The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30

COLUMBIA. S. c.. Aug Especial.
Fatefm Charleston was subjected to the
FUN furry OF the Bermuda tornado Sun
day night and not until TO day was
90 possible for the outside world to gain
udngs Of the terrible havoc wrought
there by the wind and water, Though
the damage TO property has been great,
the loss Of life is unprecedentedly small,
only three people being reported killed
in the city. All of these were young ne
groos who were drowned. The tornado
has left the city almost in ruins. Hun
dreds Of giant trees lie uprooted across
the roadways, streets are strewn with
debris from buildings and the sidewalks
filled with brick and mortar. the courts
and alleys under water, with the mag
nihcent water front piled with wreckage.
This makes the fifth memorable visitation
that the old city has haG since the war.
The famous battery, the pride Of every
Charlestonian is badly wrecked. The ter
fibie food Of water of which dashed
over the ramparts throughout the night
did their work effectually and the receding
torrent. when it swept back TO the sea
carried win IL the glory Of the handsomest
water front that ever graced a city. In
the wake Of the rushing waters was
left shattered walls PROSTATE trees and
hldeOus masses Of debris. White Point
Garden has been swept from the angle Of
the sea wall 10 the foot of King street.
Al one place on south Battery there is a
break of twenty feet in length Shell
walks are destroyed and the entire Bat
terry presents a sore spectacle.
The damage donc-to churches will
amount TO over $4,000. These materially
damaged are as follows; Mount Zion,
a. NJ y. church; roof crushed in and
walls cut in two loss $35,o0O;; Second
Presbyterian church. entirely unroofed,
dam ge 5000; Scotch Presbyterian church,
damage 500. Bethel NJ. +. church South
uroofed loss $500; Citadel Square Bap-
ust church. damage to roof and windows
NVD, ST. Josephs Roman Catholic church
unroofed, damage $1,000; Emanuel A. NJ.
T. church, $1,000. Trinity NJ. Il. church.
roof gone. loss $500; Spring Street Meth
odst church, damage 10 roof $2'OOO The
new bridge across Ashley river leading
10 large truck farming country was
swept away, loss 10000.
Almost the entire river front is a
wreck from East Battery TO the railroad
wharves. There is one long stretch Of
complete desolation. All but two OF the
thirty or more wharves are badly dam
aged. A dozen OF them are completely |
demolished and small boats are wrecked. |
Browns wharf the landing for the Clyde |
Line steamers Is ore OF the most disas- |
trous wrecks on the water front. The |
heads Of the piers are gone and every |
shed Is down. A terrible litter OF barrels |
and timber andboxes covers everything.
The greatest wreck Is at Preenall's |
dock yard where the loss is $50 600. |
Hundreds OF small crafts in the harbor |
were carried pell nell by the storm and |
greatly damaged. The Bark Maria, OF Ma |
pies is a doomed boat. The Bark. Ag- |
hes Of barth. Germany, is badly Grip |
piea. The stores and residences through |
out the city Jared badly. and scores OF
houses Were swept away and demolished. |
hunui eus OF them were partially sub
merged, and many are unroofed. en-
,"iIiNs great loss. over on Sullivans
isiahl' pleasure resort the ruin is
"" llkh complete. BY midnight Sunday
he wind was blowing i25 miles an hour.
t Io isiahd was Inhabited by a great many
,.-.''' ,'.'i stoiiahs' and visitors from other
o. 80 ,'ii anu rom the North. who 90 there 10
70 huulsel In surf bathing. and catch
the cool sea breezes. The storm not onlv
carried terror 20 the souls OF helnless neo-
pc Dut 10 make work complete
o"fp' away some houses, and crushed
ia e'y others under mighty blasts. hur-
,sl logs against houses. and moved whole
Ddhks or sand The furious waves com
p'e'eiy submerged the Island. the water
vac vac seven feet deep. only three lives
sa lost. wonderful 10 relate. The kill
' W were Mrs. Il. Pollard. Andrew Bryan
a 1s,a.SyiVls 9yiVls Bryan, colorcd. great many
,,o""neis sought refuge from the pitI-
a.. "inds and rising waters I'm Fort
y.,ule' whose high walls afforded great
,5loh' Children were wrapped in
p,' '.l'hetA and placed in the Bomb
sr,,o,l' WINE men and women crowded in.
60 were brave deeds on the Island
~, ''ey night. Dozens OF lives were sa-
toe. py the hard work OF heroes One
r.f poa' saved about fifty persons by car
s'ns ,. OH The inmates from houses that
tusting waters.