The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-04

was diSO Wreckeu. Inc Keeper, Wnt
remained In the house all night, state!
that the flood arose over three fee
from the floor. The tool house ant
other outbuildings were also wrecked
The causeway on this side OF the
river is piled with the wreckage o.
timber and lumber, enough almost tc
rebuild the bridge. The loss of the
the bridge is very serious blowatC
the city as we'll as to the people OF
st. Andrews. The loss is roughly
estimated at from $4,000 to 100000
The work OF repairing will doubtless
be commenced at as early day as
practicable.
THE STORM ON THE ISLAND.
God has been merciful to the thous-
ands of souls who live on Sullivans s
Island. Three poor lives were cut
short during night of anxiety, trial
enough to try mems hearts. It was q
night of terror and fear and little did
many dream that when the sun arose
yesterday morning all of their dear
ones would be alive. How those poor,
terror-stricken people survived this
supreme test Of their courage and
their faith no one can ever tell. How
they prayed for the dawn of day, and
with it hope, may be imagined.
Water, deep water, was on every hand,
and with anxious foreboding the end
sought refuge in the fort, or some
kind friends home that stood on
higher ground than their own, but
how many lives were saved will never
be told.
Brave, noble and manly deeds were
performed on Sunday night Women
and children, white and colored, were
taken out Of their houses in boats and
borne by strong arms to some place of
safety.
Yesterday morning brought to the
tion on every hand. The storm king
had not only carried terror to the
souls of the helpless people, but to
make his work complete, he had swept
away some houses and crushed many
others under his mighty blasts, hurled
logs against houses, moved whole
banks of sand, and gloried in his resist
less power.
A TERRIBLE PICTURE.
Here is a house in ruins, there. q
structure about to break to pieces,
over the way stricken family without
shelter, the streets filed with debris
and cattle roaming about the streets
without a herder. Even those who
saw it could not realize what damage
had been done. Yesterday was no
time for considering losses with Is
landers, they were all too glad to be
numbered among the living.
When the Island was reached it did
not take more than a general survey
to see that terrible damage had been
done. AS to its extent it would be
useless to speculate. Not much could
be seen in the hour that the passengers
of the Kate Cannon had on the Island.
The Sappho was lying at the remnants
OF the Ferry Company's dock. The
wharf had been almost completely
washed away and like it most of the
other wharves on the Island. The
to the ground and the passengers had
to climb over logs and broken piers
and through>mud to get to the solid
sand'of Moultrieville.
Strange, Is it not, but just as soon as
the passengers landed they were asked
how Charleston Jared, and then begged
for copy of the News and Courier.
There was no special regard for dress,
and not a few of those who came down
the wharf still had on their night
gowns all else had been destroyed.
On every hand there were signs of
destruction. The street car line, and
with it the bridge and houses on every
hand were wrecked. Main street, as
far as the eye could reach. was strewn
with wreckage, and looked as if it had
been beach where the ruin of ship
wrecks had been cast. A few hundred
yards up the street were several large
boats, alongside of them beds and
bedding, and next them dead poultry
and ice boxes. That was the kind Of
wreckage that lined Main street from
the Point up to therfort. The plank
road had been washed away, and where
was once an even road bed was q tangle
of timber, household furniture and
| everything else.
THE TELEGRAPH BLOCKADE.
Never before in the history of the
telegraph in tho South have the wires
been in such a demoralized condition.
The third day after the abatement of
the disastrous rain and wind storm
finds us as completely cut off from the
outside world as we were before Prof.
| Morse's wonderful discovery of the
| telegraph more than forty years ago.
Never before have the wires been so
completely prostrated. Every wire in
all directions from Charleston seems
to have been more or less severely
dealt with by the unrelenting fury Of
the wind on Sunday and Sunday night
Since early on Monday morning
large squads of experienced linemen
have been working night and day in
what seems to be an almost vain
attempt to restore communication with
our nearest neighbors. So far they
have been unsuccessful. The outlook,
however, is somewhat more hopeful.
AT the Western Union Company's Office
1t Is said that their repairers are
setting new poles and patching wires
as rapidly as possible, and are doing
all that can be expected of them, con-
sidering the enormous extent of the
damage done by the storm.
1t is said that near Branchville nearly
every pole was down for a stretch OF
almost forty miles. The greatest
delay in the work of repairing will be
experienced at this point. The major
part of the squad working in that
vicinity have centred at this long
stretch OF confusion, and are making
gigantic efforts to repair the forty mile
gap. This done they will have com.
paratively smooth sailing, and by de.
grees the wires will be put in their
normal condition.
The telegraph folks are at present
receiving business subject to delay
only. The business is sent to Augusta
by special messenger by train. 1t is
there turned over to the Western