Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-20
The areaf Storm.

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The storm on the 18th proved very extern
sive, New England, the Middle states ana
parts of the South and West being IN its neid.
In New York it was the heaviest OF tne sea-
son.. The wind blew violently ana the ram
descended in perfect food, both DONG mqcn
damage. The rain abated somewhat at New
York city, Thursday afternoon. but the eas1
wind was as furious as ever. Inc trains 10 W
the city were delayed, but the worst enect Oh Oh
the storm was upon shipping over lvo
tanned inside the bar at Sandy Hook, waiting
for the weather to break. Up to noon none
of the He'll Gate pilots reached the city. An
old pilot who brought vessel through He'll
Gate. "wednesday night, said he experienced
the greatest difficulty in reaching the East
river on account of the strong tide and terri
BILE gusts of wind and rain. All the Sandy
Hook pilots say the sea beyond the Narrows
has not been 80 rough in great numoer Of
years. . Ia,
A sloop sunk near Jersey City ferry, late
Wednesday night but it is not known that
anv lives were lost. Several canal boats
broke loose from their moorings; after foat-
ing about the upper bay, they were rescued
| nv tugs. but had to throw overheard lOUu
crates of peaches. On the North river
schooner sunk, between Barclay street and
Hoboken ferry, but her crew were saved ano
taken to Jersey City. boat with TWO sea
men capsized, while endeavoring to board
brig. and one was drowned. The wharf oil
Barclay street ferry was badly broken by
waves. Tue surf from the lighthouse to
Long Branch and along the Jersey shore was
the heaviest ever known. The beach ls
| covered with barrels, boxes and other matter
washed from the decks of passing vessels
No wrecks, however, are reported as tar
south as Sduam beach. The steamers from
New York made their regular trips, Thurs
day.
Several bathing houses at Long Branch
were swept away, and one venturesome oathel
was drawn out by the surf and thrown on
the beach insensible, but was resuscitated.
The surf rolled nearly to the doors OF the
cottages, and crossed the stretch between the
end of the Hook and Highlands several times
making a waterway to Shrewsbury river
Everything along the beach was carried of
| A bulkhead fronting the New Jersey south
eru track near Camden was also carried away
No trains were run on the direct line ircu
Philadelphia, Thursday. At noon the
violence of the storm abated.
At Baltimore, the fury OF the tempest was
unexampled Streets in various parts of the
CITY were submerged, aud a large number o.
cellars flooded Jones' Falls were overflow
ed; and a portion OF the old flooded distric
was again inundated. The water, in some
places, was four or five feet deep. All the
railroads running to the city were more OF
less damaged, and trains delayed more Sc
I.riously than for years before. Several small
land slides occurred. and some culverts OF
the Baltimore and Ohio road washed out
In consequence of the bursting OF a portion
of the Hartford tunnel, between II and
O'Clock, the dividing walls OF two dWeliing
on Bond street gave way, causing the DE
struction of two back buildings. All tht
kitchen and dIning-room furniture was pre-
cipitated into the stream; and the inmates
barely escaped with their lives. The watel
began to subside about l O'Clock, Thursday
Over seven inches of rain fell at Philadel
pbis. and three feet of water flow over thu
Paramount dam. A man in that city wal
drowned while attempting to rescue some
horses from flooded stable, and boy wa:
with difficulty rescued from drowning in 6
street culvert.
In consequence Of the storm and the dam.
ACE to railroads, no trains arrived at Wash
ington from the north until nearly 3, Thurs
day afternoon:
The barge j. d. Morton broke away frou
a tow-boat iu the gale on Lake Michigan
near Detroit, W ednesday night, and went &c
pieces. The captain, his wife and child ano
one seaman were saved, but two seamer
were lost.
Ia New Jersey break was made In the
railroad between Mount Holly and Long
Branch, which prevented travel, much in
Jury was also sustained at Camden. The
passengers from Philadelphia and Long
Beach had to return on account of a break,
all the cars but two having run Oft the track.
The Pullman car went into the gap, COM
polling the passengers to crawl out through
the windows. The storm was very severe
during the night at Cap May aDd Atlantic
CITY. The track of the Baltimore railroad
was washed out near Rock Run, and the
country overhowed. The Pennsylvania rail-
road track near Pennsylvania was washed
away and trains delayed. These breaks
were. however, soon repaired. The Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore road lost
slxty wards of its track and culvert near
Elkton, Md.
Travel to and from New York has been
badly interrupted by the storm. The pass
engers from Long Beach returned, and re-
ported that the track had been washed away
between there and Sandy Hook. No train
arriyed / New York from Philade phia dur
ing the day. A train iron Buffalo which
arrived at New York several hours behind
time, experienced great difficulty between
Corning and Elmira from the food, which
covered the track for several miles to the
depth of nearly two feet. The cars have
to make their way slowly through the mud
, gravel and dritt-wood, and the fires in the
locomotives were dearly extinguished.
Nor did she storm cease on Thursday
Long Branch reported heavy gale, anc
the shore was lined with people witnessing
the magnificent appearance OF the ocean
| The bathing houses there and at other points
were considerably damaged, and some o
: them removed to prevent their being WASHED
away.
Ihe bridge over Monkey run on the Erie
, road, IA miles west of Elmira, yesterda
t morning, and 100 feet of the bank of tn
Chemuny canal feeder, near Corning, wa
washed out A dam on one OF the creek
broke away and carried off dwelling-house
Ii was during the hight OF the storm, an
/ the owner OF the house with his wife an
E dau. Inter sought refuge in barn. Tn
g clouds seemed to have emptied themselves o.
the spot, Tor the building was washed ava
! and scattered over the fields. the man wa
found some distance from where the bar
/ stood, 80 much injured that he cannot recoy
, err. His wife and daughter have not ye
, been found.
The Massachusetts, Democracy hardly seer
, inclined to swallow B. F. Butler, or aid hir
6 in his asnI ra tions for on bernatorial honOrs