The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-25
Destructive gquinOotIal Storms.

\ terrific storm OF wind and rain ragged
along the Gulf coast on Sunday ulght and
Monday morning doing great damage to
shipping and Other property at New Or
leans, Mobile, Pascagoula Bay, st, Louis,
Bay Christian, Mississippi city, aud other
points The northwestern suburbs Of New
Orleans wcrc.submcrged Monday from the
overflow OF Lake pnlehartruin. IL was
reported ihut several lives were lost on the
Lake. Nearly twenty miles OF the New
OrIeaps and Mobile Railroad were under
water, aud trains ceased runaing.
Considerable damage was done at Read
ing Monday night by the high wind
Five hundred feet Of the shedding at the
new passenger depot of the Reading Rail-
road Company was blown down, shortly
before nine o'clock, and fell across the
main track The loss Is estimated at $780,,
uUN.
Ton inches of snow fell at Memphis
between seven o'clock on Sunday evening
aud ten O'Clock Monday morning. This
/ is the greulest snow fall ever known in
that city, the heaviest previous one being
in March Of last year, when about eight
inches fell The telegraph lines south Of
Memphis were Frustrated Monday, the
street ears were stopped, aud trains on all
the railroads were delayed. There was
light snow us far South at Shreveport,
following severe storm of wind aud rain.
Snow also fell throughout Arkansas,
North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio, the
fall being heavy in these States. 1t is
feared that all the peaches in North Caro-
lima are destroyed.
Parties from Grenada, Miss, represent
the storm Of Sunday night as grand and
terrific Daring the dsy sleet fell, and
trees aud shrubbery were covered with ice.
When night came furious snow-storm
set in, accompanied by vivid flashes of
lightning and terrific thunder, making
scene never before witnessed in that sec
tion In the northern portion of Missis-
sippi the snow fell TO the depth of one foot
The storm on Monday night was very
severe on the New England coast, and il
continued with violence Tuesday morning.
The heaviest snow of the season fell 10
New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, the
depth in some places being 10 inches on
aleyel and the trains on most ofthe northern
roads were delayed. One train was thrown
from the track of the Old Colony Railroad
near Fall River, and another was thrown
from the track Of the New London North
ern Railroad, near Norwich, Conn, on
Tuesday morning, owing to "washouts.'
No person was seriously injured Several
marine disasters on the coast are reported,
and it is feared that number Of lives
have been lost Among the vessels wreck.
cd is the schooner Charles f. jackson,
from Philadelphia, with coal, but her crew
were saved. The schooner Lottie Lee, Of
Philadelphia, with lumber from Savannah,
and Shiloh, from Demerara, with sugar
and molasses for Baltimore, were totally
wrecked on Cape Ilatteras Tuesday morn.
ing about O'Clock Two men were lost
from the Shiloh, the rest were saved.
When they went ashore the wind was
blowing at the rate Of ~ miles an hour.
The schooner which went ashore two miles
south Of Sandy Hook was the NJ. NJ. I
Weaver, Of Green Creek, l.. |. All on
board were lost, but the number is not
known. A water-logged schooner was
seen Tuesday FIVE miles northeast of the
signal station at Long branch. No one
was on board
STORMS ABROAD
LONDON, March l9.-All the RAILWAYS
couSersing at Aberdeen have been blocked
by snow tor thirty.iour hours Telegraphic
communication is almost totally interrup.
ted. Sixteen trains arc blockaded on the
Caledonian Railway alone. One train has
not been heard of since Friday.
LONDON, March 20.-The steamer lisa.
bel, from Rochelle for Bristol, was wrecked
on saturday night on Pendeycr Rocks,
between ~, Ives aud Lands End. Six
corpses have been washed ashore. The
crew were thirty in number All have
undoubtedly perished, as nothing remained
Of tho wreck on Sunday evening except
shattered planks
LlvEnpooI, March 2l.--A fleet of 400
wndbound vessels left the river Mersey
yesterday; Of these 1913 were bound to
foreign ports. The sight was magnificent
aud altogether unprecedented. The YES
sells formed a procession sometimes ten
abreast, and occupied two hours in passing
given point.