Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-29
CHARLESTON STORM SWEPT.
Seven Lives Lost and Million Dollars
Worth Of Property Destroyed.

Seven Lives Lost and a Million Dollars
Worth Of Property Destroyed.
Seven people were killed in and
around Charleston and a million dol
lars worth of property was destroyed
by storm that struck the coast for q
considerable distance up and down the
coast last Sunday afternoon.
The storm came suddenly and with
but little warning, soon reaching hur-
ricane proportions and for twenty four
hours the city was cut off from prac-
tically all communication with the out
side world.
The papers of this morning bring
news that the tide rose eight feet at
the battery and the tracks at the Union
railroad station were covered to a
depth Of three feet.
There were many people on the Isle
OF Palms when the storm came up, and
the usual population of Sullivan's Is
land was at home. These people were
warned to get off the island If they
could; but by all means to go to high
er ground. Ferry boats were at work
over time and finally got all the people
off. So far as has been reported no
lives were lost on Sullivan's Island or
at the Isle of Palms.
The dead are w. H. Smith of Colum-
bia, killed under falling wharf; Ida
and Rosa Robinson, crushed by roof;
Motorman Cutter, Eva Myers and Tom
Dooley, drowned; Alonzo ]. Coburn,
Southern engineer, killed by flying tim
bers.
Engineer Coburn was sitting i'm a
signal house on the railroad yards,
when flying timber crashed through
the building and broke his neck.
The storm at it's height reached a
velocity of ninety miles an hour,
Charleston harbor is filled with the
wreckage of small boats, schooners and
launches, many piers are washed away
along the water front and in the city
the streets are strewn with fallen trees
roofs, fences and other debris. Among
the principal buildings damaged are
ael's church and the Waffoo fertilizer
mills. The street car, electric, tele-
phone and fire alarm systems are en-
tirely out of commission.
The storm is reckoned as the worst
since 1885. when great havoc was
wrought by a cyclone.
Grave anxiety felt for the safety OF
the people marooned on Sullivan's
island was relieved early yesterday
afternoon with the arrival of the
Consolidated company's steamer in
the city. The steamer tied up late
Sunday at Mount Pleasant terminal,
where it remained until yesterday af-
ternoon.
Narrowing experiences were told
by some Of the passengers. When the
storm reached it's highest the island
was completely inundated. Houses
were flooded. Splendid work in res
cuing individuals and families was
done by the soldiers from Fort Moul-
trie, the rescued being taken care of
at the government reservation.
Along the water front, great havoc
was wrought to shipping. Two
wharves were completely wrecked
while two pier heads of the Clyde
Steamship company were badly
damaged. Eight or ten schooners
and small steamers were either sunk
or damaged. The schooner Edwina
has nine feet of water, few boards
tell the story of all that is left Of the
pilot boat Sophia Amelia; the dredge
Sewee was sunk. The schooner Hum
marock sustained serious injury by
pounding.
The naval reserves also suffered
some loss
The railroad trains are leaving
from the old Southern station and
this arrangement will continue until
the Union depot is repaired.