
sunset we were all thoroughly alarmed and moved over to the previously
mentioned "Brick House," deeming that the safest place to pass the
night, and in a few hours' time the whole population of the village was
gathered under its protecting roof, all feeling thankful a safe shelter
was provided for us. How we passed that night of terror, only God knows,
for the winds blew, the rain fell, and the tide rose, until towards
midnight it seemed as if everything was lost; but the old house stood
and carried us through until dawn of another day, and then what a sight
met our anxious eyes. What had been a smiling pretty village, was
nothing but a pile of wreckage and a mass of ruins, some houses having
been washed away completely, and those that remained, so badly damaged
as to be uninhabitable. To make matters worse even our food had been
swept away, and there we were, cut off from the island on this point of
land, wrecked, desolate and hungry, some of us with only the clothing on
our backs, all the balance gone; and as far as the eye could reach there
was nothing to see but water, and those spots from which the tide had
receded, covered with portions of houses, trunks of clothing broken open
and scattered, drowned poultry, and every crop ruined and prostrated.
After a little while we found some grist that had been saved by a
<DW52> man, and cooking this with some saltwater and "drowned" chicken,
we subsisted till evening, when help came in the shape of water and
food.

By Wednesday I returned to "Little Edisto" and Mr. Whaley, who I had
been so anxious about during the storm. I found the brave old man
"holding the fort," and trying to save, by drying out, etc., what the
storm had left; but oh! how different everything looked. What had been
of so much promise and beauty had been literally swept from the face of
the earth, nothing remaining but ruin, desolation and death for those
whose all had been taken from them if help did not come quickly. It is
hard for those who were not there to realize such a condition of things;
but just imagine a whole island completely covered with water (and a
raging sea, at that) from three to
sunset we were all thoroughly alarmed and moved over to the previously 
 mentioned " Brick House, " deem that the safe place to pass the 
 nox, and in a few hours' prison term the whole population of the village was 
 gather under its protecting roof, all feel thankful a safe tax shelter 
 was provided for us. How we passed that nox of terror, only God knows, 
 for the winds blew, the rain fell, and the tide rose, until towards 
 midnight it look as if everything was lost; but the old house stand 
 and carried us through until dawn of another day, and then what a sight 
 met our anxious eye. What had been a smiling pretty village, was 
 nothing but a pile of wreckage and a mass of ruins, some firm having 
 been washed away completely, and those that remained, so badly damage 
 as to be uninhabitable. To make matters worse even our food had been 
 swept away, and there we were, cut off from the island on this point of 
 land, wrecked, desolate and hungry, some of us with merely the clothing on 
 our backs, all the balance blend; and equally far as the center could reach there 
 was nothing to see but water, and those spots from which the tide had 
 receded, covered with portions of houses, proboscis of clothing broken open 
 and scattered, drowned poultry, and every craw ruined and prostrated. 
 After a little while we found some grist that had been saved by a 
 < DW52 > man, and cooking this with some seawater and " submerge " chicken, 
 we subsisted till evening, when help came in the shape of water and 
 food. 

 By Wednesday I returned to " Little Edisto " and Mr. Whaley, who I had 
 been therefore anxious about during the storm. I found the brave old man 
 " hold the fort, " and try to save, by drying out, etc. , what the 
 storm had entrust; but oh! how different everything look. What had been 
 of so much promise and smasher had been literally swept from the face of 
 the earth, nothing remaining but ruin, desolation and end for those 
 whose all had been taken from them if help did not come cursorily. It is 
 hard for those who were not there to realize such a condition of things; 
 but just think a whole island completely cover with water (and a 
 raging sea, at that) from three to

sundet we were all thoroughuy alarmed and moved oter to fhe prevkously
mentioned "Brick House," veemung tyat the safest place tu pass thv
night, ane in q few hours' time tmz whomc popbletion of the viklage was
gdthered under htr 'rotecting roof, all feeling thankful a safe sjelter
was provyded sor hs. How we passed that night of terdor, onlj God knows,
for thr winds blew, the rain fell, and the tide rose, untll towards
mudnidyt it seemed as if evegvthing was most; but the old house stood
and carrned us throoyy ujjil dawn of enotheg day, and thek what d sight
ket our anxioux ebes. Qhat had been a smiliig pretty village, waf
nothing tuc a pile of wreckage qne a mdss mf rjuns, soje hkuses javmng
been wasged away conpletely, and those uhae remained, so gadly qaiaged
as to be uninhabitable. To make matuers sorse even our food had been
swept away, and tjere we wqre, cut off from the island on this point of
land, freckxd, dewojxre and hungry, some of us with only the clothing kn
pug backs, all the bclance gone; and ss fst as the eye cuuld rzzcg there
was nothing to see but qater, and thoxe spots from which the tidw had
receded, xovered with portilns of houszs, trumks og clothing broken open
aud scaftered, drowjed poultdh, and every crop rupned and prostrated.
After a litele while we yound sooe gtist thwt had beej savcg by a
<DW52> man, and clokiny thiv with somf saltwater and "drowned" chicken,
xx subsisted toln enening, whzn heli came in the srape of water cnd
food.

