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


Many people had though, that the returns
from tho hurricane had come in sufficiently
- a. .:-.w .... ,ne toss OF life In South Caro-
Ifns Was net so serious ~ wss supposed be.
fore any roipt had been heard from, and the
people were resting easier. But II all Iesms
% ksvs been . false reckoning. based upon
The reports from oil points heard iron:
A brief but very sterling message came
ticking into tho Western Union Office last
night from n fsI-off section Of the State
which had not been heard from, and was
SOON after delivered TO Governor Tillman,
being the frst official iuielligence TO reach
him upon his return from Chicago.
); Upt N It's receipt, he ao,ed promptly, as
the following proclamation. issued last night
shows. II contains the information fur
nished In the telegram:
GOV. rILLAAN's PROCLAMATION.
STATE or SouTn CAROLINA, /
Executive CHAMBER, !
COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 81, 1893.
Having received the following telegram
from j. II. AverilI, receiver Of tho Port
Royal and Augusta Railroad Company, con-
veying the startling intelligence of On ap.
pallnR loss of life and q terrible state OF
destituiicn upon tho Islands on tho coast OF
this State resulting from the terrible hurri-
cane which the Almighty in His Judgment
has visited upon the people Of the South
Atlantic States, causing universal suffering
"YBMAssEE, s. G., Aug. 81.
To lion. b. X. Tillmau,
Governor Of South Caroline
"The loss of life by the recent eye one on
tho islands adjacent to Beaufort ana for'
Royal will number not less than 9VQ 9eep,e. o.
There ara Z. 600 -sp>~rs~-out tne isiahos GU
--4ssrvfy 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 commun-
ication, and hope to have trains into Beau
fort not later than Monday next. Please
address any reply you have to mo at foma.-
see, from which point it will DO forwarded
by railroad. j. ii. AvERiLb.
Now. ], B. r. Tillmau, Governor Of the
Stats 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 caN upon the people
throughout tho length and breath of the
Stnte to come to the aid Of their suffering
fellow -ciizens.
The fact that these are poor colored farm
els, whose bones have been ruined and
crops destroyed appeals with peculiar force
to every right, ,th,nking person. The gen
eral loss in Charleston aud elsewhere /:
great, but other communities can tako 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 tho Bank o
Beaufort, subject TO the drait. ofas GffiiiY GffiirSS
relief Gaesr possible moment with headquar
ters at Port Royal.
call upon all classes of people boil
rpln IN h,o a.,
lief Of these unfortunate people
would suggest that church, ohariabl
and philanthropio organizations collect thei
contributions ut tho various railway stations
to he shipped to Port Royal as soon as tn
railroad is repaired.
Full directions will be given through tn
press later on; and remember "Ho give
twice who gives quickly" una.-~.,s.--vr til,
'""crurs VIII DO taken and asking him e
suggest sovcn persons of Beaufort ond por
Royal, two at least Of whom shall DO ne
groes, whom he can appoint at once on the
general relief committee.
Augusta, Ga, August 81 A special To tn,
Chrohicfe from Beaufort s. c., SAYS: Over
three hundred and ninety dead bodies hav,
been found on the islands about Beaufor
ana Fort Royal Over two million dollars
worth OF property has been wrecked nea,
the same points. Both Of these are th,
uireot resrlt OF the severe storm which
swept along the Atlantic coast Sunday night
Every one o. the fifteen or twenty islands
lying around Port Royal and Beaufort arc
stepped in sorrow
|o'uhhii, ). e., Sept. q. Phosphate In
sspector Jones arrived here late toni ght from
beaufort by the Governors orders His re-
port SHOWS That previous reports have only
guessed at the great loss of life on the is.
lands. Following is a summary of what he
says: "The large wharves of the Coosaw
Company were completely destroyed So
was the village At Coo.aw. There is not A
mousse tn sight. The estimated loss Of ,h;s
company is Si5O,0U0. The Farmers Min.
a.: Company lost $4,000. The Carolina
Winning Company Sl5U,OOO: the Beaufort
Phosphate $4,000. The aggregate loss IN
my opiniau is about $45O.OOU With a lin.
''t' policy adopted by the State and con
ces'ions granted, the Coosaw. Farmers and
liz tutort companies,can resume operations in
sixty days If money and labor can be pro-
cured. There Is nothing left Of this custom
house. The Pacific mines are completely
lat. The Sea Island Chemical work loss
Is SEo 900. My estimate of the loss e Hs,
on me :s!a",is adjacent to Beaufort and n OF
including those near the mouth of tbe
Savannah river is between one thousand and
h;teen hundred, most of whom are pegroo,
ine Islands aie completely destitute and the
rrops have been swept entirely way There
Is danger of a water famine all over the is-
l'nds ard even in Beaufort county. All
the wells and cisterns are filed with salt
water.
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