The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-09-23
The EquinOOtial Storm.

coast for years. a telegram from Milfor
on the upper Delaware river, says thi
the rain was very heavy there The rai
has been very welcome in that section,
ii is tho first rain Of any amount the
have had since June. At West Chestt
a colored boy, aged IA, was killed by
shed being blown upon him, and FIVE hous,
were unroofed At Trenton the steep
of St. Paups Episcopal Church was blow
down; Millington's pottery, in course
erection, was destroyed Davis potter
had the roof blown off, and four othe
buildings were unroofed. At Cape Ma
part of the Congress Hall roof was blow
of, falling upon and completely demolish
ing Hildreth's cottage. The Stockto
House was unroofed. Several cottage
were badly damaged. The sea brok,
completely over the board walk and drive
washing away the pier in front of Congress
Hall and nearly all the walk from tina
point down to Sea Grove. There wa
very little damage done at Sea Grove
where the wind reached velocity of q
miles an hour, when the signal officer
''indicator" broke. The damage ut Cape
May is stated at 100000 At Atlantic
City only slight damage was done 81 ,00C
being estimated Washington reports nc
material damage beyond tho flooding oil
cellars and the blowing down of trees
In New York much damage was caused
by overfows and flooding cellars. On the
Upper Delaware river the damage done
was slight, it being eounterbalanced by the
joy the lumbermen feel at the froshet in
the river, which will enable them to get
their logs to market. In Boston no very
serious damage was done, but the storm
was very severe. The rainfall was 2.l4
inches, more than for all of August.
Along the North Carolina coast the wind
blew go miles an hour, and on Albemarle
and Pamlico Sounds great damage was
done to small vessels, bathing-houses, &c,
but no serious injury is reported from
that section. In Richmond quite num-
Der of buildings were unroofed aud other
wise damaged. At Norfolk the wind
blew 72 miles an hour. The Custom
House, Seaboard and Roanoke railway
station, and several other buildings were
unroofed. The lower portion of Alexan-
dria was flooded by the freshet in the
Potomac, and grain stored in the ware
houses on the wharves damaged. At
Lebanon, Pa, many houses were unroofed
and great damage done the fruit crop.
AT Cape Henry, Va, seven inches of rain
fell in twenty-four hours, and the wind
blew so miles an hour A number Of
houses in Philadelphia, Pa, were unroofed,
trees blown down, aud in some places the
Delaware river overfowed the wharvcs,
causing destruction to goods stored in
cellars In Baltimore the damage in the
lower part of the city will reach about
$50, 900.
The damage done to shipping has been
severe. Steamer Juniata towing twelve
barges from Havre de Grace to Baltimore,
was struck by the gale Saturday night, and
nine of the barges sank. The people on
board took refuge on the other barges,
which drifted ashore, but ono capsized,
drowning eight persons. Twenty-Five were
landed on shore in safety and were after
wards taken to Baltimore.
Steamship Rebecca Clyde, from viii
mington for Baltimore, was wrecked Sun
day at Portsmouth, off Pamlico Sound, and
has gone to pieces. Captain Childs, two
mates, two engineers, six of the crew, and
a passenger named Whildon, were lost
The steamer left Charleston last Tuesday,
and Wilmington Saturday. She was la
den with cotton and naval stores, valued
at 100000. The vessel was thirteen
years old, of 443 tons burthen, and
valued at $4,000. All her officers DO.
longed to Baltimore. She had scarcely
any passengers, being used chiefly for
freighting.
A severe gale occurred September 9th
on Newfoundland Banks. Much property
was destroyed, and it is feared several
lives were lost. Vessels arriving at St.
Johns report passing through large guam
titles of wreck stuff.
Inn olbhM N 1hE NENIENNlAL.
The effect at the Exhibition Grounds
and the vicinity was not so disastrous as
might have been expected from storm
Of such violence sweeping through neigh
borhood composed almost wholly of light
structures. OF course there was general
Infringing Of signs and demolition oil
sheds, but the large buildings withstcod
the terrific force in q remarkable way.
Tho Trans-continental Hotel probably was
the only building on the outside that
sustained any very serious damage About
three hundred feet Of the roof, extending
from the eastern end, was lifted from it,
fastenings, and at one time the loss of thu
whole covering seemed inevitable. o.
course much inconvenience was occasionet
the occupants of the upper floors, but th,
proprietors promptly summoned the aid o
the Fire Department, and the unroofet
part Of the building was soon coverc,
with waterproof cloths. These were ais
uplifted by the gale, but were soon secured
Nearly all tho hotel workmen had beef
engaged In rcconstructing Schuetzon Hall
the old building having been demolishe,
in the recent FIRE. A brick wall that ha,
reached considerable height was blow
down with crash that was startling.
The numerous shanties along Elm ave
nue. opposite the grounds were all more 0
less damaged by wind or rain. In man
instances only boards were blown avn