The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-22

Destructive STORM ON THE SRA.BoARp.
A terrible storm ragged along the Atlantic
sea-coast on Friday and Saturday, and,
doubtless, many marine disasters OCCUR
red. Tue Savannah Republican has
long account of the ravages OF the storm
in that city aud vicinity, from which We
extract tho following:
The wind commenced blowing gale
from the North-eas about ! O'Clock T.
NJ, Friday, accompanied by deluges OF
rain falling in torrents without intermis-
sion. The gale increased in fury, and
the rain descended in foods, until he-
tween II and IL O'Clock p. NJ, at which
time it reached its height The most
substantial residences facing the North
were flooded. The streets looked like
one sea, aud the winds howled and
howled again, tearing away everything
exposed &c .hei- fury, doing en immense
amount of damage. The injury sus-
tanned by the public works in and about
the city will probably not fall short Of
$1,000 TIE whole night long the
winds howled and the rain descended an
though the foundations Of the great deep
above and below had broken up. It was
the most fearful gale that Savannah hns
experienced for many years, and in its
results has proved moro disastrous to
property than the celebrated storm of
September 8. 1864. The debris of fallen
trees, limbs, &c., scattered all over the
city, gives evidence OF the force OF the
winds. Many trees have been blown
down and others seriously injured. 1t is
impossible to enumerate the injury sus-
tanned to private property in the city
from the unroo6ng Of houses, blowing
| down of chimneys and fences the over
| flowing OF cellars, &c. The large cotton
| warehouse Of DR.. Clark, on the corner of
West Broad and Broughton streets, sixty
| by ninety feet, and just completed, is
seriously damaged, the water in tho cell
| lar (which ie the entire area of the build
ing) being even with the flooring. DR..
Clark estimates his damage at from
5000 to $4,000.
The injury to the crops has been i'm
mense, as We stated. Those planted on
Springfield plantation and Lnmar's,
Lawton's and other farms in the low
| grounds, East, have been ruined, and
are now entirely under water. The
damage to the rice crop along tho river,
on the Ogeeohee, Sc, cannot yet be az
oertained, although we have seen note
from the o7srseer to tho planter of on
extensive plantation on the Savannah
River, giving disastrous account Of the
action of the food on the plantation
settlements under water, provisions and
supplies destroyed. DC. Springfield
plantation. upon which 80 much time,
money and skill has been spent, is COM
pletely under water it's entire length and
breadth, and has the appearance OF a
vast inland sea. Houses situated upon
it have been submerged, the waters
rushing over it with the velocity OF u
mill-race, scarcely leaving time for tho
Inhabitants, mostly negroes, to escape.
Lamar's field and the adjacent lowlands.
in the Eastern part OF the CITY. present
similar spectacle. The crops are oil
under water, aud the Bilbo Canal is over
flowed its entire length. from the shell
road to the river. What damage was
done to private property. in the shape OF
ininry to crops planted. we have not
been able yet to ascertain; but it must
reach thousands of dollars. The canal
between LAwson's place, or plantation,
and the bridge on the Thunderbot Shell
Road, upon which the labor of the con-
has been expended for the past two
|
work will have to be RECOMMENDED.
Many sewers in process of construction
have been more or less damaged, involv-
ing heavy expense in repairs. An old
wooden building across the river, belong.
ing to Messrs. Krenson & Hawks, was
blown down and severely injured two
negroes who we're asleep in it at the
time, the timbers cutting one in the face
and breaking some bones of the jaw.
the other receiving hurts about one OF
his legs.
THE STORM IN CHARLESTON N-The Cou.
rier thus refers to tho storm in that city
on Friday and Saturday:
Ono Of the sevorest storms which We
have experienced for years-somo per
sons say since 1857-passed over our city
on Friday and Saturday. On the fore.
noon OF Friday lust, tho wind blew fresh
from about Southeast, during the dny
changed to North east. increasing il
force during the afternoon. accompanied
by light rain. Soon after dark the wind
and rain increased, the former blowing
with great violence in heavy squalls
while the latter came down in torrents.
During Friday night and Saturday until