Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-31

DIsrrfets- Tales from the
ocean.
The following additional particulars in
regard to the ravages Of the destructive
storm Of the 9th viii be read with melan-
choly interest. The loss Of life and prop
erty has been fearful. The number Of coll
ored people drowned Is estimated at 300,
and viii probably not fall short Of that
number. The damage by the storm to
property fully equals million and a half
dollars:
THE DESTRUCTION AT WHITE BLUFF.
The accounts we have received OF the
effects OF the hurricane at White Bluff
fail to give an idea of the actual devasta-
ton occasiOned. The following informa-
ton we CLEANED from one of the residents,
who was present during the entire storm,
and who came TO the city on Monday last
I. L. Kinsey's, bath house washed entirely
away, his fine orchard ruined, al pear and
| apple trees down: the splendid hennery on
| the place was ruined by heavy trees falling
| over the various departments; all the fenc-
ing down and trees broken, uprooted or
prOstrsted.
At Y. Henderson's the fences down,
bath house gone. AT Mrs. Converse's the
| fences down, fruit trees Frustrated, shade
trees and garden a wreck, but the bath
house remained and is the only one re-
msining on the bluff.
at Mr.. Horace Remshart's the fine avenue
Of oaks is almost oblitersted. every one Of
the trees is fat, the splendid garden in
front, upon which much pains and expense
had been devoted, was covered with salt
water, aud Is irretrievably ruined. His bath
house and platform is 3 fearful wreck, only
/ the posts remaining.
At Mr.. George Cornwell's the tide swept
| over the bluff and came into the
house flooding the basement
/ waist deep, and the furni-
ture hOsted about and was badly injured.
/ The upper part Of the house was drenehed
/ with water, the scuttle having blown OF.
| There were some seventy head Of chickens
/ in the cOops in he yard which were drowned
/ by the rising tide, and their dead bodies
were fiOated in through the basement rooms,
the windows and doors Of which were blown
| out. His bath house was lifted up and
/ carried a distance Of nearly seventy
/ five yards and landed almost intact be-
/ tween Mr. ". s. RcckWell's and D. 7. Dan
ey's places.
| Mr.. Dzncy's new house is almost com
/ DletelY ruined, and the household furniture
badly damaged. The tin roof was carried
completely of, and the water, causing the
I -
ally deluged with plaster and rain, and
| everything placed in a terrible mess. All
the fences, shrubbery and trees were blown
| down.
Mr.. ROckwelps house was not seriously
/ injured, the only damage being OccasiOned
/ by the water beating ia. His fences were all
/ broken down, and all the trees.
! At the Oliver place, occupied By Mr.. r.
| Z. Harmon, the stable was blown down,
/ killing fine COW aud injuring his horse,
/ but not seriously. The fencing was blown
/ down, and the bluff was washed out fully
/ twenty feet.
The beautiful grove Of large oaks Just be-
/ tween Mr. HsrmOn's and Mr.. Rockwell's Is
q pitiable sight Only two of the trees
are standing, the others being torn
/ up by the roots, the splendid branches
wrenched of, and the grove a terrible
scene Of ruin and desolstiOn.
The White Bluff Orphanage, under the
| charge of the Sisters of Mercy, suffered ter
ribly. The large upper piazza was blown
/ down and the pillars carried off. All the
| fencing around the place was Frustrated.
The windows we're smashed in by falling
limbs, but the house was not materially in
jured. The large bath house, one Of the
best on the island, entirely disappeared, and
only few damaged piles remain 70 mark the
spot where once it stood. All the trees
about the premises are down, and the bluff
is terribly washed.
At Mr.. VIM. Neyle Habsrsham's place the
fine grape arbor and orchard are blown down,
the splendid trees upon which so much care
had been bestowed are down. The new
and handsome yacht, recently ordered out
| by Mr.. r. B. Habersham, and which was
| lying near the bath house, had her bottom
stove in and was otherwise badly damaged.
There is no sign Of the bath house, which
was in position on Saturday, having disap-
peared during the night.
The adjoining place to the Habershams,
| and belonging to that estate, but which was
formerly owned by John F. Tucker, is also
IN the same condition. The houses remain
standing, but are more or less injured, and
the windows are smashed, all the fine cedsrs
blown down, the bluff washed out and the
bath house destroyed.
Mr.. Iugraham Kensey, who lives about a
quarter Of mile in the rear Of the bluff
suffered greatly. His large aud splendid
orchard was badly damaged, the fruit blown
from the trees and many of the trees en-
tirely blown down. The stable was blown
! down, killing a very valuable horse and Sc
riOusly iniuring another. The Outhouses,
trees aud fencing on the place were also
blown down.
a number Of small houses, mostly occu-
pied by cOlQred people, were blown down,
and in fact the devastation is general.
Amidst all the wreck and ruin at the
place, we are gratifed to state that nc
human lives were lost.
On Sunday and Monday the bluff was
filed with marsh hens, and hundreds were
slaughtered by the residents with sticks and
air rifles.
Several who had been boarding at the
bluff came TO the city on Monday evening,
as soon as eOnVeYances could be
obtained, and we understand many OF the
| house owners are making arrangements to
return 70 the city. The beauty and attrac-
tiveness Of the bluff are marTe1.
Mr.. w. W. Chisholm, who owns the house
formerly the property o. Mr.. NJ. R. Cohen,
was also heavy sufferer, tn ugh the N ain
house was not very badly injured. The
bath house, fencing, trees, outbuildiDgs and
shrubbery are gone.
The residences on the bluff were only
saved from destruction by the occupants
barring the doors and windows.
BRYAN NECK.
We learn from a gentleman who arrived
here yesterday morning that the destruc-
ton by the storm 81 Killarney, Bryan Neck,
was simply fearful. The residence of Mr..
]. w. Butler was terribly damaged, and the
out houses were blown away.
The residence of DIR. johnson was COM
pleteiy turned over, and the family had a
very narrow escape from being killed, but
! fortunately escaped with slight INJURIES
Mr.. Haymon's house was destroyed, and
he lost everything he possessed, save what
he and his family had on.
! Mr. Samuel Butler was equally unfOrtu-
nate. In fact the devastation is complete
and the residents are IN a fearful plight,
suffering for several days for water and
food.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Strickland, who were
proceeding TO Killkarny In boat on Sat
urdaY afternoon, encountered the gale and
were capsized. They managed to seize on
the bottom OF the boat, to which they chung
with the tenacity born OF despair. They
! remained IL this painful aud perilous posi-
ton the whole Of that terrible Saturday
! night, aud when rescued on Sunday morn
ing were thoroughly exhausted and almost
dead.
THE RICE PLANTATIONS.
We hear that the rice plantations on the
| Altamaha have not been seriously Injured,
| and the losses will be triling.
The river bank OF the Queensbury plan
tatiOn, owned by DR.. Paul Pritchard, was
| broken in FIVE places, and one hundred
acres Of rice, cut and stacked In the field,
was swept entirely away. The remainder
OF the plantation, comprising about two
hundred acres, is flooded with salt water.
Seven negro cabins were blown down,
| and the occupants more or less injured.
One valuable large bull was drowned, but
the stock were quickly turned loose and I'm
medistely fed to the highlands and escaped
death. III the fencing around the place Is
| down, and IL is estimated the loss will not