The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-30
DEATH BY SbA and LAND
This West Indian Cyclone Worse
Than the Last.
SCOURGED THE CAROLINAS.
100 Persons Drowned and Crushed
OH the Port Royal Islands.

for tho Safety OF tho Monitor Nantucket
and the Kenrsnrge-The steamships city
of Savannah and City OF Hsirming h am,
from New York. Long Overdue Mt
Savannah - Leaving the Coast tho
storm Centre Crossed Seven states.
Passing Over Central New York
and Down tho 81. Lawrence Valley He
gion-Three Drowned on Lake Ontario
Much Damage TO Wharves and to Church,
esin OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO Rice aud Cotton
New York CITY Cut or Nearly All Day
from cities Southeast and North-SIEns
Now OF Another West Indian Storm.
More violent than its predecessor. tho West
Indian cyclone. from whose worst effects this
region happily escaped, travelled over the
populous land as we'll as the wastes OF the sea.
and It's list OF fatalities will doubtless DO the
larger.
The worst news Of yesterday came from tho
islands near Port Royal, S. c.. whore more than
100 persons. it is reported. were killed on
Monday morning. Tho wreck at Savannah Is
editions Of yesterdays Sun. Charleston, too.
and tho whole coast in that region suffered
terribly.
Fears are entertained at the Navy Depart
ment for the safety OF the monitor Nantucket
and the old Kearsarge. which was towing tho
Nantucket to Wilmington. N. c. Reports arc
still lacking from many districts in the cy-
clones track. Now York and New England
escaped with big blow and. in some districts,
u heavy rain.
In New York city the principal effect OF the
storm was temporary loss OF communication
with the rest OF the country south OF Philadel-
phia. east OF Bridgeport. and north OF Albany.
This cyclone did not roar up the coast like the
tropical visitor that strewed the Jersey beach
with wrecks last Thursday. nor did 1t pelt
New York with heavy rain. Its centre was In
land and tho course OF its most destructive
part, which the meteorological experts say ia
the southeast quadrant, was to the west OF the
city. The velocity Of the wind at its maxi
mum here was flfty-four miles. sixteen miles
greater than the bowler that struck the town
last Thursday.
Wind alone. however. is not to be feared so
much as a blast full OF rain. The force OF
Thursdays storm was increased by the solid
flying agency of water. There was very little
rain hereabuuts in yesterdays gale. 1t was
less than one-third Of an inch. against nearly
four inches on Thursday. Teegraphic reporto
received last night enabled the Weather Blu
rcau to trace the course OF the centre OF the
storm from Savannah northward. 1t crossed
seven States from the coast Mt Savannah.
its course after traversing Georgia and South
Carolina was almost due north. through west
ern North Carolina. central Virginia. western
Maryland. western Pennsylvania, and western
New York. New York city was struck by the
northeast quadrant OF tho roarer. which ac-
counts for the insignificant rainfall.
Tho storm centre passed far west OF Albany
as was indicated by the comparatively slight
effects there and BY the direction OF the Winds
which shifted from east southeast to south
west. Tho centre passed east OF Buffalo.
where the storm wind was northeast. shifting
to north northwest
After crossing this State. tho storm got afoat
again in Lake Ontario, and no doubt. started
and whlstling down the st. Law
rence to dance seward. 1t may dssipate It.
self in the remote North Atlantic. and it may
cross the sea. and. with some OF its pristine
force preserved. batter the British Isles.
The foregoing Ia q description OF the hurri-
cano according to the local observer The
Washington bureau sent out last night the
following:
Tho hurricane centre has moved very rap
Idly from southwestern Virginia to central
and central New York. and is
now in northern Maine. near Quebec.
The central calm area has become long
oval. with southwestery winds on its east side
from Massachusetts to the Gulf Of ST. Law
renee. and northeastly winds on its west side
at Canadian stations
The current wind velociiles average about
on g. half of those prevailing Monday night
Tho storm will probably move northeast to
Labrador. and may possibly become again
powerful after reaching tho Ataptic.
AN area OF northerly winds and clear
weather has pushed southwark over the west
Gulf States. and there are Indications OF hur-
ricnne centre in the Gulf POO to 300 miles
south Of the Louisiana coast"
MANY LIVES LOST NEAR PORT ROYAL.
Drowned at Paris IsInnd-Loss at