Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-09-06
DESTRUCTIVE WIND
At Port Roya-One Hundred Per-
sons We're Killed and Drowned.
First the Wind Laid Everything Low
Then Came Tidal Wave Prom tho
Sen. Covering tho Ruins beneath
Ten Feet of Water

7 AUoUsrA. Ca, Aug. 80. News is re-
Scivcd direct from Port Royal. y. c.,
| that one hundred lives were lost in tho
\ cyclone that dew through that town
/ ~ the rate 81 100 miles an hour Mon
/ day morning, followed by "a tidal wave
that almost swept the town away
The Information Ia reliable and fur
nishcd by Mr., Il. NJ. Averiu. general
| freight and passenger agent OF tho
| Charleston, sumter and Northern rail-
road. who came up from Port Royal
| Monday night, bring the first informn-
/ tion received from that point
| He says Port Royal is completely cut
I Oft FROM the outside world. AS all tclo-
graph wires arc down and railroads
washed away, aud people have NO idea
OF the extent Of damage done Mr.
! Averill was unable 10 state the exact
number Of lives lost, but. without
cNaggcration or ovcrestimatinR, saws
over one hundred people were
/ killed and drowned. lie saw him
self thirty dead bodies. and others arc
being recovered, and many are still
missing. The suffering and misery tho
storm has caused can not bc pictured.
and the damage Co propcrty can not 10
estimated. Most of the drowned arc
colorod people, for only six whites lost
their lives. The Africans were 80
frightened and ACKNOWLEDGMENT that
in many cases they were killed low not
having enough sense left them 20 de-
Scrt their shUntios and seek places Of
safety.
Twenty persons were drowned on
Paris island. a short distance from
beaufort whore the United states
naval stores are kept. and where they
arc building lnrgc dry docks Only two
ofthcsc were white mon. one mechanic
Engaged ON the dry docl, and the other
"a resident physician OF the island
Other white people ON the island had
most miraculous escapes. as the water
swept over the entire island and carried
almost rythjng away, For hours 10
was between fifteen aud twenty feet
deep with the wind blowing 100 miles
an hour.
People OF Beaufort and Port ROYAL
were apprehcnsivc In regard to the fata
Of ST. Helena, "a small island four miles
from Beaufort, ~ they were unable to
hear a single word from there
Mr.. AVcrill says that just a. he left \
report OF "A number of fatalities ON tho
island was received, IL being suited
that number OF the most prominent
citizens We're killed. There were TWEEN
N-hve lives lost between Port ROYAL and
Scaorool,, small station only four milcs
from the horbor,-all colorcd people who
were plantation hands one colorcd
family OF seven were lost and several
other families were wiped out
Three strangers were drowned i'm Rral-
fort and two in Port Royal The bodies
were recovered, but not identified.
Houses vvcr6 blown town and carried i'm
every direction, and almost "a tidal wave
covered the towns 10 and ~ feet Only
mcogcr reports have been received
from other points near Beaufort and il Is
feared many more have been killed. 4
large steam pilc-drivcr. owned 10y Capt
kramer OF Charleston. was carried up
toosa river 300 yards and landed In a
marsh An drcdgcs OF the Coosa MINI
ing Co, wcrr swept ashore and the MAJ
jority badly injured
Tho steamer Pilot Roy. of Cleveland.
which was bound TO the NatcrhouscS'
dock was swept away, carrying along
a large portion OF the deck Tho
steamer was followed by three tugs
the Junior, Weymouth and Alliance.
and all four boats were swept upou tho
elun and left thcrc high and dry.
Ihrrc pilot boats were sNcpt into Tho
marsh 500 yards from tho chanucl. two
being totally wrecked
Tho Alma Cumming large boat
loading az the Sea island chemical
works WAS swept trom its mooriu-S
and badly injured. The pilot boat
Palmetto tied ny at The Port Royal
docks was blown 20 pieces aud finally
sunk few yards from it's mooring.