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

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Effects OF the storm. on The Coast.
Tho Charleston Ncws ant Courier
gives the following ncconnt Of this
drra'iiu visitation:
The gale Of 1871 was short, sharp
and decisive. Four or live honrs Wa,
the extent OF its Duration. bntIu that
space OF time vast amount of damage
WAS done to property III the city. AS
has been already stated. the gale va,
succeeded by bright and pleasant,
weather on Monday night. and yesrcr-
day tho water on the huIbor WAS rs
smooth as glass. Not II ripple could
be seen in the bay, anal the ouiy vi,l.
bic evidences of tho storm of the pre-
vious day were to DO seen in the
oho1tCiCA WIN SCN, luE lJut5 vi uTlt
wood and SEA weed, and the snnken
and disabled craft iyiug ut tbs various
piers. The water front WINS visited
during the day by thousands Of spec.
tators, eager to view The wreck. and
Judge for themselves the extent OF the
damage. T"klng the wbarvcs, from
the Northeastern Rai!rund 10 Suu,l
Battery. sud sight was presented.
The destruction Of property IN crriuln-
ly grenter than ut first Thought. Scarce
~ u single wharf escaped, nlI beiug
more or lc>s torn up. and muny Of them
being entirely washed away.
ACCOMMODATION WHARF. At this
wharf the damage is very great. The
oi1ioe immediately fuciUg tho dock Is
completely demolished III Its upper
story by COLLISION with the bark winch
was driven into it by the tore. IF tbs
waves. La this dock are TWO or three
small buuis. broken up and sunk.
ATLANTIC WHARF. AT North ATTAIN
tic wharf. quite Il crowd oi persunS
gathered to witness the efforts to tow
of the British bark Belgium, which
had been rather roughly bundled BIZ
the elements. The Belgium was blown
from her moorings ut tho head oi the
pier entirely up the dock, anu was
jammsd dlayonaIIy across the dock. her
stem baing fixed close mp to the South
ern pier, and her stern jnnmed close
into the Northern pier. In this awk.
ward position She was left by the tide,
and yesterday morning it was found
necessary to procure the services Of
two Tugs to drag her out. The tugs
Relief and Thomas Morgan wero n:.
cordingly employed. aud at abbut 8
o'clock began the dillicnIt job. Several
hours were spent, aud numberlrss
hawsers broken in the attempt. At
length, ut about ii O'clock, the bark
began 20 move, aud was soon moored
in her former position ut the pier. The
wharf itself was seriously damaged in
the gale. many of the plunks being
washed away, but force of hands
we're at once put to work, aud will
soon, repair the damages.
VANDERHonsr AND COMMERCIAL
WHAHyES. AT these piers occurruu ono
OF the Httangest freaks of tho gale. AS
was statedyesterday, II large aud pom
derous lighter ioaded with phosphate
rock, parted Sita fasteniDgs, and was
i9 lSit az the mercy .,oi tue angry waves.
Inc hugo nachine was pitched aud
tossed about for some time, crushing
into several sloops- aud sinking them,
and was hnaily thrown up on the two
piers. ono end resting on eaoh wharf.
and the fiat forming o bridge acros.
the dock. It was still in this position
yesterday. and was seen BY itundreds
OF curious spectators. The wRaryes in
the vicinity were literally covered with
drift wood and all kinds OF strange 'sen
weed, thrown up by the storm, aud
heaped In inextricabie confusion. The
vharves to the South Of this we're iu-
little, better order. A quantity of FIRE
wood had been ecattered by the waves,
but was being rapidly collected and