New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-28
THE PATH OF THE CYCLONE
SCENES OF DEsoLArIoN IN CHARLESTON.
THE SUN SMILING ON WRECKED cIrY-DAMAoE
TO CROPS AND SHIPPING.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Aug 27.-As has already
been stated climax OF the cyclone reached the city
about O'clock and within thirty minutes more desuc
ton wrought in Charleston than has been known ior
many years The entire river front demolished III
gigantic had been drawn over the wharves anu
shaved down the wharf Sheds more complete sweep
could scarcely have been effected Everything lay In
ruinspier heads. Sheds vessels offices and DOCKS pre-
sented mass Of indescrbable confusion. such
sight has never before been witnessed In Charleston.
The cyclone had done work thoroughly and In ABOUT
hfty minutes Vessels lifted up ana lanueu VI
what had been pier head The roofs OK what nsa
been wharf oated in the docks barrels anu
boxes OF freight and found halfmile from
the places from which they had been swept ana broken
masts and spars hoated In the docks amid mass OF
debris.
At o'clock the tide had reached its highest point as
had also the gale, and there was sudden luh I'D "hu
and The people began creep out OF the lee~aru
rooms in the lower floors Of their houses anu
10 comprehend tho wreck that had ovortaken the
city. The iull, however, was OF snort uurauon'
Fifteen minutes OF o'clock breeze fron the sohwest
sprnng up accompanied by sharp shower oi ,ann, I'LL
which soon drove every QUO but haruy mariners @
again. wind continued To Increase untl ~ ~
o'clock fierce gale was blowing ron tno WEST ~ III !,
& 6S aT T% Of S9os & y %as % oye ow sudden the
change. Before o'clock IN ne afternoon Ibe sun Nhs
drifting Idly by aud ths Battery, what was leit O t
was thrUng"d with hundreds of lasses ana tneir
anxious TO see how much havoc the storm couiu ""'o
done. -.
The damage TO wharves Will probably reach hait
million dollars but large gangs OF hands are az Worh
ana IN lev days suhcent accoinh"uhtlo O' ,g o. no
sibe business will bo provided. There IA even w" nV
interruption any additional expense 10 shIpperH
heavy rain yesterday aft rnoon aggavatel annoy nVe'
To persons whose roofs ~ero blown on puI ~l IVY , ~
erase matera y the general oss Inc tota loss VI ,o
phosphate companies In aud around the Guy u no" e
unHted at $4,000. So,
Reports from the southward show that tho Sea leland
crop Is badly DAMAGED. -Ome estimates nl9 'ust slo
caterpillar and cyclone have destTOyeu 1,o tn,co
furths OF tho crop OF Sea lsihhu colton
The reports frou Georgetown that ucr ls not se
ou-ly injured. A Norwegian john BtnHtick, hhu 5eI-
uan, JOhu MeyhernOn. went hrimping Monday IheiF
boat was capsz. 4 aud Ianri0ck crowned lhe
German bark II. Peters Il ashore, her, bants WHAT
Will be u total loss. Tho Nur~exiun bark hathhnJ" -
last evening the Lillian bark Marianna, captain ssp'
arrived lie bar The captain came I" the Guy on
Grgenti To Port Royal Fifty miles from Charleston
struck by gale and lost masts SAILS anu
rigging. One sranhn wIs waanehn hnNetuoatu M" ~ ~.
TIE Jennie Chruuey from JhcksOnVll.r tl ulo "h
Indies 4. nt Quarantine leaking badly The swedish DARK
Anua Cheshire T. ashore at Castle llnokney' Ing oc
man bark Erehelt sunk In Cooper River ana VIII oe u
total lo~. The srhoOner William T. Lee with stone iOr
the etiirs aud the Italian bark san PrcO are hsnoc u.
Castle Pnckney. The Norwegian bark MSloor nr IRON
Liverpool lying IA the stream disinastru Inc scuvoeI
Geotgetta Lawrence nom NewlOrA Is ashore at Sasuo
Fiuckney.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Aug 27.-Captaln Vogel' OF tue
steamer CITY OF Paatka from Charleston which arr'eu
hers this morning reports passing twenty orthiry large
vessels dsmasted. the result OF the recent gales Noue
of them, however. asked for assistance. Ihey were
all making somo headNay under small ln-
proyiscd sails. lie also reports hndlns tue
hull Of tho Charleston pilot boat Jonn
soidari dismancd and full OF water. or the mouth oi
the North Edi.o RIVER. bearing west northwest nunk
Ing al anchor. lie went close up TO her Dut "un w
on board. ana he has every rea.oL 10 o
her entire crew lost Tie ocean from tharestoh "
81 Johns Bar Is covered with dritt atun from Vessels