Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
HON e NEWS.
HEAVY STORM In THE EAST.
Damage 90 Railroads. shipping and Crops
Along the Coast.

Messing the magnificent appearance of the
sea. The storm is increasing.
LATER-The passengers for the ii o'clock
train to New York, have returned to this
place, and report chat the track has been
washed away between here and Sandy
Hook, New Jersey. The Southern Rail-
road track between this place and Philadcl-
phia, is also reported washed away. No
train has yet arrived from Philadelphia,
to-day. The storm is the heaviest seen
here for twenty years.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.-The storm
was severe at Cape May and at Atlantic
City, butno damage was done.
The Baltimore railroad track was wash
ed out near Rock Run and the country
overlooked. The track has been repaired
by the railroad gang. .....
The Pennsylvania railroad track, near
Palmyra, New Jersey, was washed away
and the trains were delayed. A large force
of workmen repaired the track by noon to-
day.
At Newark, Del, the creek overlooked
and washed out theBaltimore railroad track
near the culverts for sixty yards. Passen-
gers from Baltimore by the night train
were transferred at the Gap. Repairs were
completed by noon to-day and trains are
passing as usual.
AT Lancaster, Pa, the city water works
were considerably damaged. The Golfer
dams were carried away and several small
bridges washed away,
NO damage was done DIV une storm at
Allentown, Bethlehem, Mauch Chunk,
Westminster or Pottsville, though the
rivers are all high.
Loss OF Life and Property by the storm In
the East.
SCRANTON, PA, Aug. 13.-Twenty-one
women and girls, who were picking berries
in the mountains, refuged in a shanty
from the storm. Two were killed by
lightning and seven seriously hurt.
FREDERICK, MD, Aug. ia storm
with hail passed over this section, I'M uring
the crops.' 1t broke the glass in all the VIM
dows. The Chesapeake, Ohio, canal suf-
fered. 1t will require ten days to repair
the culvert at Berlin.
MIFLIN, Aug. 13.-A ten foot land slide
detained the trains several hours.
NEW YORK, August 13.-There is a
great deal of damage about the city
from the storm in breaking of culverts
and flooding cellars. In Camden similar
damages have occurred. The break in the
railroad near INTERCHANGEABLE prevents the
passage of trains to and from Mount Holly
and Long Branch. Passengers for Long
Branch had to return to the city. All the
cars ran off the track but two Pullman's,
and went into gap. The passengers had
to crawl out through the windows, but
none were hurt
The steamer Penna brings 1873 passengers
and full cargo,
CHARLESTON, Aug. 13.-The heavy
rains on the coast for the past few days
threaten serious injury to the cotton
crop.
Additional Particulars OF the Damage
Done.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-All railroads
running into this city are more or less
damaged and the detention of the mails is
more general than on any previous occa-
sion for years. On the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad last night a small land slide oc-
Cured at Red Cut and Vinegar Hill, and a
wash at Elkridge Landing, which threw
the Cincinnati Express, bound west off the
track. No damage was done to the train.
The st. Louis express train, due here at
10 p. NJ, was delayed at the same point
BOSTON, Aug. lathe rain storm COM
menced here at o'clock this morning
with a strong northwesterly gale.
NEW YORK, Aug. lathe storm con-
tinues here, though not so violent as last
night. There has not yet been any serious
arrangement of mails; all that were due
yesterday and this morning have been re-
ceived with the usual regularity.
The train on the Erie railroad, due at
7:20 p. NJ, yesterday, did not arrive till
early this morning. The delay was caus-
4 ed by the washing away of an embank-
ment The through Southern mail, due at
A. NJ, had not arrived at noon.
i Over hundred outward bound vessels
of all classes are at anchor inside the bar,
waiting for the weather to break. The
wind is high yet, but the rain has moder-
ated.
An old pilot, who brought the vessels
B through He'll Gate last night, said he ex-
perienced the greatest difficulty in reach
ing East River on account of the strong
tide and terrible gusts of wind and rain.
q He reports large Government steamer
8 hailing fTow New London. in charge Of
four tugs, anchored off the north of Broth
er's Island, unable to proceed. All the
: Sandy Hook pilots say the sea beyond the
narrOws has not been so rough in a great
number of years. No damage To vessels
have been reported at Sandy Hook. All
extremely high tide prevails along Eas
81 River, but the water did not overflow the
i docks. About midnight several cana
boats broke loose and drifted helplesslS
about but none so far are reported sunk
A sloop lying off Jersey City ferry hous,
sunk, and it is thought some of the crew
We're drowned.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-THE amour
of rain in the late storm exceeds sever
inches. More than three foot of water i
passing over the dam at Fairmount to-day
The mills at Monujunk have their frs
floors flooded, and business is partly sus
pended. In the city boy was rescue,
with difficulty from drowning near tn
mouth of culvert, and Jno. l.. Major wa
drowned while attempting to rescue hi
horspS from a OF hlA uh woS fooJad