Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-30
wiped away, and the roofs of many big
buildings have been lifted off and carried
blocks away. No lives are reported lost.


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BRUNSWICK, Ga, Aug. 29.-Followine
in the wake of fever and famine, the ele
ments have added destruction to the city.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock a storm
came from the northeast with heavy rain
and continued until Q, when gale began.
The streets were flooded and made impass
| able to pedestrians. The storm ceased at
| dsybresk. The Oracle, the largest pilot
boat here, was overturned, and q family of
eight narrowly escaped drowning. An un-
known schooner is ashore at Jskyl Island.
The damage to buildings is considerable.
All telegraph wires have been down for
twenty-four hours. Last night all was
calm.
One Hundred Miles an Hour.
MOUNT WASHINGTON, N. H, Aug ga
severe storm has prevailed on Mount Wash
ington to-day. Early this morning the
wind began blowing from the northeast,
and It continued with great severity until
this afternoon, rising at times to a velocity
of upwards of one hundred miles an hour.
Later In the day it shifted to northwest
and continued blowing very hard until
late in the evening. The wind was SO high
that no trains have reached the summit
since yesterday. The morning train left
at the usual hour, but was unable to re.
turn.
Drowned In the Storm.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Up TO 2 p m
the only dispatch of any kind from South
Carolina received in Washington was
Florence, 8. G., telegram, which says: In
cyclone at Sullivan's Island yesterday
man by the name of A. Bryan and his wife
were drowned, and Mrs. E. BollAnd (white)
was killed by falling house. Fifteen
houses were swept away and everyone on
the island was more or less damaged.
Sullivan's Island ia In the Atlantic
ocean, seven miles east of Charleston, and
is the site of Fort Moultrie. Florence is
a junction one hundred miles north of
Charleston.
The dispatch is without signature, but
1t was forwarded evidently by regular
press correspondent by way Of Atlanta,
Ga. This is probably the forerunner of |
many dispatches which will begin to ar
rive from the afflicted section.
All Accounts meagre.
WASHINGTON, Aug 29.-In reply to in
quiries addressed to Richmond, Va, the |
following was received at o'clock this |
afternoon:
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 29.-Accounts of |
storm measre. Several people reported |
killed at Savannah. At Charleston vessels |
have blown ashore, docks are injured and |
Atlsntic Coast Line tracks under water. |
Damage to property estimated 81 ,000, 900. |
The Atlantic Coast Line train from Rich
nond reached Washington at 2 o'clock,
seven hours late The cause of the delay
was washout at Quantico, thirty miles
south of Washington.
The train had to go by way of Gordons
lille, Va, over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Dad in order to get here. The conductors
IN the train report that Richmond is all
IT there, as the train preceded the storm
" about three hours.
Arrested for Larceny.
LOWELL, Mass., Aug. 29.-State Officer
Whitney and Local Inspector Lafman ar
ested at noon to-day P. J. Smith, ex coun-
ilman, for the larceny of 81, 500 worth of
coured wool, the property of George @.
vas stolen in June. Smith denies the
barge.
All Boats Late.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Inoom!ng steam
oats via Long Island sound report last
lights storm as the worst experienced in |
hose waters for many years All the
oats arrived considerably late this morn
ng, but weathered the storm without much |
amage. The captain of the Puritan said |
hat all along the sound early this morn
lg he saw yachts break from their moor !
ngs and drift away. He thought the most
amage would occur to the feet at Earch-
lont and to the New York Yacht club at
lew Rochelle.
"About 5 O'clock" he said, "the inlets
there the boats were anchored was o mass
surf that completely dashed over the
ecks, and in some instances carried away
ortions of the masts, guard rails, bow
prits, etc. He'll Gate and the upper part
f East river were strewn with row boats |
hat had torn away from tho bathing pa
lions along the shore, and the passing
1gs were resping harvest picking up the
tray craft"