The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-08-30
MILLIONS IN
PROPERTY Loss
LATER REPORTS SHOW STORM
TO HAVE BEEN WORST IN
HISTORY OF CITY.
Tids over Eight Feet mandates Busi-
ness Section and Waterfront.
Much Damage in Other Sections by
Severe Gale.

Charleston, s. c., Aug. 29.-Charles-
ton experienced probably the worst
storm in its history in the hurricane
which struck here Sunday afternoon
and ragged for about twenty hours,
probably the most prOtracted storm
that has swept this vicinity, the wind
reaching a velocity of ninety four
miles an hour, according to the reg
istered rate, although the force was
greater but not recorded on account
of trouble with the wing gauge. There
was a tide height of something over
eight feet Damage is estimated at
probably $1,00O000, and perhaps more.
Twenty lives are reported to have
been lost.
Known De5A.
The known dead are as follows:
w. H. Smith of Columbia; crushed
and drowned under falling wharf.
MCtorMan Cutter, Charleston street
car line.
Ida Robinson, Cedar street; crushed
by roof.
Rosa Robinson, crushed by roof.
Alonzo ]. Coburn, killed by blown
timber at Line street depot.
Cassid~ family, caretakers at Wap-
poo phosphate works; all missing.
Eva Myers and Tom Dooly, Charles
ton.
Tide Up to Eight Feet.
The tide was something over eight
feet during the storm, three feet short
of the record of 1898 Considerable
damage was done by the water in the
low sections of the city, necessitating
many people being removed from their
houses. The tide contributed to the
property loss, and unless the water
reccdes at once further loss will re-
suit. The waters have caused wash
outs on the approach to the Union sta
tion preventing the use of this depot
The Southern railway announced to-
day that for the next two days all OF
its trains will be handled from the
old terminus on Lynne street. and It
is likely that the A. c. l.. will use
the same depot.
With the tide much higher, the
warehouses Of ftrtilizer, cement and
other concerns on the waterfront will
be affected making this a very live
and important phase of the storm sit
uation. EwssETM
Business at StandstiII
With telephone service, telegram
service, street car and electric light
service completely demoralized, bust
ness in Charleston is practically at a
t2ndstill. Masses of tin roofing and
trees literally uprooted impeded the
streets. People venturing forth in the
street did so at a great risk. Huge
chimneys have been blown down and
large merchant signs have been cast
to the four winds, of the terrific hurri-
cane, which at an early hour yester-
day registered ninety-four miles ar
hour at the United States customs
house Large schooners have beer
blown ashore, helplessly wrecked BY
the storm and high sea.
Storm Appears Suddenly.
The people of Charleston retired OF
Saturday night with clear skies above
with stars keeping watch in the heav-
ems. Shortly before midnight clouds
began to cover the eastern portions
of the skies, and by midnight rain wa:
falling The barometer, which ordi-
narily falls in the night time between
10 p. m. and 4 a. m, after which i
begins to rise again, on Saturday nigh
continued to fall until a. m. Tht
morning dawned cool, with about /;
thirty mile an-hour wind and a driv
ing rain The wind increased steadil.
until 2 a. m. Monday, when it reachet
velocity of more than ninety fou
miles an hour.
The local forecaster here stated tina
for the past several days the weathe
men had kept their eyes on an area o
low pressure off the Florida coast
but no one expected anything to com
of it. 1t seems that the storm whic
had been brewing at sea, for som
time, turned landward and struck tn
coast near Charleston, doing consid
cradle damage.
Streets are Folded.
The low sections of the city wer
entirely inundated for the period G
eighteen hours, caused by the hig