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

VIII picuac CauSo OuF lTl6uud 10 uSScm
BILE, in full force, to control the action
Of such meetings, aud vote down any
and ull propositions looking to partici
patton III said Boilers Convention.
''3. Send to these headquarters all
Information you may learn rnnceruing
said boiter's organization, &c &c.
Effects or the storm on ihc Coast.
Tho Charleston NcwS aml C,uri.r
gives tho following nccoan. ot ,h;s
drcn,iiui vistation:
Tho gale Of 1871 w,s short, silarp
and decisive. -Four or live hulrs wi-
the extent OF It's durt,ipn. butlu thnt
space OF tim: Il vast am0ult of dam i,5c
WAS done To property III THE city. As
has been already stated. The g,.ie va,
succeeded by bright and pi..a~;,n,
weather on Monday night. aud yr,'cr.
day the water on til. hu,bor was a.,
smooth as glass. Not ripple rr,d
be seen III the bay, ;:n,l ,hs ouiy vi,i-
bic evidences of the storm of the pre-
vious day we're to be Seen in the
shattered wharveS, the tnmas of lrif
wood md sea weed. ana the snnken
and disabled craft ying NJ tbs various
piers. The water front was visited
during the day by thousands Of spec
tators, eager to view lLe wreck. and
Judge for themselves tbr txtGut of the
damage. Taking the wharvcs, from
tho Northeastern Ka:!rumd To Suu;h
Battery, IL lad sight Was presented.
The destruction OF property Is certain
~ greater than ut h;s, tEoubht. S.ulce-
IC a RI IN
more or ,c>s torn up. and mnny IF them
being entirely washed away.
ACCOMMODATIONS WHARF. AT thiA
wharf the damage is very great. The
ofli:e immediately faclEg tho dock Is
completely demolished Ill It's upper
| story Ivy collision with the bark winch
| was driven into it. by the lore. III tlI.,
waves. Ia tins dock are two or three
| small bouts, broken up AID suLk
ATLANTIC WHARF AT North Attain
| tic wharf, quite u crowd ct persons
gathered to witness the efforts to tow
oil tho British bark Belgium, which
had beeu rather roughly handled by
the elements. The Belgium WAS blown
from her moorings nt tho head oi the
pier entirely up tho dock, AMI was
jammed dlnSonally across the dock, her
stem bsing fixed close up to tho South
ern pier, and her stern jammed close
into the Northern pier. La thus nwk.
ward position She was left by the tide.
and yesterday morning 1t was found
necessary to procure the services of
two Tugs to drag her out. Tho tugs
Relief aud Thomas Morgan were ma-
corliuyly employed. aud at abbut 8
~, = =,
hours were spent, and numberless
hnwsera broken in tho attempt. at
length, ut about ii o'clock, the bark
began to move, and was soon noorcd
in hor lormer position ut the pier. The
| wharf itself was seriously damaged in
the gale, many of the plunks b;.ing
washed away, but lorca Of hands
we're at once put to work, and will
soon repair the damages.
VANDERuonsT AND C.MMEECIAL
WHARyEs.-A the5e piers occurred ono
OF the strangest freaks of tno gale. As
was stated yesterday, II large aud pom
derous lighter loaded with phosphate
rock. phrted its fasteniDgs. ana was
lott ut the mercy OF the angry waves.
The hugo machine was pitched aud
tossed aboat for some time, crushing
into several sloops aud sinking them,
and was hnally thrown up on the two
piers, ono end resting on enoh wharf.
and the flat forming q bridge across.
the dock. It was still in this uos,t,ou
yesterday. and was seen by hundreds
Of curious spectators. The wharyes in
the vicinity were literally covered with
drift wood and all kinds OF strange sea
weed, thrown up by the storm, aud
beaped in inextrloabie confusion. The
wharves To the Sonth OF this were in
little better order. a quantity OF fire
wood had been scattered by the waves,
but was being rapidIy collected and