Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-26

HURRICANE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST
GREAT DAMAGE AT CHARLESTON, ONE QUAR-
TER OF THE BUILDINGS BEING USRooFED.
The nigh wind and the rain which marked
the arrival OF the cold wave I'm Washington
last night extended all along the Atlantic coast
andover large area In the west and north.
In many places the storm was violent and did
great damage TO property. At Baltimore be-
tween O'Clock and 9 in the afternoon the
mercury fell from 80 to 60 degrees. The rain
was copious In Frederick county, Nd. the
Catoctin river overlooked its banks and bridges,
barns and dwellings along the valley were
swept away: The damage is estimated at
$4,000. Much damage was also done TO the
growing crop.
The storm struck Charleston, 8. c.. yesterday
morning; the wind blowing a perfect hurri-
cane. A Quarter ter Of the houses In the
Parts of the spires of ST. MichaeI's and st. Mat
thews churches were blown down, and the
spire of the Citadel Square Baptist church was
demolished. The wharves and warehouses are
badly damaged. The telegraph wires are down
and there are no cars running. The loss is es-
timated al one million dollars The work %
restoration and raparation has already begun.
The German bark IL Peters was driven ashore.
The German brig Freiheit was sunk i'm a COLI
sion. The dry-dock schooner William l.. Lee
was blown ashore, and the Norwegian bark
Neritas and Italian brig San Pricco are ashore
at Castle Pinckney, with q three-masted
schooner, name unknown. On Sullivan's
Island the storm ragged with much violence,
submerging most OF the island. Several houses
were blown down. The new Brighton hotel
had over 100 guests, and great fears were
entertained for their safety. About 3 o'clock
the storm reached its greatest velocity. At
that hour, while the hotel people were at break.
fast. the Casino fell with q great crash. For
tunately all the rooms in that building had
been vacated. but there were grave apprehen-
sions that the dining-room and main building
would soon succumb to the violence OF the
storm. The guests were almost paralyzed with
fear. Fortunately the hotel withstood the storm
without serious damage. The storm was the
most violent known in Charleston In thirty
years.
At Wilmington, Del, the storm was very
severe, doing much damage. The brig San Juan
was thrown on her beam ends and q small
schooner dragged her anchor and was driven
ashore. The steamer Passport had q portion Of
her upper works carried away. The Telegraph
wires are down all along the coast The storm
visited the Florida coast on Monday. At the
mouth OF the st. Johns river the gale was ter
rifle. The Atlantic house was blown from It's
foundations. A porch was blown OF and fell on
Mrs. Dexter Hunter, guest, breaking her leg.
Three or four large scows, loaded with stone for
the tetties, were sunk. Wharves were consdr
erably damaged, and one small house wss
blown down.
In the west the rain storm which ended yes
terday was the heaviest known I'm years. AZ
Davenport, Iowa, rain fell for forty hours.
Washouts are reported on nearly all the rail-
roads. At Sidney, Ohio, part OF the reservoir
embankment gave but. leaving the city with
out water.