, 1874-10-05
The SOUTHEASTERN STORM.
a Terrific Gale ut Charleston
and Elsewhere.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars
Worth Of Properly Destroyed.
Incidents OF tho I1urricnnc--..fhc
Rescue Of All Endangered
Family.


From tbs Charleston S C) Mars and Courier, Stpt ~
Tho long immunity which ChHrlcston has on
Soycd from, Disastrous ga1aa WAS interrupted yea
terley by diaaster which has probably Do
stroyed oyor quarter Of amillion dollars worth
Of property. On Sunday evening, at = Into hour.
1t began to blow atialy in puffs aud to rain. aud
by daylight the wind had increased considerably,
blowing from tho onAt and aoutlieast Tho
stoamer Dictator, which arrived ia tic morning,
reported heavy weather at sea, but tho Captain
failed to otserso any indications OF tho coming
blow, About half-pnBt or o'clock III tho
morning tho Wind grew stronger, with heavy
enualls aud soyoro pn1rs Which crohtod general
nunrebeueious At 8 o'clock 1t vnB eyidont
that
THE GALE WAS uroS US.
Tho sea was hoavlng aud tosstng In tho harbor,
md tho rapidly oucroaehing tido began to Hood
tho wharyes aud strocts. Tho squalls kept COLL
staut.y increasing in strength. and tho Masters
of yoesols In port began to look anStously to
their mooriugs. At 0 o'clock The tide had risen
go higll that 1t covered all tho wharves On tho
eastern front of tho city, and flooded Tho strcetR
to tia depth Of aevcial fcot. Many OF the
whnrycs wero washod up. mud several 7ossels
nortod from their moorings and wero driven Oh
phora.
TIE SCENE FROM THE HHAHVEa
at this time was terrific In every direction drift
wood, bales Of cotton, wrecked boats, and debris
yrero being toastd about. Tho wind, wliHtng
through tho rigging Of tho shipping,
made melancholy 1auesc, mud tho bliiid-
ing rain falling in torrents rendered Of
forts to sayc anything almost uHcless. Tho
tide roso to q groat height in snary Instances
lifting tho flooring from tho pors, md rendering
!. TT rtth {t
tho vicinity. Tho Eoa IN tho harbor ruled monn-
tain high, aud tho navcs dashed over tho piera
in hugo rollers. At Accommodation Wharf n
bark was driven from her moorings higl, up OH
tbs landing into tie wlalf Office OF Canpbei},
Wylly & Co.. but was blown OF again when tho
wind shifted. So GEeat MIS- tho Iorco Of tho
wind thal lilo bowsprit Of tho vcsRci entered tho
eccoud s,ory OF tho building, which MaB Of brick
and cut it completely in two. masking clean
split At tho wharf OF tho SniilSana Island
stca1nors tho waves washed cloan over tho wood
.rosk. and tho anxious ctuwd who lad gathered
.hore to lloar tidings from friendH on tue island
were fairly driven bnck by tho binding rain and
rtpidly rising waters. Enst Bay md Calhoun
streets woro looued with water to such depth
rs to
i, FLOAT THE CARS
of tho Entcrpriae n9itway from tho trnck. All
the wLaryeH above Market street wero more or
loss damaged. hut thoHo hoiow that point sut-
fcret the most. At Fnuacrlsorst wharf, n large
Hat loaded with phosphate rock. intended for
tho ship border Cbicflaln, parseu tho fasten-
dock, sinking them almost immcaiatoly. Tho
flat vas then lifted by tho waves aud thrown
tranByerse!y across tho dock, making complete
bridge betwoen tho two piers. Tho british ba1k
Bcl,fstc, Which lad tateiy arrived from Livcr-
pool, and WAS anchored In The stroau1, WAS blown
from hor mooriugs. despite two henry apchora
held BY Boveuty-tlye mud forty-fYo feet of iron
chain, aud dragged into tho dock between Boyce
.At..
