The morning call., 1893-08-30

the destruction could not be much worse
than this. Al least half the houses on the
island were blown down or badly damaged,
and even the railroad tracks were carried
by the wind and water until parts of them
stood up like fence.
AUGUSTA. Ga, Aug. 29-Sunday nights
storm did incalculable damage TO the
farming interests of the Southwest There
has been no commune alton with Charles
ton, Savannah or jacksonville since Sun
day afternoon. The wires here are broken
by fallen trees. The damage to the crops
cannot be estimated for some days. In
Waynes horo, Ga, cotton was greatly dam
aged. The storm was very severe in
Screven County. great damage being done
to houses and crops.
A special to the Chronicle from Port
Royal. S. G., brings the startling informa-
tion that fully 1G0 lives were lost at Port
Royal, Beaufort and neighboring points
by drowning during the storm. OF the 100
persons killed and drowned only six were
white, the others being negroes. Twenty
persons were drowned on Paris Island.
No news has been received from st.
Helena, four miles flom Beaufort. IT is
believed that fully twenty-five lives were
lOob OCbWcOu i OAA 16p1 dl anu Dch DIuUh,
all negroes. Every house in Beaufort and
Port Royal was damaged to some extent.
and a number of barges and craft were
wrecked and blown ashore. The total loss
is estimated in the neighborhood of
S500,000.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 29.-Nos since the
great flood of 1868 las such storm been
experienced in Baltimore as that of last
night. The wind blew a furious gale all
the afternoon and in the evening rain be-
gan falling in torrents and did not cease
until morning. Roofs and chimneys were
torn off, much glass was smashed, tele-
graph and telephone wires we're wrecked
and electric lights went out leaving the
greater part of the city in darkness. On
the bay mountainous seas piled and rolled
high In the basin, Speeding over the walls
and flooding the streets and adjacent
buildings. This morning the streets re-
sembled lagoons instead of business thor
oughfares. The wharves were COM
pietedly submerged anu some portions de-
stroyed. Several schOoners were washed
high and dry in the streets. and the ware.
houses along the water front suffered
damage aggTegating many thousands of
dollars.
A southeast gale prevented the waters
from receding until noon to-day. up to
which time business was practically at a
standstill In the iooded districts. All in
coming vessels report severe experiences.
Dispatches from Annapols state that
great damage was done around the
wharves and to shipping. In Elkton the
river was beaten back by a terrific gale un-
Ill the water flooded the streets. great
damage being done thereby.
In the Cum berland Valley great damage
was done to property and growing crops.
MILFORD, Del, Aug. 29.-Reports are
that the storm has ruined the remainder
of the peach crop In this section to the ex-
tent of 80, 900 baskets.
KERNERsvILLE, n. c.. Aug. ga
hurricane passed through this place from
northeast to southwest at 80 A. M. yes
terday. 1t lasted only FIVE minutes, but
left patch OF ruin four miles wide.
Three hundred buildings mostly residences
were wrecked.
The house of w. NJ. Phillips was swept
off its foundations. carrying the family
with it. Mrs. Phillips daughter was
/ killed, but the rest of the family escaped
with serious wounds. Four dead bodies
had at the last accounts been recovered,
and at least fifty persons were more or less
/ injured.
/ Kernersvile is eighteen miles west OF
/ GreenSbOrOugh. on the Nor thwestern
North Carolina Railroad, and has popu.
lation of about 200. Every house in the
town was either wholly or partly demol.
shed.
! BRUNSWICK, Ca, Aug. 29 - Sunday
nights STERN began with heavy rain from
/ the northwest. lasting six hours and flood
/ ing the streets. when the gale began, last
! ing till day break. Shipping was severely
damaged