The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-27


gentleman who -buutnr1s-vvu jew
eller on King street was passing through Bull
street when the storm came up and was taken
completely of his feet by the force OF the
wind and carried bodily distance of eight or
ten yards toward Coming street.
The area of the heavy blow appears to have
been limited. 1t was hardly felt as far north
as Line street and no damage above that point
Is reported. st. Thomas and Christ Church
Parishes appear to have escaped also, except
the lower end of the latter, In Oh about Mount
Pleasant township.
At the extensive printing and publish.
Ing establishment of Messra. Walker, Evans
& Cogswell, No. Broad street, large
portion of the tin roofing was torn up and
thrown backward upon the remainder OF the
roof. The rain commenced beating down Into
the stitching-room of the blndery, but fortu.
nately all the hands were at work, and the
stock was hastily covered up with tarpaullns,
while the covering of the roof was being put
back and fastened In place, and the loss sus-
tanned by the frm is very slight.
A portion of the roof of Hlbernian Hall was
ripped up, but 1t was speedily repaired, and
the damage to the building ls trifiing.
A large shed, TWO hundred and twenty feet
long. on the wharf north Of that OF the Sa-
vannah and Charleston Railroad and used by
Messrs. Dawson & Baker for storing phos-
phate rock, was completely demolished aud
levelled with the ground, along with house
on the same wharf and leased by the same
firm.
Part of the large shed over the Savannah
and Charleston Railroad was also blown OH,
and the tia peeled back, and small house on
the wharf, belonging 10 the Telegraph Com
pany, was also blown overheard. Tue office
of the Telegraph Company, on the opposite
side of the river, was also blown IRON the
wharf, and two truck cars were lifted from
the track and badly shattered.
The phosphate works at the mouth OF
Wappoo Cut were materially damaged.
suLLIvAN's ISLAND.
From the city the squall swept over the bay
and about o'clock struck the western end OF
Sulllvan's Island. Its approach was plainly
discernible by the clouds of dust which en-
veloped the city and the agitation Of the
waters, as the caps of the waves were swept
off 10 white spray. The winds seemed to rush
from the west and north, and as they met to
WhirI in terrific tornado, and sway from
side 10 side as The violence OF the one pre-.
vailed over that OF the other. AS It struck the
island the white sand drifted up In clouds and
filed the air along with shingles of other small
missiles OF every description. On every Side
shouts and screams could be heard as men and
| women hurried to and fro 10 make things se
cure. The houses, which are mostly built
on high pillars, rocked and swayed as the hur-
| ricane rushed by, until the occupants in seve-
raj Instances prepared TO abandon their homes
for fear of being crushed to death beneath
| them. The strength of the squall fortunately
| passed north of Fort Moultris or otherwise
| the loss of life and property along the exposed
line OF beach must have been fearful.
5ehe first act OF destruction by the violence
0Sfhe wind was visited upon new frame
| house on the extreme western point Of the
island. iust being built for Mr.. John slattery,
bSMr. Solomons. The frame of the house,
a46ch was to be of two stories, with four
rooms, had been raised on wooden pillars
eight ieet high, and standing on the extreme
point offered fair mark to the storm. The
men at work upon it saw what was coming,
and were trying to brace it up when the
squall struck. The whole frame was raised
from Its supports and dashed over with
violence that smashed it into an un1islinguish
ohlo ,,,oes of iimhor T1,o ~ tho Garment prs