The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-08-28
THEG2aPH.C DISPATCHES.
GENERAL NEWS.
DISASTROUS STORMS.

CHARLESTON, S. c. Aug. 25.-Charleston
one-fourth the houses in the cit. un-
rooted. Parts of the spires of st. Michaels
and st. Mqtthew's churches were blown
down, and the snire of the Citadel Square
Baptist church is demolished. Wharves
and warehouses are badly damaged. At
Sullivan's islam two steamers are aground.
and the new Ashley river bridge. now con-
straetn., is swept away. Four vessels
which arrived Yesterday are wrecked. Tel
egraph wires are down, and there are no cars
running The loss is estin tted at 81 zoo,
O00 The work of restoration has already
begun.
The hurricane last night AMI this morning
on Saliirau's island was terrific and des
tructive nnmber of houses were blown
away. The new Bri 5hton hotel had ov r
100 guests, an great feals We're entertained
for their safety About this morning the
storm reached its greatest velocity. 1T that
hour whie the the hotel people Were ut
breakfast. Tae Casino fe,l with great
the maximum Velocity OF The storm Was
from sixty live to seventy mi es an hour
SToRM AT FREDERICK.
FREDER1cK, Aug. 25.-for the third tmy
this sun a heavy storm 'we.rt "v-f
Frederick cpin5y to-day. fht Cato;tiA
river, running through the Middleton valley.
=, ri..I
everything that cred obstruction. Barns,
bridges aul dwellings w.re demo olshai,
AMI tull Sl50, ,0J0 damages was sustained,
FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE. Aug 25.-The Atlantic
holse was Blown down, AMI Mrs. GilnerC
Hunter severely injursi. All the gusts al
the h puse -l1put thirty w".hsn aud clr-
drep-gere ex posed for hours |" u farioh>
driving wind and rain,
HEAVY GALE IN NEW ENGLAND
BosroN, Aug 25.-A very heavy thunder
storm, accompanied by IL gale, prevailed
throughout New En- gland last night. IL
was excee,lin gly severe i'll Boston and vlcin-
ity. In the suburbs mlny houses and other
buildings were damaged by lightning.
GLOOMY VIEW BY sHIPowNERs.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-Nsver in the rec
ollnctiun of the oldest Inc reliant of this city
have the pursuits attached to shipping been
i'll such deolordble straits as at present. 1t
is nearly year since freights began their
downward flight. One hundred unch rter-
ed crafts are moored to the docks, a majority
having been there for months. Seven steam
ers and forty three ships and barks are lait
up. Ne .rly every nationality is rerr, sentet
by an array If idle vessels. Interviews with
ship brokers and Others revealed almost /
helpless outlook, though few shipping
houses keep up COOL spirits.
'.Freights for the next two years" sal,
one of the Ruger brothers, ship brokers o
Pearl street, ''are likely to remain very low
When more tonnage is demanded hy trade
and one half of the present feet is lost, ther
will be a possibility of both sail and st m
ships returning their owners fair interest I"
their investm mt, but as it is, 'ssels Cam
earn enoug gh to pay their nwuers for Ill ;idell
tai wear.and tear nor to meet the annual prs
MUM Oh insurance policies. Abnut tn
only trade now left square-ri gger in tn
United States is in petroleum, and 1t is nc
unlikely that it, too, will be carried b
steamers in short time. Almost every e1
port is now in possession of steamers. Tn
-coastwise trade is still upheld by few s,nt
vessels, but there is no telling how long ths
will continue"