Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-01

owned by Commodore Beardsley, is a sad spectacle to behold, with it's piazzas all torn to pieces and it's columns prostrated, leaving the massive looking brick and the Abby structure sadly dilapidated It had been occupied by Colonel Averill and his family, but they had moved out of it before the crash came
 MT. Middleton Elliotts house, formerly the Edmund Rhett house, was unroofed, it's piazzas wrenched off and the house made uninhabitable until thoroughly re- paired. MT. George Sass house, a little higher up the bay, was unroofed and its roof carried bodily block away.
 The court house was terribly dama ged glasses smashed, rain pouring in, plaster ing falling down and the offices made untenabe until repairs are made. Clerk of the Court Bampfield, while endeaVOr- ing to get his books and record to d less exposed place than the front room afford td, met with a serious accident, his hand being crushed between the door and frame as it was violently blown against him.
 On the Point the most badly damaged house is that known as the Col. Paul Hamilton home now the estate of the late R. B. Fuller, and one of the ancient landmarks of the Point.
 Mir. James Barnwells home was also
  away.
 The residence of Mrs. A. E. Danner and of her family, consisting of Mrs M. o. D. White, her daughter and son-in-law, MT. O'Donnell White and children, was also unroofed. The residence of MT. M. sea wall in front
 Shattered by the Waves.
 Dr. A. P. Prioleaus property. being the doctors residence and a home rented to MT. Emory upon it. were terribly used up from their exposed positions, losing their roofs.
 Opposite to them the residence of pr. T. O. Hutson was unroofed and the house made unnhabitable until repaired. There are great many other disasters to prop critics all over town, but have only list ed the above as among the most inn portant or extensive.
 It is, of course, impossible as yet to estimate the amount of damage, but II. is likely to reach a large amount in money. No loss of life in town is reported Two coored women from the Oakland planta- tion,on this island were killed by falling in of their house. No news has been re- eeived from the islands From Port Royal the damages to the railroad prop critics are said not to be very consider able. Some damages are reported from the Sea Island Chemical works (Coosaw) and to "Baldwins," but particulars are not yet in.
 Old St Helena Episcopal church is sad ly wrecked and it's venerable pile has sus- tained a most fearful blow. The whole eastern gable end and the back in which are the chaneel and altar was completely blown out and exposes the whole interior of the church to damage and destruction. The grand old trees are broken down and have smashed up some of the tomb- stones and shafts, and the old church yard is filled with forests of fallen branches. IL is indeed pitiful sight.
 In Virginia.
 Richmond, Va, Sept. 30.-The most vio- lent wind storm ever known in this city burst upon the city last night about o'clock and ragged for some two hours. It was accompanied by rain and the blow was from the southwest. Trees were uprooted, fences blown down, windows blown in and houses unroofed in every direction. On Broad street the roof of Jacobs clothing store was blown on some sleeping children. One of them was bad ly hurt The steeple of the Second Bap- list church was blown off, the point of it going into the front of the Young Mems Christian association building, which is on the opposite side of the street, and doing considerable damage to that build ing.
 A colored church in Manchester just across the river from Richmond, was unroofed and the steeple blown down, and parts of the steeples of the Broad Street Methodist church and old St. Johns Episcopal church, this city, were carried away. The wires of the city fire alarm system were wrecked.
 The tobacco factories especially seem to have suffered. The roofs were taken off the factories of the J. B. Pace O., the Marlborough & Culling worth and the tank on the top of the Allen & Ginter factory, a branch of the American To- bacco company, was blown off.
 The car barn of the Richmond Traction company was also unroofed.
 Grace Episcopal church steeple and the Third Presbyterian church steeple were damaged. The streets were in total darkness all night and the trolley cars had to stop running.
 The same reports of the storm come to the Dispatch from all over the state, east of the Blue Ridge. Barns and small out houses were swept away trees up- rooted, residences unroofed, wires pros trated and general wreckage prevails.