The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05
UNION c. H, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER $. 1879

TENDER 5, 1879. =.
THE STORM CARNIVAL.
TWO HOTELS AT BEAUFORT, N. c., WASHED
AWAY.
The accounts received by telegraph, from,
all sources, up to late hour last night
agree IN their picture of the desolation and
ruin wrought by the terrible storm. The
wind lashcd the sea into q rage aud it in
turn roared around the town and almost
swallowed it. The waves frothcd 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 winds howled and whistled
through the ruins and wrenched off tall
kRhi0RoH0iand1 1lnna.ulnn| n|6ari 5l1h6as
u6 fain beat down in
7D5l4ufng sheets, and the swollen waters
broke through and ate away dykes and rail.
road cmbankmcnts. Wharves aud iron
pilings sank into the waters like lead Bag
gage, houses, boats aud furniture foated
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, a son of
Major Hughes, was drowned.
We print below the latest information
that could he got:
BEAUFORT, VIA MoREHEAD Cry, 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 arc 40 visitors present no
lives lost but all their baggage is gone.-
One-third Of tho town is DESTROYED. II
was the scverest stnrm -L..-. ON tho
coast.
The wrecks Of some vessels arc in sight.
The excursion boats expected this morning
have not been heard FROM
B. G. MANLY.
LArER.-Through the kindness of Col.
Andrews VIC were furnished with the fol-
lowing dispatches
"NEwBERN, N. G., August 1880 p.
Mo Co., Il. b. Andre,os, Sup'tGc.
= X | have just heard from Beaufort,
and ana having train prepared to 80 down
myself with all our forces.
"Therc is great obstruction at Beaufort.
The Ocean View and the Atlantic Hotels
at Beaufort were washed away this A. NJ. at
o'clock. There is great damage to the
town, but no lives were lost.
Tho Atlantic Hotel in Beaufort is en-
tirety CONC; not a 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 piling is gone but one The Punch
Bowl Slough was washed out. The loss is
not to be calculated. Nearly oil the boats
are destroyed. The market houses was
blown down, and all the fsh:houses arc gone.
Lib re is no wharf in the place. Nearly
every house is without chimney. The
colorcd church was blown down, tho school
house was destroyed, and great many
people arc out Of homes. There are no
fences left.
The storm was terrible, but thank the
Lord, no lives wero lost. So Says the dis
patch to me. l will telegraph you from
Morehead City.
~ "JoHN'D. WHITFoRD, President"
MoREHEAD Cl-Y, August 1s-9l1O p.
M.-The calamity is even worse than telc-
graphcd to-day. 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. Il.
Ransom and others are here doing their
whole duty.
MoREHEAD CRY, N. c., August 1S.-
We were visited this morning by q terrific
storm from tho 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 inestimable. The guests
Of tho Atlantic escaped, but tho building
and contents, including all the baggage, is
q total loss
There is no information from other sec.
tions of the county, but the damage must
be very great.-Raleigh Observer, Augnst
10.
a PECULIAR DUEL was looking over
tho stories that were sent in last week for
the prize, and L wonder that the editor did
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