Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-27
A Disastrous Storm Along The South
Grn Atlantic Coast.
CHURCH SPIRES BLOWN DOWN AND
HOUSES uNRooFED.
The Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention.
PRESIDENT GlfyslARD'S REFORM MEAS.
UREs HEARTILY APPROVED.
A Lively Run on a Philadel-
phia Bank.
PROMOTERS or SCIENCE IN
ASSEMBLY.
PROMOTERS or SCIENCE IN
ASSEMBLY.
SPECIAL To THE SENTINEL
Terrible StOf ms Along She Southern
Atlantic Coast.

At1antfc Coast.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 26.-Chsrleston was
struck by a cyclone this morning, and
one.fourth OF the houses Of the city are
unroofed. Parts of the spires of st.
Michael's and st. Matthews Church are
blown down, and the spire of the Citadel
Square Baptist Church is demolished.
Wharves and warehouses are badly dam
aged. At Sullivsn's Island two steamers
are aground, and the new Ashley river
bridge, now constructing, was swept away.
Four vessels, which arrived yesterday, are
wrecked. Telegraph wires are down. No
cars are running. The loss is estimated
at 81, 900, 900. The work of restoration has
already begun.
SULLIvAN's ISLAND, Aug. 26.-The hur-
ricane of last night and this morning was
terrific and destructive. A number OF
houses on Sullivan's Island were blown
away. The New Brighton Hotel had over
100 guests, and great fears are 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 q great crash. Fortunately all the
rooms in that building had been
vacated. There we're grave apprehensions
that the d~ining-room and main building
would soon succumb to the violence of the
storm. At 9 o'clock the wind changed
from the southwest, and the casino fell.
1t was thought that the maximum Of the
storm was when from IS to 70 miles an
hour was reached. The main building
OF the hotel is intact, having stood the
storm without very serious damage. AT
10 O'Clock it was entirely over. The loss
to New Brighton will be $50, 900. There
has been q very general destruction oil
property on the island. The island was in
the main submerged, but when the wind
changed the water receded.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 26.-The storm this
morning did but little damage in this city
or to the rice plantations. At Tybee q
dwelling howell was blown down, but nc
one was injured. The Caroline Chalmers
went ashore on a knoll inside Of Tybee
and the bark N Washer On the north
beach half a mile south of the Tybee light
A dispatch from Darsen reports no damage
to either shipping or the rice crop.
AUGUSTA, Ca. Aug. 26.-There is moth
ing definite from Chsrlestown tonight BY
train beyond what has already been wired
The storm was northeasterly, and at II
O'Clock this morning 1t turned with tht
tide to the southeast. A schooner wal
blown across the Northeastern railroad
track at the wharvos in Charlestown an6
now obstructs the road.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Aug. 26.-At May
port yesterday there was Q violent storm
The Atlantic House was blown down, snC
Mrs. Gilbert Hunter was severely injured
All the guests of the house, about 81
women and children, were exposed fol
hours to the furious driving wind and
rain. The news from Fernandina shows
that great damage was done to buildings
boats and shipping. The guests at the
Strathmore House on the beach were
driven into town for refuge. No live.
were lost there.
FREDERICK. Nd, Aug. 26.-For the third
time this Summer q heavy storm swept
over Frederick county. To-day the Cato.
Valley, overflowed its banks and carried
away everything that offered Is obstruc.
tions. Barns, bridges and dwellings, were
demolished. and fully SIS. 900 damage sus.
tanned. Several bridges have twice been
swept away within the past three months,
and much OF the loss falls upon the poor
BILE damage was done to growing corn
throughout this section.
Fennsylvania Democrats tn Session
HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. 26.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention wa called to order
this morning and over 400 delegates were
present. Jacob @. Quincy was made per-
manent Chairman. A platform was then
reported. 1t heartily approves of the
principles adopted by the Chicago Demo-
cratic Convention. IL cordially approved
of the Democratic reform administration
OF President Cleveland and his Cabinet.
recognize in their official acts q reso-
lutte determination to vindicate the pledges
upon which the President was elected. To
end we affirm his clear and indisputs-
right to promptly remove officials who
have p~rostituted public service for parti-
san and personal ends. The thorough re-
form OF abuses and searching investiga-
already made give the ASSURANCE that
the administration will secure for the
that thorough organization of
Civil Service which will affect an honest,
practical and efficient administration of
TIE resolutions next in.
iorsed the administration OF Governor
Patsison. and denounce the importation OF
psuDer labor. The platform IA.
vors 8 graded license system, and con-
,ludes az follows: "In Common with our
couutrymen of all sections, we
MOURN the death OF General Grant and
the memory of his modest and
heroic character and his great deeds. We
ympathize with his bereaved widow and
and We trust that his dying wish
or harmony and good will between the
will be fully realized" The