Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-30
SEVEN KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Property Loss Will Reach About One
Million Dollars.

properly lfOSS VIII ltc1cn ADOMt one
Million Dollars.
Charleston, via Summerville, Aug.
2S.-Seven persons known to be
dead, many injured and property
damage of more than 100000
seems to be the sum total of the
damage wrought by the terrific
storm which struck Charleston Sun
day afternoon, isolating that city
from the rest Of the world.
The Dead.
w. II. Smith, Columbia, drowned
under falling wharf.
Motorman Cutter, drowned
Ida Robinson, crushed by roof
Rosa Robinson, crushed by roof.
AlonZo J. Coburn, engineer killed
by flying timbers.
Eva Meyers, drowned.
In addition to the above the Cas-
sidy family, number unknown, care
takers at the Wapoo Phosphate
Works, are missing and are believed
to have been drowned.
Great relief was felt when it was
learned late to-day that the people
on Sullivan's Island were all safe,
having been taken off by the ferry
boat Lawrence, which tied up over
night at the Mount Pleasant wharf.
The harbor is filled with 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: The Customs House,
post office, ST. Michael's church, Wa
poo Fertilizer Mills.
These buildings were practically
ruined. The street car, electric, tel
ephone and fire alarm systems are
entirely out of commission.
All trains tonight are leaving the
city from the old depot, the new sta
ton being entirely under water. The
Southern railway officials expect to
resume regular schedules tomorrow,
but no mail trains were operated in
or out Of the city to-day.
AT the height of the storm the
wind reached velocity Of 81 miles
an hour, while the vide rose eight
1eet or more at the battery, in front
Of the city.
Other Details of Storm.
40 'hS result ol the storm which
struck this city and Savannah last
night, and which reached hurricane
proportions early to-day, Charleston
mas been isolated from the world for
"a hours. Five persons have been
killed and property losses, it Is esti-
mated, Will reach approximately ST.
100000
Beaufort and Port Royal are en-
tirely cut off from the rest Of the
world by telegraph or train service
tonight. Nothing could be heard
from any point beyond Yemassee,
and no trains have been able to cross
the Coosaw river since Sunday night.
Several boats have struck the trestle
across Whale branch at Coosaw sta
tion, damaging 1t, and an earth fiji
Just beyond Coosaw has been badly
washed by the whipping of high wa
ters against it,
At 4.30 this afternoon the winds
were still raging and further damage
may result If the wind continues
high until the tide comes in at mid
night.
Pow Gale Rose.
The storm reached gale propor-
tions about / o'clock yesterday after
noon. At noon the barometer regis
tered 29.75, after having steadily
fallen all day. The wind increased
from velocity of 48 miles at 1.25
p. m to 81 miles at 1920 D. m. The
wind flagillated and veered from the
northeast and east to the southeast.
At noon to-day the wind was only
Drisk and the sun was trying to
shine. The rainfall was more than
TWO inches. The disturbance was
reported to be west of Charleston
ana working away, and Forecaster
Cola said there Is no further need of
fear
The tide was something over eight
feet during the storm, three feet
short of the record Of Of 1893. Con-
siderable damage was done by the
water in the low sections Of the city,
neccssitating many people being re-
moved from their houses.
Great damage is feared for the
rice and sea island cotton industries
by the rise of the tide. Heavy dam
age was done to these crops in tho
storm OF last October, and another
severe blow might prove much of
death blow to both industries
In the city the damage Is largely
IN the unroofing Of houses, blowing
down of fences, topping over Of
chimneys, etc. The flooding of
premises and goods, with the unroof-
Ing of the buildings, added to the
property losses. The water front
has suffered as it has not done since
the cyclone OF 1885, when great
havoc was wrought A half dozen
wharves have been knocked awav
In whole or part and shipping has
suffered good deal.
Islanders Rescued,
The grave anxiety felt for the