The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
CHARLESTON AND VICINITY.
The City Escapes Without any Dam.
z -. Interruption Of Telesraphic
Communication.-The HarbOr.
Neu,S ana Courier.

The storm which cut off Charleston from
Geographic communication Will Tue rest u
the world visited the city In a mild form only,
The wind began to ircshen about O'Clock on
Tuesday afternoons. and continued blowing
from the south n southwest Ill the AFTER
and nearly all night, re;lch!ng;t velocity
OF twenty.ntne miles an hour. Shortly before
midnight the rain commenced to fall, accom-
panied by flashes Of lightning, anu this con
tlnued until about 4 A. NJ.
So far us ascertdined no material dam.
ate was done in the city or anywhere within
fifty miles Of 1t. All the trnins ann in on
delivery OF the mails. Passengers who LEFT
Augusta at $50 p. NJ, on Tuesday state that
there had been q hail storm In that city. ant
that IT raiLed at places all along the road
The telegraph wires north Of B~rHnchvillc, on
the Augusta division Of the South Carolina
Railway, as stated In the Neus AND C5Hrle,
Yesterday, were blown down, and several
poles on the Columbia division were also lev,
elIed. Yesterday morning however,, material
rains were sent out by Col. ]. II. Averlll. and
the damages were speedily repaired: a pos
tai card from Midway states that the storm
WAS very violent In thu section. Several
Turing a white child and n coiored woman. a
widow am Mrs. Riley and her daughter
were also left hOuselcss In the field, thc'i
dwelling having been lcvelled.
In the CITY.
Business such rs required the use Of the tel
egrnph wires was completely at 4 staIdstll
yesterday. The Western Union wires were
In all directions north OF Charleston,
and the Southern Telegraph Company could
only reach rs far north and west as Columbia
and Augusta. An operator In the Western
Union Office states that the first break In The
wires brought % his attention was at Mobile
at 1 p. NJ. Al II later hour he heard an operil'
tor In New York say over the wires that u reg
ular blizzard was ringing out In MinnGs"ta
Communication with Washington, New York.
Columbia and Augusta was restored about )
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Signal Blu
reau received yesterday reports from one OF
stations south of this point. hui none
maximum velocity Of the wind was 29 miles
m hour, and the total rainfall 30 OF IN inch
The Storm in the HarbOr.
The fleet OF vessels In port and at the docks
suffered no injury whatever from the blow,
The wind being from the west and southwest,
the shipping was we'll protected under the Ice
Of the city. A fleet OF nbuut eight vessels Is
reported of the bar. five burks, two ~schOoners
und the steamship city Of Atlanta. All were
spoken yesterday by the tugs Which went
to the liar, and all drc securely anchored
ind safely riding out the gale. The waves are
reported as fearfuIIy high aud violent.
The steamship city OF atlanta reached the
bar AZ 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. but owing
tn the neap tides caused by the westerly winds
transferred TO n tug and sent up To The city on
Tuesday afternoon. the steamer remaining
anchored outside at q safe anchorage. fester.
day the tide, under the Influence or the gale
OF the previous night, WAS still lower ana no
attempt was made to cross. II Is hoped with
a moderation Of The wind or a change In It's
that she may be able to cross the
bur to-day. This, however, is improbable cX-
cept in The event of one Of either Of these con.
t%ingeucies.