The daily gazette., 1876-09-18

hihs, duu ~ rouTth anu ldJndll
streets, In front of August Bickta's
house two small maple trees were
blown down and tore up a consider
aoIe portion of the sidewalk in their
descent. Similar damage was occas
stoned on Orange street, above Fourth
by the uprooting of small tree.
The large Photographic sign of
Garrett d Bro. on Market street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth and all
over the city loose signs were blown
about while awnings were split into
ribbons,
DAMAGED BY THE FLOOD.
The high wind combined with the
rain caused the heaviest tides ever
known in the Christiana and Dela>
ware. At Pennsgrovc the top of the
steamboat pier was carried away, the
grove was flooded, and the water
reached the bar room floor in French's
hotel.
Capt. Denney. who came over from
Pennsgrove. last evening, in the steam
er Alice Preston, says that there was
the heaviest sea in the Delaware he
ever witnessed. He was not able to as
certain, except from the landmarks
and the anchored vesse Is, when he en-
tered the mouth of the Christian, the
banks on both sides were submerged,
and not even the tops of the reeds
were visable; even Fourth street wharf
was under two feet ofwater.
The banks along the Christiana were
broken in several places, and the low
lands on ithe Southside; as was on the
Brandywine marshes were covered
with water from one to six feet deep.
None of the houses were flooded, but
some of the people W ere put to much
inconvenience when they attempted
to move around.
TRAM DELAYED
The Sunday train on the Whining
ton d Western r. r, due here at $40
o'clock, was delayed half Lour at
Landenburg. by tree falling across
the track.
In many places along the lines of
our railroads, the wires were broken
though only few of the poles were
blown down.
DROWNED IN THE BAY.
During the storm the schooner Addie
Walton, of Boston, while at anchor be-
tween Cross Ledge and Bonn bay Hook
Light, was run into and sunk by the
ship Light Brigade, of Queenstown,
Ireland. The crew of the schooner
| were all saved, with the exception of
| one man, who was drowned. The
ship was somewhat damaged and was
towed out by the tug Kerfoot, Capt.,
Byrne, who afterwards put into Will
mington and laid by until morning.
The Storm Down the State.
The starm extended down the State. and
| its ravages at some of the principal points ar,
thus related by the GAzETTE's special cor
| respondents:
NEW CASTLE, SEPT. IS, 1876.
Accustomed as we are to heavy blows. the
| gale of yesterday surpassed anything in the
| memory of the oldest inhabitant.
Our River front presents a fearful sigh
above and below as far as the eye can reach
Il Several large schooners are high and dry. one
a three master. is at least two hundred yard,
l beyond high water mark.
The Shore r Il to the Delaware Iron Works
| Is completely washed away, and the land in
side Of the bank is flooded causing q loss OF a
least $1,000 and probably SI0.000, nearly ever,
| public wharf is wrecked, and the wharves tt
private houses are in the same condition; al
| most every cellar on the east side of From
1 street is full of water.
Messrs w Fl Jefferson & Co loses heavily il
| wood and rails and have some grain in theil
store house damaged also several hundred
| bushels OF wheat in the schr. s Cobb which
with the vessel will prove almost total loss
A 7 Truss has about 200 tons of coal over
board and with wood and rails swept away
his loss will amount to or hundred dollars
he fortunately had very little grain on tn,
lower floor his store house.
The old grave yard in the upper part OF tn,
City was badly washed and the shore is lineC
with skulls and bones of bodies that have
been inferred a century at least.
THE river bank above this point stood thu
efforts Of the wind and water, but the tid
was SO very high that the marsh is overflow
| ed nearly 10 the level of the causeway on tn
| Wilmington Road.
Trees are uprooted and limbs are lying il
every place, not street in the city escape'
without some damage. several stables ar
blown down and everything looks wet. mud
dy and dreary. When the schooner Cobb
went ashore at the avenue the captain an,
his wife and three chll dren we're on boar,
and by great exertion were taken Off unhurl
| Ell Rogers while attempting to carry out
line fell overheard and becoming entangle
in ii barely escaped drowning; when draw
P.B. Vandever. Esq. while tearing ava
| broken and dangerous limbs. fell and brOk
one of the small bones OF his right arm.
at the time it is impossible to estimate tn
| actual damage. we would suppose it to b
from $4,000 to $4,000 and it is possibl
more.
MIDDLErowN. SEPT. Is 1876,
A terrific wind storm prevailed here yeste
day. Un the farm of Gen. VIM. Reynold,
a wagon shed was blown over, and a larg
number of peach trees were destroyed. Ais
| several large locust trees around the nous
each between 40 and so feet high. pear treef
corn stocks. straw racks and fences. 1t will
take week to repair the damage. Frsn
the surrounding country heavy damages ar
|, reported.
SMYRNA, SEPT 18th Sc
A terrible tornado of wind and rain, visite
our town to day from the east. Trees wer
uprooted and roofs of houses blown off. Com
mcrce street was filled with blown dow!
, | trees. fences. merchant signs. The win
blew a terrific gale from one O'Clock unit
seven. The steeple of the Presbyteria
> Church fell about o'clock I'D the excite
r ment was great but greater still was the as
, constituent of the people when the Episcopa
Chrrch spre was blown from its stronghold
In School district No. 5 the roof o
| the house was blown almost completely Of
: , | :, The damage to our vessels in the cree
was comparatively small. they being in
good harbor. / will ssy and | haye talke
with great many old heads that the storm
of to day is the worst that ever visited OH
town. No doubt the damage Though
haven't heard any one give an estimate) cal