The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-19

schooner lies in a very dangerous position At ten
p. NJ. the wind had abated somewhat. but u tremen-
dous surf is still rolling. The of the vessel
cannot DO ascertain
BEAUFORT AND MoREHEAD CITY, n. c., GREATLY
DAMAGED-NARRow ESCAPE OF HOTEL GUESTS
ONE LIFE LosT-GENERAL RUIN AND DEvAs-
TATIoN.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
MoREHEAD CITY. August Is. 1879.
The most terrible storm with which we have
been visited commenced ut twelve o'clock this morn
ing the wind being due east. At six O'Clock A. NJ it
blow hurricane from the southeast and Mt twelve,
midday. hauled to the southwest. change which
saved Beaufort and Morehead from entire destruc-
ton. Seventy-fvs thousand dollars will not
be IN overestimate of the damage done
to Beaufort. and $4,000 will not cover
that at Morehead The Atlantic House, the
largest hotel in this part Of the country is entirely
demolished. not vestige being left. There
one hundred and fifty guests in it and there not
o particle Of clothing saved by any Of them. The
people did not begin to leave until the were
literally breaking the hotel to pieces and then such
q stampede only threatened danger will cause
took place. The young men saved all the ladies and
children the danger Of their lives and though
all the baggage. furniture. etc., went to destruction
not single life was lost.
The stores OF Messrs. l.. A. Willis Henry Clawson,
Samuel Gabriel. William Sabiston and Chadwick L.
Jones totally destroyed and their goods all lost
To-day the front street of Beaufort is strewn with
lumber, trunks and goods, crowds of people.
OF them barefooed are trying to identity their
property.
Governor Jarvis and family, Mr. James Davis. and
many other prominent people were at the Atlantic.
and lost all their clothes Colonel Faison OF Raleigh.
it Is said, lost $500 i'll money, aud there many
others who lost funds as well clothing. Beaufort
is not In ashes, but in debris. The Ocean View
har of 0rt 10 auad
badly and there Is no telling how many private
houses are ruined. There is not wharf left in the
town OF Beaufort. and only two three out Of her
hundreds OF saiboats are tit to sail in.
MoREHEAD city, DISTRESS.
Morehoad City also suffered terribly. There
one thousand yards of the roadbed OF the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad washed away between
the town and the depot, and u channel of seventy
five yards wide is cut through part of IT,. The
large platform Of the warehouse which on
screw piling and which has withstood many blow
is entirely gone, only one pile being left Tho
shingles on the north side OF the depot
or warehouse all blown OIL, while, strange to
say the south side, which exposed to the wind
was not hurt. A large house around the railroad
water tank was blown down. The town lost its
market house. schoolhouse. large wharf and q
coored Methodist Episcopal Church. all entirely de-
stroyed. w. L. Arendel lost q hshhouse. bathhouse
and 900 terrapins; D. Bell q hshhouse. three boats
badly damaged. two windmills and 5000 terrapins
owned partly by him and partly by Mr.. Wlggins
There were twelve dwelling houses blown down and
nearly every house in town is minus its chimney.
The watchman at the depot, Mr. Thomas Webb.
came near losing his life. He cut Off from tho
main hand, and when rescued at twelve o'clock to-
day was nearly exhausted. The wind had blown all
his clothing of, with the exception of his shirt and
pantaloons.
Since writing tho above II Is reported that Mr..
John Hughes, the son of Major John Hughes. of
Newbern lost his life in the Inflated Atlantic House.
He was young man OF good promise.