Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-08-29
STORM SPENT
ITS FURY
But Charleston and Savannah
Are Still Cut Off From
Telegraph
STORIES OF SUFFERING TOLD
Seventy.Five Persons We're Ma.
rooned on Isle of Palms Off
Georgia Coast

(By Special Leased Wire to New 1exIcan)
Atlanta. Ga. August 29--Wire com.
munications with Summerville, South
Carolina, were interrupted this morn
ing and it was impossible to get more
udings from storm-swept Charleston.
The telegraph and telephone com
panies are endeavoring TO repair
their damaged lines so that details of
the havoc wrought by the gale and
news regarding the casualties may be
had from Charleston. The latest re-
ports from Charleston were that the
fury Of the gale had spent.
seventy.five Marooned.
Augusta, Ga, August "a story of
the intense suffering OF seyenty-five
persons marooned on the Isle Of
who reached Charleston yesterday
evening on tug. According to a
man who arrievd here from Charles
ton today no lives were lost although
much property was destroyed.
Scenes of Terror.
Augusta, Ca, Aug. 29.-Seventy-five
guests of the hotel on the Isle OF
Palms, spent night of terror while
the storm ragged. Congregated in the
lobby, the only spot immune from the
wind and rain, women wept and pray
ed and one man held a pistol in read
mess to shoot himself to avoid drown
ing
Million Dollars Damage.
1t is believed all those stranded on
the island will be rescued today. No
violence was reported in Charleston up
to early today, although the city was
in almost total darkness. Arrivals
from Charleston estimate the property
damage at Charleston close to a mil
lion dollars, the principal damage be-
ing to the street railway system, the
docks and the streets.
Torpedo Boats Swept Ashore.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 29.-Six
torpedo boats were swept ashore and
the Charleston navy yard damaged to
the extent of $4,000 by the storm
which struck the Georgia and South
Carolina coast on Sunday night In a
ltelegraphic report received at the
navy department today, the velocity Of
the wind was estimated at 80 to 80
miles an hour. The yard has appealed
| for an emergency allotment for re.
pairs.
Georgia Cotton Crop Damaged.
Macon, Ca, Aug. 29.-Much damage
was done to the cotton crop in this
section and number of railway wash
outs caused by the tail end of hurri-
cane that swept by here last night.
Close Call for "hips.
| All vessels which were at sea dur.
ing the storm off the coast, including
the Clyde Liner Apache, are reported
safe. A special telegram received
here from Savannah, says: "All ves-
sells at sea are reported safe. The
Clyde liner Apache was located this
morning by the wireless office here
and is off Charleston in tow of tug,
ready to come into the harbor The
officers of the ship reported the worst
storm in their experience at sea and
stated that the vessel had a close call.
All other vessels including the City
of Savannah to New York are report.
ed safe.
New Hotel Unroofed.
The new hotel Tybee was unroofed
by the storm and all of the piazzas
were swept away. Many houses on
Tybee island were lifted from their
foundations by the terrific winds and
moved many yards away.
"In the city of Savannah, the dam.
age to property was great The cot
ton crop for a radius of fifty miles
has been badly damaged by the wind
! and rain"
Twelve Dead.
Charleston, S. c., Aug. 29.-At least
II persons are dead as the result oi
the severe storm which swept over
this city on Sunday night and Monday
The wind has died down and the wa
ter which stood in some of the streets
has receded. Conservative estimates
place the damage at $1,000,00O.
Steamer Aground.
J Savannah, Ga, Aug. 29-The steam
ship Lexington, of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company, Sa
vannah to Philadelphia, is aground Of
: Huntington Island. Tugs and the rev
: 'enue cutter Yamacraw have gone Il
: her relief. The Lexington has clever
!. passengers. She is resting easily.
Damage at Beaufort Heavy.
Yemassee, S. c., Aug. 29.-Heav,
property damage but no losss of lif,
in the storm at Beaufort and Port Roy
al. s. c.. was reported by William Ell
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