The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-30
MORE THAN 100 DEAD.
News of the Terrible Storm
Along the Southern Coast.
THE VICTIMS MOSTLY NEGROES.
Buildings and Crops worth Millions de-
stroyed-vesseis Anchored in Har-
bers Tossed Into City streets.


Charleston. s. C.. special says: This city
was subjected TO the fell fury of the tor
nado Sunday night, and not until today
was 10 possible for the outside world 10
gain tidings OF the terrible damage. The
only loss of life in this city was the drown
ing of three negroes. but the property
damage was enormous. The tornado lett
the city almost In ruins. The streets are
strewn with debris from buildings
and uprooted trees and the magnificent
water front is packed with wreckage. The
battery is badly wrecked. The greatest
wreck is at Pregnall's dock yard, where
the loss is $4,000. Hundreds of small
craft in the harbor were carried out to sea
during the storm. Dozens of lives were
saved by hard work. One boat
saved about fifty persons by carry
ing off inmates from houses fast being
overwhelmed by the rushing waters. All
means of communication with the outside
world is cut off. No definite estimate Is
yet made of the total damage, but 1t is
near 5000 900. The damage to churches
will amount TO over $50 200. The new
bridge across the Ashley river was swept
away; loss SCI, 900. Ali but two Of the
thirty or more wharves were badly dam
aged. dozen of them completely demol-
ished and scores of yachts and small boats
in the docks wrecked
SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 29.-The great
storm of sunday and Monday did consid-
cradle minor damage here. In the city
proper fifteen people are known TO have
been drowned. as mentioned last night.
More are missing. but 1t Ia impossible yet
to estimate the number. In addition to
the vessels in the harbor wrecked, as re-
ported last night. a number of other wrecks
were heard of today. More than
thirty vessels are reported wrecked so far
and many sailboats are lost. Nothing has
yet been heard of the steamship City of
Savannah, many hours overdue. Had
that portion OF the city known as Tybee
island been washed away. the destruction
could not have been much worse than it
is. At least half the houses on the island
were blown down or badly damaged and
even railroad tracks were carried up by
wind and water until parts of them etood
up like fence.
Considerable anxiety is felt for DR.. NJ.
Duncan and Cal Cunningham, who were
on fishing trip and were probably at
Wolf island when the cyclone came. A
noon. It is difficult to give an esti-
mate of the damage done by the
storm. To buildings. 10000 would
cover the injury done; vessels wrecked,
$4,000; damage done to railways leading
out of the city. 100000: damage to rice
crop, 100000 The interior tributary to
Savannah is damaged probably 81 ,0Oo, 900
or more. as the cotton crop over wide
territory suffered severely, and in many
turpentine districts at least one-fourth of
'the trees were destroyed.
The Inst of victims SO far as known is:
A. c. UIaER. assistant cashier OF the
Central railroad, drowned on Hutchinson's
island
Tony HOLMES, coiored, crushed in a
house on Hutchinson's island.
FouR UNKNOWN NEGROES, drowned on
Brampton's plantation. four miles from
the city.
LEWIS GAesErr. colored. ran into live
trolley wire
FATHER SQUIBE.
A 6-YEAR-oLp coLoREp BOT, drowned on
Hutchinson's island.
JOHN WILLIAMS. drowned.
MAY BurLER. drowned.
SARAH GREEN. drowned on rice plan
tation south of the city.
Two UNKNOWN SAILORS, drowned at Ty-
bee island.
Scarcely house in the city escaped
damage. The streets are almost impass-
able from the tangle of fallen trees.
twisted wires, house roofs and wreckage.
The quarantine station was completely
destroyed.
COLUMBIA. s. G.. Aug, 2a-Reports of the
storm from various towns in South Caro-
lima show considerable damage to build
ings. trees and fences. Corn was badly
blown. and the damage to the cotton crop
was very heavy
BosroN, Aug. @.-The storm of today
was the worst for twenty years Consid-
cradle damage was done to shipping in
the harbor. From Portland and Augusta,
Me, come reports of heavy damage to
fruit trees and crops by terrific winds.
PIrTsBuRs. Aug. 29.-Reports from sur
rounding towns indicate that great dam
age was done by yesterdays storm.
AvGrsrA, Ga, Aug. "a special 10 the
Ckroaieic from Port Royal, s. c.. brings
the startling information that fully 100
lives were lost at Port Royal, at Beaufort
and neighboring points by drowning dur.
ing the storm. or 100 persons killed
and drowned, only six were white. the
others being negroes. The houses of
Port Royal have been carried in every d..
Tection. The tidal wave that deluged the
town and country around Beaufort and
Port Royal buried everything under from
ten 10 twelve feet Of water. Only meager
reports come in from points near Bean
tort. IL Is feared many negroes have been
killed twenty persons were drow ned on
Apris island. No news has been received
from 81. Helena. four miles froD Bean
fort. IL is believed fully twenty-five lives
were lost between Port Royal and Sea.
. brook. au being negroes Every house in
Beaufort aud Port Royal was damaged TO
some extent, and a number of barees and
craft were wrecked ana blown ashore. The
/ total losses are estimated in the neighbor-
/ hood of S5ea.oo.
Several buildings IN Blackville. :. e
we.e crushed, mill dams washed away
cotton terribly damaged and tobacco fields
devastated. In Waynesboro, Ga, cotton
was greatly damaged. The storm vas
very severe 10 Screyen county, doing grea,
damage 20 houses and crops.
BALTIMORE. Aug. Mot since the great
Hood Of i'tS has such storm been experl.
enced 1n Baltimore AS that Of last night.
The slnd blew a furious gale ali after.
noon. and in the evening rain began falling
IN torrents and did not cease mil
morning. Roofs and ehinanevs were torn
81. much cass smashed, telegram ard
telephone stres wrecked aud e.ectric
lights put cut. leaving the greater rs,, ~
tAe esiy ~ darkness. On the bav noy,..
Mnoas seas pted up and rolled
h'gh III the basin, SPREADING
10 a.