The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-02
PERHAPS 1000 VICTIMS.
THE LATEST EsTIMA TIE OF THE NUM-
BIER OF DEA tbs IN THE STORM.

| Fad OF the Money strineeney In that Citl
One OF the CHIEF Result. or the Cyclone
| Plenty OF Work for the Unemployed-Ap
| paliins Death List on the Const Islands
CHARLESTON. s. @. Sept. 1.-For the fret time
| since Sunday Charleston was connected with
the outer world tonight. TeleRraphc com.
munication was restored So far as the city
| Of Charleston is concerned. the Cyclone and ite
damages In life and property are half forg often.
The victims OF the cyclone in the city and its
suburbs number fifteen persons. OF whom
| eight were white and seven negroes. Twelve
Of these were drowned and three crushed by
falling walls and roofs.
The value OF the property destroyed In the
city proper amounts In round numbers to
s.. OOO. 900. about one-half OF which is COW
cred by storm insurance. Before the results
Of the storm had passed away on Monday the
work Of rebuilding and repairing had started.
and when teleGraphic communication with
the rest OF the world WAS opened tonight
tho city was in q som ewhst better plight than
It was In the morning OF Sept l. 1885, when 1t
was almost destroyed by the earthquake. By
far the greatest amount OF tho loss. probably
$500. 900. falls on tho municipality and on tho
East Shore Terminal Company.
The damage to private residences is not as
great as In the cyclone Of 1885.
The edge OF the cyclone struck the city at 2
o'clock on Sunday. the wind blowing in gusts.
accom- anied by rain. with velocity Of sixty
miles at hour.
1t was sixteen hours before the storm centre
passed. Tho wind during the night attained.
according to the weather observer. a velocity
OF 120 miles an hour. At 3 A NJ, nearly thir-
teen hours after the appearance OF the cyclone
the wind veered to the southwest, indicating
the passing Of the last quadrant and that the
worst was over.
This old city has been wrecked so often that
the people are quite used to II. The first
thought is to rebuild and this was begun ut
once The cyclone is even regarded as bless
ing in disguise.
1t came at q time when there are thousands
OF workmen out Of employment. and 1t puts
money into circulation. The principal suffer-
ers are property owners No one has thought
OF the financial stringency since the cyclone.
But while matters are clearing here. tho
news from the islands and tho interior Of the
State show that Charleston was not alone in
the battle with the eements
The death roll on the islands is growing ap-
pallingly. and it is greatly feared that more 10
yet. to be reveal ed. The news from the cotton
The sea islands OF, South Carolina. which
comprise the country between Georgetown on
In this belt is raised all the long staple cot
the business Of Charleston. The entire belt Of
country is densely populated with blacks. who
IA Banks Of aS
The loss of life in this section Of the country
have been entirely DESTROYED by the wreck Of
almost total d ppearance OF the light draueht
steamers. sailing vessels. and small boats.
which were used for and
az sSyeSns niormst9n he's slowly d aE IN
lowing loss e NE. ard the PROBABILITY is that
AT Port Royal. whore the naval station Of the
United States is situated the loss Of lie ag.
oe ths
centre OF the river phosphate mining industry.
very few p persons ,e ESCAPED - ., ovo,.re
Thirty"one dead bodies have been received
scores, On the Combahee River. on one rice
plantation. Coroner held an inquest on
eighty ss Sdss boae, ns at
seven are white people. On Edistone about
thirty persons were drowned.
dred places in the same region. The death
HIT to horrible
inc country IL 30 lnteTsecteQ WIFI rlVeTS
and there has been such t9a! de-
that there probably never will be any accurate
particulars OF this great loss Of life BY the
time matters resume their normal condition
1t will be impossible in such n country and
among such o people to obtain any definite
account OF the calamity that has befallen
them. Those who know how these people
live can understand how great the loss Of life
or the Losses at sea by shipping In this i'm
mediate vicinity no possible estimate can yet
be made.
1t is feared that all Of the vessels. probably a
dozen. which cleared from this port on Friday
and Saturday of last week. have been lost.
Tho sea for miles around Charleston bar 10
filled with dead bodies and wreckage.
There are no means OF arriving at any trust
worthy account Of the casualties at sen. ,0f
OF damage vary from 40 to rs per cent.
The total crop along tho Savannah River
might be fairly placed at 100000 bushels
Estimating loss at 80 per cent, or 25O.OO0
bushels. the loss by the storm will amount to
over S2O0.OOO. which Is practically 40 much
money taken from the pockets OF the planters
The crop had been already made. and only
waited to, be, marketed. The long staple cot
Some Of It had already been saved but the
most cheerful estimate placed the Yield this
year mt about one half Of the usual crop
The effect OF the storm was felt in the cotton |
region south and east Of Column bia. The Pied |
mont region to the north apd west OF the state |
seems to have escaped serious damage.
IMMIGRANTs CROSS THE BORDER.