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

tnrltty c0lorod persons, who were in.
dustriously. engaged in collecting and
carrying of, the drift wood thrown up
by the gale, aud many of them enc.
Gee led inr laying in enough fire wood
to last Through the winter.
THE 3AfTERY The saddest saene
OF all, however, was tho magnificent
sea wall on East Blttcry, now m ,ss
Of cruubliug ruins. SO violent was
t:!2 force Of tho wiud and waves that
the huge paving stpncs, with which
East Battery WAS lail, were talseu mp
auI hurled iuto the streets. The ,u.
tire rramnnade is destroyed. In some
places tic walk wnS unlrrmincd BIZ .h,.
waves, and civcd III. Ii other places,
it w.s ;n,np!e'c;y washed uHly, lie
brick s.ppIi IN th street. side lr,,,1
'hro".. dnwn In, 4 m 80 10 TIE
South walk II almc,t rs Erea. TIE
concrete wall Of wi,i.h ,h,s is form 4
wns rot Ho rxp,A'd a. Tie stnu" will
Oh E.s' B,ttery, ana il therefore IA
nat Snff r rs mnch. bUt the auti,t. III
tue water raado deep RUS and hole, II.
the shciled walk, and re 1lcrea II II,
mos. imp,ssa5ic Tho gr;,s, on thr
sSar1, to,, has wiltrd npraaysrc..
from being covered with sui water,
aud many Of tho granite posts aud
rails were swept away.
| TnE BATHING House --No.hiuu r..
mains ot thu bathing house save ~
rickety, crumbliug ruin. and tl,r
sinm:,s of the posts up ~ whlcn it was
built. Over two-thirsis oi tho building
VAS carried away III the storm, and tlIe
remaining parton ha- fallen out Of po-
sitlon. and lies hcape,l up on The half
snnken foundations. \ tolrrahly stll'
breeze. or strong tide. will carry
away tha last ves:iya Of this fAvorise
resort. 1t is hard to estimate the loss
sustained by the city ia the destruction
OF d .st Is sttery, but it. will hardly cost
less than S20 900 to $40. 900 to restore
it, The loss to Mr. McAIannon, the
owner Of the bathing house. is purti
| cularly severe, as ie had Just spout u
large sun Of money IN putting repairs
upon it. 1t is net likely snon to be re.
bnil'; SO that lanImurk of Charleston
may he considered rs gone. Whut nc
tinn the City Council will take toward,
rebuilding the Battery is not yet
known; but the hope is generally rx-
pressed that the work will he com
meuced vt once. Daring he eu,ur
day the rains were crowded ",i rn-
rlouS prnpi,.-:nen, women ana riIIl-
lreu--gnz,ng ut the trt,l5lc wo.a IL
the storm, uni w"ndc!ing how !; a.;
cuUld have hipirnrd
| The New sIHArRl: - ru. s "tai.
,ion..,i Ivy tho. hiowin4 dnwn ii liz.
new Theatre will no: Ia short If 80
| OJ0 La al ','lpn IL tilc loss !;iu cJa.
! tractor sustained, bY rra>o.i uf In. d.,
strnction o: 'hc scnI ,hilnS. HE hols,-
ing apparatus mni ia portion ui his
workshops, considerable le.ay il re-
! ,nming operations will hr Involved hy
reason uf the Iosi If tools whic!. nrv
blri'h IN the ruins. From "a gentle.
m,u who witnessed thu falling Of the
! walls. we learn thn. the Eat wall fell
first, carrying The others with it TAc
wind which blew from the Vest must
lav" liiled tue binding, and not being
able 10 tind Al vent. acted as ii powerful
lever. throwing down the East wal, /.
The North wall fell in, anl the bricks
'.ra Scarcely dam .Sesl ut alt. they he
III regular layers ] list II, they w.rn pat
np. In the centro Of tie lnnd,nE,
however. tho devastation is i;rrlbIe.
The extensive scaif,illng. crashed and
broken, being mixed mp with mad CO.
vcred by tha bricks. viii render the
l'b "f clearing MP \ iIili:alt one. Tuls
was began yesterday. however, and "a.
Hnon ~ tAc necessary tools can pro.
cured large force Of ian,is VII! he pat
to work. aud the now rn"atro will
ohce more begin TO rise
liiE rEL.siH,rH WIRE, -r." wires
ot the Western Cuiou ro!rrr,;,h Cam
pany, which were b!nwn down by the
;,tlt. were repaired y-4:r,,iAy mnd were
IN working order by = ncl mk The
| pos and wires were luyrlcd with the
grnubd for Il distance Of SIX miles from
tnn city. But the company pat II
l'rgc force Of skilled hlu,is 10 wotk
.Iil soon resumed its husin, :,
Tho storm III Slmmcrvlilo was re-
tnlrkab!e rather for tho amount of
rainfall. than The severity of the wind,
though the latter was ny no means u
gentle 'phyr. Soon after II o'clock
Monday morning. tho ram commenced.
and continued without intarms ssion
ANIL about 9 O'Clock, fnIliug ~ tor
rents. We are Informed by gentle
man familiar with the locality thut
Saw mill Branch, which runs through
the village, "as higher than has been
known for twenty yenra. Some Of the
smaller bridges were washed away, und
QUO of the main roads ut this pDlnt Wns