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ISLAND ESCA ES .MRACULOUS. farvelous That No Lives Were Lost in Storm-Stories of Heroic Work. Charleston, Aug. 29.-That no lives were lost on Sullivan's island during the hurricane and deluge of Sunday night, appear more and more of a miracle as fuller reports of the dan gers and sufferings of the Atlantieville residents, particularly, are brought to the city. With hundreds of people among them many women and chil dren, obliged to leave their wrecked and falling houses and venture out Into the 90-mile an hour gale, plung ing through waist-deep water in many places, seeking refuge in the more substanUal houses that n3ne lost their footing and were drowned in the rag ing flood that covered the island, seems miraculous. 'When day broke over the island, Monday morning, a scene of destruc tion and ruin was disclosed, such as those who viewed it never wish to see again. Parties of men who had looked auer the safety of their own families, were 6ut as soon as there was light 'enough, searching among the ruined houses and debris fearful that persons might have been caught under their overturned cottages and killed or in jured, and when a thorough search showed that everyone had either reached a refuge in safety or weather ed the storm in their own homes, great relief was felt. As soon as it was really daylight, a pitiful procession of homeless families started for the army post where the refugees were made as comfortable as possible under the circumstances, by the officers and hospital corps. Scan tily clad men carying children and huge bundles of household belongings, followed by 'weary and exhausted wo men, trudged down the roads, through inches of water and struggled with the still violent wind. Sevirest on Upper End. Most of the people who were obliged to leave their houses, either during the night or early Monday morning were cottagers at -the upper end of Atlauticville, where most of the dam ago was done. Many houses there were completely Qverturned, the por ches of a great many more were torn off as If by a house-wrecking crew, and1 scareely a home was not damaged, *either by the inind or water. All the smaller buildings, servants' * quarters and fences, were uprooted by the wind,~ and in some cases carried a couple of stations down the island by the sweeping tide. Roofs of wrecked houses, -teegraph poles, fences, de tached piazzas, and all manner of 1wreckage was scattered all over the Seland, and in the roads. On Monday morning, thze beach was wet as clean as a floor. The tele phione and light poles on the beach were all snapped off even with the sand, and had been carried up to the houses. Houses Blown From Beach. The front row of houses, at statioa 23, which are built nearer to the 'water than any on the island had fortunately been abandoned when the water fl'.st began to rise on Sunaday night, several of them were swept clear of their foundations and blown against the houses behind rthem. .It was in getting the people from en da.ngered houses to the stronger and farther removed ones that the great est danger was encountered, and many of those engaged in the work proved themseliss, worthy of the name of hero. While many deeds of daring and brave endurance were accomplished - during the wild night, one case in par ticular has come to- light. At station 25, the water cam.e up, with a rush, rising in a few minutes from the beach to a depth of from two to four feet under the houses in the front row. It was then that many of the people decided to leave their homnes and go to !the cottages farther from the beating surf. But to make one's way against a gale which was break ing telegraph poles was obviously im possible, to say nothing of the knee deep water, swirling down the paths like a mountain torrent. For the men of any family to help women to a safe place through the wind and waiter and drifting wreckage would have been a terrific task, and without the help of! two young men of Charleston, A. 0. Halsey and M. S. Hentz, the death rec ord of Atlanticville might not have * ~ been clear, as it so providentially is,' and many of the residents of that por tion of the island would have spent a * much more dangerous and trying * night. Rescue Women and Children. Mr. Halsey and Mr. Hentz first got their own famalies safely to the cot-. tage of A. Barton Miller, a substantial * bungalow, rather higher than the ma jority, and then started to help other' distressed cottagers to this refuge. minute, and it was an exhausting and perilous task to venture out into the! storm at all. But these two men, both of them extraordinarily strong, made trip after trip to the neighboring cot tages, and returned with drenched and exhausted women and children, in some cases ha-;ing carried the women 1 for 100 yards against the full force of the hurricane. On one trip they had' been blown off the road and into the deep ditch and it was only with the greatest difficulty that they had been able to get back to the house. Yet after a short rest they were out again bringing in more people from threat ened houses and carrying reassurance to neighboring cottages. This is only one of the many cases in which people were saved by heroic efforts, the soldiers from Fort Moul trie having scoured the island in the vicinity of the post all night, and res cued many residents in wrecked hous es there. That the damage on the upper end of- the island