The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-10-10

i5neu, anu Wnlcn lS lOcaJed about sever
miles back OF Burrus' settlement, came
to the canal, which is located on the
west bank OF the Mississippi opposite
Point LaHance. and reported to the
keeper of the locks OF the canal that O.
three hundred people who composed
the colony but thirty had escaped the
fury of the elements. He described
the violence as in the nature of ter
rible wave, which swept everything
before it.
While nothing definite was reported
from Grand Isle, there is general inn
preston at Point La Hache yesterday
that great disaster had occurred thore
and twas even said that W ater hadswep,
over the island, carrying everything be-
anxiety was felt for the safety of the two
or three hundred inhabitants who
were known to have been there. The
report also said that the hotel had
been blown away. While this has not
been confirmed, such calamity was
| possible, in view of the terrible vio-
lence OF the storm at Bayou Cook, as
reported by the Lone Fisherman.
The report also had it that the set.
Element at Amanda, which is directly
across the bay from Grand Isle, had
been the scene Of q terrible loss OF life,
but this also lacked confirmation. No
communication was possible with this
days before the extent of the damage
is made known.
WORST IN TWENTY YEARS.
| PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct. 3.-The most
destructive storm that Pensacola has
experienced in twenty years began at
q o'clock yesterday morning, and ragged
with great fury until a late hour yes
terday evening. The nearest approach
to yesterdays gale was the storm of
1881. The storm had been brewing
since Saturday afternoon and Sunday,
but storm of such great fnry was not
expected by anyone. AT 4a. m. yester-
day the wind freshened and the rain
increased in force. BY a. m. ter
rife southeast gale was blowing, which
continued at the rate of fifty miles an
hour until noon when the wind shifted
to the South and increased to 60 miles.
Between and p. M, it began to shift
to the southwest, and at 2:45 p. m. the
storm had reached its climax, the wind
at this time having reached velocity
of siXty-siX miles an hour.
The rain fell in torrents and was
swept in binding sheets through the
streets. AT the bay front people stood
In q drenching rain watching the
mighty elements in their work of des-
truction.
No loss of life has been reported, but
upon every street uprooted trees,
broken fences and roofess buildings
testify to the storms force. On Bay
street wharf the large building used
by Warren 81 Co., for smoking fish,
was blown into the bay. 1t was stored
with fish, and their loss will be great
On the same wharf dwelling and it's
contents was lifted from foundation and
dropped into the bay.
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
The greatest damage was on the bay.
The Portuguese bark Josephine
and the Norwegian bark Withelma,
were blown on the beach. One of the
vessels Is in a dangerous position, but
it Is thought that both can be floated.
The fishing smack Isabella is also on
the beach.
Before the storm reached its height
several steamships that were taking
on cargoes raised steam and ran down
to the lower bay where they had plen-
ty of sea room. Every stick of timber
in the bay was cast adrift, and is now
strewnla nlalong the beach for miles. Rail
road communication is cut off. The
mail train on the Pensacola and Allan
tic road which left here for Jackson
willie at $3.50 could not go further than
Bohemia on the bay shore and was
compelled to return. The 1885 p. IN.
train on the Louisville and Nash
vile also encountered washouts
and was compelled to return to the
city. The only train reaching the city
during the day was from the North at
4:35 p. IN. All telegraphic communi-
cation was cut off before 10 o'clock yes
terday with this city, wires being
down in every direction, and no news
of the storm could be sent out last
night.