr.. c. Dunn,
was blown down.
The storm, if prevailing over any extent to the
degree which marked it here, will involve an i'm
mense ioss and even in the immediate vicinity thu
damages sustained by planters must be most Sc
fions. The staple crops, whose promising aspec
and encouraging auguries we noticed but A wee
since, were In stage that rendered them pecu
liarly liable, and we have reason to apprehen
the hopes previously INDUCED ON good grounds h
very many OF our planters have been almost bls ;,
cd On this point, OF course we however await r,
turns
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