The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-12-01
A TERRIBLE STORM /
LOSS OF THE sLOOP- OF WAR HURON
one Hundred Persons Drowned,


Neio Jersey, Pennsylranid, Maryland,
Virginia and Vest Virgiaia.
The almost unprecedented storm, of which
began on Thursday of last week and continued
M TO Monday afternoon, has been unusually
destructive in the States mentioned above.
and the disasters on the coast have caused
great loss of life and damage to property.
The most appalling calamity is the loss of the
4. S. Sloop. of War Huron with nearly all
its officers and men, which occurred on Sat.
urday morning, about | O'Clock, of Kitty.
hawk, n. c. There were 1879 men on board
and only "a were saved. The engines of the
vessel failed to work and she was driven on
sand bar, heavy sea prevailing at the time,
h was impossible for the men at the life. say.
inc stations to render any assistance to the
drowning crew. Boat after boat was launch.
led. but they were hurled back to shore by the
waves, and some of their crews found wa.
.tery grave. Life lines were fired across the
stranded vessel but they were caught by the
debris and whirled and twisted to such de.
gree that they snapped and were rendered
useless. The details are heartrendering, and
|pccupy several columns of the daily journals.
1Thc Huron was ordered TO sea from Norfolk,
4by the T.. s. Commander at that port, not
Nithstandiug cautiouary signals were display
Id from the weather observatory. She was
In iron vessel, built in 1876, and was classed
As No. /.
4 A bridge was washed out on the Charlotte,
Eolumba and Augusta Railroad, North Car.
ona, on Thursday afternoon, and train OF
bars was wrecked causing the death of twelve
-se7sous. The bridge was all right an hour or
u previous to ue accident.
The greatest tamage occurred on Saturday
.nd the stream and rivers rose so rapidly
Al at persons were unable to remove their
Fleets.
81 baltimore was i9oded, and as usual Jones'
falls got on the rahpage, fortunately not do
IN much damage. The southern and eastern
bhrts of the city 'sre flooded owing to the
Agh tide preyentlnsthe emptying of the sew.
N into the basin. Damage slight, except
Nom water in CELLAR Several houses were
nroo(ed, and some sight or ten unfinished
aniIdings Frustrated Y the wind
Al Woodberry, Nc, the water was from
tso to four feet deepand considerable dam.
IN done to the numtous mills in that vicin.
and houses unermined. Woodberry
lfnc, between Woodbury. and the Reisters.
itpu road, was washe out in several places
III feet deep.
At HArper's Ferry u water rose PC feet
sboye low water mar and the town was
NODDED. Tho Baltimo, and Ohio Railroad
htidge, at this place, iistanding, but it re-
lived severe strain rom the crashing of
seral heavily loaded Cnal boats, trees, fen.
eIhg, &c. The Chesap,ke and Ohio Canal
Mmany places had oyelowed its banks, and
nnnited with the Potonc river, causing the
.hter to extend over ltmiles in low places.
Ttlerraph poles icncin. out houses, wrecks
ii barns, corn fodder, raw, hay, &c, filed
id river for miles, tCether with lumber,
honsehold furniture, banls Of -four, whisky,
nda thousand other thgs. The water was
6spera feet higher thanh 1852 and 1870,
Nhich were the occasional the most disas.
ifons ireshets along that yer.
The damage is very eat along all the
tifeams in Frederick cou y, especially along
ths Monocacy valley, Hitting creek, Broad
RIM and Middle creek acob Ramsberg,
a. old and highly resTted citizen, was
dfOwned Saturday moTng in attempting
"a eross Fishing creek, q, limerick Ford,
near the sawmil about Wee miles west
q " .ewisinwn Mr. R~Hab'.k las ~, hersa.
\ III. In attempting TO c he and the
hlsse were violently wash down stream
h4the torrent. His body " found about
oae and quarter miles irol the fOrding,
xefy much bruised and all III clothing torn
all His horse succeeded in n hing the shore
Xi.but a quarter of mile dOlA the stream.
MI Ramberg was aged lbot si1ty-eight
4tafs He leaves an aged WIEN morn his
The canal at Knoxville ~ coftetelr sub.
ihtsged the only trace OF : Fislb 1gag the
A nss telegraph poles. Tlsse po.t Affected
KIN abou, six feet abora the vi The
cesal will of course be usless Tor Rmain
da< of the season, il, iiIoed, i, Il ot ire,
n6SAbly ruined. The rler had 10 ID many
ho.ses at Knoxville nose occu Ia had
hSsh forced 10 abandc them A np the
ns,seipal sufferers is NJ Charlie n. whose
~aeRbou,e, containing 900 lushe .helIed
cf.a. A quantity Of mano, salt, WAS
faaaed. About 100 gns Of Goa VIZ. lcs. at
fhI8 point. .
ii Washington cOuly, Md. all the resm
r4h flooded The Antetam has arrigd
643t one bridge andiamaged several he's.
II liz also carried way large quantes Of
15=4. fencing and sick along its cOnf and
ta1h ged several tildlhgs. The PUmac
<f at Williamson, was four feet abot tlu
t1z&a,h of the Cbapeake aud Ohio dlRl
N O'Clock Ars masses % debris 81
te of trees, los sheds and hay, = a
t12 Cumberland alley railroad bride ID
rs. ers Bend andarried it away viii. IL
la||4I Vi cars on Il. The bridge was destr' q
IN two spaniOn the Maryland dH
al persons ere on the bridge Aths
and one maIsas missed.
Culberton, Williamsp0rt, lost sevely
hand fee, ofumber; four canal bCls
also carr, OF. Canal boats, sinlf
s. les and shed passed down The Polomt
7 ali dAy number of milldams al
lty road brfes have been swept away
tweeu Wa.esboro', Pa, aud Hageri
&4 numbsr bridges on the turnpikl
lid been susr.way. There has been srea
auction d .ncing &c, along the sinal
4<Sams The images to the Roadway Of th,
tern MAnld railroad are vaf} slight.
here was ,structive food 90 Chambers
As, Pa, San ay night, the Co 9coeheugu,
risins cen feet above ,e urliuar
III, and M damage TO the tent ~ a
~ $4,000 rng the night.
Washipci and Georgetown d O. ip
In par, the cities were flooded, sa,
"a los med by merchants ls
gale rallied at Long Bras ,.
t1Friday saturday. There v
k,2&apd u, it would wash upoa
WU# spry | foam being carr a-.o
lam ,1.r TO the hotel fronts. THE BIuG
he,, he'd out in several place. a
.tj,6sa washed over the New Jcrscl
ther load, near the Highland, hu
..Dolk ~ the track.
4 I'm mg schooner Charles Herrick wa
~ !, sunk in Chesapeake Bay dnrinl
~ saturday, and two Of her Grew
, nd
Oh from Buchanan, Botetour
M R. describes the damage by thl
dreadful in that vicinity Thu
-ix feet higher than during III,
Of 1912. Twenty colored PEG
pwnod. The bridge and thirtl
ere swept away, leaving nam
destitute of home. foo( anr
hs bridges are generally do troy
-, considerably damaged am n,
idings partly swept away for hi
,lrrels Of cod liver oil we're washed
aarnegat Inlet during the gale O.
The barrels were worm eaten and
liz been released from the hold Of
u By the breaking up Of long for
ok.
fall in Maine during the late storm
ID at A inches. The KennebeS
seven feet, and the storm was more
an any that had occurred for siS
Nsiously
N,tch from Martinsburg, W. Va, o.
- % saws --Damages hv The freshal