The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-04
ONEOF THE STORMS HEROES.
GEORGE p. ELLIOTT TBLDs now HE
SAVED FOURTEEN LIVES
Hts Own Boat We, Secure In tho TOP OF =
Tree. and IN Yawi He Went Arer
Men Who Were Ciinxtnr 10 = Wreck.

Mea Who Were ciinxiur 10 . Wreck.
COLUMBIA. g. u, Sept. 3.-stories OF heroism
are coming In constantly since the cyclone. but
mono 10 more thrilling than that OF George p.
i Elliott, a cousin Of OK Congressman Elliott Of
this State. Elliott is 20 years old and lives In
Beaufort At the risk OF his life he saved the
| lives OF fourteen others. with much reluctance
Mr.. Elliott said to reporter to-day:
"on Sunday when the hreeze began to
freshen into a gale prepared everything on
my boat for q storm. All my tools that could
be carried Off I dashed securely In their
| places. and whom the storm broke was ready
for 1t. As a consequence my boat was
the only one OF the mining fleet that
weathered the hurricane without loss But
/ we had time OF IL. The wind and waves
swept me along In spite OF my anchors and
SKINNED along thirty miles an hour over
marshes and even trees until finally my boat
lodged in an oak tree. I ordered the boat
fastened to 1t, and there It still 10. safe and
sound.
'.While running over the trees saw man in
the water clinglnR to q tree and threw line to
him He was James Wilson. steward OF the
Oelethorpe dredee. who had been washed
overheard when It went down. As he came
alongside reached down and grabbed him
by the wrist to pull him on board. 1 was
startled to see long knife blade In the hand
pulled up.
what in thunder are you doing with that
knife. Jim ?" ask cd him.
~ had to kill dc reptiles. sir. said the negro
as he was dragged on board.
What reptiles he expected to encounter is
not known but he had evidently prepared for
war with slligators. II necessary. before
being swept overheard. 1t was about
daylight when discovered the Ogle-
4 - nrlr p,tI
thought could see figures clinging to the top
OF her. moment later I saw the tug Cecilia
scudding before the wind and waves almost
in hailing distance of the oglethorpe. and
ever was there. They did not pause. however.
why. They said they had seen nobody on her:
But did not think could be mistaken. and
determined to 10 to the rescue , aim
piling up waves that dashed over my boat,
forced one o. my negro hands to join me. and
pull ever had. and those aboard 9th er dredges
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the top 81 the frame. They had been cling;
from exhaustion. We got them into our yawL
and carried them back to safety.
on tne Same tElp we plckeu UP seven ue-
groes floating in the water and cling!ng to
trees and other objects. l was not at all fright
ened excited when set out for the Ogel
thorpe: but to show you how reck less ii was
regarded when returned and got four moro
men an old man whom never regarded as
@9 and eTad Ike
State Phosphate COMMISSIONER Jones; who
aggregate loss in the phosphate works is
about S3o0.O0n A large number Of phosphate
hands had built their own homes on Coosaw
could not see single house standing and
left OF the Custom House in Beaufort My es.
innate OF the loss OF life on the islands ad jacent
to Beaufort and not including those near the
mouth OF the Savannah River Is between
tho boat on which circed the island. only the
wells and cisterns are filled with salt water.
Islands to last week.
In Beaufort on Sunday noon the wind was
had a terrible struggle to get back Of fence.
Clnging 20 it. got into house. where. on the
highest point on the BLUM. remained until
A. N. The water was ten feet deep in the town.
You couldnt hear yoursel. speak for the roar
Of Of the winds i The damage ip the , town OF
Senator Verdeer had his library and records
swept away. and Is q ruined man. We could
get no news from the outside world until
Wednesday. 1t was n fortunate thing for those
people that Col. Averill got down there. He
did not stand on expense or anything else. 1t
visions and clothing. Their needs are imme-
diate. The people are like maniacs crying for
bread. Some OF them have only one gar
mont on.