Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-11-24
The Great Storm.
HIGH TIDE IN TIE CITY THE UNPLEASANT.
NESS ON SULLIVAN'S ISLAND.

Monuay evening developed Itself into q very
creditablo storm by Tuesday morning, and,
for the first time, the cautionary signal was
displayed over the weather Observers Office
The signal, red light, was hung out about
half past one in the morning, and soon after
ward the storm broke out in all its fury. The
wind and rain which had gradually been in
creased i'll force during the early part of the
night, were now at their height, and roared
and ragged as if this were their last chance for
the season The gale wa, from the south
east, and from midnight on Monday until
seven o'clock yesterday morning the wind blew
at an average velocity of from twenty to
twenty five miles per hour. The rainfall was
not large, principally on account of the
strength of the wind, and the hydrometcr
showed but 1.60-l00 inch during the storm
most practical effect of the storm was
experienced in Charleston in the shape of a
tide, which is recorded as the highest known
since the great storm of 1854 The western
part of the city was in many places submerg-
ed, and the only practicable way of m,king
progress in the streets scomed to be t.
tcau. The pleasure walks and pond AZ &c
foot of Broad street were covered with an
unbroken sheet of water, and the rising
waves swept over the streets and embank-
mcnts in many places as if the great tidal
wave had come-a little after time The in
habitants of this region experienced some in
convenience, but were comfortcd when they
found that tho tide rcccdcd rapidly as it
rose. The pond at the foot of Rutcdge ave
nue. exhibited similar expansive Indications,
and swept over the low regions along Rad.
ciffc and Smith streets in way that would
do honor to one of the new scavengcrs of
trc Wagener administration. The new plank
road in Ashley street was in many places en-
tirely submerged, and threatened to 90 on
voyage of discovery on the other side of the
adjacent pond. The bridge and sidewalks
over the Rutcdgc street ponds were covered
with water, and ut the height of the tide
there was over two feet Of water at the corner
Of Radcliffe ahd Smith streets.
On the opposite side of the city the tide
was moro ambitious than ever, and the dis
trict known as Rottcnboro suffered most
At the dryest of seaons this region is low
and damp, and 1t received the rising tide, on
the present occasion, with an alacrity that
was wonderful. The cellars and yards open
cd their capacious mouths to accommodate
the visitor, and the doors and gates let in the
insinuating clement through convenient
cracks. In this manner the whole district
was saturated, and when the surface had drank
its fill, the tide began to rise in earnest. 1t
covered the streets and sidewalks and mount
cd stairs and steps right into the houses.
Men had to wade through to get up to bust
ness, and the fishermen were astonished to see
their favorite element following and aocompa
nying thcm up into the city. About half
past nine, however, the tide began to retreat,
and soon left Rottenboro' delightful vista
of mud and ponds of salt water.
There was little other damage done beyond
the blowing down Of many fences and ono
building up the road, but this is supposed to
be due to the spring gale which blow down
all of the weak buildings
The plank road at the foot of IIascl street
was ovcrnowcd and so washed away as to pre-
vent the passage of vehicles The planks
were foatcd from their places and crowded
together in q most admired disorder affording
fine opening for the energy Of our newly
elected city inspector. Along the wharvcs
the tide came up to the full level of tho
boards and the shipping and steamers seemed
to discharge their freight upon tho
wharf sheds. Several Of the wharvcs were
covered with che tido.
During the attcr part Of the gale the wind
hauled around from southeast to southwest
and west, preventing the arrival or departure
Of vessels and causins those at anchor in tho
stream to drag their moorings. No serious
harm was done.
AS might have been expected, tho Sull
vans Island folks were the chief recipients of
the favors of the season. The wind blew
the sandhlls into forts and then back again
into peaceful mounds 1t ratified around tho
abundant windows of every dwelling, with
FREQ enough to keep the occupants anxious
and awake, and then contcnted itself with
hurryng off and knocking down most of the
fences on tho island. The lido rose en- the
front and back beach to height which sug.
gcstcd the storm of 1854 to tho older inhab.
itants, hut after covering the wharf and run
ming up into tho houses on tho back it grad
ualiy recedol L.. Charleston Nc,D$ 18Th inst
TIE ARREST OF CoLoNEL McKIss1oK-.
A correspondent Of tho Now York Herald, |
writing from Chester, S O., says "Among
til, rest arrested at Unionville is Colonel
Isaac G. Nlekssick, prominent and infu.
cntial lawyer in this part of tho State. He
was tho Democratic candidate for Congress at
the election last year, and is now contestant
Of tho scat of A. S. Wallace This man
Wallace is charged with being tho principal
cause of the present movement, and tho gen.
cral impression is that ho has engineered the
arrest Of McKissick, who, though much es-
tecmed and very popular, is regarded as con.
servativo almost to timidity. Nobody be.
lievcs that he had anything to do with the Ku
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