The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-10-11
The Great Storm.

extensive and severe that has been ex
perienced in this country for a lons
time, causing great destruction o
property and considerable loss of life
PoTTsvH.LE, Pa, Oct. 5.-Thc excur
sion train from the Pennypacker Re
union, held near Schwenk's Hill yes
terday, on the Pickering Valley Rail
road, when near PhHnixville last nigh
between nine and ten o'clock, was bad
ly wrecked by the rains washing ou
the track for some distance. There
was about two hundred persons on thu
train. Up to half-past nine this morn
ing, the dispatches show twelve per.
sons killed. and about fifty wounded
Owing to the confusion and excite
ment, it is impossible to obtain names
or the exact number killed and wound
ed.
FRENCHTowN, N. J.. Oct. 5.-Thre,
persons were drowned in the wrecl
of the south bound Oswego and Phil
adclphia Express, on the Belvidert
Division, last night-the engineer, con
ductOr, and an unknown lady. Tht
train lies some distance from the
shore, where it was washed by thu
current. The newsboy, baggagc-mas
ter, fireman and others saved them
selves by swimming.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. 5.-An &C.
cident to the passenger train bound
south ON the Wilmington and North.
ern Railroad, last night, was caused by
the track being washed out above
Coatesville. The engine upset, and
engineer, Amos Peacock, was killed
The fireman was badly scalded.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The storm on
the Hudson last night was the heaviest
in years. An accident occurred on the
Hudson River Railroad, at Riverdale
last night, caused by the wall falling,
and one engine was thrown upon her
side, and the baggage and expi ess cars
and one passenger car piled upon each
other. The track is cleared this morn
ing and trains running regularly.
Steamer Massachusetts,, from Prov
idcnce for New York, went ashore
near Hortou's Point, Long Island
Sound, at midnight, and she lies about
four hundred feet from shore, full OF
water, and the passengers all safe.
The damage by the storm in Brook
lyn is estimated at 100000. Houses
were Flown down, cellars flooded,
sewers overfiowed and trees uprooted.
The Cochran building, one of the
finest in the city, was flooded and mer-
chandise to the amount of $4,000
ruined.
Dispatches show that the storm OF
yesterday and last night was severe
wherever felt. The center of the cy-
clone passed yesterday afternoon mid
way between Norfolk and Washington
on the left coast, near Cape May. and
probably pursued q north -easterly
path, about one-hundred miles from
the coast. Rain now falling in New
England. Elsewhere the weather is
clear, or partly cloudy.
Along the New England coast nu-
merOus small crafts were sunk, but no
loss OF life is reported, while larger
vessels sought secure harbor and an
choragc.
by the breaking of dams at Chester
Greek, Penn, Crazier's Mills. at Up
land, were flooded, and several hun
dred hands temporarily thrown out OF
The mills in Chester
are much damaged. Trains on the
Central Railroad arc greatly
delayed by wash-outs and telegraphic
with them broken.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Reports begin to
come in OF serious damage done TO the
lake shipping during the blow of the
last two days. No great disaster has
occurred, but numerous small acci-
dents are reported, and scarcely ves-
sci that was out OF port escaped injury
entirely. The schOOners Hope and
Eveline Bates are ashore. The brig
Fashion is going to pieces at Sauga-
buck, and others are in trouble. No
loss of life reported.
PoRr Rowan, Oct. 5-The bark
British Lion, with coal, from Black
Riyer, Ohio, for Blockville, went
ashore Oh Thursday on Long Point.
All hands are safe.
KINCARDINE, ONT, October 5.-The
Ncttic Weaver, of Cleveland,
with iron ore, from Lake Superior for
Detroit. wrecked in gale fifty miles
west of Kincardine, last evening. y
passenger named Birch, Of Buffalo,
and one of the crew, Robertson, OF st.
were drowned. The Cap
tain and the rest OF tho crew arrived
here.
LEwEs, DEL, Oct. 5.-The storm last
night was the most furious and dcs-
tructive that has visited Delaware Bay
tor many years. About one hundred
and twenty sail, mostly wood laded
and colliers, lay in tho harSor. Ten
vessels, mostly schOOncrs, fOundered
at their moorings. At daylight the
unfortunate crews were discovered
clinging to the rigging of the sunken
vessels, and were rescued at great
peril by small boats.
In the Roads the heavy shipping
Jared badly. The Italian bark Firenz
&, of Genoa, from Philadelphia to
London, was driven on Cape Henlo-
pen, and the brig Matilda. lumber la
den, from Philadelphia. totally de-
stroyed. The schooner Rookie E..
Yates, OF DamoriscOtta, stranded on
the beach inside the harbor, and many
other vessels were damaged more or
less by collision.
DETKoIr, MICH, Oct. "A heavy
gale has been blowing here since nIne
O'Clock last night, aud vessel owners
are hourly expecting bad news.
Four young men, two of them dry
goods clerks, left St. Clair Flats last
evening for home, having a sail boat.
1t is believed they went down in the
gale last night, as none of the vessels
coming down sighted them. A tug is
now ready to leayc here in search of
them.
"A freight train on TIE Detroit and
Bay City road had narrow escape
last night. a big tree was blown
across the track not ten feet behind
the last car. Some of the limbs and
branches were flung upon the roofs of
the cars.
The Special Session
Which cOnvenes on Monday next will