The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
Death and Desolation We're Left in
Its Wake, Both Far and
Near.
Atlantic Coast Swept From South
ern Florida to North Of
New York.
More Than Ono Hundred Lives Reported
Lost-The DamHue to Property and
Crops InoaIculnb!e.

AUGUSTA. Ga. Aug. 29.-sunday nights
storm did inoalculable iniury to the farm
ing interests OF the southeast There has
been no communication with Charleston,
Savannah or Jacksonville since Sunday af-
tsrnoon. The vi o. we broken by falling
trees. The damage 10 crops cannot be esti-
mated for some days. seve al buildings in
Blsokville. s. O., were crushed and mill
dams washed away. Cotton was terribly
damaged. tobacco devastated. In Waynes-
boro, Ga. the cotton il greatly damaged.
I he storm was very severe in Screven
county, doing great damage TO houses and
crops.
A special TO the Oh ronicle from Port
Royal. s. G., brings the startling informs-
tion that fully 100 lives were lost at Pott
Royal. Beaufort and neiQhborine points,
by drowning during the storm. six whites,
tho others being negroes.
No news has been received from 81.
Helena. four miles from Beaufort. II is
believed that fully twenty five lives were
lost between Port Ro, al and Ssabrook. all
negroes. Every house in Beaufort and
and number of barges and craft wrecked
mated In the neiRhborhood of half a mil
lion dollars.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 29.-Not sinoe the great
food Of 1868 has such a storm been expert
encsd in Baltimore as that of last night.
The wind blew furious gale all afternoon.
and in the evening rain began falling in
! tor, ents and did not cease until morning.
Roofs and ohimneys were torn off and
81. a. a AnlA
| lhOne wires were wrecked and the electric
| lights went out, leaving ths greater purt of
| the clty in darkness.
This morning the st eets resembled la-
gocns instead OF business thoroughfares.
| The wharves were oom pletely submerged
and some portions destroyed. Several
schooners were washed high and dry ON the
streets. Warehouses; along the water front
suffered damages HRgregatisg many thous-
ands of dollars.
A southeast gale p evented the waters
from rsceding until noon to-day. TO which
time business WAS practically at a stand
still in the flooded districts.
Dispatches from Annapolis tell of eat
damage around tbs whnrves and TO ship
ping. In Elkton the river was beaten back
by the terrific guile until the water flooded
the streets, great damage being done there
| by. In the Cumberland valley great dam
age was done to property and growing
crops.
Milford. Del, reports that the storm
ruined the remainder of the peach crop in
that section to the extent of 10000 baskets.
SAVANNAH. Ga, Aug. 29.-The great storm
of Sunday and Monday did considerable
damage here in the city proper. Fifteen
PEOPLE are known TO have been drowned, as
mentioned last night. More are missing,
but it is impossible yet to estimate the
number.
NEW York, Aug. 29.-By the storm to-dny
many houses in this CITY were unroofed OF
demolished and wires of all descriptions
We 9 broken. The Long Island and Jersey
shore resorts suffered more than from the
storm last week.
\ At Philadelphia two electrocutions oc-
cured this morning as a result of the
storm. Tho Delaware river is higher than
for years and the wharves and strncturef
along the river front in Phi adell hia were
flooded md considerable damage resulted
HEAVY damage to property was done al
New Haven. Conn.,, by the storm. I he
oyster beds are thought to be almost en-
tireiy ruined.