The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-29
tNational News Association)

SoAS III Tie SHdIieStOu, .. ~. 08IO0S
after terrible night at sea.
(National News Association)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Six tor.
pedo boats are ashore at Charleston.
S. c., where they were driven on tho
beach by the big storm Sunday night
according to dispatch to the navy de. /
partment today. An emergency fund !.
of $4,000 is asked for by the com
mandant of Charleston harbor to meet
the urgent situation. There was enor-
nous damage to government property
both afloat and on shore.
The sea wall before the Charleston
naval station was greatly damaged. !;
Many buildings are down and practi-
cally every vessel either at anchor or
moored at the yards was damaged.
Acting Secretary Winthrop OF the ma
Wy Immediately telegraphed the com.
mandant of the yards for further de-
tails, at the same time assuring the Of
ficer that the government would do al
that is necessary.
SCORES or DEATHS.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. Aug. o.
With fresh reports Of havoc wrought
In the great hurricane which ragged OF
the South Carolina and Georgia coasts
for more than "a hours coming Ia hour
ly the death list may 90 to twenty two
in this city alone. When isolated sec
tions are heard from 1t is feared the
fatalities will run into scores.
Although only were known to be
dead, fifteen are reported missing to-
day. So great was the devastation
wrought in the low-lying quarter OF
this city, which is inhabited chiefly by
not be made and the work has been
halted until the debris can be cleared
away.
The wake OF the storm left scenes
of desolation such as have not been
witnessed since the great gale Of 1855.
Large Property Loss.
The property loss In and about this
city will probably run close to $3.6OO-
900. Scores of families are homeless,
their homes either having been demol
ished by the wind or wrecked BY tho
gigantic waves that rolled In from the
harbOr.
Crippled communication was estAb-
lished today with some Of the districts.
in the storm area that has been cutt
of since early Monday morning. Each
Of these added its chapter to tho tale
of disaster
Some of the Sea Islands on the
coast we're completely inundated by
the sea and rice and cotton crops suf-
fered almost complete annihilation.
Villages were isolated and rail and
wire communication paralyzed.
Storm Double Tracked.
This city got the full force Of the.
| storm. The streets are piled with
wreckage and some OF them are well
nigh impossible. Last night the elec-
trio lighting plant was out Of commits
sion and darkness added to tho ter.
rors of the storm. The disaster was
| it travelled and even the oldest inhab-
liant of these parts remembered no
such occurrence in the past.
After travelling in one direction the
storm turned in its tracks and again
caused heavy damage on its second
trip over the city.
Shipping suffered heavily. A large
number Of little fishing boats are re-
ported missing. Lifeboats were wash
ed away from the beaches and the
property of the naval reserves was
damaged. Several schooners are lying
helpless on the shore, where they were
/ blown.
| The "a mile wind filed the harb0f
with wreckage.
| Scores of volunteers worked in
squads today, clearing away wreckage
and searching for dead bodies along
the coast.