The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-27
THE STORMKING'S MARCH
oEsTRucTloNAT AT CHARLESTON
Houses Blown Down, wharves Demol-
ished' shipping Wrecked and Rail-
road Property washed Away,
Aggrcgating Loss OF
Million of Dollars.
YostaraAy's Storm a. Charle,ton

storm in reality was a cyclone in the
proper sense of the term. The wind
was 25 miles per hour at 1880 a. M, in
creasing to 35 and so, which was
reached at s O'Clock, finally running.up
to 70 or so miles per hour. The north
ern edge OF the cyclone touched
Charleston and completed its passage
in 40 minutes. The streets Of Charles
ton were as desolate at the end Of two
hours as after the bombardment dur
Ing the war. The storm com.
menoed properly at daylight,
from the southeast, with |
frequent gales. AT o'clock the roof |
OF the 81. MichaePs church was strip
ped. At a. m. the apparatus ON the
roof OF the signal office, the Flagstaff |
and weather vane were demolished. |
The last observation before the climax |
of destruction recorded the wind at aS |
miles and hour. The climax of the cy- |
clone was at o'clock. But a single |
shed is standing ON the wharf, Every
thing is In ruins. AT o'clock there |
WAS q sudden lull, but the gale soon
increased and increased till %. M,
when the great storm OF 1885 was over.
Hundreds OF thousands of dollars
were expended on wharves this
soeson putting them in order. The
water front on Cooper river suffered
most-tho Southern wharf suffered
least. Tho commercial wharves were
completely wrecked. Halt dozen
yachts. two pilot boats aud a dredging
machine were sunk. Boyco's wharf
was wrecked, and the pilot boat
Schopor and number of fishing
smacks and yachts sunk. Four piers
ana sheds oil the Atlantic wharf we're
blown away. The Cotton Exchange
building was also damaged
kerr'a wharf was demol-
ished. The steamer Planter
was stove in at Accommodation
wharf, the damage To the Central
wharf was very heavy. The four piers
and the three sheds OF the Union wharf
were swept away. Tine wharf at Castle
, Pinckney was, carried away. The
steamer Delaware, from New York,
, came In all right last night
; She reports fearful storm at soa. The
damage To houses In the city cannot
be told. The pleasure boats on Rut
ledge Street lake were piled up on the
northern shore In confused mass
, OF broken hulks. Along Ashley river
|. there were many casualties TO ship
! ping, vessels bsing gro unded all alonl
(. the river. Two hloops have not vel
been found. The convent oil the Sis
ters OF Mercy was seriously injured
: and unroSfed, the plastering is dowu
the library badly damaged and the
building temporarily unit for use
, The colored church in Cromwelps 4
, alley was completely demolished.
I. In Franklin street large ,tEee wa
/. riven In throe parts from top.'to bot
tom but Notwithstanding TRb Who'll,
street IL barricaded with fallen trees
A The SOth battery was tho seen O
: great confusion and damage to shin
r ping. The streets were flooded wit
r water and crafts of all description
!. wero washed ashore and were 10atin
In tho streets at high tide. The fisher
q mems boats were destroyed, and th
\. wharyes piled higher with inoon
v grutous wrecks. The northwestern
.. and central portions OF the city suffero
4 light damage, compared vita that 1
a the water front, though the ontlro por
7, tl0n OF the city west Of Rutledge ave
nu9 was submerged with salt waite
from ono 60 three feet. The spire o
a tho Citadel Square Baptist church, ON
/, OF tho tallest In tho city, was blow
/. down across tho four.stOfy dwelling q
v Thomas A. Dotter, cutting away Gh
/. piazza aud front walls and leaving the
interior OF the dwelling exposed 10 tn
storm. Several miraculous esoape
here, but no ono injured. IL will
take $4,000 TO repair tn
splre OF Plymouth church
which was completely unroofed
i Tho st. Phyllis street synagogue wa
!, also unroofed. Tho church home o
Lawrence street was also badly dam
aged and the Avery institute was un
rooted. The Mount Zion Prosbyteria
church (colored) was badly wrecked
= About mile OF railroad track wa
Q, blown up. Freight depots were badl
damaged. Two sloops were blown OF
OF tne water, across the track, weigh
ing 20 or 30 tons each. TIE South Cai
"a olina railroad warehouses; were M
roofod aud badly damaged. Th
News and Courier, of Charleston
l- makes the following rough estimate {