The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-08
900 LIVES LOST
SEVEN THOUSAND PERSONS TOTALLY
DESTITUTE.-GGVE TILLMAN
ISSUES AN APPEAL TO THE
CHARITABLE

Many people had thought that the returns
from the hurricane had come in sufficiently
to show that the loss Of life in South Caro- |
lima was not so serious Us was supposed be- |
fore any roipt had been heard from, and the |
people were resting easier. But it all seems |
to have been false reckoning, based upon |
the reports from oil points heard from.
A brief but very startling message came |
ticking into the Western Union office last |
night from u faI-off 8, clion of the State |
which had not been heard from, and was |
soon after delivered to Governor Tillman, |
being the first Official intelligence to reach |
him upon his return from Chicago.
Upon its receipt, he acted promptly, as
tho following proclamation. issued last night
shows. 1t contains the information fur
nished in the telegram
GOV. TILLMAN's PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SouTn CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, 5. c, Aug. 81, 1893.
Having received the following telegram
from j. ii. Averll, receiver Of tho Port
Royal and Augusta Railroad Company, con-
veying the startling intelligence Of an ap
palling loss of life aud terrible state of
destiiution upon the Islands on tho coast OF
this State resulting from the terrible hurr-
cane which the Almighty in His judgment
Atlantic States, causing universal suffering:
"YINAssEE, S. c., Aug. 81.
To Hon. B. Il. Tillmau,
Governor of South Carolina
"Thc loss of life by the recent cyclone ON
the islands adjacent to Beaufort and Fort
Royal will number not less than 600 people.
There are. I. 600 people the siahas eu,
--tircfy destitute of provisions, all they had
being washed away and their crops entirely
lost. Great destitution will prevail among
them unless they have speedy relief. am
working night and day to open up commuu-
ication, and hope to have trains into Beau
fort not later than Monday next Please
address any reply you have to me at iemas-
see, from which point it will be forwarded
by railroad. j. II. AvERILL.
Now, ], b. r. Tillmau, Governor of the
State Of South Carolina. acting in my official
capacity, and for the best Interests of the
people of this commonwealth do issue this
my proclamation; and call upon the people
throughout the length and breath Of the
State to come to the aid of their suffering
fsllow-ci,izens.
The fact that these are poor colored farm
eIs, whose bones have been ruined ant
crops destroyed, appeals with peculiar torc
to every righ'-thinking person. The gen
eral loss in Charleston and elsewhere i
great, but other communities can take car
of themselves.
Contributions can be made in money, food
clothing and other necessarias of life suth
cient to meet the present emergency. Man.
contributions can be sent to the Bank o
Beaufort, subject to the draft of pSSffY SflNYAraS
rehet- .Gaest.p possible moment with headuuar
ters at Port Royal.
call upon all classes of people, bot
white and colored, TO como hastily to the re
lief Of these unfortunate people
would suggest that church. charitabl
md philanthropic organizations collect thei
contributions at the various railway stations
to be shipped to Port Royal as soon as th
railroad = repaired
Full directions will be given through th
press later on and remember, "He give
twice who gives quickly" una--~..1.--v, rtr,
'u"crurs VIII be taken and asking him t.
suggest soven persons of Bcsufort and Por
hoyai, two at least Of whom shall be ne
groes, whom he can appoint at once on the
general relief committee.
augusta, Ca, August 81 A special to the
Chronlcte from Beaufort, S. c., saws: Over
three hundred and ninety dead bodies have
peeh found on the islands about Beaufor,
ana Fort Royal, Over two million dollars
worm OF property has been wrecked nea,
tne same points. Both of these are til,
dlrect resrlt of the severe storm which
swept along the Atlantic coast Sunday night
Every one of the fifteen or twenty islands
lying around Port Royal and Beaufort arc
STEPPED in sorrow.
columbia, 5. c.. Sept. 2.--Phosphate In.
spector Jones arrived here late tonipht from
beaufort by the Governors orders His re-
port SHOWS that previous reports have onlv
guessed at the great loss of life on the ia.
lands. Following is a summary of what he
says: The large wharves of the Coosaw
company were completely destroyed. So
was the village at Coosaw. There is not a
mousse Tn sight The estimated loss of tbis
company is 100000. The Farmers Min.
,nt Company lost $4,000 The Carolina
Winning Company Sl5O,OOO: the Beaufort
''osphate $4,000. The aggregate loss IN
my opinian is about S45O.0OU With a lin.
-. policy adopted by the State and CON
ces'ions granted, the Coosaw. Farmers and
Dctufort companles,can resume operations i'm
sixty days If money and labor can be pro-
cured. There is nothing left of this custom
mouse. The Pacific mines are completely
lat. The Sea Island Chemical works loss
Is sZo,oOO. My estimate of the loss of life
on the islands adjacent TO Beaufort and NOT
Including those near the mouth of The
Savannah river is between one thousand and
h'teen hundred most of whom ore negroes
ire Islands are completely destitute and the
'rops have been swept entirely. way There
Is danger of water famine all over the is
'nds ard even in Beaufort county,. All
the wells and cisterns are filled with salt
water. ~
THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT.-Cotton seed
Whcn thirty years ago was thrown awav