The Morning herald., 1876-03-30
LOCAL NEWS.
FLOOD AND WIND.
The Storm on TuesdaY.

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On Tuesday afternoon and evening ter
rible STORM of wind and rain prevailed in
this city, extending until early yesterday
morning The damage which was occa-
stoned was comparatively slight, although
in many parts Of the city, the windows of
the houses suffered, in some cases where the
glass was exposed, shattering every pane in
q house. The Brandywine was greatly but
not dangerously swollen, and as a conse
quence the banks near this city, were lined
with boys and negroes with dip-nets, after
fish. There was no damage down the Pc
ninsula as far as we have heard.
The heavy rain caused complete flood at
and in the vicinity of the P. W. & B. r. R.
Co.'s new round house. The lot on which
the building is being erected is somewhat
low. On Tuesday evening the sluice way at
the foot of Church street, which opens into
the Christiana creek, by some means be
came stopped up, and the water in conss-
quence backed up around the foundations Of
the round house, and also into the yards
of a row of brick houses on Robeitstore street
to the depth of nearly three feet, thereby
putting the inhabitants to some inconve-
nience. Yesterday morning several Of the
workmen were obliged to suspend operations
on part of the building, and temporary
railway which had been laid for the purpose
of carrying stone and other material about
the place, was completely submerged. There
was ne serious damage done, and no delay
caused as the workmen were employed at
other parts of the building.
The stationary engines, which were being
used at the foundations were completely
submerged by the water, and the track
which had been built around it, was fairly
foated from its place.
Early in the evening, when the wind
storm began to arise, schooner sailing
down the Delaware river came to anchor
at Pennsgrove, NJ Soon the wind be-
came 90 high that the anchor dragged,
seeing which the crew hove anchor and al
lowed the vessel to come over to the Della
ware shore, where they again anchored.
Shortly afterwards the wind changed, and
once more the vessel was blown out in the
river. She was very heavily laden, and
the water completely covered the decks,
washing away the yawl boat and other
movable articles. Finding they could do
nothing to save the vessel, the crew.. +.
Keigh, of Pennsgrove, Jacob Smith and
Geo. Ward, of Salem, and Paschal Pedrick,
of ennsville--jumped into the water and
swan ashore, though to do SO they were
obliged to throw away their outer clothing
and boots.
They came to this city and were hospita-
bly, received and kindly treated by Mr.. Hor-
ner, of the Washington House, who fur
nished them food, beds and dry clothes.
They left yesterday morning for help to get
the vessel up.
The French steamer Labrador which left
Reed street wharf on Tuesday morning,
after having discharged her Centennial
goods, was yesterday blown ashore below
Finn's point, and will have to "lightsn,"
which means that the vessel will have to
lessen her cargo before she can be again
set adoat The Labrador is bound for New
York, to discharge, from which port she
was appointed to sail for Harvre on the
1st April, and from which time the French
line expected to resume their weekly trips.
There 10 also another vessel, q large
barque, ashore at the same place, having
bssn driven there BY the heros wind.