The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-15
DEYAsTATION AND DBArH.
stricken South Carolina Again Storm
SWepf-Tha victims

swept-The Victims.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. oct. IA special
from Georgetown tells terrible story
Of devastation and death wrought by
the hurricane In and around that city
and on the adjacent sea islands. The
entire water front OF Georgetown was
flooded, and much damage was done TO
merchandise stored I'm warehouses.
At Magnolia Beach, almost every house
was washed away. and thirteen white
and six colored people We're drowned. A
number escaped a watery grave by taxi
ing refuge in trees. The white people
drowned at Magnolia Beach are: Dr.
Arthur y. Flagg and wife, his son, DR..
Arthur B. Flagg, Jr.. his wife and i've
children. Miss Bette Labruce Miss Alice
Labruce. and two Misses Weston, daugh-
ters of the late Bentley Weston.
The tide rose three feet i'm some Of the
houses on Pawley's Island, a well-known
summer resort The residences Of Or.
II. NJ Tucker B. T. Frazer and J.. c.
Lachlcotte were washed entirely away,
the inmates only saving what clothing
they had on. No lives were lost on the
island.
Unknown Steamer Stranded.
BEAUFORT, s. c., oct 14.-A large, un-
known steamship IS stranded at Cape
Lookout She is not leaking. but wanted
immediate assistance. Captain Howard,
Of the Lfe-saying Service, has made
reyeral attempts to get TO her, but on
account Of the heavy sea and wind was
forced TO give IL up. The steamer lies
in easy distance, however, and will be
boarded as soon as possible.
The storm ia Washington.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 1.-THE
storm was very severe in Washington,
and the damage was very great.
Associate Justice Brown, of the Su-
preme Court, had an artery in his head
| cut by a plate glass window. which was
blown in at his residence. and he came
very near bleeding to death before medi-
| cal assistance could be obtained to tie
| the artery. He is reported out of danger
this morning, but will be confined to his
! house for some days.
The walls of the new Calvary Baptist
church blew down. but fortunately With
out injuring anybody.
The damage 10 the police and fire alarm
service was greater than ever known
before. The city lay all night at the
mercy Of a fire with a gale Of unequaiied
violence blowing.
The tide I'm the river rose to an unpre-
cedented height Considerable injury was
done along the wharves.
Trees were blown down I'm every direc-
ton, and in some instances delayed traffic
on street railroads for hours.
The Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph Companies suffered greatly from
the storm Both companies were obliged
TO refuse business to all points, the only
wires that worked satisfactorily being
those running to Baltimore.
The United Press lost control Of all its
leased wires between and o'clock In
the evening The Associated Press was
also without wires. The Southern Asso-
ciated Press had a wire as far as Rich
mond during the late hours of the night.
When late collections OF mail from the
street boxes were made the collectors
found that nearly all the letters and pa
pers were soaked, some Of them being so
badly dishgured that II will require con-
siderable effort on the part Of the depart
ment 10 ascertain the destination Of the
matter
The Pennsylvania railroad suffered more
from last nights storm than on any pre-
yious occasion for years. On the bulletin
board in the trainmaster's office was
posted this notice: "Wire In trouble; all
trains delayed"
AT the Baltimore and Ohio station the
officials said hat the storm had not great
ly affected that lire. There had been no
washouts reported. Nevertheless 1t is
found this morning that railroad COM
munication is almost as badly demoral~
lied as the telegraph service.
A Barksntinr Stranded.
WASHINGTON, d. c., oct. 14.-Re-
ports Of wrecks by the storm along the
Atlantic coast are reaching the life-saving
service here. The first wreck reported so
far is from Chicamicomic county, North
Carolina, where the barkentine Ravens
wood, from Boston, Massachusetts, 10
Georgia ports stranded al 1880 yesterday
morning. a quarter Of a mile south of
the station. The crew OF ten men were
saved by means Of the breeches buoy.
Pros ration of Wires Complete.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE complete |
prostIation OF telegraph service seems |
TO have been the most serious result of !
lest nights storm. Thus far no disas- |
ters have been posted at Maritime Ex- |
change.