New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-29
WIND "a MILES AN HOUR
Heavy Tide Drives Many from
Their Homes, and Place Is
Cut Of for the Day by
Washouts.


gale about l o'clock yesterday after
noon. the barometer falling steadily all
dav. The wind velocity increased from
tortv-eight miles an hour at 1:25 p. m.
70 nine:y-four miles at 1920 p. m, when
the wind gauge was put out Of ADJUST
ment.
At noon to-day the wind was only
brisk and the sun was trying 70 shine.
The rainfall was more than two inches.
The disturbance was reported 70 be west
of Charleston and working away. The
tide was something over eight feet dur
ing the s.orm-tnree feet short Of the
record Of 1898.
Much Damage by Water.
Much damage was done by the water
II the low sections Of the city, necessi-
tatirg the removal Of many persons
from their homes. The waters have
caused washouts on the approaches TO
the Union station, preventing the oper-
alton Of trains.
Alo9zo Coburn. an engineer on the
Charleston division Of the Southern
Railway. was instantly killed by flying
timbers. w. H Smith, Of Columbia, and
a motorman named Gutter Of the local
street railway system. We're killed, and
/. =. Klintworthy. Of ST stephens. and
3. Hi were seriously injured when
t~estle collapsed
Ida and Rosa Robinson we're crushed
- death under a falling roof and Eva
Myers and Tom" Dooly were drowned.
The cassidy family. number unknown.
ca~etake-s in the Wahoo Fertilizer Mills.
are missing and are believed TO have
uerished.
In the CITY the streets are strewn with
fallen trees. roofs. fences. and other
rtbrie. Among the principal buildings
damaged are the custom House postof-
nee. =. MichaeTs church and the Wahoo
FERTILIZER Mills. The last named build
ings practically were ruined. The street
car. electric. telephone and fire alarm
systems are out Of commission. Many
piers were swept away
All trains tonight are leaving the city
from an old station. the foors Of the
new station and the tracks being under
water. The Southern Railway officials
ex-ect 10 resume regular schedules to-
morrow but no mail trains were operated
IN 0r out Of the city to-day.
Great damage is feared for the rice
and sea island cotton industries by the
rise os the tide Not since the cyclone of
1855 has the water front here suffered
SO severely.
ANXIETY felt for the safety Of the per-
sons marooned on Sullivan's Island was
relieved early IN the afternoon by the
arrival Of a,steamer from the island with
a load of excursionists and residents.
Narrowing experiences were told by the
passengers. When the storm reached its
highest the island was inundated and
houses were flooded. Splendid rescue
work was done by the soldiers from Fort
Moultrie. the unfortunates being cared
fo~ az the government reservation.
Eight or ten schooners ard small
steamers we're either sunk or damaged.
The schooner Edwina has nine. feet OF
water. a few planks are all that is left
OF the pilot boat Sophia Amelia; the
dredge Sewee was sunk. The schooner
Laura Hall is ashore on mud fat up
the CooDer River. The schooner Hum
marock suffered serious damage by
Founding.
The naval reserves also suffered some
loss their boathOuse being wrecked ana
their cutter was barely saved.
Muen. Ca. Aug. 2S.-Passengers ar
irving here late to-day from Savannah
ssy the wind reached a velocity Of
eighty-eight miles an hour. accompanied
oy heavy rain. Roofs were blown on
trees uprooted and telegraph and tele-
phone wires torn down.
No loss Of life was reported.
augusta. Ea. Aug. 2S.-Passengers
who have just arrived from Savannah
say the damage from the storm was not
50 great in that city as was at hrst
feared. The greatest injury 10 the city
is in its being cut of from all wire COM
munlcauon. No loss Of life has been
reported
The wreckage among houses along the
water front has been extensive. 4eIe-
phone and telegraph wires and poles
are down. plate glass windows are brok-
en- and all business is al a standstlA.
The electric lighting plant and power
house is Imperative the city Is IN DARK
ness and no streetcar lines are running
All trains running out Of Savannah are
going slowly because Of dangerous teie-
Graph poles and trees
Beaufort and Port Royal are cut OIL
from the rest OF the world either Dy
telegraph or train service. and no trains
have been able 10 pass beyond Coosa"
River since Sunday night. Information
received here to-day was that the Wlho
was still raging, and further damage u
feared when the tide comes In at MO
night A train left Port Royal yes.ef-
Gay, but returned on finding II lnpos
sible 10 cross the Coosaw River
Havana. Aug. 2s. The Ward Line
steamer Mexico arrived from New forA
to-day. fourteen hours behind time
Captain Miller reports the worst s'oriii
IN his experience Tho waves s"epe
tr the ship and flooded oonie CLOG
,sa'eroons. The gale reached d g.
y Of 10 miles. Cuba 80 iar H"'
>Spea this storm.