New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-12
TORNADO IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
GREAT DESTRUCTION At CHARLESTON.
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,pa MI rrotr@c,eI. yiolrn aud destruclye galss
ever experienced in tbs section Of the country Aiter
high eastefly wines, accompanied ny hesvy seas hsd
nreyailed for several days, gale commenced blow
INC ON Thursday plight -osn Increased TO tempest
and continued 10 rage thTou Ebout Yesterday and last
nicb, with the most fghtful fury. On Thursday night
and yesterday fOrenOoa de T.9d was rom ,ee East
by f. " E., bat about clock yesterday afternoon
tshiiied 10 the southeast.
Mslv of cur citizens on arising yesterday morning
were astonished 10 6nd themselves under me ne
cessiiy OF procuring boats before they eoae ieavs
their domicils The lower streets were covered wlth
wafer and in some Of them u from foot o. three
ard four feet deep. Portions Meetiog King tradd
Calhoun, Market and Other strees were eompe'eY
aooaed and In some VI them the owners OF small
hoats did An active business in ferrylug the ,nhab-
itants TO terra rIna Several houses have been badly
dams,ed-indeed, there are but few buildings IA the
CITY that have not bad tiles or safes taken oil, win
dovs smashed sc. In some instances the yards Of
those houses erected water lots hsve beer either
wholly or partially washed away, and some OF the
buildings have been lei IN most lettering condition.
A two story. and.a h III wooden building on Ming
st two doors above Johnst., formerly occupied by
Mr. Rich. wbeelwrisht, was completely demolished
bv the wind during Thursday night. IL was nuder-
going repsrs and the catastrophe fortunately hap
1fnea u bile the worknlen were not Cngagedin IL
Our reporter last evening Jaw the RUNS OF two
story fl anne building that had been demolished oppo-
site the race track ~ So,
4 small wooden building, occupied by Wm. Brad
ford as carpenter shop, on Laurensst, near cooper
River YVES blown off aud carried into the river.
The extensive brick warehouse of hessrs Brown II
Hymns Browns wharf, hied with sacks Of SAT-
WA invaded by the water driven up the high tide.
The salt soon dissolved and when the water rsceded
scarcely anything was letl in the building except
empty sacks 81. ,--,. -. I'll, -.
tho following: The III OF the Charleston Hotel and
also ON the lsrge store OF Messrs. townsend Crane
& 20. on Meeting and extending from Marketto
Hayne sts., literally rolled up by the wind and
The yorous streets Of the city presented truly
sad and ellorabe appearance. Large numbers OF
the beautiful shade trees particularly the eims nave
been either completely demolished or despciled Of
ther branches. The sidewalks were strown with por-
tions OF roofs, signs, boxes Ne. large number oil
The principal commercial houses we've closed through
out the day and instead Of carts ana the hum OF ousi
nos. ACTIVITY nought heard but the ptirss roar
ing of the wind and tho dGshing OF ram -.
THE pride and ornament ct our Chy-the Deautnui
Ratte,TF-on which so much time and money has
been expended, Is rendered pep,eS' wI 10Y
Gaved 10 be capable of withstanding any sea, has
been materially injured. The sea sas making com.
plete breach over the highest portions OF the wall
Yesterday morning at which time the spectacle was
snbiimely Grand and terrific. The wild, irresistible
hrenkory as they dashed forward. carried with them
the woodwork, and in some INSTANCES even The stone
Aaooing and as they receded would leave Gil
rbsetic wreck The bathing house was still standing
last evening but tho bridge connecting 1t with the
Battery had been swept away. The trees on White
Point Garden, which had at length commenced grow
inc finely. and gave PROMISE " s0ou duOfllup tue
,,is;Ior a cool shade from the scorchng rave 0f the
summers SUM- have been, II is anticipated rretriev
ably ruined. We heard il estimated that It would
cost at least twenty thousand dollars, and ten years
of time TO restore The Battery t. the condition It wat
in before the commencement of the Storm
The shipping interests of the city have suffered
greatly. The wharves, especially, have been dam
aged 10 an immense amount. Several of the pier.
heads have been driven 10 and the planking washed
au,ay and al ths.m0ment some of them are compare
tive skeletons to what they were two days ago.
At Central Wharf the schooner Lucy Nhetham
broke her bow fastenings and drlted with much vO-
rnee against the schooner j. n. Muir. Both vessels
received some injury to their bulwarks, &C., by the
collision.
The whole of the cabin Of the steamer DeKalb ly-
ing al Atlantic Wharf, blown of, leaving hor
hull and machinery completely exposed to the ele-
The .bip Lydia parted her fastoniugs at Wander
horsts Wharf and driited to Adgers South Wharf,
where sh was secured with but thrilling damage
Two yessf ls were sunk at their m0orings, viz: tha
schooner Parker a, CONNER cial Wharf and the schr
Chare ston at the foot OF Marketst. They were both
from Georgetown.
The brig Eureka which was lying at Southern
Wharf parted her cables aud drfted anst the stone
work of the East Bay side of the Battery; striking
along its whole length until the dashed into tho Ash
lev River On turning she ran into the clearinghouse
and dad considerable mischief. We were informed
but cannot vouch for the fact, that che up the
slice, between the Battery and the Bathing hodse,
carving with her the brdget also that her Captain
who was con6Ded on board by sickness. was rescued
from his perious position by Mr. Chas. Farrally who
has hitherto distinguished himself several occasions
when human life was endangered. Tho Eureka after
ward possed up the Ashley aud fell on her broad.
side. When our reporter last saw her between
and o'clock in the evening she lying her
beam ends at Wappo cut. She Is no doubt complete
wreck.
Most of the steamers proceeded 10 Ashly River
early in the day, all of them in the vain expectation
of finding safe quarters.
The steamers Massasoit and Coffee, which have
hat,y fho cif and Gulli
finding Il impossible TO continue their trips roand
TO the Aslley. Both ashore the Sc. Andrews
side of the Ashley las. evening, at which time it
thought they were in very precarous situation.
The schooner Hetewan is also ashore ia the Ashley
abreast OF West Point Mills.
The brig Geo. l.. Abbott, previously reported at
Quarantine dragged her anchors and went ashore
james Island.
The Spanish bark Acio and bark Tonquin dragged
their anchors, but sustained no material injury
The Mount Pleasant terry-house and wharf al the
foot Of MaTket-st., were washed away
Not single vessel arrived az, sailed from, this
port yesterday. IL IL feared that vessels outside have
experienced the terrible weather that has pre-
vailed in this city, but it hoped that they have been
able to keep of the coast and ride out the storm In
safety.
Those In the forts Of the city though perfectly safe
in very unenviabe predicament just at This time
They are completely isolated-cut of from society
and the world at large.
The boat house and wharf belonging 10 Castle
PiDckDey was washed from its position, and drifted
into Browns dock yesterday morning.
The utmost anxiety prevailed among our citizens
yesterday evening respecting the condition Of tho
large number OF persOns congTegated on Sulliyans
Island From the great hight Of the water in this vi
cinity, IL was naturally supposed that the island
ysitoTs-many OF whom make that place their homo
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