The herald., 1893-09-01
AN AWFUL DEATH ROLL,
Terrible Effects of the Late
Hurricane.
The Islands of South Carolina
Devastated.
Nearly Four Hundred Bodies Al.
ready Recovered.
Tho Total Number OF Fatalities Esti-
mated at 500 to 100O-Grsat Desti-
tuition Among the
Survivors.
By the Associated press.l

BY the Associated Press.l
AUGUSTA, Ga. Aug. 31.-A special
from Beaufort, s. c., says: Over 800
dead bodies have been found on the
ISLANDS about Beaufort and Port Royal
and over $2,0O0,O00 worth of property
has been wrecked near the same points
both the direct result OF the severe
torms which swept along the Atlantic
coast Sunday night. Every one of the
10 or 20 islands lying around Port Royal
and Beaufort is in mourning. Those
who are at all posted about the country
and the habits OF the people
in the storm visited sections.
are confident in their predictions
that the death roll will rnn as high as
800. Some OF the best people OF this
section of the state even put the loss at
more than 1000. There has not been
an hour since Monday morning that q
body has not been found at some point
on the island. As the waters recede
and the people move deeper into the
wreckage gathered by the storm, ghastly
remains are uncovered. Great destitu-
tion exists among the 1000 remaining in
habitants of the coast, and an urgent
appeal is made for provisions.
FIGHTING FOR FOOD.
A reliable computation places the
dead at 600. There are now 1000 negroes
who have been driven 70 Port Royal by
the storm, in danger of starving. They
are SO destitute and 80 badly in
need OF something to eat, that
they have resorted to fighting among
themselves for food. Several were killed
in fight for provisions. The negroes
are getting more and more daring in the
struggle to keep their wives and children
from starving. 1t is difficult to keep the
sufferers In subjection.
A special to the Chronicle from
Charleston says the steamer Yemasso.
overdue since Saturday, from New York,
arrived safely. She did not encounter
the storm.
FURTHER RRP0RTs. 4a
CHARLESTON, s. O., Aug. 31.-Ac-
counts continue to come in Of general
havoc by Sundays storm. Mr.. Robin
son of Kerrison says from Bischoff's
place on the Edisto river to Jacksonboro
it is reported nearly all the negroes on
the low lands were drowned, in all
about 100 men and women and children.
The survivors relate a terrible ex-
perience, and furthermore stated that
all the dwellings we're totally destroyed
and the place left in abject desolation.
At Walterboro many houses we're COM
pletely washed from their foundations
out into the streets, and all the rice
fields were overfowed. Crops to the
value OF 30 per cent were DESTROYED.
Reports of loss of life and destruction
of property in Port Royal. Beaufort and
Sea islands are fearful. The death roll
already now aggregates 300 odd persons.
The missing ship Seminole, Of the
Clyde line, steamed into the harbor
yesterday, having escaped the storm.
Inquiry at, the Clyde line offices ELECTED
little information regarding other miss
ing vessels.
A wREcK-sTREwN COAST.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. 3l.-Reports OF
the disastrous work of the storm are
still coming in. The entire coast is
strewn with wreckage and debris, and
vessels are high and dry in exposed
harbors. ,
MISSING eTEAMsHIP.
New York, Aug. 3l.--The Atlas line
steamship Alvo, which sailed from here
August 10th for West Indian ports,
having on board crew of go officers
and men and dozen passengers, Is un-
haoxI frop,