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Show INCREASE LIST OF DEAD. ' CHARLESTON, S. C, Any. -- 29. Additional reports from -f the country surounding Charles- ton received here tonight bring ! -f- the list of dead as a result of -f 4- the storm of Sunday night up to fifteen. Tho list is expected to bo enlarged when reports are received from tho more ro- mote islands, Charleston to- 4- night rests tranquil under clear skies. 4 4- -r WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. The storm which swept the south Atlantic coast Sunday night left Its Imprint on tho navy. Six torpedo boats were wrenched wrench-ed from their moorings at the Churloa-ton Churloa-ton navy yard and tossed as toys high upon tho beach. Many buildings of tho yard are believed to bo wrecked. No estimate of the damage can be made here because of tho Interrupted telegraphic service. It is not believed that any lives wore lost at the navy yard. Tho commandant appealed for $20,-000 $20,-000 as an emergency fund with which to make immediate repairs. Thoug'i this amount will not cover the loss sustained by the navy. Acting Secretary Secre-tary of the Navy Winthrop authorized an expenditure of $15,000 for the most important work. Demolished tho Sea Walls. It is learned that roofs aud doors are strewn about tho station and that many of tho wharvos and sea walls have been almost demolished. The lighting and power wires are on the ground and the trackage of the yard has been blown away. The violence of tho storm is indicated indi-cated by Its play with the torpedo boats. These form a part of a reserve re-serve torpedo fleet and wore strongly fastened to the stnll-llko wharves of the inner harbor. While tho boats are obsolete in design, it was a rovo-latlon rovo-latlon to tho naval officers here to learn that they had been picked up by the wind and swept ashore. With a shudder they contemplated the danger in thoso waters during such a storm. Major General Leonard Wood, chief of staff of tho army, was notified tonight to-night that sixty buildings at Fort Moultrie, Ga., weie damaged by tho storm. Eleven Lives Lost at Charleston. CHARLESTON, S. C, Aug. 29. Charleston U steadily recovering from tho disastrous results of the hurricane hurri-cane A large force of laborers is cleauing the debrls'.strown streets. Train service is approaching normal. So far as can be ascertained, olov-et olov-et lives were lost In Charleston county ' and a score or more persons wore in-' jured. The property damage amounts to :i million dollars. Shipping has suffered, but it Is impossible at this time to fix the loss in dollars. In the low country there Is much suffering and danger uf sicknesb, Heavy rains last night conlrlbuled to the height of water in tho streets and ynrds, many floors being Inundated with loss to household effects, The steamer Apache of the Clyde line, which was reported In. difficulty oft the Carolina coast last night, arrived ar-rived here safely today. Big Damage to Shippmq. WILMINGTON, Del . Aug. 20. The fury of the northeast storm which raged rag-ed 'along the South Carolina and Georgia coasts Sunday and yesterday was reflected in the number of marine ma-rine casualties reported today at Southport. A wireless message today from one ot the Clydo liners to tho revenue cutter Seminole, of this station, sta-tion, said she should come at once to the rescue of shipping. The Bchooner Charles S Valentino was reported having gone ashore on Baldhead island. She is reported to bo in a dangerous position, but tugs are expected to haul her off at high tide The Italian bark T;omasso Drro was towed in with mainyard carried away and short of water. Steamer Apache is Safe. , CHARLESTON, Aug. 29. Plunging towards destruction on the beach 'it Hunting Island in the midst of the hurricane that swept the Carolina coast on Sunday night and Monday, tho Clyde liner Apache with 125 passengers pas-sengers on board was saved in the nick of time by a sudden change in tho wind. The Hhip came into Charleston harbor har-bor today considerably racked by wLnd and sea, but not seriously damaged. For a tense five minutes the pnasen-gers pnasen-gers stood on the lower deck with life preservers around them waiting for the vessel to strike. Driven by a wind of about 100 miles and hour, the big steamer found her- self helpless about 1:30 oe'lock Mon-' day afternoon. The gale swept her in shpre and its force proed irresistible. irre-sistible. Full speed ahead Into tho teeth of the storm could not drive the liner forward and when two anchors an-chors were put overboard the chains snapped like cords. The ship was being hurled towards the Hunting Island breakers and the passengers had well night given up hope when suddenly the wind 3h!fted and the vessel was saved. oo A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspepsia dys-pepsia and constipation weakens the whole system. Doan's Regulets (2n cents per box) correct the liver, tone the stomach, cure constipation. - |
