The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-14
STORMS IN THE EAST.
Great Damage In and About PhIla-
delphlR1'


LoNa BRANCH, August 13.-The pas
sengers for New York have returned ant
report the railroad track washed away
The New Jersey i Southern Railroad
track between here and Philadelphia L
also reported 10 be washed away. The
storm Is the heaviest that has been expo
rienced for twenty yearS.
PHILADELPHIA, August l3. = Much
damage has been done about this city by
the storm breaking the culVeTts and
flooding the cellars. In Camden also
there has been similar damage. The
breaking Of the railroad track near Mer-
chanlviile prevents the passage Of trains
10 and from ut. Holly and Long Branch.
The passengers had toreturn, all the cars
but two having run of the track. The
drawing room car went into the gap,
compelling the passengers to crawl out
through the windows. None were In
lured. . -fS-.rE
The storm was severe at Cape May and
Atlantic City. The track OF the Balti.
more & Ohio Railroad was washed out
near Rock Run, and the country Ia over.
flowed. The Pennsylvania Railroad track
near Palmyra, N. j., was washed away,
and the trains were delayed. At Newark,
Delaware Creek had overhowed and
washed out the Baltimore Railroad track
near culvert for sixty yards. The pas.
sengers from Baltimore by the night train
were transferred OF the gap. At Atlantic
City the water works were considerably
damaged. Golfer dams were carried oil
and several small bridges washed away.
BALTIMORE, August l3.-The culVert
and q portion OF the track oil the Phila-
delphia, Wilmongton & Baltimore Rail-
road, near Elkton station, was washed
away by the heavy rain last night, delay
ing all the trains. The air line train from
New York, due here at o'clock this
morning did not reach this city until 1915
Pm. The branch road from PerryVille
10 Port Deposit also suffered from the
storm, large masses Of rock being washed
upon the track, and the culVert carried
away, completely obstructiug travel.
NEW YORK, August 13.-A train from
Buffalo, which arrived to-day several
hours behind time, experienced great dii
flculty between Corning and Elmlra, the
flood covering tho track several times to
the depth OF two feet, the cars having to
make their way slowly through the mud,
gravel and drinwoOd, nearly extiDgutsh.
the fires in the locomotive.
A dispatch from Perryville TO day 10 the
post office authorities, stated that the
bridges in that vicinity had been carried
away by the floods, and the southern
mRiis consequently did not arrive till
late tonight .-# '..i
A landsilde Is reported somewhere on
the Erie Railroad. A break In the Che.
mung Canal, near Albion, this State, Is
WASHrNaToN, August lathe crops
within a radius Of twenty miles Of Wash
ington werc seriously damaged by yes
teTday's storm.
LoNa BRANCH, August 13.-The storm
Is increasing. Its now blowing terrific
Gale. Tho New Jersey Southern track
at Seabright is inundated. Much damage
Is expected along the shore;
ELMIRA, N. Y, August 13.-Tho storm
in this vicinity was very severe. One
hundred feet Of the bank Of the Chemung
canal feeder, near Corning, were washed
out; damage $4,000 A strange occur.
renee took place twenty miles west, this
morning. A dam across one Of the creeks
broke and carried of dwelling house,
during the height Of the storm. The man
with his vile and daughter sought refuge
In a barn. The barn was not near the
path OF the food. The clouds seemed to
have emptied themselves on the spot
where the building was washed away and
acattered over the aelas. The man was
found at some distance from where thR
barn stood 90 much injured that he can
not recover. The wife and daughter have
not been found.