Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-05-08
Hurricane in Columbia.


on Saturday afternoon last, was very
severe, and blew down trees, fences,
sign-boads, the Palmetto tree in front
of the State House, besides unroofng
several houses. The steeple of the
Presbyterian Church was blown down.
People who could not leave their
homes on Saturday night we're out
early on Sunday morning to witness
the havoc OIL their own or their neigh
hor's property. The wreck Of the
Presbyterian steeplc, lying as it fell
into the graveyard, and upen the side
walk and street, was visited by hund-
reds Of people on Sunday during the
entire day. The Of oe this fine
church is damaged much more than
was anticipated or reported. It is
feared the whole roof will have TO
cone off A meeting Of the trustees
was held yesterday to consult as 10
what should be done in the promises.
Nothing has yet bocn done to stop
the gap i'll the state house roof.
The broken and disjointcd orna-
mental palmetto tree in the state house
yard is badly broken, but not totally
destroyed; there is no fund on hand
fromw hich it can be repaired, and it is
likely to lie there.
The tin covering of the Charleston
depot was completely torn off, and
pieces of from one to twenty yards
were Tapping about in the neighboring
grounds all day on Sunday.
The large shed of the Grccnville
railroad will all have to come down.
1t, too, is wreck. What blessing
in disguise that storm would be if our
railroad directors and mana gers would
now, while they are about it, put up
respectable depot for passengers and
freight.
Mr.. Squier, whose roof must have
been taken into the adjoining county.
and whose loss in brcakagc is con-
siderable, feels no way disheartcncd.
He will be open in g little while, with
better house and finer stock Of
furniture.
A house on Whccler's hill was
turned over and wrecked. Two people
were said to have lost their livcsAut
it could not be traced to n reliable
source.
A drive around the city on Sunday
morning revealed the full extent of
the damage done. The number of
trees torn up by the roots and lying
across the streets rendered travel dan.
gcrous, and in some instances impossi-
BILE, while the sidewalks were strcwn
with broken and overturned fences.
The fact that the storm occurred before
and continued until after dark on
Saturday night prevented people from
repairing damages even temporarily,
and those who, from religious scruplcs,
allowed their fences to lie us they fell
until yesterday had innumcrable visits
from the social and friendly cows that
were wandering at libitum, brousing
OH the fallen trees.
Mayor Alexander had several of his
fine fruit trees and one very handsome
ornamental tree, that stood in front Of
his residence, broken. All the fence
Of Mrs. Wright's house, OH Arsenal
hill, was destroyed, leaving her yard
and garden exposed to the mercy of
the night-hnwks. The fence around
the grounds also cavcd in. Colonel
Low had his fence blown down and
three fine shade trees torn up by the
roots. Another large tree wes saar-
ped across near the base and carried
into the yard of Mr.. Baldwin. Several
trees were lying along Lincoln street.
A fine ivy-clad oak in Gov. Moses
grounds was torn up by the roots. Two
immense trees Jay across Bull street
near Richland, which entirely OBJ
structed streets. Near the corner Of
: Bull and Laurel streets three trees and
the fences were all down. One of the
fine shade trees in front of DIR.
Heinith's residence was broken and
carried into his flower garden. SeAernl