Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-09-07
STORM ECHOES.
Over Seven Hundred Liyes Lo st

CHARLESTON, S. G. Sept. .2.-The
Neacs &c Courier had a careful in
vestigation Of the condition OF af
fairs on the coast of the Carolinas
and found that its reports have not
been exaggerated. Loss OF life will
aggregate 800 in Belt county. Be-
tween Charleston and Savannah
the storm swept away most Of the
homes as well as growing crops,
and left the people in a terrible
state. Loss of lite and property
was found to be greatest on St
Helena, Ladies, Wassa, Coosaw
Paris, aud Nathan islands. These
island have a population of about
$4,000, most of whom are negroes
engaged in raising longstaple cotton
and working in phosphate fields.
Estimates at this time as to loss of
life are incomplete. There is nc
communication bet tWeen certain of
the islands, and reports of deaths
are slow reaching the Coroner.
There are a grea, many lives lost
that will never be reported, as
bodies have been covered with sea
weed or washed out to sea. Coros
ner Wells, Beaufort county, sup
piled the following death>roll fol
Beaufort vicinity: Drowned or
Wassa Island, Al; Coffin Point, so
Dawthan, 81; Coosaw. 25; Chiso-
liner Island. 26; Hunting Island
25; ST. Helena Island, 200; Savan'
nah-Savannah field plantation
200; Beaufort, 3; Saltwater Bridge
4; Olsheta, 6; Brey Hill, 4; PER-.
Clear Poinf,11; Ladies Island, 27
Paris Island, "a; Lands End, 20
Kanos Neck, go; Coosaw Mills,
on dredges, 5. Total, 75S.
Other islands are to be hear(
from. Reports show that there i
dire distress among the population
Their homes have been washed
away and their crops destroyed
There is no work for them to d,
and they are suffering for food.
Ex>Congressmen Elliot says tina
"starvation is sure and imminent.
A relief committee has been organ
lied, composed of white and col
cred men, and an address is bein;
prepared calling on the American
4 people for help. Shipping has suf
tered and ninestenths of the vessel
in the port of Port Royal ant
Beaufort are wrecked. The phcs
phate industry has. been temper
arily raralized by the loss Q
dredges and tugs and damages t.
drying plants. The health of Por
Royal and Beaufort, which suffered
, is being looked after by local com
mittees.
, CHARLESTON, S. G., Sept. q
The mayor Issued q proclamation
calling public meeting of citizen
to help Beaufort sufferers. In re
sponse large number of represen
: tative citizens, all colors, assemble
in the city hall this morning
Mayor Pickens presided. Fiftee
, hundred dollars was subscribed O
the spot, and large contributions {
food and clothing made by mel
/. chants at the meeting. Sewers
= tugs and steamers offered thel
, services, and the Savannah railwa
offered free transportation. A ger
eral relief committee was appoint
ed, with J. B. Barnwell, chairman
!, A general canvass will be made
! the city for food and clot ing Il
: the State coast sufferers. The fir
! relief train departed for the dest
! tute district this afternoon
!, PHILADELPHIA, Sept. q I'll
:, bark Mary G. Hale, which arrive
= here to-day from Savannah, Ga
landed the ship~wrec1ed crew
] sixteen men of the Norwegian bal
s Dagny, from Mobile for Dubli
d which was struck by the storm
t Sunday last. They were picked /,
| in latitude 30,0S, longitude 70 8
# The crew of the Dagny had tes
I ful experience. Second mate A.