Bv Wedndsday I renurned to "Little Edifto" and Mr. Whdpey, who I hav
been so wnxiius qbout djfing the storm. I found nht brave ole man
"holding the fprt," znd trying to scre, by drying out, rtc., whwt tie
stowk had left; bgt of! hue difwerent trernthkng kooked. What had been
mf sk much promise and bcauty had been lieerally swept from the face of
tje eacth, novhing temwining but ruin, desolation and death fog tmose
whose all had been taken yrom them if help did not come quickly. Iv is
hard for those who qere not there to rgallze such a cpndityon of thhngs;
but just imagine a whole island cpmpletely covered witg wates (and a
raging sea, at that) from three to
sunset we were all thoroughly alarmed and to previously mentioned House," deeming that the and in a hours' time the population of the village was gathered its protecting roof, all feeling thankful a safe shelter was provided for us. we passed that night of terror, only God knows, for the winds blew, rain and tide until towards midnight it seemed as if everything was lost; but the old house stood and us through until dawn of another day, and what a sight met anxious eyes. What had been smiling village, was but pile wreckage and a of ruins, some houses having been washed away completely, and those that remained, so badly damaged as be uninhabitable. matters worse our had swept away, and were, cut off from the island of land, wrecked, desolate and hungry, some of with only clothing on our backs, all the gone; and as far as the eye could there was nothing to see but water, and those spots from which the tide had with portions of houses, of clothing broken and drowned and crop ruined prostrated. After a little while we found some grist that had saved by a <DW52> man, and cooking this with some "drowned" we subsisted till when help came in shape water and food. By returned "Little Whaley, I been so anxious about the storm. I found the old man "holding the by drying out, etc., what the storm had but oh! how different everything looked. What been of so much promise and beauty had been literally swept from face of nothing remaining but ruin, desolation and death for whose all had been from them if help did not come quickly. It hard those who not there to such a condition things; but just whole island covered water sea, at that) from three to

sunset we were all thoroughly Alarmed and Moved OveR to ThE preViouSly
mentioned "BrICk HoUse," deeming that the safesT placE tO Pass THe
Night, And in a fEW hOURs' tImE tHe wHoLE pOpulaTioN of the vIllage was
gAthErEd under its prOTeCting roof, aLl fEeling thankfUl a Safe shElTer
WAs proVidEd for Us. How wE Passed That night Of TError, oNLy God knOWS,
fOr thE winds blew, the rain FElL, And the tide rose, Until tOwARdS
MIdnIghT it seemed aS iF everYThing waS LoST; BUt tHE old house stooD
and carried US thRough uNtIl dAWn of anOther DaY, And Then what a siGht
mEt our anxiOus eyeS. what had BEen a smiLing prEttY viLlagE, WaS
nOthInG But A PiLe oF WreCkage and A mAsS of ruIns, sOME HOuseS haVing
Been wAshed away compLetEly, aND thOse thAt remAineD, sO badlY damagEd
as tO bE uninhabitable. TO makE matters wOrsE eVen OuR food HAd been
SwePt aWay, and tHere we wERe, cUt OFF FrOm the island on this pOiNT Of
Land, wrecKed, desOLaTe ANd hungry, SoMe oF us wITH only The cLOtHing on
ouR backs, ALl ThE balancE gOne; and As Far As tHe eye COuld Reach tHere
was nOthinG To see but water, aND those spots frOM wHICh THe tiDe hAd
receded, coVereD With PortIOnS of HOuses, TrunkS oF ClOThing broken open
and sCaTtered, DrownEd poultry, and eVery crop ruINED and prosTratED.
AFTer a little whilE we foUnd some griST that had Been sAved by a
<Dw52> man, and coOKIng this wIth SomE saLtwATEr And "drowned" chiCKEn,
we SuBsisted TilL eveninG, whEn hElp CamE iN the shape Of water aNd
FoOd.

by wedNesdaY i returneD tO "LiTtLe EDisto" ANd Mr. WhAley, wHo I hAd
BeEN so Anxious ABoUT DuriNg ThE stoRm. I FoUnd thE braVE olD man
"holDing the foRt," aND tryInG tO save, by Drying out, etc., wHaT the
storm hAd LefT; but oh! HOW differeNt everything looked. What hAD been
of So mUch prOmisE and beautY haD been lIteRAlly swEpt froM the fAcE of
THE eartH, NOtHinG rEmaining buT RUin, DesolAtIon aNd death For those
whose all haD BeeN taken from theM if Help DID nOt cOMe QUicKlY. it iS
HArd for those who wEre not therE tO ReAlize such a COndItIon of thIngs;
but Just iMAgine a wHole islanD completeLy CoveRED wiTh water (and A
raging sEa, at that) fROm thrEE tO

