New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-01
NEGROESDROWNED BY SCORES
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE CYCLONES DE
STRUCTIvE WORK.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED BLACK PEOPLE
GREAT DAMAGE DONE TO COTTON

MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED BLACK PEOPLE
LOSE THEIR LIVES IN SOUTH C,RoLINA-
GREAT DAMAGE DONE TO COTTON
TIE COAST TOWNS SUFFER
Columbia. =. C.. Aug 3l.-Accounts continue to
come I'm of general havoc by Sundays storm.
Thousands OF valuable timber trees have been
blown dow n. crops washed away. and the rivers are
fun Of notsam and jetsam OF the disaster Ad-
vices from the seacoast may be summed up In the
following extracts from to-day's Charleston pa
pers:
.'rhc long-stapIe cotton crop has with a
we're injury and the estimates that where In
former years Charleston received 1000 bales OF sea
island cotton. this year she will do well TO receive
800 bales
"R Robinson tells Of the effects Of the storm In
the low country. He had just arrived from Walter
boro AMI stated that from Bschoff's place on the
Edisto River to Jacksonboro two negroes foated
the whole distance on the top Of their shanty and
reported that all the negroes on the place IN the
lowlands had been drowned. in all about one hun
drcd men. and children. They narrate
a terrible experience and furthermore state that
ou of the dwellings are totally destroyed and the
place Is in abject desolation
AT Waltcrboro Mr.. Robinson says, many OF the
houses had been completely washed from their
foundations into the streets and all Of the rice
fields were overlowed. The steamboat Pilot Boy,
familiar to every soul on the inland route between
the cities of Charleston and Savannah. has been
stranded and more less injured. The pilot fleet
Of the harbor is wrecked or stranded The phos-
phate works which are located the banks of
the neighboring river. in little better plight
than those Charleston Neck.
Port Royal. lying tongue OF land further
down the Beaufort River. even more exposed
to the fury Of the tempest The place is practically
in ruins Its waterfront is destroyed and great
damage has been done to its Buildings. The loss
of life which resulted from the storm on every
shore of the islands is greatest here or else IT has
been more authenticity stated Thirty-odd ne
groes were found dead on the beach. and the num-
ber was expected to be largely increased before
the deathroll was finally closed
1T f. needless to add that the crops were In
iurcd terribly. Fifty per cent loss would probably
not be too large estimate to make.
Several gentlemen from this city. VINO were in
Port Royal Beaufort during the hurricane. re-
turned TO Charleston yesterday on the first train
which came into the city over the Charleston and
Savannah Railway. They report that the loss OF
life and the destruction Of properly at those places
and the neighboring sea Islrnis have been fear
ful The death roll had already risen to thirty or
more persons. among whom was numbered Dr.
Ellis. the newly appointed quarantine officer for
the port. Paris Island. where the United States
dry docks are building and which stands between
the Broad and the Beaufort rivers was swept
by the cyclone The fatality which has pursued
the Government improvements since their inoep-
injury could not be accurately calculated.
'Beaufort the prettiest island town in the Car
olinas is terribly damaged. Notwithstanding the
fact that it stands six miles up the river. Many
OF the residences in the town badly damaged
and the wharves are nearly quite destroyed
''rhe experience of Captain Whitley "nd his wife
and family of children on Castle fncfney on
the night of the storm was a terrible one. The
wind blew the storehouse to pieces and blew
away all the ship chambers stores and his
dwelling was exposed tnat IT was seen to be
dangerous to remain in IT, He and his family
sought shelter from the fury of the tempest to
the leeward Of the fort and With his children he
stood out the storm. occasional waves breaking
over the helpless family. Three or 'he little ones
were from six months to three years of age and
they stood Il like the old ones. without "A whimper
The fury of the winds and waves so great
that some huge masses of iron. used for holding
buoys and weighing 400 pounds. were moved from
their places and rolled about the beach Some
great anchors weighing from 1900 to 5000 pounds,
were flung about the place like much timber.
The place Is a complete ruin, and In spite OF IL
all Captain Whitley and his brave FAMILY are !"
the Castle and holding the FORT
.,rbe missing steamship Seminole about whicn NJ
much anxiety was felt, steamed INTO inc "a."o'
yesterday morning. scarcely ser"'cn VI '
She and her passengers escaped u'se"'" 49,
tho ,orrors OF the storm which swept the coast
When the Seminole met the hurricane she was ''
tho month of the St Johns River. and was pre-
pairing head In for AN entrance her o"ee'S "p
nrecated the situation at IA glance. and making out
20 s.oward for a considerable distance turned the
vesscls nose into the eye of the cyclone and cast
out their anchors The captain said that she
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