The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-21
RALEIGH, N c., THURSDAY, AUGUST2 21, 1879.

STORM AT BEAUFORT whole page 0
our paper might be filled with details from
the calamity which has befallen our beauti
fui seaside watering place The storm be
ginning near A. NJ. on Monday increased
rapidly, so that at half past four or five tn,
guests were aroused at the Atlantic Hotel
| (which is built upon posts set in water
about two feet deep and they had but little
time to escape. The waves were running
| far up into the town, cutting off flight EXCEPT
by wading waist deep, while the wind blew
with such violence that many who left theil
rooms dressed reached shelter In a semi
nude condition. We Gull the following from
the accounts in the Daily Necs and Duil,
Observer -
The last person had barely left the build
ing when an immense wave came tearing in,
lifting the floors and demolishing the bar
room, the handsome edifce seemed to rise
and then settle, and on the next surge it
raised and went to pieces as by magic and
the angry waters were covered with the
wreckage At $50 clock there was not h
ing left to mark the spot where the large
edifce had stood an hour before.
The buildings standing between the two
hotels were quickly wrecked. Then the
handsome mouse known as
THE OCEAN VIEW HOTEL
attracted attention The guests at this
house had received ample warning and con
sequently had time to prepare themselves,
and as the water swept over the shaded
ground in front immediate evacuation was
decided on, and none too soon, as the waves
shortly surged over the verandah, dashing
through the doors and windows and making
,,,rbD ho
ruined and will have to be rebuilt. The roof
was ripped off by the wind while the water
was doing it's work below
Nearly every building along the water was
washed away, two or three shattered houses
lying on the sand being all that were
left.
The yachts were nearly all destroyed and
the heavier craft were blown on shore.
One large schooner, however, was landed
in Mrs. Davis garden where it still
lies
The citizens threw open their homes to
the houseless ones. Clothing was provided
for the half-naked refugees, and with all
sorts and sizes of apparel the wearers pre-
sented a truly cOmical sight.
Among those of Raleigh who made them
were Tom Mccoy, who carried off Colonel
J. Mel. Turner; Mid. T. Leach Mayor B
G. Manly, Colonel Atkinson and several
others. q. t. Stronach and his family
barely escaped.
The tide has thrown many trunks ashore,
but the contents are ruined. All OF the
guests of the Atlantic have lost everything
they had with them.
But two lives were lost as far as known
} ohm Hughes, son of Colonel Hughes, of
Newbern The other missing man is w.
Henry Cong!eton
Every one had reached the shore in safety.
and John ID. Hughes went back and was
seen near the billiard room Of the Atlantic,
which is just on the edge Of the shore.
j ust at this moment, and without any warn
ing, the building, undermined by the waves,
tOppled over and fell This was the last
that was seen of this talented and beloved
young man.
AT Morehead the wharf was totally de-
Of the heavy iron pilings torn
up and the embanknent from the depot to
the water-tank washed away. A large |
barge was carried across the railroad bank |
and landed in the marsh. The watchman
1t the depot, Thomas Webb. when the |
wharf began breaking up, attempted to
leach the Macon House. He succeeded IN |
reaching the switch, to which he clung Tor
MS life. The water broke over him. and
such was the force of the waves that every
hing except half of his shirt was carried
away. In one of the lulls he succeeded IN
'eaching the high ground more dead than
Ilive. He says he shall never forget that
hight to his dying day. The water cut
through the banks and found new chan
lei or inlet between Fort Macon ami the
main land; the water fifteen feet dc, ,,
At Newport several houses were blown
lown and one woman, whose name we :