Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
TaIPL OF THE CYCLONE.
..prEsTON SUFFERS TO THE
Vn'AA'NE TINE OF $1,OOO,OOO.

-. Et,ast SteepleR in the City
Two ,od--A Terrible Night on SuIli-
TsIopd - The Pavilion Blown
yAu pleasure- Seekers at MsvpOrt
po"I usve Terrorizing Experience.
.,nrvsroN. 49, S. c., Aug. 25.-Charles-
os struck by a cyclone this morning
1ou y, one.fourta Of the houses in the city
Blu ,arooted. Parts Of the spires of st.
sn.ssol,s mo and st. Matthew's churches
I..a bIown down, and the spire Of the
r,,.dol Square Baptist church is demol-
IVA The wbarves and warehouses are
lsneu' damaged. At Sullivan's island two
psuiy L.,ors Ua'l sre aground, and the new Ash
sIeali,sar hridge. now being constructed,
isl slIont sway. Four vessels, which ar
I5ro5 Yesterday. are wrecked. Telegraph
~ I'.os are down, and there are no cars
Inaninq The loss IS estimated at Sl,OOO,-
4 do0 The work Of restoration and repara-
4 son has already begun.
on sULLIVAN's ISLAND.
4 s,,r,v.N's ISLAND, S. C., Aug. 25.-
r.' q Osn-ricane last night and this morn
E lne Iyes terrific and destructive. A
uls us,,ber of houses on Sullivan's island
luul'bi l.a biown away. The new Brighton ho-
4 'Ibod over 100 guests and great fears
w. entertained for their safety. About
oojclock this morning the storm reached
4 y. ~ Sreafest velocity. At that hour, while
no botal people were at breakfast, the
4 essino fell with a great crash. Fortu-
n .otoIv all the rooms In that building mad
n Isen vacated, but there were grave ap-
. yrs5ensons that the dining room and
A main building would soon succumb to
f me violence Of the storm.
BRAVERY OF THE LADIES.
preya men we're blanched with fear and
n beir hearts almost ceased to pulsate, so
,esrfnl was the apprehension that the
4 iad.es and children were doomed to in-
man, death. The ladies behaved with a
+ beroisn that was really sublime. Not
n murmur escaped their lips. They faced
their danger with such fortitude as to
A challenge the admiration Of the men. AT
& 3 O'Clock the wind changed from the
81 southeast and the storm increased from
the southwest, when the Casino fell. 1t
# IS thought that the maximum velocity Of
be storm was from 65 to 70 miles per hour.
THE HOTEL SAFE.
The main building OF the hotel is in
hct. having stood the storm without very
serious damage. IL is said that the pres
eat storm was the most violent in 80
pars At o'clock it was entirely over.
N lae loss TO New Brighton will be 5000
Iaere has been a very general destruc-
ton Of property on the island, but the
b people are profoundly grateful that their
Il lives have been saved. The island was
u 10 the main submerged, but when the
n wind changed the waters reoeded, and all
hearts reioced and were made glad.
MANY VESSELS ASHORE.
The city is becoming tranquil. The loss
is still estimated at $1,000, 900, including
a the wharves and churches. Merchants
Il are already rebuilding. The phosphate
works near the city are but little in
4 iured. except the Atlantic, which loses
rs acid chamber. The German bark
E. Peters WAS driven ashore. The
German brig Freiheit was sunk in cOllis-
sion with the dry dock. The schooner
William T. Lee was blown ashore, and
he Norwegian bark Neritas and the
Italian brig san PriccO are ashore at
Uasue Pickney, with a three-masted
schooner name unknown No lives were
CHARLESTON BEYOND REACH.
AUGUSTA A &. 25.-There is nothing
ee1nlte from Charleston tonight by train
us'oud what has already been wired. The
storm vas northeasterly at 10 O'clock this
n morning. 1t turned with the tide and
changed to southeast. A schooner was
DIOwn across the Northeastern railroad
llaeA ~ l1e wharyes in Charleston and
~" o1sL-ucts tnat road. The South Caro-
iI1@ railroad depots and warehouses were
un.ooItd and train left here tonight
W. %,'4 u un Ior repairs. 1t is reported that
fftrnr 1.Ts
lue storm commenced ut I O'Clock this
N.rWng, One fatality is reported on
-,lfal's Island, where large number
augusta people are summering. 1t is
N e1ilssloie 10 hear from shipping or to get
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