Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-30


swept away, and his stock very seriously |
damaged.
Only portion of the cabin OF the steam /
er Carrie was blown down. The hull sHd |
deck were not injured In the least, and re-
NAMED steadfast on the ways.
Capt. VIM. Swoll had one Of his finest |
mules killed by stable in his lot being |
blown down by the storm.
Capt. John, who runs q sloop on the
Savannah river, lost q valuable horse and
mule. The stable on his place, i've miles
from the city on the Augusta road, was
blown down.
We learn that the store OF Mr.. Percy
Olmstead, at Cross Tides, was blown down
and his stock terribly injured.
A barn on Draker's place, nine miles
above the city, was blown down and a lot
of rice carried off.
Colonel Rutledge's place on Back river
was very badly damaged, several buildings
having been Frustrated and rice swept
away.
The revenue cutter Boutwell, is still ashore
on MeQueen's Island, and will probably
have to be dug out. During the storm she
had both anchors down and both propellers
working, and would have ridden out the
gale In safety had not the pilot boat Necs,
which was drifting by, got her hawser afoul
Of the steamers propeller, which disabled
her.
The extent of the damage to the rice crops
on the plantations along the river Is not yet
estimated, but it is thought to be very
heavy.
About one hundred tons OF coal were
swept of of Taggart's coal yard by the
storm.
About twenty tons of coal and twenty five
cords of wood, belonging to Mr.. G. IL. Dix
on, the coal dealer, were blown overheard
during the storm, and the shed was leveled.
It is said that the loss of naval stores by
the storm amounts to about $25, 900.
Some 500 casks of spirits were lost and
large quantity of rosin.
The Norwegian BARK Condor is lying
across Garden bank, near the foot of East
Broad street, with her stem stove in and
bowsprt carried away. A tug attempted to
drag her off yesterday morning, but did nos
succeed.
The schooner NJ K. Rawley had one of
her mssts broken and sustained other
damage.
Both the masts Of the pilot boat John r.
Wilder were broken off close to her deck.
The Spanish vessel which is totally wreck
ed at the quarantine station is the bark
Marietta, Capt. Terrasa.
THE GALE IN CHARLESTON
was attended with considerable destruction,
and was equally as severe as the great storm
of 1874. The Ne0S aud Courier says:
city many wharves were damaged. The sec
ton east Of East Bay, between Laurens and
Calhoun streets, including some dozen
squares, was submerged to the depth OF sew
ersl feet. The B ittery was also submerged,
the water running along South Bay in
stream. The made lands in the southwest
ern portion of the city were also under
water. Roofs and window blinds were blown
off, and trees, fences and gates blown down
in various parts Of the city. The shipping
In the harbor being warned OF the storm,
rode 1t out safely. Communication with Mt.
Pleasant and Sullivan's Island was cut off,
and the telegraph wires were so damaged
that 1t was necessary to take the dispatches
at Summerville aud bring them to the city
by rail. A colored sailor OF the sloop
Claudia was drowned just off the pier at
Benefits Mill.
THE SEMINOLE" FROM SAVANNAH, HEARD
FROM.
The steamship George w. Clyde, of the
Clyde Line, arrived at Charleston at half
past seven O'Clock Sunday evening from
New York, having encountered the gale in
all its fury; but being a very staunch yes
sci and sufficiently freighted to place
her In good sea trim, she rode out
the storm successfully, and escaped with
| out injury of any kind. Captain
L. W. Pennington reports having left New
York about p. m. Wednesday with wind
southwest, and continuing In that direction
until p. n, when It shifted to the north
east, increasing gradually. There was no
| change of note until the ship passed Hat
teras about a. N. Friday, when the wind
veered to east northeast, and increased to
a moderate gale. At z p. N. Friday, when
off Cape Fear, the wind, being still east
northeast, increased to a hurricane, when It
was found impossible to run the ship any
longer before the wind, and she was hauled
off shore and hove to, heading east south
east. During this time was IN company
with steamship supposed to be the Sem
| mole, OF the Savannah and Boston Line,
evidently bound North. The hurricane
| lasted for about twenty-four hours, and
during its height, which was from 10 o'clock
| Friday night until Saturday about 2 p. m,
was Of extraordinary violence.
Under the head ''The Saddest Event Of
the Storm" the NeDs and Courier announces
the drowning of Mr. Thomas P. Lesesne,
| the youngest son OF ex Chancellor Henry ID.
Lesesne, off East Battery on Saturday night,
which cast gloom over the entire commu-
| nifty. Mr.. Lesesne was employed as
bOOkkeeper at the Charleston Hydraulic
Cotton Press. He went with a PARTY of
friends down to the Battery to witness the
dashing Of the waves over the east sea
wall. The party consisted of Messrs.
VIM. and Frank Hayne, Harry Geddings,
John Ravenel and Edward Ravenel.
While they were talking Mr.. Lesesne sud
denly disappeared, and was next seen in
the water. 1t is supposed while walking on
the parapet he lost his balance and fell
over. Every effort was made to save him,
| but to no avail.
Several colored men were drowned on
James Island at the Edisto Phosphate Com
| pany's works.
There were reported off the Charleston
bar, Saturday evening, the steamships Gle
opatra, from Baltimore, and Equator, from
| Philadelphia, and as these steamers were all
| exposed to the violence of the storm their
arrival was looked for with some anxiety.
sULLIvAE's ISLAND.
The storm burst upon the island on Satur-
day morning in its full force. Miles of
fencing were blown to the ground and other
damage done, but fortunately no lives lost.
The handsome residence of Mr.. j. II. Stein
meyer is undermined, and is In a dangerous
condition. The residences Of Maj. Huguenin,
Col. Yates, Mr.. Cathcart, Mr.. Henry O'Neill,
Mr.. Won Kolnitz aud Mr.. Wayne are also
undermined, and all more or less damaged
Three flats loaded with stone for the Jet
ties were sunk in the cove where they were
anchored. The loss falls upon the contract
ors, Messrs. Dolby & Bangs. The residence
Of Mr.. Wayne was the worst damaged of
the houses on the island, 1t being in
fact almost completely demolished. A
| portion OF the roof OF the Catholic Church
was blown away and several of the windows
broken. All In all, it is thought that $50 900
will scarcely cover the loss on the island.
A large number Of ladies and children en-
camped ia the fort on Saturday night, quar-
tiers having been fitted up for them by the
officer in charge of the government prop
erty.
| APPALLING DISASTER.
PORT ROYAL s. c., August 29-On &C
count of the storm, the ferryman at the Port
Royal Ferry could not convey passengers
across the river. They were in the ferry
house awaiting an abatement of the gale,
when the structure was carried away by the
high tide. Seven bodies were recovered to-
day. The number actually drowned is uncer-
tain as rumors conflict, varying from twenty
to forty.
Considerable damage was done to the
Coosaw Mining Company in Coosaw river,
hut no lives we're lost. The damage to the
| Port Royal Railroad is slight.
The sunday school Convention.
The Georgia State Sunday School Asso-
citation closed It's annual session on Thurs
| dav evening last at Griffin TO meet again in