was greater than at the lower stations, is due only to the meth ods of construction, the houses at the lower end being older and more sub stantial. The storm was just as viol ent in one place as the other, but the more sheltered position and stronger buildings kept the houses below the reservation from suffering as much. The roof of the barrack's piazza was blown off, but beyond this and the overturning of sentry boxes and out houses, the government property weathered the storm well. In the opinion of many of the Sul livan's Island residents who went through the storm of '93, S,unday's gale was more severe, and did more damage than 'the one 18 years ago. There is no positiv!e wy of telling, but several permanent residents on the island say that this one was the more severe. At any rate everybody who went through Sunday's storm on the island, is unanimous in declaring that it was an experience which they are willing not to repeat. Estimated Property Loss. According to the stories related yes terday-by several who had experienc ed the fury of the storm at the Isle of Palms, no fatalitjes took place, but the property damage was considerable. Mr. James Sottile, the owner of the resort, alone estimating-his .lass to be not Less than $35,090. Mr. F. G. Schaefer, a taa'elling man of Atlanta, Ga., who spent the terrible ight on the little island, and who, ac-I oding to several of his companions, id much to liven up the sinking spir its of the ter.rified women and children in the party, gave a very vfivid account f his experience during the 'night: Quests Made Merry. "Notwithstanding the fact that one f the most terrible storms which had ver visited this port was raging for nany hours, all the guests made mer y," said Mr. Schaefer. "The staunch !eashore Hotel withstood the storm, xept for a portion of the left wing, which was carried awa.y, as were the servants' quarters. It was necessary o nail and brace every door and win low in the hotel. The ladies bravely ook things as they were, and each ~nc every one in her role proved her elf a heroine. Tlhere were also many hidren, who bravyly held themselves Lad throughout the entire excitement, asting for hours, not a scream was ~ieard or a tear shed, by the smallest hild. Indeed, it was a brave crew, weathering the storm like old sailogrs, nd under the command of the gallant aptain, Mr. Jack H. Clancy, who all he while made merry, singing many matches of songs and telling many musing tales. Music While Storm Raged. "Miss Dub presided at the piano uring the height of the storm, while the Misses Mildred and Ethel Gucken iemer entertained with singing and recitations. Several young gentlemen deserve special mention for their brave efforts in boarding up 'windows and doors, barring out the terrible wind and storm. Those deserving special mention in doing this effective work are: Messrs. Edw. C. Stothart, Robt. Magwood, Jas. Allen, Jr., and Mr. James Sotille, the owner of the Isle of Palms, who led his little band of bravre men through every part of the house making things as secure as pos sible from the storm. "A number of employees and some few visitors took refuge in an upper story of the Stag hotel, adjoining the pa!ilion, and it was ascertained after wards that these were safe." v'ii, ;of T~Ip Top Advice. 1 "My w amited me to take our boy to the doctor to cure an ugly boil,", writes D). Franke], of Stroud, Okla. "I said 'put Bucklen's Ar .ica Salve on it.' She did so, and it cured the boil in a short time." Quickest healer of Burns, Seals, Cuts, Corns, Bruises, Sprains, Swellings. Best Pile cure on earth. Try it. Only -25c. at W. E. Peham & Son. EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE IN THE BEATTIE CASE COM10ONWEALTH RESTS ITS CASE IN CHIEIF. Defence Seeks to Corroborate Beat tie's Contention That Highway man Xilled His Wife. Chesterfield Court House, Va., Aug. 28.-Between gulps of intense emotion, Paul Beattie, cousin -of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., who stands indicted for the murder of his wife, revealed on the witness stand late today -that the accused told him twenty-four hours after the murder how sorry he was "he had done it," a circumstance relating to the crime that the witness hitherto had suppressed. Coming as dramatically, and as un expectedly as the pathetic tale an hour before of Mrs. R. V. Owen, mother of the dead woman, as to the domestic infelicity of her daughter due to the husband's loathsome condition the brief but thrilling testimony given by Paul Bearttie created a profound sen sation. Paul Beattie at the coroner's in quest, a nervous wreck, but today strong and d,;rmined, poured out a tale which c-nfessedly has troubled his mind not only because he purchas ed the shot gun for Henry, but because he did not until today tell all he knew of the case. With quivering lips and tear-dimmed eyes he set forth the story against which his heart and sympathy had for days been revolting. "I hated to testify against my own flesh and kin," he murmured as the muscles of his throat pulsated "but my wife, my child and the duty I owe to my city forced me to do so.' Profound Sensation. The gasp that rose simultaneously from the throats of those in the stuffy court room was strikingly audible and for a moment the crowd held its breath, while Paul Beattie continued: "Henry had told me that he wanted me to stick by him, but I said to him, 'this looks mighty black to me, and