Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-26
A SOUTHERN CYCLONE.
rERRlFyc AND DESTRUCTIVE.
Tho slcss Violent sisrm In Th.rfy Years
mnct Properly DESTROYED NJ Various Points

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CHARLESTON, S. c., August 3d.
Charleston was struck by q cyclone
this morning, and one fourth Of the
houses in the city are unroofed. Parts
Of the spires Of st. Michael's and ST.
Matthew's churches we're blown down.
and the spire Of the Citadel-Square
Baptist church is demolished. The
wharves and warehouses are badly
damaged. At Suliivan's Island two
steamers are aground, and the new
Asbley-riyer bridge. now constructing,
is swept away. -Four vessels which
arrived yesterday are wrecked. Tele-
graph-wires are down and there are no
cars running. The loss is estimated at
81 GOO, 900. The work Of restoration
and PREPARATION has already begun.
ITS EFFECTS ON sULLIvAN's ISLAND.
SULLIVAN ISLAND. 5. c., August
25.-The hurricane last night aud this
morning was terrific and destructive. A
number Of houses on Sullivan's Island
were blown away. The new Brighton
hotel had over one hundred guests, and
great fears were entertained for their
safety. About 9 O'Clock this morning
the storm reached its greatest velocity.
AT that hour. while the hotel people
were at breakfast, the Casino fell with
a great crash. Fortunately all the rooms
in that building had been vacated, but
there were grave spprehensions that
The dining-room and main building
would soon Fuccumb TO the violence Of
The storm. Brave men were blanched
with fear. and their hearts almost
ceased TO pulsato, so fearful was the
apprehension that ladies and children
were doomed to instant death. The ladies'
behaved with heroism that was really
grand and sublime. Not 4 murmur
escaped their lips. They faced danger
with such fortltude as TO challenge the
admiration Of the men. At o'clock
the wind changed from the southeast
and the storm increased from the south
west. When the Casino fell II Is
thought that the maximum velocity
Of the storm was from sixty-fve to
seventy miles an hour. The main
building Of he hotel is intact. hay-
Ing stood the storm without very
serious damage 1t IS said that
the present storm was the most violent
il thirty years. At ] o'clock it was
entirely over. The loss TO the New
Brighton VIII be 100000. There has
been very general destruction Of pro-
perry on the island, but the people are
profoundly grateful that their lives
have been saved. The island was IN
the main submerged, but when the
wind changed the water receded, and
all hearts reioiced and were made glad
THE DAMAGE At WILMINGTON. y. G..
WILMINGTON, \. c. August %
A severe storm Of wind and rain pre-
vailed here and along the coast TINS az
ternoon, blowing down trees and
fences. It was particularly severe ID
this city. The brig San Juan. unload
ing ballast at a wharf. was thrown on
her beams end. and a small schooner
dragged her anchors and was driven
ashore. The steamer Passport had o
portion Of her upper WORKS carried
away. At Snithyille the velocity OF
the wind was sixty miles an hour. The
telegrsph-wires are down all along the
coast, and no further information can
be had.
THE STORM N FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. August o.
4 heavy storm passed over this city
Monday. The wind, which was accom-
panied by d drcDching rain, reached an
average velocity Of forty miles per hour
and continued for several hours. At
times gusts lasting from two 10 three
minutes attained a velocity OF fifty
miles and upwards. News has justreach-
ed here from the mouth O. ST. Johns
river that the gale was terrific there.
The Atlantic House was blown from
It's foundations. The porch was blown
of and fell on Mrs. Gilbert II lnter,
guest, breaking her leg. Three OF loIi
large scOWs. loaded with stone Tor let
ties. were sunk. The Wharves we've
considerably damaged. and one small
house was blown down. No one is re-
ported to have been killed. The storm
seemed TO have been confined 20 8 small
radius and was hardly felt thirty miles
70 the west. south OF north Of this city.
4 great many oranges were blown from
the trees.
WIRES ALL DOWN.
WASHINGTON. j. c.. August o.
There is no direct telegraphic communi-
cation with Charleston. The wires be
tween Augusta and Charleston are
down for miles. The brief items fr0m
Charleston and SUllivau's Island came
TO Augusta by train.
TIE sToEM u GEORGIA.
SAVANNAH. GA. August 25.-The
storm this morning did bat l.tle dam
see IL the city or to the rice plantation.
At Tybee a dwelling house was blown
down, also severn, out-houses. but no
one was injured.
Deserved Eynchins. buI Didn'f Get II.