Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-10

had rooms in the north wing
of the building were forced to leave
their desks shortly after noon on ac-
count OF the leaks in the ceiling. The
temporary roof on the north and west
wings Of the building has not yet been
erected.
Between five and six O'Clock this
morning nearly one-half of the marble
ceiling Of the portico ofthe patent office
fragments. 1t had been loosened By
the effect of fire and water. The sound
produced by the fall was like that Of
cannon.
RAILROAD DISASTER IN PENNsYL-
MANIA.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4.-Ihe heavy
rain to-day has greatly interfered with
railroad travel in the interior Of the
State. Westward-bound trains on the
Pennsylvania railroad are detained at
Penningtonville. between Philadelphia
and Harrisburg by washed out culyerts.
A land slide occurred this evening at
the eastern terminus of the Ph@niNyille
tunnel, on the Reading road. An
engine and twenty coal cars were thrown
from the track near Royersford. but it
has not been learned if any one was
hurt.
The south-bound Oswego and Phila-
delphia express On the Belyidere division
Of the Pennsylvania railroad ran into a
washed-out culvert a short distance be-
low Milford, n. j.. this evening, caus-
ing complete wreck Of the tram, and
it is fered, some loss Of life. The
engineer and conductor cannot be
found.
At Waynesburg Junction, on the
Wilmington and Northern road, the
engine and baggage car Of a train ran
into a culvert this evening. The fire.
man was badly scalded and the engineer
is still missing.
The interruption to the telegraph
wires renders it very difficult to get fall
or reliable information from any ofthese
places. In this city a furious gale
lasted from o'clock to Q, but no
casualties are reported.
MORE DESTRUCTION.
CHESTER, PA, Oct. 5.-Last nights
storm did great deal of damage in the
vicinity Of this place. Crozier's Mills,
at Upland. three in number, were flood
ed by the bursting ofWest branch and
knowlton dams in Chester creek. Sew
eral hundred of the mills hands will be
without work in consequence.
AN ENGINE UPSET AND THE ENGiN-
EER KILLED.
WILMINGTON, Del. Oct. 5-An ac-
uiree W rrriraiassst'aas senger train south on
last night was Caused ny the track be-
ing washed away above CoatsvIlle.
The engine was upset and the engineer,
Amos Peacock, killed and the fireman
badly scalded.
THE STORM FURIOUS IN NEW YORK
AND VICINITY.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The storm
reached here yesterday afternoon, and
in the evening became furious. The
weather is clear and cool this morning.
There was also very high tide yester-
day. which, with the torrents Of rain, did
much damage along water fronts. The
storm also did damage in Newark,
On. J.) jersey City and Brooklyn.
The storm also interfered with ferry
and railroad travel.
The sloop Exchange, from Pough-
keepsie, sunk thls morning at her dock,
at one-hundred andthirty-first street and
Hudson river. having $4,000 brick on
board.
A CHAPTER OF MARINE DISASTERS.
Special kilograms received at the
Baltimore Merchants Exchange rela-
tive to the damage done by the storm
report the following disasters:
Bark George Kremelberg; Patterson,
New York for Queenstown, has been
seen abandoned, no date, Oh her beam
ends, spar standing.
A three-masted schooner ashore at
West Hampton; bark Hertha (Br.)
got adrlft from wharfin the Schuylkill,
at Philadelphia, and ran into South
street bridge, carrying away mizzen
masts. foretop gallant, and ironwork
and other damages. She is now ashore
OH the west side of the river.
A telegram from the officer at Della
ware Breakwater says Last night
was terrible. Three banks anchor
ed a breast haye disappeared. sup
posed to have parted cables and gone
to sea. Sgnk-schooner Mary Z. Smith.
six men saved schooner Bessie Morris
seven men saved schooner Babel H.
Irons. five men saved. Also sunk.
schooners VIM. G.. Dearborn. r. E,
Yates. Jessie Wilson. NJ. A.McCanan.
Frank G.. Dow and another unknown
schooner. four men saved. Three men
were saved from pilot boat Skif, which
upset whilst trying to save crews from
sinking vessels. Two are known to be
lost and probably others. Bring NATL.
da, that passed up yesterday loaded
with laths is totally lost on Henlopen
also sunk, schooner Frank d. Callen;
bark Firenza c. is ashore on point of
Henlopen. Bring jeremiah was DIS
masted. Bredge Baltic is ashore, but
in good condition. Schooner Arms
trong. from Georgetown, D. c., for
Providence with coal, is ashore at West
Hampton. bilged badly and sails blown
away; crew saved by life-saving sta
ton. LdteT.-Schooner Armstrong is
rapidly breaking up, Bark Sarah S. Ridg-
way lost windlass and one anchor at
Breakwater.
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe
says Have not heard OF disaster in
this neighborhood.
DISASTERS ON SEA AND LAND,
New YORK, Oct. 5.-The splendid
steamer Massachusetts,. of the Proyi-
dence line, from New Y erk to Boston.
went ashore at midnight Thursday, on
Rocky Point, five miles east ofHorton's
Point, Long Island Sound. Her passen-
gers were safely landed at Greenport.
L. 1.
The Massachusetts lies broadside to
the shore, heading east, The sea is
now breaking over her. The surf is roll
ing up six to eight feet nigh. The pas
sengers were landed by surf boats and
sharpies. The steamer has five life
boats on board hanging on davits not in
use. The cause Of her going ashore was
loss of reckoning in the storm. The
opinion is that she will go to pieces.
Much Of the cargo, consisting of bales