Daily Republican., 1885-08-26
Southern Cyclones.
CH sULLIvAE3 Is.
LAND AAD JACKSON VALE
VIGlTED.
A LOSS OF PROPERTY.

/
Ia LOSS OF PROPERTY.
CHARLESTON. s. &C., August 25.-
Charleston was struck by cy clone this
morning and one fourth Of the houses
| in this city are unroofed, parts Of the
spires of st. Michaels ard St.
Matthew's churches blown down, and
the spire of the Citadel Square Baptist
church is demolished. The wharves
and warehouses are badly damaged. At
jSullivan's island two steamers are
aground, and the new Ashley river
bridge, now constructing, IL swept
away. Four vessels, which arrived
yesterday, are wrecked. The tele-
graph wires are down. and there are
no cars running. The loss is estimated
at 81 ,OOO, 900 Tie work Of restoration
and repatriation has already begun.
The city is becoming tranquil The
loss Is still estimated at sl 900, 900, in.
GLIDING wharves and churches. Mer.
chants are already rebuilding. The
phosphate works, near the city, are but
littlo injured, except tho Atlantic,
which loses its acid chamber.
SULLIyAE'S ISLAND, SC, Aug. 25.-
The hurricane last night and this morn
ing WAS terrific and destructive. A
number of houses on Suliivan's Island
were blown away. The New Brighton
Hotel had over one hundred guests, and
great fears were entertained for their
| safety. About nine this morning the
storm reached its greatest Nelecity. At
| that hour, while hotel people were at
breakfast. tho casino fell with great
crash. Fortunately all the looms 10
| that building had been vacated, but
| there " or. grave apprehensions that the
dining room and main building would
| soon succunb to the violence of the
storm.
At . O'Clock the wind changed from
the southeast and the storm increased
from the southwest. When the casino
fell II was though hit that the m aximum OF
tho storm was from 65 to 40 miles sn
hour. The main building of the hotel
| is intact, having stood the storm with.
out any serious damage. 1t is said
that the present storm was the most vic
lent in thirty years. At one O'Clock 1t
was entirely over. The loss TO the New
Brighton will be $50, $50. There has
been very general destruction of prop
eriy on the island, but the people are
profoundly grateful tnas their lives
have been saved. The island was in
the main submerged, but when the
wind changed the waters receded.
1
heavy storm passed over this city on
| Monday. The wind, which was ac-
lcompanied by drenchinR rain, reach,
ed an average velocity of 40 miles per
hour, and continued for several hours.
AT times gusts lasting from two to three
minutes attained velocity of so miles
and upwards. News has just reached
| here from the mouth of the ST. Johns
| river that the gale was terrific there.
The Atlantic House was biown from its
foundations. A porch was blown off
and fell on Mrs. Dexter Hunter, a
guest, breaking her leg.
The storm on Monday light and yes
ter day morning as 5idney, Ohio, was
the heaviest ever known here. Yester-
lday morning seventy sew linear feet OF
| a % foot embAnkment of the water
works reservoir went out, leaving the
town without water for motive power
or the extinguishiDg of fres.
A very heavy thunder storm, accom-
panied by gale, prevailed throughout
New England. on Monday night. 1t
was exceedingly severe in Boston and
Vicinity, and in the suburbs many
ed by lightning.
| A storm at Newport, Rhode Island ON
Monday night, was the most violent
known for years.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Aug. % The
storm of yesterday afternoon in uhis vi
cinity was one OF unusual severity.
The streams were all greatly swollen,
and another destructive flood was fear
ed. During the storm the barn of
Thomas Natley, about half a mile
from Port Deposit was struck by light
ming and set on fire, and together with
his entire harvest of hay, grain, &c ,
was destroyed. The live stock, car
lriaees, &c, were saved. Mr.. Na.iey
had an insurance of 800 on his barn in
the Cecil Company, but no insurance on
his crop. His loss will be several hun
dred dollars.