NATION : Bush to View Hugo Damage in S.C.
President Bush will fly to South Carolina on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation spewed by Hurricane Hugo, the White House said today.
The hurricane, which killed 28 people on the U.S. mainland and 33 in the Caribbean, left behind upward of $3 billion in damage.
The hurriedly arranged trip will complicate a schedule that already calls for Bush to be in Annapolis, Md., in late morning for a retirement ceremony for Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
To fulfill his commitment to Crowe, Bush will have to make a pre-dawn flight to Charleston and complete his tour by mid-morning in order to leave time to travel to Annapolis, officials said.
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