The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-02

the lots and streets. Bathing houses
we're 1yertnrned with ease by the bill.
lows and rolled oyer nnd over like so
many logs. Vast quantities of timber
and lumber were strewn over all the
low lots, and coming in contact with
fences tore them down and carried
them on award IN their headlong course.
The sight was grand and sublime
The grenter portion Of the island,
aboye the fort, WIS submerged, the
wuters from the back aud front beach
uniting IN nearly every cross street
Ths steps from Capt. McNcliy's house
were washed nway uud carried II halt
miie down the beach aud ioly, in au
open lot. Three small hou ie:, iu Oh.
! vcr:i:le aud two sh ,nt;oI in Coil-nv,i..
| wc:c life Il trDm their pi,i,ra ans drop.
pei Il II On the 5r"iua Thn ,r.:na VI
house h:iunging 10 Mr. ". lIr. ,v4s
s;nasu:.. 20 pirnr. Cpaar is .: ii,;c...
nr twenty i'ts.e $50 room shtuti,,. were
blown down. ana haIi.,ng hoase, N
numbers were overturned nuI ,,i,i,cu
to pieces by th- heavy swell. til"
sight G(.cr the storm b..,.;ars .l;.acrip.
| ,iou. N"iriy every srnc" ou ;.ie front
beach WAS washei away, bn. strinyu
to relate not hingl. dwelling house ot
any sIzs whatever w:.s iuinrcl Capt.
Malllc.crt's derrick nlt dragged her
oable aud drli,cd srawar,! unt,I Drank
en- Dick shuaIs were rracht,l, whru
bae anchor caught securely, und she
now rides the waves safely Capt
Grilin's derrick fat Black Mari, parted
her huwser and was carried uut to sr,
The wharf Of Castle Plnckney WIS
washed away a9d uriftcd mp on The
island beach. Had tho wlud kept
blowing from this E,st until ul.ht
there IL no telling villa, damage would
hav.. bneu done. rnc tito Vas nigh at
four minutes after 8. and up to II
O'Clock had not recctled single luvh
When the wind shifted tue view from
tho front was perfectly grand. th.. IN.
cou,ug billOWs were Met vita such oD-
posing lorce that the crests of tue
waves We're lifted MP and carried i'll II
vast sheet of tiue mist for long tii,
tance, bearing striking resemblance
to fields ot snow. sCai,t STONES Il It
aud every boat OH tho buck beach
were driven up hian nni dry iuto the
lots and streets. rnc only person
supposed TO have Lcru lost is Isaac
y
nrtrlft and he wrLt after her IL "A small
hoi', which was cipS:2oi rne last
seen Of HIN was on or near Drunken
DICK shoals; h. WAS standing on her
! bottom, w.viug bath hands for huip,
but tn: -e. WIS rnn':,nj 80 high :i.l:
no 63aL q ~ {! p 'sA;nI, iivuinls. TAr
!n;iics displayed great courn:;. vurin.
, Tie trying ordeal. The st,::tnr, :,
iaa':ing has beea camp,Y,ciy stripped
OF the p!aukinS, On, otherwise rem ,in>
intact.
The STORM AT MOUNT PLEASANT =
The inhubltnuis Of the village, lk
| those OF the isllni. were furtun,;c
enough to escape nny serious damage
Ivy tho gallo of Monday. The whali ot
the Ferry Company, being under the
Ice OF the shore, was not damaged.
aud even tho bridge leading to it
escaped serious injury. The break
water i'll front Of Mr.. Samuel Fognr.
| tio's residcuce, near Hilliardville, wus
swept away. aud the shed covering the
nine-pin ally of Turck's Hall was
levrio.l To the gronnd. a few fences
anu trees were bosu down, but ono
thousand dollars, it is thought, will
cover nll the losses sustained in the
village. Many Of the villagers We're
on the steamer ST. Helena. on her
cvcntfnl o'clock trip. and cnus;d-r-
able anxiety was felt az to their slfciy.
But this was set ut rest by the news Of
their safe arrival in the city mt =
o'clock.
The STORM AT SEA The schooucr
Saline B!sselI, Capt. Magrnth. arrived
here yesterday afternoon. from Tyber
Roads. Capt. Magrath reports having
t he gale ut that poiut i'll great severity.
first from South least. Mt l l o'clock ~
VI, and afterwards shifting suddenly
ani blowing IA hurricane. Tho ve,sc.s
iii Tybee Il lads suffered no damage.
fhe tirst-cIuss iron British bark Tiher,
Capt Lewis. arrived off this bar ust
before the gale, and anchored. Capt.
Lewis reports the sea nnti winl AS fear.
ful, but having IN able vessel,
good ground tackle and iirstrutc
pilot, the Tibcr rode it out successfully.
CITY MATTERS. .-Subscrib for tho
pHENIX.
Tho meetings held ut tho Marion
Street Church are increasing in inter
est. Several were converted 90
"Wednesday night and yesterday morn
ing. Services will be continued dur.