The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-06

cidents were numberless in that night
of trial and bravery.
Then young Mr.. H. Bequest went
out to save lives and do heroic work,
and be did it. From house to house
he went giving aid. At Mrs. Gads-
den's he found his services most in de-
mand and like Trojan he led the
ladies to places of safety, having to
carry the last one through the surging
| billows.
Messrs. George Connor and D. O'Neill
also deserve medals for the splendid
way in which they rescued Mrs. Welch.
But this roll Of honor might be con-
tinued an infnitum. It, however, tells
what was done, and when it is known
that such incidents were frequent the
true situation of Sunday night on the
island may be realized.
WHEN THE STORM STARTED.
Sullivan's Island has no Farmer
Jesunofsky, but the whole population
of Moultrieville were special observers.
The situation they report was uuevent-
ful until about + o'clock. Then the
wind reached a high velocity, some
say to velocity Of l25 miles an hour.
1t was from the northeast. Before
midnight it shifted to the east, by day
light it was southwest. It rained dur
ing the whole night, and how it did
rain! 1t poured in torrents and moth
ing could protect the people. The
worst of the storm was between II and
/ o'clock, it was said.
Yesterday the wind was strong and
the sand as it blew in the face pricked
like pins. How the wind blew on
Sunday night may be estimated when
it is said that there is not today sand
hill on Sullivan's Island. Mounds
that were ten, twenty and twenty-five
feet high are as level as ever was, any
part of Middle street. Not sand hill
IS eft. Everything is swept clean.
The car tracks are covered.
THE ISLAND UNDER WATER.
What about the water? It was every
where. The inhabitants say that every
foot of Sullivan's Island was under
water at midnight Sunday. Down by
the fort and lower down it was as much
as seven feet deep. Higher upit graded
off, and at the hotel it is said to have
reached a depth of about four feet. The
waters from the front and back beaches
met, and a perfect ocean was formed.
The force of the wind was so great as
to carry the heavy pile-driver Of Mr..
Crouch up on the island as far as Alder
man Johnson's home, which it wrecked
during his absence with the party OF
rescuers.
SOUGHT SHELTER IN THE FORT.
The fort was the haven of very many
| of the Islanders. It was not damaged
by the waves, although the water
came in through the entrance. The
people out of the Mikell, Bird and
neighboring cottages all sought refuge
in the old castle and made themselves
as comfortable as possible under the
| circumstances. Children were carried
closely wrapped in blankets and made
comfortable in the bombproofs. Not
many were free from water, but those
that were held as many as could possibly
be crowded into them. The men carried
lanterns and few had the precaution
to carry coffee pots. It was dark and
dreary place to seek shelter, but under
the circumstances the hundreds who
went there were as we'll off as any on
the Island.
There was no little trouble in getting
the women in the fort. Some ingenu-
! ity was shown in getting them there
Mr.. Keenan, kindly loaned his wagon
and load after load of precious human
freight was pulled from house to house
by the men to the fort. 1t was slow
work, but it was the very best that
could be done.
After the terrible night, through
which none could have slept, the dawn
of the day brought great hope. The
wind had changed its course and havoc,
and the women and children began to
get more confident. Those who had
saved anything got to gathering it up
and making ready to move to the city.
News and Courier.
A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE LOSSES
BY THE CYCLONE.
It is, of course, impossible at this
time to make anything like an accurate
estimate of the losses caused by yester-
! days cyclone. According to the most
available sources of information the
following figures may be taken as ap-
proximately correct:
City property.....................S 100000
! Fertilizer works. ........... 173,5OO
Charleston Mining Company $4,000
Railroads. .............................. $4,000
Telephone Exchange............ 5000
Te!egraphic companies....... 10000
Lead works. ks........................~. $4,000
Wharves......... ...................... 25O,oOO
Shipping. ...........................~ $4,000
Ashley river bridge.............. $4,000
Churches 49,. $4,000
Private property. ....... 100000
Miscellaneous. 49,. ...............- 100000