Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-05
The Storm,

List nights storm did great deal Of dam
age 10 tn, vicinity Of Chester, Pa. Crrzler' s
mills, at Upland, three 10 number, were flooded
by the bursting OF West branch aud kuowton
dams. in Chester creek. Several hundred OF
the mills hands will be without work 10 coDse.
uuenc,. The trains on the Baltimore Central
railroad are greatly delayed by washouts and
teIcgraphic communication with them IS broken
4 number OF schooners sloops and smaller
boats we're wrecked at the mouth oil Chester
creek Several mills 10 Chester were destroyed
The loss is roughly estimated at from $50. 900
to $50 ,O0O.
The storm reached New York yesterday az
tcrnoon, and 10 the evening became furious
The weather is clear. however. this morning
There WAS also a very high tide yesterday,
which, with the torrents Of rain and gale, did
much damage along the water fronts. The
storm also did damage in Newark, n. j., Jer.
scy City and Brookyp. The storm also inter-
lcred with ferry and railroad travel. The ID
Gust Hill oil works, at Williamsburg, caught
fire at 9 clock last night aud We're damaged to
the amount of 5000.
The steamer Bristol, which arrived at New
York this morning from Newport, did not
strike the heavy gale until after passing both
Point Judith and Gull Island, at about one
o'clock, when it was exceedingly dark, with
heavy north wind and sea- which continued
until four o'clock this morning. The Bristol
passed the steamer Massachusetts, OF the Prov
idencc line, at 1920 last night, near Little Gull
light, at the eastern entrance Of Long Island
Sound. The Massachusetts was then headed
eastward, ADD was about % miles east of Hor-
tons Point. From this fact it is very evident
the Massachusetts, turned round to make lee
anchorage under the Long Island shore until
the abatement Of the gale. 1t was very thick,
and the wind subsequently shifted from cast,
southeast to the northward. At the time the
Bristol passed the Massachusetts the usual sig
nails were exchanged, and everything was APP.
parently as usual with her. The steamer Prov
lence, Of the Fall River loe, which left New
York last evening with about 300 passengers,
laid to at the head OF the Sound for change
10 the weather and was passed this morning by
The Bristol at o'clock, off New llavon, with
good weather. She was due at Newport by
noon to-day.
The storm ca the Hudson river last night
was the heaviest known in many years. The
steamer Mary Powell from New York, did not
reach poughkecpsie till O. clock this morning,
eight hours behind time. The Thomas Cornell
arrived at o'clock, nine hours behind time.
The Poughkoersie boat John ia. Hasbrouck
has not yet arrived (l0:20 q. n.
A violent gale from the north prevails at
Vineyard Haven. The schooner Addie and
Nellie, of St. John, N. B., from St. Martin >
for New Brunswick with cargo of salt parted
one of her anchor chaios and went ashore %
Canal fiat this morning. She lies on sandy
bottom.
A Kichmood, Va. dispatch says all the
streams have risen owing to the storm, and
some damage has bean done to railways by
washouts
WASHINGTON, Oot 5.-The storm Of yes
terday had the lowest pressure south Of Maine
and Nova Scotia. The center of the cyclone
Of the Gulf passed yesterday afternoon midway
between Norfolk aud Washington, left the
coast near Cape May. and probably pursued
northeasterly path about one hundred miles
from the coast Rain is now falling in New
England; elsewhere the weather is clear or
partly cloudy. There has been. somewhat
fall in temperature. The winds in general are
norlherIy There has been slight rise 10 tho
lower Missouri and upper Mississippi rivers,
and rise OF &c inches 10 Augusta.
The grand jury of Baltimore county, Nd,
yesterday found true bill Oh the present
ment against Judge IelIott for drunkenness,
&c. There are five counts 10 the indictment.
At 8 O clock this morning fire in Nsntreake,
mining town miles below Welkesba7re p,
destroyed IA buildings Loss 81. COD. Mostly
insured Incandiarv origin.