The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-01
APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE.
.bOvt 800 Prisons Killed or Died at
Port Royal aud BEAUFORT
(I,Y DEAD BODIES DISCOVERED.
ar,ber News OF ihs Wreck and Ruin
wrought in The faimstto state.
Nor. ships wrecked and Disabled.

y 6ies have been found on the island
sbout Beaufort and Port Royal Cvcl
Two mliioos of property has teen wreck
Cd near the same points Both are The
direct result OF the severe Storm which
avrfpf along the Atlantic coast Sunday
\. nigh Every one OF the 10 or - islands
"a wing around Tcs; RoyI and Beaufort
re stepped I'm sorrow. On every door
4H r.oh there IS q bunch 81 crepe. apd upon
# very hillside there are fresh-naie gra.
[M res som, already nned while others
<M re awaiting the bodies that VIII be de-
<& Csitsd in them just RS soon as some car
e fcund 70 do the kind christian act OF
~ boveIliug the dirt upon the cofin, The
< ,eeches. The underground, trees anc
III hrublery The marshes and the illets
81 Ire turning pp new dead bodies every
~ lime an Investigation is made.
OF the many disasters and devastations
which have visited this section OF the
= 'ountry. none have been half as horrible
these which ccme Sunday. Already
81 lore than go bodies have been found and
<3 hose who are az an posted about the
< 6untry and the halits Of the people in
81 ~ storm visited section are confident In
l& cir rfedltion that the death r0I ill run
E bigh as 800. Some of the people, 0nd
..# ey are among The best people OF this
~ ~Ction Of the State. even place the loss
III al more than Co0. There has not been
an hour of any day since the early hours
0f Monday morning that a dead body has
- lot been found at some point on one Of
"a DE many islands AS the waters recCde
4. nd the people move deeYer into the wreck
Ia ee gathered hy the storm, the CHASTITY
&H b turcs are uncovered. So frequent are
~ ne sloveries that the finding Of % single
I'D DDS attracts n0 attention at all. IL takes
discovery Of a !cdst a ciuup OF half
dozen or more 60 induce the oe"plc 10
show any feelings whateyer. tt Us around
Beaufort and Port ROYAL that the death
rate was the greatest. but in neither OF
!. the towns were many lives lost AZ Beau
fort only "a few collins were bought to
"a supply the local demand, while Port
|M Royal got or even lighter Around the
| $50 towns there is complete chain OF
II stands and 10 was upon these that the
/" lack angel of death h0vered for hours
I'll. unday night leaving in his path sorrow
|98 nd desolauou greater than has over been
~ witnessed in the Palmetto State
La Mr Robinson OF kerris3n's establish
4 mont gives thc following story OF the e.
IA f-cis Of the storm in the low country. lie
IA isd iust arrived from WATERFORD and
~ tated that from Biscons place on the
|# tdisfo river TO Jacksonboro, TWO negroes
Fl l0atei tie whole distance on top Of
their shanfy. and reported that all the ne
4 rrurs on tho place in the low grounds had
women and chldicn. They relate
. .u ~ ,l,. 1.. ',.,....- .,,. In. a.
..royel ana th. pac. an abiect desc
Iuon
40 WATERFORD Nr Robinson said many
of the houses laI been completely washed
from the foundations ont into the
streets and al the FIELDS were oyernowed.
1ac steamboat .puof Bow" familiar to
every soul an the inland route betv,een
Il the cities NJ Charleston and Savannah
II has been strained aud more or less Injured.
"A The pilot He.f of fr. h.rID- ia wrecked
II or stranded The rrernbs+o v-orls
a which are located oD the bonEs ~ tbe
IA peir.b0nrr river ara io 1fIe bo,+.-
.Heft nau ffosa or Cr.,l.s.,r N,..i,
P1r. Roraf Iyir- op . t,r.,,, 80 -
further down th. ro,,.7.~. t,-- -,..-
must h9ra b.en even moro evnoseS ., !
thr Fury NJ trc tempest. The rlace is
practically in ruins It's wafer front is /
DESTROYED ana rr.st d,ro.r. t,,. - 30 |
done fl Ifs buildings Tho great loss - /
life which resulted from, tl,. ......
every shore of fta ierarls "a, ..r,.+.-. - va
or e.s. b. t,. l.. '' ~ '-'9l mere
stated r..,+,. pa, more ''ihehttcahy /
pm la' peach ana the number was
the 5a.r. r,ff ,.'. IN. increased before
( needles. t ada .... '''9'A D. IS
iuraf f.--.I. rir.,. .+. ''5 we're IN
nroi.fIy - '."'' iuHH Would
10 rrste 'N' i'i-' q" estimate
se,.r.l ........
,,.ra t, D.. f"h tniS city, who
she brr,.,,.. ''-' .i 'I hrauiort during
v.stsr.l.,. .'.. 'luIned 90 charleston
,rfo tt. ol,. LUIS, udln Which came
.,ar,.t ,"e 'haIiesion and
loss 10 r.f I"cN I.poIt that the
r,..f..r,. '-' lhe destruction Of
t,-i. ','a' PAGES ana The neigh
islands have been fearful. |
t'oll rou bad already risen 10 /
nt,,t PERSONS among whom was
GUAR. ''' l-.is. the newly appointed
islar3 ,... ''.l,I Tor the port Paris
buud.ra ''e O.. S dry docks are
hoad AND ".i'h stands between the
4 cr.I1r.. ilNels. was swept by
LeY.4 4 "' fatality which has
M......t. ment improvements
don ,1 ,e round us culmina-
3r,.t Weht The injury
''.A ely calculated
me pr,tiest island town, in
'lhas is terribly damaged o.
i.l'f ih' FAC. that Il stands six
t, .'. ''f1for river Many Of the
ina tfs yl VIZ padly damaged
lroyod ''S vi qu''e "o
1 The exp.ria-o. 80 C,... v,rht,.t,. ,,,a
. wif. and f.,,r ~. ','i,t - 80
tasu. pirrt,.,. oi W Vi',iui ~ ~ l.II vi
vas f.~-,tr. '' 'nS . nisnl oI ,ne So, ~
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