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on them and by drowning. The cabins were
scattered everywhere. In some places q
many as sixteen bodies could be found hud
died together IL the roads. None o. o. the tu 1s is
land and Ladies Island with any show OF Ger
tainty as to the condition OF things. Neal
Johnson river
FIFTEEN DEAD BODIES WERE FOUND IN oNF
HOUSE.
At Gains Neck, Coosaw and Pacific forty
two collins were used and ninety-three per
sons buried. The bodies are being found In
decomposed condition, very offensive. IN SOM
places mutilated by carrions. and they hav.
TO be shoveled into shallow holes and Gov
cred. They have not begun TO find even
small proportion OF the bodies. Some o
where man cannot go. At Gains Neck ther,
are deer. ows, hogs. snakes, ana all klpus U
wild animals piled up together, making ID
section so offensive that no one can go there
WORSE AND WORSE.
"From what can zee and hear don't be
Iiieve that there In enough provisions on tht
islands to last those people week. There IL
tion, haven't seen any ofthem except win
the ships glass. There are no small boats
All the bridges are gone, too.
GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED.
"My Office fronts on Beaufort river over th'
post office, From noon Sunday. on account o
the storm, did not leave the office TIL wa
| forced 10 leave by the falling OF the piazz,
| four feet OF water OH the street. The vino
i was blowing 30 hard that II blew me across
1 the street. The Pilot Boy was anchored JUS
In front Of my office, the JUNG "a ana Ak Ee,,nnSt hn1G
Ing that fell was Waterhouse's large ware
house. This went down and the debris wash
ed down against the Pilot Boy. Then grea
deal OF wrecknge could be seen coming d0Wr
the river. The boat broke loose al IL 10. Tht
i Juno broke loose and steamed against The
current for perhaps ten minutes. Her neao
was seen 10 turn To the opposite shore OF tht
sea. Two shots were Aired or one Of these
boats. The tug Weymouth came down next
trying 10 steam against the waves. coulc
with q fall crew turning on her broadside
Til ese boats were all carried over the bluff
and left high and dry. When the PHO
Boy broke loose my piazza fell ana out Went
and deep water. In front uf Col Elllotts
found the water whist deep. had terrible
struggle to get around back OF fence. and
Sbngng TO IT. Eet i rhe water %
then coming I'm the house; THIS was the
highest point on the bluff: In Waternouse.'
store after the warehouse lett. the big timber
| from the wreck came crashing ike tne enus
OF big bntterlng rams.
"S0ine men were trying 10 save properly In
tile roar OF water. Many places the water
was from five 10 ten feet deep around the low
own ears for the roar OF the winds Tlinbel
In some instances was blown entirely through
buildings.
/ BEAUFoRT's DESTRUCTION.
"The damage In the town Of Beaufort Will
VIII not be less than $50 600 al low estimate
There Is not q single house in the town ina
Ii not damaged. Wholesale houses which
have any canned goods, ETC., are refusing te
"SenaIor Verdier's office was entirely swep
away, tlking ell his library, records. etc
His lai ge dwelling facing the bay was nearly
destroyed. He lost nearly everyth ng he had
He will save little OF his furniture, though
1t is all badly damaged.
i "We could get no news at all from the out
side world up 10 "Wednesday morning; The
Bessie, o small steamer, came In from Savan
nah, brought some provisions and some mea
gre news from the outside The Forest CITY
from Savannah. was the next vessel TO - ar !,
i rive Then the vessel was run around oy Col
i AverllI to connect with the road. II was 8
fortunate thing for those people that Col
I Averiil was down there. He dld not stano
on expense or anything else, and did every
"it is not money they want there as badly
as provisions and clothing. These needs are
Immediate.
Il TIED TO TREES.
"Mr. Henry d. Elliott. who was with bil
family on Cain Island, had h tie his vile anG
children TO trees to save them"
! A Leading COlored Mans Story.
Sheriff Reed, Of Beaufort, one OF the mos
Intelligent coiored men IN the Shite, wa.
right at the waters edge during the disaster
He came to Columbia last night, having
worked his way through by way OF Augusta
He also tells graphic story OF the calamity
ANOTHER BIG ESTIMATE.
"Tbere are not less than n Thousand ol
twelve hundred lives lost ON the Islands
Over three hundred lives were lost ON 81
, Helena Island alone. Only partial reports
have even been received from 81. Helena
Parish and Beaufort Islands. From Danfus
kie, Hilton Head, Coosaw, Hunting, Jenkin
Corn and all the smaller Islands. we have ali
solutely no report whatever. s, @ Yhere ~ nn nc
low, and the only boat We have cannot go VI
u them. There are no small boats at all, ant
{ every man IL SO much concerned about nj
own household that he has no time to de'is
means uf getting over 10 these islands.
|, THE SUFFERING IS FEARFUL.
"The ware and storehuuses Of the mer
, chauts OF beaufort have mostly been swep
uwny The goods LETT In them are 80 Inucl
dutnaved uy salt water that they are UNIT 70
, use. Few places have eatable goous on tn
uorth side of Bay street. The people on tn
Islands have no way Ol seltlne w beauioIt "
"All OF the wells In the town are
y, "rILLED WITH SALT WATER,
e and the people on the Islands are In the sa m
fix. 1 dou'L suppose there Is adrop OF fres
wafer on any uf the islands. Those peopl
have neither clothes nor :ood. Their house
and crops have been entirely swept away
T. The cotton aud corn. AMI even tne polatoe
c which were buried IN the earth, are gone.
10 DeOple of lhe Islands near by nave com
! to Beaufort in canoes 10 get something 10 ea
: and drlLk. Many OF them say that they ar
the sole survivors OF inmilies Of six an
seven.
COL. AyERILL TO THE RESCUE.
. Col. Averill of the p. II. 4 A. X. r.. is dom
= every thing IN his power 10 aid the people
); He hired the boat Bristol lor the conrienc
y 4 OF the people, TO take the people rom beat
y to C0osaw Junction. where the tram nov
comes to get the passengers and To bring pre-
p p VISIONS. He Is giving this his personal a
u when the dead bodies are found the surv
i vors of the disaster just dig
q "a SHALLOW HOLE IN THE MARSH
!. and dump them In 1t. Unless two or thre
q or perhups 1--WE or Fix bodies are found III on
o time the Survivors displny absolutely no zee
e Ing. They just simply say there's anolner
Z and dump it IN. All the interments are o'
q lug made BY thu hand OF charity. some {
y the bodies are found III revolving condition
The damage to property has been enarmou'
Some Of The surviving men on tne is.hnu ,a1n
., more than underslIrts and torn pants.
II ALL coLoRED PEOPLE.
IS 'Only three persons were drowned IN tn
e town Of Beaufort; the other deaths were q
i very few mre white. lois is accounted for b
- The fact that the inhabitants of the islanC