Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-21

driven into The marsh, but will no
doubt he taken of without much loss.
The Northeastern Railroad wharf
property did not apparently suffer to
any extent, and the vessels in this
vicinity were only small craft.
At the Gas wharf tic schooner
Mary +. Smith, with coal from Phila
dclphia, was somewhat chafcd, as was
the schooner Alabama, at NJ alloncc's
wharf next below. The wharfpro
perty here was apparently without
injury. At Marshall's, Vcnning's and
Robb's wharvcs the damage was con
fined TO that done by the portion of
the waves which ripped up the plank
ing, and in some instancesa Il few bar
rels of rosin were washed of.
Johnson's wharf Mt the cast end Of
llaur.ns street had the south pier cn
lirely broken down, with some dam
age to the north head. The sloop
Centennial was sunk ut this wharf
llamlin's wharf was little damaged
Almost the whole Of Eottcnboro'
from the river to within one block OF
East Bay, and from Calhoun street to
l1aurcns street, was covered W. til
water several feet deep, and iJ was
Necessary in passing through this dis
trict TO use boats. horses or vehicles.
AT prcgnall's wharf there was no
apparent damage. The schooner l..
~. Edwards and steamer Marion
lying here received noinjury of nom
cnt. At Hunters wharf the sloop
Holland was sunk with seven casks
spirits turpcntine and forty barrels
rosin. The schooner Lark was ra,lly
cllatcd and had several large holes
Knocked into her sides. A phosphate
digger which was undergoing repairs
here WAS forced up on the wharf and
more OF less damaged.
At Bcnnntt's wharvcs The tile rose
on the property to 4 aglratcr hci. Ii, :
than i'll the gale Of 1874, but did not
reach, By twelve inches the high
water mark of the storm OF 1881. The
new pier head 10 This property stood
well. Mnnre,l 10 it were the fine ship
Martha H"wI;rr and bark Annie
Torrcy. They were lying at the head
Of the wharf, and were quite exposed,
lut, fortunately, escaped with only !,
chatting. j he large tenders keeping
the NJ EoMkcr from The wharf were
completely broken up by the striking
Of The ship during thc gale.
AZ Merchants wharf there wa, bnt
little injury to the wharf, ba: the
sloop Gen. j. y. Wagcncr was irivcn
ashore. The steamship Falcon rode
out the gale i'll safety atthis point.
Palmetto and Union wharves re
ccivcd slight injuries, and the bark
Harriet +. lIusscy and the Spanisil
brig Tibi,labo lying here were not
damaged.
The wharf Of the Mount Pleasant
Ferry Company WIS badly shattered,
and The entire Supcrstructurc appear
ed to have been displaced and the
piliny twisted. The steamer St
Helena, at this wharf, escaped with
out damage. II is estimated that it
will take not icsi than S 900 to repair
the damages sustained by the pro
pcrty Of The Mount Plcsaut Ferry
Company atthis wharf
There was no appearance of injury
at the whnrvcs Of the New Custom
house. Central wharf piers hail the
planking lifted, while the Spanisl,
steamer Puerto Rico and schoonc,
l.ymbumcr, lying here, were moi
damaged. The injuryto Accommoda
tion wharf VAS slight. Brown & Cos
south wharf was apparently consider
able shaken by the storm, and vii
require some work to place it in order
The north wharf was not injured.
At kerr's wharf The injury was un
important, and the German bar!
Hamburg lying there rode out tn,
storm safely.
Atlantic wharvcs showed some