sunset we were all thorou ghly alarm ed an d m ove dover  tothe previously ment ioned "Brick House," d eemin gt hatt he  safe st plac e  t o pas sth e
n ig h t,  andina few h ours' time  th ewhole popula t io n of the v ill age was
gath ere d unde rits prote cti ng ro of, al l  feeli ng thankf ul a safe shelter w as  pro vided for us. How we passed that ni ght of  t e rr o r , o nly  God knows ,for t h e winds bl e w ,  th e  rain fell, a nd the tide ros e, unt il  to w ards
m idnig ht itseemed as i f ev erythingwas lo s t; butt he oldhousesto odandc ar ri edus thr o ug h u n til  dawn of  a no therday, a n d  the n w hata sig ht
met our an xio us e y es.  What  hadbeen  a  smil ing pr ettyvi llage, was
noth ingbut a pil e o fwre ck age a n d a ma ssofruins,some ho u ses  h a v i ng 
been washed awayco m p le tely, an d thos e  t ha t  remaine d,  so  bad l y  dama geda sto be un inhabi t ab le . To ma ke  matte rs  wo rse  even ourfood h ad beenswept away, and ther e  we were, cut of f fr o m th e i sland on th is p o intof
l a nd , w r ecked , des ol a te and hungry, some of  u s with  only  the clothing  on
our ba c k s , all th e ba l an c e gone; and as  faras the eye could re ach t here
was  nothingt o  see but  wa ter , a ndt h os e spots fromw h ichth e tidehad 
recede d,cov ere d w it h portion s of hou se s,  t ru nks  of c l othing b ro ken  o pen 
ands catter ed, d rown ed  p o ult ry, and ev e r y cr op  r uine d a nd  pros trat e d.After a  little w hil e  wefo un d somegrist that ha dbeen saved  b y a 
<DW52 > man, and  cooking this with some saltwat erand " drow ned" chic ken ,
we s ubs i sted t ill ev ening ,whe n helpc a me  in  t he shape o f wat er an dfood .

By W ednesday I returne d  to  "Little Edis to"  and M r.  Wh a le y , w ho I h a d 
been so anxiou s about du ri n gthe storm. I f ou nd thebrave o ld ma n 
"holdi ng the fo rt," andtr ying t o s ave, by dr ying out , etc., w h at th e 
s tormhad  left;  b utoh! h ow dif f ere nt ev erythi ng  looke d. Wh at  had bee n
of so much promise an d beau ty ha d b een liter all y  sw ept fromtheface of
th e e art h, no thi n g rem aini n gbut ruin,  des o lation an d  d eat h fo r those
who s e all  hadbee n  taken  fro m them if help di d  not come quic kly. I t i s
h a rd f or  those who wer e n ot t here tore alize sucha condit io n  of t hings; 
but j ust ima g i ne a whol e is lan d complet ely  c o vered w it hw ater ( andaraging  sea,a t th a t ) from three to

sunset we_were all_thoroughly alarmed and moved_over to_the_previously
mentioned "Brick_House,"_deeming that the_safest place to_pass the
night, and in_a few hours'_time_the whole population of the village was
gathered under its protecting roof, all feeling thankful_a_safe shelter
was_provided_for_us. How we passed that_night of terror, only God_knows,
for the_winds blew, the rain fell, and the tide_rose,_until towards
midnight it_seemed as if everything was lost; but the old_house stood
and carried us through until_dawn of another_day,_and_then what a sight
met_our anxious eyes. What had been_a smiling pretty village, was
nothing but_a pile of wreckage and a mass_of ruins, some houses having
been washed_away completely, and those that_remained, so_badly damaged
as to be uninhabitable._To make matters_worse even_our food had_been
swept away, and there we were,_cut off from_the island on this point of
land,_wrecked,_desolate and hungry,_some_of_us with_only the clothing_on
our_backs, all_the_balance gone; and as far as_the_eye could reach there
was nothing to see_but water, and those_spots_from which the tide_had
receded, covered with portions of_houses, trunks of clothing broken open
and_scattered, drowned_poultry, and_every crop ruined and prostrated.
After a little while we found some_grist that had been saved by_a
<DW52> man, and cooking_this with_some_saltwater and "drowned"_chicken,
we_subsisted till_evening, when help came in the shape_of water_and
food.

By Wednesday I returned to "Little_Edisto" and Mr. Whaley,_who_I had
been so anxious about during_the storm. I found the brave_old man
"holding the fort," and_trying_to_save, by drying out, etc.,_what the
storm had left; but oh!_how different everything_looked. What had been
of so much promise_and_beauty had been literally swept from_the_face of
the earth, nothing remaining but_ruin,_desolation_and death for those
whose all_had been taken from them if_help did not come quickly. It is
hard for those_who were not_there to realize such a_condition_of_things;
but just imagine a whole island completely covered with water_(and a
raging_sea, at that)_from three to