New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-19
STORM.
The EQuin0ctial.

WASHINGTON, September I8. "A gale
which commenced Friday night eliminated
| Sunday in q terrific storm at Norfolk.
Houses and chipping were damaged. Much
| damage was done in Baltimore. Tele-
| graphic communication north is broken.
| Dispatches are being carried by mail.
The river rose eight feet at Harpers
Ferry last night. 1t is still rising.
Boston, September l8.-The storm was
quite severe last night in the bay and aloD G
the coast. Two and a quarter inches OF
rain fell, being more than for the entire
month of August
WnMINGToN, N. c.. September ls-The
storm in this section yesterday was violent,
but so far no very serious damage is re-
ported in this city. Fences and shade trees
suffered greatly and q few houses were IN
rooted. On the sound bathing houses,
fences and small boats were very generally
demolished A number of persons, in en-
deavoring to save boats, narrowly escaped
drowning. The storm was at its height
here at A. M, when the velocity Of the
wind was nearly sixty miles per hour.
PHILADELPHIA, September ls.-The total
damage to the exhibition buildings by the
storm will not exceed $4,000
BALTIMORE, September lS.-The damage
to cotton, tobacco and other produce stored
on the docks and in the vicinity of the
basin by the high water last night is est-
mated at from so 900 to So, 900. No trains
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad have
arrived to-day. 1t is said the Western pas
seDgers are detained at Deer Park by a
land slide, but will arrive here by morning.
Marine Disasters.
NORFOLK, September lS-The schooner
Canton, from Petersburg to Boston, with
wheat, went ashore in James river, and
will have to discharge her cargo. The
with lumber, tor Calais, is ashore at Buck
river, and full OF water. The schooner
Annie Barker, from Castine, is ashore, if
teen miles south of Cape Henry. The
crews we're all saved. A brig and three
masted schooner are ashore above Cape
Henry, with their sails gone. Tugs have
gone to their assistance.
A schooner loaded with hair is ashore
south OF Cape Henry. There were seven
inches of rain fell in twenty-four hours at
Cape Henry, and the wind blew eighty
miles an hours.
The schooner Anna w. Barker, in ballast
from New Haven to Baltimore, is ashore
twelve miles eOuth OF Cape Henry.
WILMINGTON, N. c., September 1S-The
British bark Roberta, loaded with naval
stores, bound for Hull, England, was blown
ashore on Bald Head beach yesterday. The
cargo is now being removed. 1t il thought
Uuo vessel WILL Do CO0SlO0r8Olv damaged.
Contributions here for the Savannah SUIT
ferers in two days amounted to nearly
$1,000.
HALIFAX, September 18-There was
severe gale on Newfoundland Banks on the
sixth instant. 1t is feared some lives were
lost and much property destroyed. Vessels
ct st. Johns report sailing through an i'm
mense quantity of casks, fishing gear and
wrecked dories.
BALTIMORE, September lS-The tow
steamer Juniata, Captain Richardson, of the
Susquehanns Tow Line Company, left
Havre de Grace at 5 p. NJ. Saturday for
Baltimore with twelve barges in tow. When
off PoOles island, at 9 p. NJ. terrible gale
was encountered, which cut the barges
loose, nine of which it is supposed sunk.
The persons on board Of the sinking
barges took refugs on the other three,
which drifted toward the shore, but before
it was reached one them sank and all on
board eight persons, were drowned. The
other two, having twenty. five persons on
board, reached the shore safely. The
drowned were: George Hook, wife and
child, Of Baltimore; Thomas A. Reese, of
Pots Grove, Pennsylvania; Q boy driver,
who was taken on board at Havre de
Grace; lady passenger from Lock Haven,
Pennsylvania, whose first name was Jen.
ME; and two unknown deckhands. The
Juniata arrived here this afternoon with
the survivors.