Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-09-25
The Largest Bona Eide Circulation.
THE STORM.

greatest storms of wind and rain known
since 1854.
The river opposite the town, from seven
to nine o'clock on Friday evening, was
lashed by the wind into fury of waves
which dashed against the shore, pitching
the surf over the sea wall on the Bay.
Some damage was done to fences and
shade trees in town, but nothing serious.
On the Port Royal railroad, above
Yemassee, the rain was the heaviest
known for many years. In many places
it appears to have come down in water
spouts. The banks and cuts seem to be
literally fattened down by an immense
weight of water. The water in some cuts
stood three feet deep. On the pine lands
near Allendalc and Early Branch the
water was six and eight inches deep in
places where it would seem impossible
for water to stand.
Six or eight waterways were washed
out on the road between Yemassce and
Brunsons. A freight train met with an
accident on Friday near Altmans, from
the giving way of small tressel. The
engine went over safely but a car loaded
with salt broke through and another
freight car followed it. No person was
injured.
At Duck Creek tresscl and at Penn
Branch, the banks were washed out by
the freshets.
Some banks were destroyed that have
stood all strains sinced 1861.
The mill dams were washed away,
damaging the road in several places.
Gangs of men were early at work from
both ends of the road, and it will te
in running order again ere these lines
reach our readers.
At Bull river the blow was very severe
The little steamer Bull Rirer was sunk
while lying at the wharf. She was
raised on Saturday without dilfccGsaiiyy.
Several fats b. h;s;loosing 70 the phosphate
Companies were sent adrif, some fences
and trees destroyed but no serious dam
age resulted.
The weather has since the blow been
fine and cool.
On st. Helena the gale was equally
felt. Several sha4ties were blown to bits
while the cotton was somewhat injured.
The house of MIR. Burton was blown from
the UNDERMINING aud turned almost up-
side down. The family were inside but
were not seriously injured. They crawled
out of the windows and took refuge for
the night in q shed.
The freshet in the Saltkehatchie river
is the greatest since 1871. The water on
Monday was up to the sleeepers on the
railroad bridge. The stream poured
through Buckfeld Culvert and forced its
way into the Pocotaligo river. The
swamps are so full that the deer have
been forced out of them and the hunters
are enjoying fine sport among them.
Mr.. VIM. Cuthbert saw nine of them on
Monday within short distance of Yem
assoc.
The Gale Elsewhere.
The gale on the Georgia coast was very
QUAR- IN nDl
worth of property was destroyed and one
woman was killed by falling house.
At Quitman two churches were blown
down and several shops and dwellings
demolished. The cotton crop over a
large section was badly injured by the
wind and rain.
The railroads suffered badly in every
direction. On the South Carolina rail-
road near Reeves turnout the Augusta
night express train ran into broken
culyert. The engine and FIVE box cars
went into the creek. The engineer, W.
H. Breckman; w. Doar, fireman;
Smalls, fireman, and Geo. McAlanus,
train hanQ were instantly kil'Su.
The Oldest inhabitantSi in the neighbor-
hood agree that the fall Of rain and con
seGucnt lise iu the waters is entirely
unprecedented The embankment where
the accident occurred is fully ten feet
high. aud the water not only washed all
the earth away, but flowed over the top
of the track. The food extended al
along the line Of the road. At point
three miles above Branchyil'e c, on the
Columbia branch, the road, in a level
plain, was covered with water to the
depth of several feet, aud the track was
washed up, causing a detention of the
down Columbia train on Friday night.
Reports from points along the line Of the
road state that five mill dams between
this city and Columbia were broken by
the food, and that large amount Of
property was destroyed by the water.
On the northeastern road the food is
represented as being equally unpre-
cedented. Near Saltar's depot, about
ffty-eicht miles from the city, a culvert
was wa,hed away, but the damage was
discovered i'll time to convey warning to
the down train due at five O'Clock on
Saturday morning. All along the road
the evidences Of the food were visible
At one point the track for a mile was
covered with water.
On the Central Railroad, in Georgia,
au accident similar to the one on the
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