Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-27

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/ the stone walks were submerged about 4
/ feet and the boats were flung up against
/ thu grassy slopes around the Inundated
/ district On the west bank piles
upon piles OF loose timber ana
rafting had been carried up by the high
tide of the morning. and were LETT there
by the recediug tide. But few oil the orna-
mental trees, however, were seriously IN
jured, although many of the boxes and
trees have been badly shaken up and
twisted out of shape.
Southwark from the lake, across Broad
street, there was an interminable eXpanse
OF angry waters, dashed into fury by the
gale. and the Dreakwater along the west
end OF Broad street had been swung
around and placed in position directly
across the north end Of that street. ON
the east side OF the lake, on Rutledqe
street, the roof OF The Robinson house was
badly injured and untinned.
HOSPITALS AND CHURCHES DAMAGED.
The Roper hospital was damaged and
the roof Of the jail was blown of. The
convent Of the Sisters Of Mercy was dam
aged 80 as 10 render the editice unit for
use The library was badly dam
aged, and the attics and several
bed rooms were fairly swamped.
Plymouth church, on Pitt street, was
completely unrOnfed. The tin roof Of the
The tin roof OF the Avery Institute was
torn off and blown into the street. Az
the Holy Communion church the large
window in the chaDcel was broken
and the roof was badly injured. The
fencing around st. Joseph's church in
Arson street was blown down, but the
church building was not injured. Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church South, on
Hase street, lost good part Of its roof,
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windows being blown out. The Citadel
was damaged only to the extent OF num-
Der of holes in the slate roof of the main
building, and the stripping OF the tin
from the roof of the chapel. The roofs OF
the Charleston High ScnOOl, at the corner
of Meeting and George streets, and OF the
Catholic Central School on George street,
were somewhat damaged.
The pilot boat Bertha, Of Beaufort,
which was also moored at Adger's wharf,
was sunk, but can be raised. The City of
Palatka rode out the storm without dam
age. In the docks at the commercial
wharves were locked half dozen yachts,
two pilot boats and the dredge OF the
Charleston Dredging Company. The
yachts were either sunk or dismasted, and
the dredge completely wrecked
The steamers Santee, Eutaw, and
Planter of the Georgetown line were at
the accommodation wharf. The Santee
and the Eutaw were not damaged. The
Planter, which had been laying up for re-
pairs, had her guards and wheelhouse
stove in, in collision with the pier.
The steamship Equator, OF the Clyde
line of Philadelphia steamers, which ar
rived here on Monday morning, rode out
the storm without sustaining any damage.
The most of her cargo, however, consist
ing OF -four, bacon, dry goods and general
merchandise, was stored on the wharf,
and a good deal of it was either lost or
badly damaged.
WRECKS ON THE wharf FRONT.
The Mount Pleasant and SullIvan's Isl
and Ferry Company lose very heavily by
the gale. Their wharf at noon was almost
invisible, The pier head was entirely car
rled away, and the spacious shed and Of
fees at the entrance to the wharf lay
scattered and dismantled. The pilot boat
Schaeper was at Boyce's wharf. This
vessel WAS totally wrecked and sunk at
her moOrings. Quite number of fishing
smaeks nd yachts, over a dozen, perhaps.
were wrecked in this dock.
The Columbus street city wharf, next to
the wharves of the South Carolina rail-
way. on Cooper river, was completely
wrecked. and will either have to be re-
moved or rebuilt. Its site was covered
with timber, lumber and wood and other
debris, which tioated in from the river
The loss at this wharf could not be esti-
mated, but it will probably amount to
81 800. A number Of row and sailOOats
that were mOOred at this wharf were
smashed into fragments.
The yacht Glide WAS swept into the
march adjacent ana thrown on her side,
where she now lies. The sOop A. c..
Hamett and the sloOp Waco, which were
m0ored at this wharf, parted their haw-
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| into New Market creek. where they were
wedged together, the bOwsprit Of the Ham
EFT being thrown across the Northeastern
railroad at this point, preventing the
| early train taking its departure.
SCENE OF wRECKAGE.
! The South Battery, from Meeting street
| to west water front was literally strewn
with the ravages of the wind and rain. At
| a late hour the street was still flooded
with water. Near the corner of King
stree and South Battery the results of the
fearful violence of the tide and the gale
were apparent in all their inextricable
confusion. At least dozen small craft
were swept ashore along the north side of
the South Bay dock, all of which lodged
| against the railing in that street.
| Fully a dozen more were landed into
the street and many Of them tiOated
on the rising tide up King street. The
| breakwRter from the James island ferry
was washed around into the dock aud was
stranded by the falling tide. On the
| street there were about twenty boats OF
all classes and descriptions, which Bad
been washed ashore. All the fishermen's
booths on the ferry wharf were leYelled
with the ground, and the wharf WAS piled
up with n most homogeneous mass of every
| Kind and description of useless and valu-
able material. The government schooner
Pharos ran aground near MIR. Henry
Fr0sts house, but got of in the afternoon
apparently without damage.
DAMAGE TO THE RAILROADS.
The Northeastern railroad yard, from
the depot up 10 New Market Creek. a dis
lance OF one mile and half was covered
| with water 30 the depth OF one foot over
the track. One-half Of the track along
this part Oh the road was washed entirely
of the road-bed and about One-third OF the
! road-bed WIS washed away. II il esti-
mated that 10 will take loo hands at lesst
two days 10 repair the damage. the
damage amounting TO at least $1,000.
| Until the track hus been repaired arrange
ments have been made with the South
| Carolina Railroad Company 10 use the
trains Of the Charleston aud Savannah
and the Northeastern railroads over the
South Carolina road TO Magnolia Cross
ing, where they will he-switchtd Oh on to
the Northeastern railroad. The trains OF
/ the Charleston and Savannah aud OF the