you've got mo duto a lot of trouble.' Henry then told me, 'I wish to God I had not done it. I would not have done it for a million dollars, but she never loved me, she. only married me for my money."' Paul Beastie paused and his plain tive tone sank lower, but he did not break down. A hushed stillness pre vailed in the room as his next words wei'e awaited, 'but he said no more,, and bracing himself in his chair, turn ed his sharp chin toward the bench where the prisoner and cousel sat and looked fixedly at the latter in prepara tion for the cross examination. Henry M. Smith, Jr., one of the lawyers for the defendant, rose from his seat, gazed hard at the witness and in a loud voice confronted Paul with the ch.arge that at the coroner's inquest he had . not told the whole truth as his oath required when he omited to make the statement con cerning Henry's alleged confession to him. Paul looked appealingly at the counsel, and, hardly able to repress his emotion, told how he had not been able to clear his mind at the inquest when he collapsed, or for some days later, and that he had only recently been able to force himself to give dam aging evidence against his . own kins man. It was a late hour when this stage of the trial was reached and adjourn ment was taken until tomorrow morn ing when cross examination will con tinue. In 'the meantime Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., was taken back to Rich mond to permit of a conference there with counsel. The prosecution let it be known that it had practically fin ished its case. Mrs. Owen on Stand. From early morning when a moth er, Mrs. R. V. Owen, stifled her pride and in a choking voice, almost a whis per at times, told the jury the sordid details of how Henry Clay Beattie, Jr's., allaged physical ailment caused his wife heart rending grief and hours of anguish, the prisoner faced the hardest strain thus far witnessed in his fight for life. Through the testimony of the moth er of the dead woman, the prosecution endeaviored to define the motive for the crime, the fears that news of the alleged ailmen*t might reach Henry C. Beattie, Sr., and cause a rupture be tween the son and the father upon whom he depended. To reinforce its theory of the mo tive, the prosecution put on the stand also Mrs. J. E. Binford, mother of Beulah, "the girl in the case," and Henrietta Pittman, her chum. Their testimony brought to the surface a story of Beattie's four years of ac quaintance with Beulah Binford, of al leged numerous indiscretions, of the birth and death of the child named Henry Clay Binford and how just: prior carried on. Enough was told today of the Binford girl's connection with the case, :n the opinion of the prosecution, to make it unnecessary for the com monwealth to call Beulah to the stand. State Changes Its Plans. Chesterfield Court House, Va., Aug. 29.-An auburn-haired boy, talking swiftly but clearly, revealed on the witness stand today to the surprise of both defense and prosecution in the trial of Henry Clary Beattie, Jr., for wife murder, that he had observed several blood spots along the Midlo thian turnpike, where the crime occur red. Hitherto it had ben presumed no blood spot existed except one near the place where Mrs. Beattie is supposed to have succumbed. Alexander Robertson was the boy, and what he told the jury in response to a question from counsel for the de fense entirely upset the plan of the commonwealth to rest its case today. Prosecutor Wendenburg announced that it would be necessary for him now to call at least se*n or eight witnesses to controvert the boy's tes timony. SeTeral Blood Spots. On direct examination by the prose cutor, when the latter was seeking to show where the boy found a certain yellow hair pin, similar to that worn by Mrs. Beattie, Robertson referred to its distance from "the first blood spot." "Were there two blood spots?" ask ed Henry M. Smith, Jr., counsel for the defense. In apparent surprise, the boy not only told of a second blood spot, but of several smaller spots near it. The revelation concerning the pres ence of niore than one blood spot is in line with the contention of the de fense that all the blood on the road dripped from the car, in which Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., alleges his wife was shot. The prosecution's theory is that the blood in the road at the place Mrs. Beattie was killed resulted from mur der committed outside the machine. Blood Stains on Car. The prosecution has.pointed out by witnesses and its statements concern ing an examination pf the machine 'that no blood was found on either running board of thle car and that the dust pan underneath the .car would have caught any blood that trickled through the front part of the machine from the seat, and that all the blood visible had hardened on'the floor of the car just beneath the steer ing wheel. Robertson was summoned as a wit ness by the prosecution only for the purpose of stating that he had found a hair pin, but his testimony, as a re sult of the questions of counsel for the. defense, soon established that he would be an important witness for the defense, and he subsequently will be called by the defense if necessary. The prosecution announced just before ad journment of court at 4.30 today that after the introduction of several wit nesses along this line tomorrow it would rest its case. Sleep in Same Jail. Henry C. Beattie, Jr., the accused, and Paul