southern limit OF tho eastern waterfront Was
completely washed away, and the piers immedi-
atoly adjoining on the north. at which woro
moored the steamers City Point and Dictator,
roro also badly damaged. The work Of de-
eIructlon continued without interruption uutll
about half-past u, when
THE WIND MODERATED
for shnrt time, and then shifted around to tho
Bouth and wcst, whoa 1t ngain boW with full
iorco for shout an hour, tearing tho slate and lin
down trees and fences In every direction. TIE
Change in tue direction Of the wind, however,
hnd the effect Of turning the tide, and in an
Incredible short time tue Wators began to fall,
and people began to breathe easier. As 1oon Rs
The wind shifted tho ain ceased to fall, md tho
streets, which had up to this time been danEor-
ouh TO pedestrians On account OF the falling
ahinglce. signa, and fences, wore now crowded
with people who had come out to yiew tho oTeoty
pf tho storm.
THE scFSB on THE BATTERY,
while tho gale WAS at ita height MAS at once
sublimo aud terrjb!o. The soa-wall promenade
on East Battery, which on Saturday night was
tllronged NTH prolnenadors. wau almost entirely
subnorgcd. Tho angry waves dashed over tho
stones In hugo billows and Hooded the street
below, tearing up tho hnso tag-Atones md
Washing nway tho Hlo!l road. On South Battery
the destruction was equally sudden and terrible.
Tho water poured III volumes over the abutment,
nnd long before o'clock MAS fully 2 feet deep
ia tho lawn OF Whito Point Galden. The boau-
tifnl Battery is now u scono Of ruin, and 1t ie
calculated that it will tako at least Y20, 700 to
repair the damage done at this point alone.
THE NATHlHn HOUSE.
At 0 o'clock . messenger arrived at the mat
guard-bouse with the news that tho frail bridge
loading to the bathing. .houae, had beon swep.
away, and that tho bathsng-house !taelf, with itt
imminent peril. Tho nows spread like wil1aro
aud in q abort time hundreds Of excited spocta
tors had asscmhled on tho Battery to satief,
then,selyes as to tho truth Of tho report. The
gale nt this titno 10 o'clock) was absolutely fus
Gus; torriblo hurricane, hurling hugs ,nasso,
Of water over tue high batto,y aud tolliug break
ora brcast-hleh along the south walk. Tho gar
den was inlly feet nnder water, presenting
ploar sheet from Eaet to South Dattory. But IL
eyes were turned from the acono OF devastation
immediately a,ou1d thcm to a point Of ,noyt
thrilling interest. Tho batIing-lloueo cut of o!
1t was from al! communication with tho land
was rocking on its foundation, and 1t was at unct
h1eu lllAt ivory tuotL IuHnt uu IuAubt hAuQu
ilelay, TO rcscuo tho unfortunate lnma.ch. ThcAt
Ne1s alr. AlcManmon, his wife and tuo children
Ind young man who occupied one Of tic rooms
nRAVE ATTEMPT.
Tho first attempt was made BY n uumber O
Colorcd fishermen and policemen. beaded by 1Er
Fl. Mott Parker. the strokc-oar OF the Palmetto
boat crew. yawl-oont was procured from tn
numbers usually moorol around hlorahead'
sfharf, and With twenty-five or thirty volunteers
lhe lenders dragged tho long and anxiously
loolied-(or bout through tho water, which va
ullto nuficient to float hor across tho garden K
Tho spot Immediately onposlte the bathing-hous,
pt, to the south walk. Tho bridge III it's fall ha;
torn away considerable portion Of tho masonry
md tho SEA soon increased the rent to q wii(,
ran. This wua deemed a favorable point from
Which to launch tho c,att, aud 50, witt, lilo hun
tlrods of hands Which were nnw raaly aud will
INK to assist the daring spirits In toir porllou
venture, tue boat wns LAUNCHED ut an opportu
moment. md five men--two policemen, two lsl
nr1uou, aud Mr.. N. D. parker-thtew thomHeIyo
into Aor, seized tho oars, and mado Atrcl,nou
efforts 10. l,ond for tho bathins-hongc. 4 lin
lad loen attucllcd to the stern Of tho yawl t
draw her il, to hi,ore in caee Ut swalnplng. Ihi
,1cco OF precantion was the CAUSE OF
THE FIItHT FAILURE,