The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-13
The Great Storm.

ACCIDENT to the passenger train south
on the Wilmington and Northern
fallroad last night was caused by the
sfrack being washed away above
|toatesville. The engine was upset
and the engineer, Amos Peacock,
lk1lled. land the fireman badly scalded.
q PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 5.-The ex-
pprsion train from the Pennypacker
reunion, held near Schwenksville
Yesterday on the Pickering Valley
railroad, when near PheniXvilIe last
night, between nine and ten O'Clock,
was badly wrecked by the rains
washing out the track for some dis
lance. There were about 200 persons
H0n the train. Up to $50 this morn
ika dispatches show tweire parsons
to have been killed and about fifty
wounded. Owing to the confusion
and excitement it is impossible to
obtain any names yet or the exact
number of killed and wounded.
FRENCHTOwN, n. j., October g.
There were three persons drowned
in the wreck of the south bound Os
wego and Philadelphia express on
the Belvidere division of the Penn
sylvania railroad last night-the en-
glneer, conductor and lady passen-
ger, name unknown. There may be
Others. The train lies in the river
some distance from the shore, where
it was washed by the force of the cur.
rent of the creek. The newsboy,
baggage master, fireman, and several
others saved their lives by swimming
and reached shore very much eX-
hausted.
CHESTER, PA, Oct. 5.-Last nights
storm did "A great deal of damage in
the vicinity of this place. Crozier's
mills at Upland, three in number,
were flooded by the bursting of West
Branch and Knowlton dams, in
Chester Creek. Several hundred of
the mil. hands will be without work
in consequence.
The trains on the Baltimore Cen
tral railroad are greatly delayed by
washouts, and telegraph commune
cation with them is broken. A num-
Der of schooners, sloops and smaller
boats were wrecked at the mouth OF
Chester Greek. Several mills in this
city were damaged. The loss is
roughly estimated at from $40, 900 to
$4,000.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Although
there are no visible signs of further
damage to the portions of the Patent
Office Immediately adjoining the
northern portico, barricades have
been erected, and guard employed
to warn and prevent persons from
passing on the sidewalk. ...
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The steamer
Massachusetts, from New York to
Providence, went ashore near Hor-
toms Point, Long Island Sound, at II
O'Clock last night. She lies about
four hundred feet from ashore full of
water. The passengers are all safe,
and will be landed by the next ebb
tide.
The storm reached here yesterday
afternoon and in the evening became
furious. The weather is clear and
cool this morning. There was also a
very high tide yesterday, which,
with the torrents Of rain, did much
damage along water ports. The
storm also did damage at Newark
N. j., Jersey City and Brooklyn. The
storm also interfered with ferry and
railroad travel.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Oct. g.
The storm on the Hudson river last
night Was the heaviest known in
many years. The steamer Mary
Powell. from New York. did not
reach here until three o'oclock this
morning, eight hours behind time.
The Thos. Connell arrived at four
O'Clock, 0 hours behind time. The
Poughkeepssie boat John Ia. Has
brouck, has not yet arrived, 1920
A. NJ.
The accident on the Hudson River
railroad at Riverdale last night was
caused by the falling of wall. The
engine was thrown upon its side and
the baggage aud express car and one
passenger car piled up on the engine.
The track was cleared this morning
and all trains are running regularly
again.
GREENPoRT, l.. L., Oct. 5.-The
steamer Massachusetts, Of the New
York and Providence line, which
left New York last night, grounded
on Rocky Point, five miles east Of
Horizons Point, at midnight last
night. The vessel lies in tW elve feet
OF water and is badly strained. The
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