The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03

There are narrowing pictures everywhere.
On Paris Island, hanging from dredge
which was thrown high and dry, is the
body of a negro caught in the machinery.
On Coosaw Island a negro was rescued
from tree, where he had been blown by
the storm and had hung by his heels,
head downward, since Sunday night.
The wrecks of shipping are everywhere.
A fat belonging to the Coosaw company
was taken out of two tall trees between
which il had lodged fifteen feet from the
ground, and a number of tugs and steam
ers have been doated. The tug Gather
inc of Coosaw is all right and the
King Kara will be fioated to-day.
The Juno, Pilot Boy and Alliance
will be got off in a week The tug Bristol
is being run by the Port Royal and Au-
gusta railroad between Beaufort and
Whale Branch, its present terminal Re
ceiver AveriQ said yesterday that he will
have trains running over the road by to-
morrow
The relief committee has been increased
by the addition of Mr.. e. f. COuvoiscur
Of Port Royal and G. w. Ford of Beau
fort. The committee will issue an appeal
tomorrow.
THE RUIN ON DAUFUsKIE.
The first reports of the storm from the
northeast portion of Daufuskie Island
were sent in from Daufuskie Range light
house to the MORNING NEWS yesterday
by the keeper of the light. The storm
struck the lighthouse with damaging
force, and twisted the tower of the rear
light, bending it over. The damage is
considerable, but even in its dilapidated
position, the keeper succeeded in keeping
d light displayed, and will endeavOr to do
so until the tower can be repaired. The
house was damaged from the heavy rain
and the terrible beating of spray and
sand upon the exposed sides. The wharf
at the lighthouse was demolished, and
the keepers boat and boat house were
washed away.
One of the most remarkable effects
of the beating of the seas was shown at
the high bluff on Daufuske Island This
bluff is seventy five feet high and about
700 feet long. The force of the waves
last Sunday night washed away the en-
tire bluff for thirty feet back where it
stood previously as a barrier to the sea.
THE BLUFF WASHED AWAY
The storm of 1881 had its effect upon
this bluff At that time it's outer front
was about 175 feet from the light house
which stands on the elevation. That
fearful storm washed the bank back
about 150 feet and Sundays cyclone left
only about twenty feet of land between
the lighthouse and the edge of the precl-
pice
All of the cultivated land on the island
is in state of devastation. The entire
country along the rivers was flooded and
the corn, potato and cotton crops are a
complete loss The inhabitants of the
island are poor and depend for support
entirely upon what little they raise on
their little farms and the fish which they
catch from the sea and rivers.
| Their loss is complete and they will
suffer for want of the necessaries of life
The house of Mr.. Padgett, who kept a
store on the island, is badly damaged, and
his stock is almost ruined The family
were driven from the house during the
storm, and spent the entire night without
shelter.
Most of the houses, belonging principal.
ly to colored people. are blown to the
ground. There were no lives lost on that
part of Daufuskie