The daily gazette., 1876-09-19
THE STORM-ITS EFFECTS.

At Cape May, the wind caused very
high tide, and at 6 o'clock the sea was
breaking completely over the beach drive
running it, and carrying away the pier in
front of Congress Hall, and also washing
away the board walk. There is hardlya q
vestige OF the board walk left from Con
gress Hall to Sea Grove. Several vessels
are reported ashore, but their names have
not yet been aScertained. Mr.. John Nc
Maxim, of the Atlantic House, was blown
from the plaza of the hotel and had his
ankle sprained.
Five ice-hOuses belonging to Cochran
& Co., Of Baltimore, located on the east
bank of the Susquehanna, just north of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad bridge, were blown down
and the debris piled in heaps. These
houses were frame structures, covering
ground $50 by 800 feet. They were empty
| and had been SO during the entire sum-
mer, and thus made little resistance to the
gale blowing directly up the river.
The steamer Planter, from the Patux-
ent, reported eight vessels, seven of them
with wood and one with tobacco, driven
on shore in Drum Point harbor, schooner
VIM. Stevens, with tobacco and merchan-
disc and an empty schooner ashore in
Mill creek. The schooner Acorsen, load
ed with lumber, bound to Baltimore, sunk
off James's Point; all on board were say-
ed. A three top mast schooner at anchor
off James's Point, had all her sails and
rigging carried away. The schooner ID.
E. Woolford, bound to Richmond with a
full load of coal, sunk at Plum Point
wharf; all lives were saved. They climb
ed the mast, where they remained all
night and were rescued next morning.
Three vessels one of them the Florence
Lee, were hard ashore in Herring bay
One is loaded with oysters. ,,T
Il At the centennial grounds the wind and
rain crushed the windows ON the hortll-
eastern side of the main exposition build
ing, and the water beating in seriously
damaged number of the exhibits in the
American section. This damage is of a
serious nature. The roof of the noble
building commenced to leak in some spots
but the members of the centennial fire de
Ipartment and guards were detailed to at
| tend to the matter, and the water was
caught before it fell upon the goods on
exhibition. Machinery Hall sustained no
damage whatever. The gale had a clean
! sweep upon the cluster of buildings inclos-
ed within the centennial grounds, and the
: fierce blasts raved and shrieked among the
Substantial structures, yet doing no dam
l. age beyond that already mentioned. 1t is
nothing short of miracle that numerous
disasters did not occur. The hurricane
played havoc with Shantytown, and came
near disposing Of the question of law in
, the demolition of the unlawlfully erected
, structures. The frail shanties were an
, easy prey to the gusty wind currents.
! Late in the afternoon the wind struck the
/, roof Of the Transcontinental Hotel, and
,, the tin with which it was covered was roll
= ed up like scroll and carried some dis
: tance. The roof of the establishment
leaked badly in consequence, and in order
: to protect the interior it was covered with
= canvass. The notorious Fish House, a
two-storied frame drinking saloon, located
, on Elm avenue, near Forty-second street,
) was totally demolished.