Show VICTIMS OF TIlE STORM Seventy Dead Bodies Taken from the Coosaw River In Georgia AUGUSTA Ga Aug 30News from the storm swept districts of Port Royal and Beaufort is still very meagre There is no telegraphic communication with those places the only news obtcinble being be-ing by mail News received by the hronicic tonight brings the startling intelligence in-telligence that seventy dead and swollen bodies were taken from the Coosaw river today by searching parties Not half of the horrors of the storm are yet told as messengers from the surrounding surround-ing sections are arriving hourly bringing bring-ing news of deaths and terrible havoc caused by Saturday nights gale The result of the days work of relief puts the number of missing over 100 In several places along the Coosaw river eight or ten bodies vere found lying on the cank close together Graves were hastily dug near the places of discovery and without ceremony the storm victims were placed beneath tho earth Suffering in some localities among negroes is reported re-ported as distressing No news of a dennite character is received re-ceived from St Helena and other surrounding sur-rounding islands They are for the most part thickly populated and it is feared the loss of life is very great |