The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

TENDER 5, 1879. .s
| THE STORM CARNIVAL.
TWO HOTELS AT BEAUFORT, n. c., wAsnEI
| AWAY.
| The accounts received by telegraph, from
all sources, up to late hour last night
agree in their picture of the desolaton and
ruin wrought by the terrible storm. The
wind lashed the sea into rage aud it in
turn roared around the town and almost
swallowed it. The waves frothed in their
fury as they tore the staunch houses timber
from timber and threw ships helpless on
their broken ribs. Hotels, storehouses and
dwellings were swept away by the invasion
OF the sea. The w:uds howled and whistlcd
through the ruins aud wrenched off tall
keeiRRaKllaaf1 1efs|Eli aesha0s 0sS6a
- 49, he rain beat down in
Sllfdfng sheets, snd the swollen waters
broke through and ate away dykes and rail.
road cmbankmcnts. Wharves and iron
pilings sank into the waters like lead. Bag
gage, houses, boats and furniture foatcd
about in confusion. The storm was abroad
over sea and land. Worse than all this
loss of property is the loss of human life.
1t is feared that John Hughes, son Of
Major Hughes, was drowned.
We print below the latest information
that could he got:
BEAUFORT, VIA MoREuEAD CITY, Au-
gust 1S, 1S79.--A terrible storm occurred
this morning at 5 o'clock. The Atlantic
Hotel and Ocean View are both washed
away. There are 140 visitors present no
lives lost but all their baggage is gone.-
Onc.third of the town is DESTROYED 1t
was the screrest stnrn,- Aun-- -L..-.-..-~.-i tho
coast.
The wrecks of some vessels are in sight
The excursion boats expected this morning
have not been heard FROM
b. g. MANLY.
LATER.-Through the Kindness of COL
Andrews we were furnished with the fol-
lowing dispatches
"NEwBERN, N. c., August 1O-5,3O p.
M.-To CoL Il. b. Andre,os, Sup't. dc. !:
l have just heard from Beaufort,
and am having train prepared to go down
myself with all our forces.
'Thcrc is great obstruction at Beaufort.
The Ocean View and the Atlantic Hotels
at Beaufort were washed away this A. NJ. at
5 o'clock. There is great damage to the
town, but no lives were lost.
The Atlantic Hotel in -Bnaufort il AM.
trety gone; not vestige left.
"Thc damage to Morehead City is very
great. The platform from the depot to the
mainland was washed entirely away. All
the iron piing is gone but one. The Punch
Bowl Slough was washed out. The loss is
not to be calculated. Nearly all the boats
are destroyed. The market houses was
blown down, and all the fish. houses arc gone.
Th re is no wharf in the place. Nearly
every house is without a chimney. The
colorcd church was blown down, tho school
house was destroyed, and a great many
people are out Of homes. There are ne
fences left.
The storm was terrible, but thank the
Lord, no lives were lost. So Says the dis.
patch to me. will telegraph you from
Morehcad City.
"JoHN ID. WmIrFoRD, President"
MoREnEAD City, August 1S-9i1O r..
M.-The calamity is even worse than tclc-
sraphcd today. Will telegraph you in the
morning full particulars.
All baggage of the guests at the hotels
in Beaufort is lost, aud it is believed that
Major John Hughes son John was drowned.
Gov. Jarvis, Hon. J. j. Davis, Gen. II.
Ransom and others arc here doing their
whole duty.
MoREnEAD CITY, N. c., August 49,
We were visited this morning by terrific
storm from the southeast, damaging per.
sonal property here to the amount Of about
$4,000. The Atlantic aud North Carolina
Railroad track between the town and the
depot is nearly all washed up. The Allan.
tic Hotel and eight business houses in Beau
fort were washed away, while the various
other damages are incstimable. The guests
of the Atlantic escaped, but the building
and contents, including all the baggage, is
total loss.
There is no information from other sec.
tions of the county, but the damage must
be very grcat.-Rale;gh Obseruer, Augns,
10.
n PECULIAR DUEL was looking over
the stories that were sent in last week for
the prize, and wonder that the editor did
not insert this one, which is really too GOOD