The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-06
The plank road had been washed away
and where was once an even roadbed
was tangle of timber, household fur
niture and everything else.

| and Where was once an even TOaOOeu
was tangle of timber, household fur
niture and everything else.
THREE LIVES LOST.
Naturally the first inquiry of all was
whether anyone was killed. The an
swer came, "Yes, three"
How SO few precious lives were lost,
with such a terrific wind and water
covering every part of the island, seems
almost miraculous. 1t is in a measure
accounted for by The bravery and hero
ism Of those who saw the desperate
situation. Quick, cool work had to be
done, and it was executed with phe-
nomenal success.
Inquiry showed that the killed were:
Mrs. E. Poland.
"Uncle Andrew" Bryan, !colored.
Sylvia Bryan, colored.
Bryan and his wife lived in cottage
on the "back" beach. Yesterday morn
ing their bodies were found on the
beach. What had become of their
! home no one knew. The piles on
which it stood were the only evidence
of the spot where it stood, and they
told that the house had gone to sea.
Bryan and his wife had evidently been
drowned in their efforts to escape.
Mrs. Poland had been living on the
island in little cottage near Keenaa's
store. Her house was razed by the
wind about II o'clock yesterday morn
ing and she was found crushed to
death in her bed room. She had evil
dently just been trying to leave her
room when she lost her life. Inten-
dant Riecker had the body taken out
of the house and will see that it is
properly cared for.
BRAVE DEEDS on SUNDAY NIGHT.
The brave deeds of Sunday night on
Sulivan's Island will so down into his
tory, taking place with any that have
been told in song or story. It was with
difficulty that any detailed account of
them could be had, but the few stories
that were told will tend to illustrate
now nobly the men did work to save
human life, and how miraculous lives
were saved.
This reads like fiction, perhaps, but it
is true, every word of it, and it hardly
tells the half of the tale. 1t shows,
however, of what stuff Alderman
johnson is made. 1t shows how will
ing hands and hearts went to his assis-
tance to save human life. During the
evening Mr.. johnson brought his boat
up into his yard for safe-keeping. Lit
lie did he dream that before the night
was over it would be the means Of saw
ing dozens Of lives. At about II o'clock
he started out on tour of help. His
first visit was to Capt. James F. Red
ding. There he found the family,
twelve in number, in state of wild
alarm. An immense log had shattered
the foundation of the house and the
waves were rushing through the dining
and sitting rooms. The Redding family
were soon aboard the johnson relief
boat and were taken to Mrs. Hunts
house, the highest in the neighbor-
hood.
Then Capt. Redding joined in the
work of rescue. The boat was directed
to the Diefenbach boarding house and
how timely and providential the trip
was, those who were saved can testify.
The house was seven or eight feet in
water and trembled in the storm.
| There was no time to be lost. 1t was
about to break to pieces, it had already
been crushed all the way down the
centre. Willing hands went at work
and soon there were twenty souls
aboard the relief boat, all of them, ex
cepting the crew, women and children.
The excitement of the passengers was
so great and their desire to get to a
place of refuge so intense that all come
near being lost.
Just as the boat was nearing the
Hunt house, too many of the women
got on one side. The boat turned over.
Down went the women aud children.
The two Diefenbachs, Capt. Redding,
Alderman Johnson went to the rescue.
There was only one thing to do-haul
the women up to the house. No time
could be lost. = .rpe was found and
fixed to the posts Of the piazza. The
women were made to catch hold of the
rope and hauled up into the house by
rain force. 1t was not long before
the party of twenty were saved and
thanking God that they had been
saved.
There We're number of babies on
board, but none came nearer death
than the little child of Mrs. Frank
Myers. 1t went down in the wreck
and when picked up was unconscious,
but by prompt attention was restored.
Then the Johnson relief party con-
tinued its work. 1t went to the Two
hills and everyone who was disposed
to leave his home was taken to the
Hunt house. The work of rescuing
was kept up as long as there was any
thing to do.
The inmates of the Point House had
to be taken out by rope. One of the
men swan with his rope to a neigh
boring house, tied it, and on that the
inmates were taken to place ofsafety.
YOUNG BUIsT's BRAVE DEED.
The first man who met the News
and Courier reporter yesterday was
Nicholas John, who, with tears in his
eyes, said, 1--WE lost everything in
this world. Over there is where my
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