Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-07
PROBABLY 1880.
The Recent Hurricane Rivals
the JOhnstOwn Disaster.
The Great Force of Which Can Hard.
ly Be Imagined.
The Velocity of the Wind Was
100 Miles an Hour.
THE ENTIRE NIGHT SPENT IN
PRAYER BY HUNDREDS
WHo NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE
THE LIGHT OF DAY.
WHo NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE
THE LIGHT OF DAY.

THE LIGHT OF DAY.
Whole Houses Found Miles Away From |
Their Foundations, Steamships Rested |
Upon Dry Land and Everywhere Could |
BE Seen Desolation and Death-Beau-
fort, s. c., and Vicinity Seems to Have
Suffered Most-Pathetic Appeal to the
Public For Assistanee-COmplete De-
tails of the Unprecedented Storm Not
Yet Known.
SAVANNAH, Sept. As. Friedling of
the wholesale grocery firm of S. Guck-
enheimer & Son returned from Beau
fort Friday night on special tug,
having left Friday morning.
Mr.. Friedling said that at least 800
persons were drowned in that vicinity,
and that when all reports are in up
ward of 1900 will be found to have
perished. Up to Friday the coroner had
held an inquest on 800 bodies, 81 of
which were buried in one pit and 80 in
another 1t is impossible to procure.
confrmations.
Attempt at Identification of bodies
has been abandoned. All that is de-
sired now is to get the bodies out of the
way as quickly as possible
To Prevent Epidemics
resulting from their rapid decomposi-
ton. No accurate record is kept of the
number of dead and the statistics of
the disaster will never be fully known.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept. "A special to
The Chronicle from Beaufort, S. c.,
Thursday night, giving details of the
great storm, said:
The storm began Sunday morning.
The day came on with heavy black
: clouds hanging over the ports. An
ugly wind started up about 10 o'clock,
blowing from the northeast. 1t in
! creased as the day grew, and about
!, noon cold, chilly rain started. Long
/. before dark the people living along the
!, coast knew that storm was inevitable,
but none dreamed of the extent il
: would assume. Late in the eveing the
wind attained great velocity and. as
l the night advanced, it reached speed
of 1870 miles an hour at o'clock, and
this is about the time the City of Savan
!, nah went ashore.
1t was not until the next morning
. that the people knew of the great ant
y terrible danger through which they
+ passed. The wind alone was storm
t which would have terrorized any com
/ munity, but with the binding rail
and vivid flashes of lightning ant
% deafening peals of thunder the heart
:, of the stoutest were made to quail. ~
. painting could give the faintest idea o
y the night. All up and down the coast
IL in the farmhouses, in boats, the peopl
L walked to and fro, each expecting
}. death, and all the time
10 Praying For Deliverance.
20 In many instances people left thei
vs. homes and lashed themselves to tree
IS to prevent being blown away. Th
20 vessels on the waters rode the ma
q waves with anchors dragging along be
"a hind as though the anchors were mad
o. of cork and not of iron.
wv
ceased and the winds began to subsidt
u The sun came out and the skies becam
ID blue and clear. There was nothing i
G the morning to indicate the terrlbl
% story of the night before. Scattere
)r through the streets OF Beaufort, FOL
Go Royal, and other towns along the coaS
e and along the banks Of the rivers wei
II evidences of the great fury OF the storl
le of Sunday night.
or Houses were found whole, and
le pieces, miles away from their found'
TO tions. Steamships were resting upo
drylands trees were twisted, platte
and scattered about, while at interva
/ Dead Bodies Were Found,
and ever and anon on waves were Ca
ad one or more lifeless forms, swollen al
IN distorted and bruised.
n All during the day Monday the boz
les began to multiply SO rapidly thi
= the coroner was compelled to swear
a half dozen deputies, one for each
n the islands where deaths We're reporte
3 A glance at the map will show tn
around this place are some ~ island
Some Of these are very small with on
\ 162 families living thereon, while othe
I are larger and accommodate as mai
| inhabitants as 4,500. Some OF the
have not been heard from at all, viii
| on those which have been spoken
there was not single one which d
not increase the death roll. On SOL
| of these
The Death Rate Was Large,
II but in many instances the names
M the dead can not be ascertained, ma
NJ of them being beyong recognition VIII
M found; while others were buried
IN unknown, because no one was prese
III who could identify them.
y Now as far as reliable informati
which has reached the officers, the de
reach 400.
ION Appeal For Help.
,ou A citizens meeting was held Thu
he day morning, at which commits
ma. was appointed to hurry the work
inc cleaning the town, and another comm
ap- tee, with Collector of Customs Small
ne chairman, to issue public appeal
the country.
Collector Small confirmed the {
a story Of death and devastation.
"A !. said: "This address embodies wha
). would say to you, and If you will sc
-- to the country at large, by means Of
press, you will greatly facilitate us
- securing the aid that is imperativ
needed"
nnd The Damage.
,wd The damage to the phosphate ind