The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-30

shanties found everywhere.
The cyclone, with all the terrors
which the word has for the people of
this section, swept up the coast and
across Charleston yesterday. Early
Saturday morning the dreaded signal
was run up, aud the city held its breath,
hoping that the storm might pass US
by. Saturday night heavy gale
started shortly after niidnight, and
blew for several hours, but as partial
lull had preceded the dawn and con-
tiuued throughout the early hours of
the morning, it was hoped that, after
all, the city would not all within the
track of the cyclone.
But the weather looked exceedingly
dirty yesterday, and the wind rose
again 10 gale and came in titful, an
cry gusts out of the northeast. A heavy
canopy of clouds, which during the
forenoon drifted rapidly across the
heavens, began to settle down upon
the city. Il had that muddy tinge
which suggested the belief that there
was plenty of wind and rain behind it.
Seaward a heavy mist thickened until
it became a wall of cloud. There was no
longer doubt that the dreaded cyclone
was to descend upon the city in all its
Jury. The crafts lying at anchor in the
bay were first to take alarm, and from
all quarters Of the harbor they came
hurrying in. All that could do so
found moorings along the wharves,
and others less fortunate moved higher
up the river and made the best anchor
age they could. The largest vessels,
no less than the smallest craft, sought
protection from the angry tempest.
Fortunately there are very few large
ships in port just now, else the damage
done might have been multiplied many
times.
BY 1 o'clock a special bulletin from
the weather bureau, posted in front OF
the News and Courier building, warned
the citizens of the impending disast er.
The few people who were out: in the
storm congregated about the board,
and having read the dispatch, anxiously
inquired for further and fuller particu-
lars. For the most part, however, the
people had kept to their houses through
out the day. The attendance at the
various churches was small. and few
people who are not compelled to do so,
ven:ured beyond their doors.
But the inquiries for further details
of the hurricane were anxious and end
less. The special dispatch had simply
stated that a cyclone was central in
Southern and Central Florida and that
it was moving north by northwest.
The velocity was estimated from forty
to sixty miles. There was nothing fox
it but to calmly await the bursting OF
the storm.
1t did not come suddenly, but af er
the warning Increased steadily but per-
cepti5ly in force and fury. = he wind
strengthened, as with an increasing
purpose, from a gale to a hurricane,
until, before the darkness finally fell,
it was bowling in fury over the houses
and strewing the city with wreckage
and debris of every kind and descrip.
ton.
1t continued to come in those sullen,
angry gusts which mean so much to
people familiar with the terrors of such
disasters. Tiling went flying in every
quarter until it was unsafe to walk the
streets.
Pedestrians venturesome enough to
weather the storm found themselves
drenched with rain, their umbrellas
turned wrongside out and themselves
almost swept Off their feet. .. -.
The rain did not set in until about
o'clock, but when it did start it came
in torrents which deluged houses and
ao1IoI or roote Ay;tl, ox,or,, ,~,,,t al
wind, it went in slanting sheets from
which there was no protection. -.
The terrific force of the storm forced
the water in through the cracks and
crevices of windows andin such quanti-
ties as to drench the furniture in sew
eral houses, and in some instances they
flooded floors to the depth of an inch I
more. e."
1t was impossible when night came
to keep the gas jets burning. A few
feeble rays from shaatterless windows
and the faint glow of 8 full moon were
the only rays of light which relieved the
perfect darkness.
So far only one death is reported.
The Battery is complete wreck, and
several fine residences are in bad shape.
The water front is badly damaged
likewise East Bay.
Colonial Lake and Rutledge street
and avenue have caught it too. The
bridge is completely carried off. -
The Charleston Lead Works have
been seriously damaged, and property
in the neighborhood of Charleston is
injured to the extent of 81 ,000,0 900. In
the city none of the business houses are
open this morning. Half the streets are
i'm passable. .. o..
Serious fears are entertained for the
inhabitants Of Sullivan;s Island and
the coast. The former place was last
heard from Sunday. Communication
is now suspended. ..
THE STORM IN SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 2S.-A hurri
cane struck Savannah, the wind blow.
ing fifty-four miles an hour during
Sunday, and Sunday night reaching
seventy-six miles an hour. The baro:
meter fell to % 81. A large number OF
buildings were unroofed, and many
trees uprooted. Seventeen lives were
lost on the river, Hutchinson's Island
and Tybee, so far as heard from. There
is believed to be more. One of them i:
C. A. Ulmer, assistant cashier Of the
Central Railroad Bank. Two other:
were white men and the others negroes
The names Of the white men and ne
groes are not yet known. One man
was killed by q trolley wire in Sa.
vannah.
AROUND AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 2S.-The storm
which came from Florida and followed
the Atlantic coast yesterday has done
incalculableinjury othe farming inter
ests of the Southeast. No telegraphic
communication. has been received from
Charleston, Savannah or Jacksonville
since yesterday afternoon. Augusta
suffered no loss beyond the breaking O
the telegraph, telephone and electric
light wires by falling trees, but the
damage to crops cannot be computed
or estimated upon for some days.
FLORIDA sToRM-swEPT.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 2S.-This
city has been cut off from communica.
ton with the outside world since
o'clock Sunday morning. The cyclone
which the weather bureau foretod last
Saturday struck Jacksonville yester.
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