The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-03
OUR SToRM1sWEPT SEAPORT.
UHARLEsroNs SUFFERS THE RAyAGEs
OF A FEARFUL CYCLONE.

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OF a FEARFUL CYoLONE.
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Great Loss of iProporty--No Loss of Life
--Wharyes, vessels, Chufches and Resi-
denees Destroyed Injured--The Storm
on SuIIivan's Island.
The daily papers of Wednesday,
August &c, contained accounts ofa fear
full storm that visited Charleston during
the day previous. The signs were un-
favorable on the Monday previous, and
the wind continued to increase in
velocity and violence, till it developed
into n veritablo cyclone. AT two
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon this |
cyclone struck Charleston. The wind |
blew u stiff northeaster, and the work
OF damage commenced. Roots were
twisted away, fencing was lcvcllcd
and trees were stripped and torn. The.
gale must have reached sixty miles an
hour, and at ten o'clock it seemed to |
lull for half an hour. Then with the |
return tidea violent southwcStcrturncd |
in and completed the wreck in the |
path of the storm. Roofs Of slate and
tin that had been unsettled before
worc, blown bodily into the streets.
Scarcely u tree stands symmctric in the
city. One-fOurth of the houses were
unroofcd. Parts Of the spires Of the st.
MichacFs and st. Mathews churches
were blown down, and the spirc of the
Citadel Square Baptist church was
demolished, The wharvcs and ware
houses were badly damaged. On
SulliVan's Island two steamers were
run aground, and the new Ashley
river bridge, in course Of construction,
was swept away. Four vcsscls were
wrecked. The loss is estimated at one
million dollars. The work Of rcstora-
tlon and repair has already begun.
The work of repair Of the principal
Wharves for the seasons business had
ust been finished. In many places
>hese were torn up. A loaded schooner
was blown from the river across the
track OF the Northeastern Railroad.
The tracks, whaWce, dcpots and ware
houses of the South Carolina Railroad
were also badly damaged. The stone
tagging of the beautiful and famous
Dattcry was demolished and blown
into the water.
4 There is not whole tree in Charles
ton. The walls of the BATTERY arc
demolished all around, and the place is
n complete wreck. There was con-
siderable damage to shipping, and the
wharvcs are all torn up and unroofed
or turned over. The railroad tracks
are torn up and, bent like knitting
needles, and the depols are unroofcd
ana badly damaged. A large vessel
lying at anchor was blown up on the
marsh and lies stranded there. A
schooner in little creek running ont
from the harbor was blown square
across the Northeastern railroad track.
fortunately, there was no loss of
life. A most serious accident bcfcl
Mr.. Dottorer, living on the corner
opposite the Citadel Square Baptist
Church. The spirc Of the church was
blown down across his house while
tho family were all at breakfast. The
splrc OF the German Lutheran Church,
perhaps the tallcst in Charleston, leans
worse than the tower Of Pisa, and if it
does not fall will probably have to be
torn down. a large Wholesale store,
corner hlng and Reed streets, had the
gable end blown in, and a large num-
Der of other buildings were moro or
less injured.
The phosphate works near the city
arc but little injured, cXccpt the Al
lantic, which loses it's acid chamber,
The German bark III. Peters was
driven ashore; the German BRIG Frei-
nelt was sunk in Il collision: the dry
dock schooner William e. Lee was
blown ashore; and the Norwegian
Dark peritas and the Italian brig San
Prleco are ashore at Castle Pinc5ucv.
with a thrcc-mastcd schooner, name
unknown. No lives were lost.
Steps will be taken at once TO re-
build the fallen houses and to repair
the other damage done.
THE sToM ON sULLIvAN's ISLAND,
On Sullivan's Island the hurricane
was terrific and destructive. A num-
Dof Oh houses were blown away. The
New Brighton Hotel had over ono
hundred guests, and great fears were
entertained for their safety. About 9
O'Clock on the morning of AuCnst Ok
the storm reached its greatest Velocity
AT that hour, while the hotel peonIc
were at breakfast, the Casino fell with
q great crash. Fortunately all tho
rooms in that building had been
vacated, but there were grave an-
prehcnsions that the dining room
and the main building would soon
SuccumD to the violence of the storm.
Brave men were blanched with frnr.
ana their hearts almost ceased 70 nnI'
~Asale, SO fearful was the apprehension
that the ladies and childron were
doomed to instant death. The ladies
behaved with hcroism that wos
really grand and sublime. Not mur.
mur escaped their lips. They faced
The danger with such fortiludc nS to
challenge the admiration of thc mon
AT t9o'clock the wind changed from Ihc
southeast and stood increased from tho
southeast when the Casino fell. II is
though that the maximum velocity Of
y INC storm was from sixty-fvc to SOW
eenty miles an hour. The main build
ihS OF inc hotel is intact, having stood
me storm without very serious dam.
age It is said that this storm was The
most mos, violent in thirty years. At 10
i. O'Clock 1t was nearly over. The loss
10 70 INC New Brighton will be $50. 900,
mere was n very general destruction
OF property on the Island, but the
people are profoundly grateful that
Jnelfg lives Wnrn coyo1 |