Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-14
AT CHARLESTON

the Columbia story over again. Early
irult and vegetables will be badly in
| jured.
AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston. S. c., Feb. 13.-When the
city awoSe this morning 1t found itself
wrapped in a blanket OF snow. 1t was
bitterly cold all OF last night, the Their
mometer registering as low as IS de-
srees. Until after midnight rain and
s!eet fell. The SNOW did not come till
towards morning. The fall is various
~ estimated at from to 3 inches on n
level Business has practically been
suspended all day. Merchants, clerks,
business men and private citizens have
paraded the streets engaging in snow
pail battles. The street cars have not
oeen able to run and no srains have en-
tered or gone out of the city to-day.
The weather is the coolest ever expe-
rienced here, the Thermometer regis
terihS nine degrees at 2 p. M. to-day.
Five years ago there was a small snow
storm in the city, but the conditions
then were not equal to those prevailing
mere to-day. Charleston's weather rec
ords show no parallel to the storm
which started yesterday and which
still continues. The injury to vegeta-
oies cannot yet be estimated. but it Is
enormous.
SUFFERING AT CAMP MARION.
Charleston, S. c., Feb. ia special
to the News and Courier from Camp
Marion says:
The soldiers suffered considerably by
the blizzard and snow storm. To-day
there was an insufficient supply OF wood
anu none could be gotten in the town
Tor love or money.
AT AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga, Feb. 13.-Augusta is In
the midst of the coolest spell on record.
win half foot of snow on the ground
ana me thermometer Is to % degrees
below the freezing point. n slim north
cry wind intensiiies the cold.
Inc snow ceased falling a t $50 a. m
the sun shone all day. but without
causing any diminishing effect in the
plting cold. The lowest point reached
by the mercury for "A hours ending at
y. IN. was degrees. The maximum
was II degrees. and the deficiency of
temperature over the same date last
| year was 40 degrees. ~ nine O'Clock to-
night the thermomctc- Was al the 10 de-
gree point. with every indication of be-
ING near zero before morning.
FARMS AND ORCHARDS.
Much damage is reported by the
farmers and fruit growers, though the
iuil extent Is not yet obtainnble. There
Is great suffering among the poor,
| though no fatalities are reported
at Camp Mackenzie the men are fair
~ comfortable under the trying condi-
lions which the unprecedented cold.
weather IMPOSES. All the tents have
lioors. and are furnished with stoves.
and while the experience OF camping
out In blizzard is rather disagreeable,
there mas been no severe suffering.
IN AND AROUND MACON.
Macon, Ga, Feb 13.-The weather in
Macon and vicinity isl the seyerest
known to the oldest inhabitants. The
SIN inches of snow that fell Sunday is
S-lA
eter remains close about - degrees
ABOVE zero but was near the zero point
TINS morning. There is comparatively
little suffering among the poor and
there VIII be none after tomorrow, as
the citizens have raised n sufficient fund
to provide for all.
Prominent fruit growers claim that
the peach and plum crops have been
considerably damaged, but others take
me me opposite view. and say cold weather
VIII prove benefit TO the croo.
me cold is very severe on the SOL
diers In camp here; no such weather
was anticipated. and no provision was
MADE Tor 1t. The clothing of the men
IS adapted to the weather that usually
prevails In this section. All of the
tents arc provided with stoves. but even
this does not keep the men altogether
comfortable.
THE WILLIAM LAWRENCE
WRECKED.
savannah. Ga. Feb. 13.-The steam
snip William Lawrence, of the Mer-
chants and Miners Line between Bal
timore and Savannah, is u wreck and
probably u total loss, off Port ROYAL S
Z. She left Baltimore on Wednesday
last with full cargo. but no passen-
gers. Saturday she ran into a. severe
storm off the South Carolina coast. She
became disabled. and in a helpless CON
dition drifted ashore near the Port
~ oh
ship in four boats. One boat containing
"A. j. Morrisell. second assistant engi-
neer. and John Canaway. John Dona-
hue. William Seifort. Charles Green
ana Frank Boiden, seamen made Port
Royal.
PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE.
Three other boats. containing Captain
willis, the first and second officers and
other engineers and members of the
crew, have not been heard from
Whether they have been lost is in
doubt. The wires are down to Port
Royal. Assistant Engineer AIorrisscll
reported to-day to j. j. Carolin. the
companys agent here. giving the facts
of the wreck. He has doubts of the
survival of the three missing boats. as
the weather was severe. The names Of
the missing men cannot be ascertainad
here.
Morrssel and his COMPANIONS suf-
Tered terrible hardships from the cold
in the open boat and were nearly ex
hausted when they reached land. Agent
Carolin expresses the hope that the
missing boats made land, as the shin
was near shore when abandoned. and
that the men have not reported owing
to the Interruptions TO the telegraph by
the storm. Morrissei and his com
panlons Will be brought to. this city to-
morrow on steamer.
Traffic on the railroad lines was
practically suspended to-day, but viii
be resumed Tomorrow