A Fearful Hurricane

Charleston, B. C, Sept. 29.- The most fearful gale in this city sinoe 1854, occurrefl to-day, beginning about daylight with a streng soutlirnst wind nd increasing in violen :e until 9 u'clock, when it had beooine a hurrioane. The tide was torced up to an unpreoedeuted height, inundating the entire river front of the city, damaging the wharves and in some instancea sweeping away the pier heads. A long stone sea wall knowuas the battery, a fanious promenade resort, was laid in ruins, and tlie public bathing house was demolished. The shippicg generally escaped seriousdamage. Some nuil cral'ts were wreoked but the large yessels were only chaffed. Throughoul tho city, fences and out-buildiugs were iestroyed, branches torn froin trees, and luring the height of the storm the ir was filled with slato and tin stripped froni roofs, inaking tbo streets iuipassable. Tho raassive brick walls of a new theater which had just been completed with the exception of putting on the roof, and froni its position was exposed to the foU torce of the gale, wero leveled with the streot. About noon the wind shifted to the west moderating its violence. It hoped that the worst is over. Two houses are reported swept away on SulUvan's Island and one iife lost. The inmates of the bathing houso were rescued with the utmost difficulty. It is probable that 1250,000 will not repair the damages.