D. Beattie, his cousin, who yesterday on the witness stand told of an alleged confession by Henry concerning the murder, were confined in separate cells in Chesterfield coun ty jail tonight. Paul hitherto had been kept in confinement in Richmond in default of bond, but today, after 'he fin ished on the wituness stand, Judge Watson sudden-ly ordered his retention in jail here. Paul Beattie's story of yesterday was .not shbaken in the cross-exmia tion by counsel for the defense, but t became apparent today that the de fense' intends to refute his testimony by placing on the stand the prisoner himself. Alexander Robertson, a 16-year-old boy, was the last witness of the day. Found Pin After Murder. He testified to having found a wo man 's yellow hair pin Thursday morn - ing after the murder. He said lie gave the pin to his older brother, Tav' lor Robertson, a newspaper man, in~ the court room at the time. "Is it your purpose to prove that the pin was Mrs. Beattie's ?" asked the counsel for the defense. "It is." The boy's testimony revealed for the first time the presence of a second blood spot on the Midbothian turnpike about 300 'to 400 yards from the first blood spot. He said it was 18 inches. long. J. B. Houchens, father-in-law of Paul Beattie, merely fixed as July 11 the date when he informed Detective McMahon of Paul Beattie's purchase of the gun. Chesterfield C. H., Aug. 30.-Testi mony corroborativie of the story told by Henry 0. Beattie, Jr., that a beard' ed highwayman killed his wife with a shotgun was introduced by the de fnse in the Beattie trial today, when What kind of Sb Two Dollars Bu) Perhaps you've been taught by ex perience not to ex pect much for $2.00. If that is the case The Southern Girl Shoe $2.00 used to buy i will buy a better p2 before-certainly if SOUTH] $2.00 S It. has all the sna made shoe. There i form line. It is as I ever saw-every stitcl cannot buy better sol from the best part of 1 long wear. It's the for the price. We haN for the Red Bell on t CRADDOCK - . * Lynchbt REDN HOLD up Red Meat chew for men. Alh good-better now A ever. No spice to make your tol sore-no excessive sweetemin make you spit yourself away an, your stomach: Just higi-grade Carolina tobacco, properly swee a perfect process. 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It is reported tonight that the pros ecu@on is ready, when its time for re buttal arrives, to put 'on the stand the man who passed along the railiroad tracks where Rolland said he saw a man with a shotgun and 'that the new witness will say he was squirrel hunt ing that day. The defense summoned many wit-' n'esses. Besides thwi testlinony regar ing the bearded man, expert testimony was introduced as to dte bouncing qual4ties of an automobile similar to that driven by Beattie thereby ac counting for the jolting out from the car~ of the shotgun placed in a rear seat by Beatitie after the -encounter with the alleged highwayman. Attacks This Redoubt. The prosecution attacked this line of evidence on crosseexaminatio~n. It1 contended that the railroad crossing where Beat,tie claims the gun must haV1e been ejected from the car was a smooth one and that the jolt which might have resulted from crossing the tracks where the ~rails are exposed necessarily 'would have tossed the weapon forward of the orossing in stead of directly sideways, paral.lel with the track, where the gun was found. The idea of the prosecution has been to indicate that Beattie him self slowed down at the crossing and threw the gun to one side on his' way to the Owen home with his dead wife. The defense sought to show That be ing held up by highwaymen while motoring -in this vicinity was not an uncommon occurrence, aind put onte stand a chauffeur who related an ex perience with a highwayman a year oe will yht1s same shoe h8 "Autograph' bA $2.50-$3.00 Is year Welt sewed ;bl olw College Woman's Wal ing Shoe $3.00-$3.50-$4.00 ff equals the best custom make. will surprise you. You say L good shoe. 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Augusta, Aug. 29.-For the frt* since the stormthat has wrough~uC devastation has relented In its ry first hand authentic infomt0~3 reached the outside world from *U fort and Port Royal. E. S. oiI trainmaster of the Charleston & West ern Carolina, who was on the firing line at Whaley branch, between Co00 saw station and Beaufort, assisting in the strenuous efforts being made to repair the damage to the long fill and the trestle at that point, after,.having made a thorough investigation of theA conditions beyond there yesterday a!- . ternoon wired Frank M. Olar, superin tendent of transportation, particulars of the .situation. No lives have~ been lost and .no casualties are reported. either at Beaufort or Port Royal or near those places. No information has been available from the islands lying further seaward. There has beeni lit- t te destruction of residence property. The loss to crops, however, hag been tremendous as the cotton crops i the rich trucking section are reportel to tally destroyed. This section includes practically all of the country along the railroad from Coosaw to Port Royal. The cotton crop is planted af ter the truck has been gathered. AS this cotton is much further Inlanld than the sea islands and the force of ithe storm -was greater nea#~r the ocean it is not improbable that the island crops have suffered as heavily.q as those further inland if not moe heavily.J