The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-01
FIFTEEN DEATHS HAVE ..
BEEN SO FAR REPORTED
PROPERTY LOSS is MORE THAN A
- MILLION DOLLARS. -.
Optimism is Keynote Of Expression OF
Business Men of StOrm-Tossed
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Charleston, Aug. 31.-Optimisn is
the keynote Of all the comment elicit
ed yesterday by inquiries regarding
the situation Charleston and the pos
sible effects of the storm Of Sunday
might ON the commercial interests OF
the city. A number . of prominent
business men were asked their opinion
as to what effect the storm had had
or would have on business, and wheth-
er or not the city had been dealt a
serious blow by the losses Sustained.
Without exception, those who were
questioned expressed the firm convlc-
ton that commercially Charleston had
in no degree suffered and that instead
of prospective decrease in business
that she would enjoy normal growth,
just as if there had been NO hurricane
and its resultant damages. Il
With street cars running except on
the line TO the navy yard, electric pow
or available for commercial purposes
and telephone service resumed, Char
lesion is getting back to the normal.
Hundreds Of men are laboring to clear,
away the wreckage Of the disastrous
hurricane of Sunday night, and their
progress has been splendid. Revised
estimates of the damage here are more
than S1;000,000. Fifteen persons are
known to have perished and it is fear
ed that reports from the exposed sea
islands will swell the death lists and
the property loss, crops being certainly
ruined.
The telegraph companies are receiY-
ing and sending messages, though
their troubles have mot been wholly
remedied. l.-......
There have been number Of reports
of additional fatalities, but inyestiga-
ton has failed to confirm these. Prob
ably nothing short of the actual find
ing of bodies will determine the mat
ter, save, of course, a protracted abb
sence, which would prove sufficient
testimony OF the fact. '........a -
1t is reported that three women were
seen to fall from a corner\of the pier
at Mount Pleasant during the after.
noon. ...... A.
Another story is going the rounds
that no newspaper report has been
made of man dropping an infant in
the water in the rescue work which
was so 'gallantly and effectively con-
ducted at Atlanticville. The man is
said to have had the baby in his arms,
carrying it to a place of safety, when
a log pounded him in the back and
caused him to release his hold On the
child. He hunted for the child. and
could not recover it. This is said to
have been told by the rescue worker
himself ,-.
It is very likely that many Of the
reports which have reached here of
people lost are due to the difficulties
of transportation of the first couple of
days, and now that these facilities
have been improved and wire commu-
nication established many of these
missing parties will be located and =
accounted for, if this has not already
been done. ..
The crops have suffered heavi1v.
The rice is seriously damaged and the
planters will lose heavily from tie It'd
al waters as a result Of the storm on
Sunday and Monday. The loss was
tonight by Capt. S. G. Stoney
to be about Is per cent, which is all
the more severe upon the planters in
the low coast section on account OF
their loss OF 35 per cent. last October.
Charleston, Aug. 30.-At an early
hour this morning the death list OF
the terrific hurricane which swept in
from the sea and struck Charleston
on Sunday evening included not less
than fifteen names. Additional re-
ports from sections surrounding the
city yesterday and last night swelled.
the list from six, at which it stood