Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-31
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JoURNAL-WILM

dred persons are reported 10 nave Deen
drowned on the Sea Islands"
This was the startling news contained
in dispatch received late tonight by
the Atlantic Coast Line from Florence,
S. G. The Sea Islands skirt the coast of
North and South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida. No yeritication has since been
received The dispatch continues:
''The storm carried the water from
the rivers into the Atlantic coast. Line
sheds at Charleston, s. O., to the depth
of six feet, and in Meeting street. in the
centre of Charleston, the water was two
feet deep.
DEAD sEABIRps IN THE STREETS.
A four-masted schooner was forced
into the railroad shed by the rushing
waters. Streets are filled with debris.
Many dead seabirds are strewn about.
All the phosphate works about the city
have been demolished. The roof of.
every third house in the city is gone.
Passenger train No. rs, of the Atlantic
| Coast Line, with Pullman sleepers at
| tached, reached here this evening at $50
O'Clock from Charleston, s. O., having
been delayed "A hours by the destruc-
tive storm which swept over the South
Atlantic coast Sunday and Monday.
J. B. Beddinheld, Southern Express
messenger, who was in Charleston dur
ing the storm, says the battle of wind
and rain began with terrific force at /
o'clock Sunday afternoon and continued
without cessation until Monday morn
ing at o'clock.
STREETS FILLED WITH DEBRIS.
There was not fifty yards space in the
streets that did not contain debris, such
as roofs Of houses, signs, awnings, tele-
graph poles, ETC., which are scattered in
all directions. The roof of the st.
Charles Hotel was blown off and the
streets were flooded with water almost
to the mouse doors
Beddinfeld saw four box cars that
had been blown from the railroad track
and turned over.
A SCHOONER BLOWN INTO THE CITY.
A schooner was lying high in the
street, having been blown from her
anchorage. There was no communities
ton from Savannah, all telegraph lines
having been Frustrated. While Beddin.
field saw no one killed or injured, il
was currently reported that eight per
sons had been killed in the city.
II was also rumored there had been
great loss of life on Suilivan's Island
which is off the South Carolina coast.
WILD STORIES OF DEATH.
The report places the number in the
hundreds, but as all communication wa'
cut off there was no means of verifying
the report. The storm was one of TIT
severest and most destructive ever ex
: perienced in that section.
| An
from surrounding towns indicate tina
great damage was done by Monday
storm. Crops and fruit trees were de
stroyed, telegraph lines Frustrated AM
heavy washouts are reported along til
various railroads leading into the city.
a At New Castle huge landslidein tn
1 Pittsburg 6 Western railroad track;
: near New Castle junction, caused a
!. engine and IA freight cars to be derailec
1 Two negroes who were seen on the car
4 are missing and it is thought that the
have been killed and are buried under
a meath the wrecked cars. They got o
4 the train at Youngstown. The eng
4 neer, fireman and train hands save
their lives by jumping, several of tn
8 latter being injured.
4 The rain was received with delight b
q | tlC llNtt hhcut HuO hbHC hOi ~ ltsS =
a the river sufficient to allow the shiI
Il ment of the 23,000,O00 bushels of COZ
3 now lying along the shores. They wi
e be disappointed, however, as it will nj
9 exceed FIVE feet, and as much mol
< would be necessary to float the barge
J. RAILROAD TRAVEL STOPPED.
BoRDENTowN, N j., Aug. 30.--Supe
intendent Wilson Brown Of the Ambo
division of the Pennsylvania rainoa
st has given official notice that all trai
is service on the Long Branch road b
II tween Barnegat City junction an
N Barnegat City will be discontinued uni
IS further notice. This action is taken
ID consequence of the damage done by Il
10 storm.
le PLAYED HAVOC AT cHAUTAUouA.
p CHAuTAUouA, N. ", Aug. 30.--Tl
u storm played havoc here last night II
y loss to the Assembly will amount
u thousands of dollars
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