Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-24
LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED
AND SOME KILLED. -

h.ND OOnE
BosroN, October %. heavy storm is pre-.
vsiling in New York with high gale, and the
telegraph wsres are prostrated. The storm ex-
tends south and west and communication is greatly
interrupted.
NEW YORK, October %. The storm which
broke over this city this morning, originated in
the Gulf of Mexico, Monday. At seven O'Clock
the velocity of the wind was fifty miles an hour.
ihe rainfall was severe, but not as heavy here as
farther south. The area covered by the storm is
narrow BE- 1t alo the coas'. Its centre has psss
ed, nov farther east and 1t is expected to move
nor,heastward to Maine.
Indications are that the wind will shift to the
northwest this evening, and cool weather will fol-
low.
The telegraPhic wires are now down in every
direction.
A canal boat loaded with coal is sunk across
Hamilton Ferry slip, blocking out boats.
small schooner Is capsized OIL Staten Island.
3.l5 p. NJ The storm continues, but the gale
has greatly subsidized.
Th morning an unknown schooner, apparently
an eastern vessel, passed down East river dis
masted.
The dalnsge to shipping is probably heavy, ~ it
Was blowing directly on shore.
The storm in Brooklyn to-day blew down hund-
reds OF trees, tore signs aud awnings from build
ngs, blew down telegraph poles, fences and chin.
neys aud levelled three story brick house on
President street, causing loss Of $1,000 to owner.
Several plate glass windows were also demol-
shed.
The plate glass windows in Tiffsny's store in
this city was blown in. Loss $500.
Robert Hewert, boy seventeen years old, was
blown of the deck Of the ferry boat Morr isisna,
trom Harlem, into the East river by the gale, and
rescued with difficulty.
Great havoc WAS made with the bathing houses
and small shan,ies at Coney Island by the gale,
and the high tide Emgeman's pier which was some
two hundred feet long, was entirely swept away.
Loss 5000.
1t is roughly estimated that the injured will
number seventy five, aud killed half dozen.
CLAREMoNT. N. H., October 70. A terrific
wind and ain storm visited this town and vicinity
this afternoon. blowing down chimneys, trees,
fences, and business signs, and it is still blowing
a gale. 1t is the hardest storm here for many
years.
SCRANTON, Pa October %. terrible storm
occurred here to-day Buildings were dismantled
trees uprooted and roofs blown off. In the sur
rounding towns great damage to property was
done.
New YORK. October %. Even the pilot boats
could not withstand the storm and were obliged
TO run up North river for safety, ss no anchorage
could be had at Staten Island.
A schooner was seen to capsize and go down of
Stapleton. l.. l., at ten o'clock A. NJ. Name un-
known.
The waves at Sandy Hook measured fifteen feet
in height
A summer house on the beach at Long Branch
was picked up by the gale aud carried two huud-
red feet aud deposited in front of hotel.
John ID. Griffin was seriously injured in Brook
lyn to day by sign falling on him.
A five story building was blown down 10 Cans
voot street this city to-day.
ALBANY, October %. The gale to-day noon
did considerable damage. The north roof of the
All Saints cathedral was blown away, and the
house No. 30 Canal street and the factory of Bait
more roofs of buildings and dwellings were partly
blown away, and one or two people slightly in-
jr-ed.
TRENTON, n. j.. October %. tremendous
blow accompanied by rain occurred here this
morning, and continued with great severity for
three hours.
A tower at Roebling's wire mill fell, demolish-
ing the roof and machinery, and doing 5000
damage.
The bell tower, sixty feet high, of the fire COM
panv fell, ipjurlng the adjoining buildings.
Taylor's opera house, the city aims house build
ing, Cooper j. Hewett's rolling mill, st. Johns
Catholic church, and score of other buildings
were unroofed.
The people stood gazing with intense excite
ment at the oscillation of the several churc
steeples, expecting them to fall every moment.
None fell, but all were materially damaged.
For many miles in the surrounding country the
damages are reported.
In Trenton the damages are estimated at about
325, 900.
ABsECoN, y. j.. October %. A new schooner
loaded with pitch pine lumber, is ashore on Pecks
beach, four miles south of Great Egg Harbor. A
part of the crew were drowned.
PoUGHK EEpsIR, October %. There was q
heavy southeast storm along the Hudson to-day.
Wires down p every direction. The water in
the Hudson is unusually high, and piers are sub
merged.
The soop Pride of Hudson has gone to pieces
on the rocks Crew saved.
CAMDEN, n. j., October %. The storm was
very severe, causing great damage to property
The passengers who came upon the Western New
Jersey railroad state that in that locality numer-
Gus barns were destroyed cattle killed and fences
blown down, while falling tree were scattered in
all directions.
In the neighborhood Of Bordentown much dam
age is reported.
At Beverly several houses are without roofs,
and at Delsnco, Riverside. Riverton, Palmyra and
Morris Station the ruins OF damaged buildings
are scattered in every direction.
At Pot,stown, the nail plate mill Of the Potts.
town lro1 Company was blown down. Loss $25-
600.
The Madison bridge spanning the schylki riv-
er is almost completely destroyed. Loss some
ten thousand dollars.
Fishers steam planning mills are damaged sever
al thousands of dollars. Many private dwellings
unroofed and two churches lost their spires.
George w. Reagan WAS buried under falling shed
PHILADELPHIA, October %. A gale of unprec.
edented severity swept over this city this morning
reaching its height between and 730, and SUBJ
siding with heavy rain fall towards 9 O'Clock.
During these brief hours incalcnsble damage was
done. The wind, which at As was blowing 25
miles an hour, increased rapidly in fury until at
It had reached the velocity of ~ miles. Not in
many years. if ever before, has there been 50
much damage done in the streets, public squares,
and along the river fronts. Many of the public
school buildings were damaged, and the public
squares devastated.
Over 40 churches of all denominations were
more or less damaged BY the demolition of steep
les, ETC., several Of which are expected to fall at
any moment
Many of the market houses and passenger rail-
way depots were badly damaged, and hundreds of
dwellings, chiefly in the n1rth-western section OF
the city, unroofed; some Of them being eatirely
demolished.
A car shed of the Pennsylvania depot, ct West
Phlladelphia, was demolished, involving q loss of
be .ween $40 900 and $4,000.
The factory of f. Fitzgerald had the entire
roof blown off.
The eastern end Of the 18th and 10th Sts. pas
senger railroad depot was levelled with the
ground, stopping the running of the cars for .
long time.
Shoemacher's piano forte factory was damaged