The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-24
70 THE DAILY 1NTELLIGEYcER
THE GREAT STORM
on In MREGl4LA.a7bis; COAST. j,
Great Havoc About Newyork City,
Immense Destruction In
Philadelphia.
Houses Unroofed, Church steeples
Demolished, Manufacturing Es-
tabIishments Blown Down.
Railroad Depots and Bridges in Ruins
---Wharves and Warehouses
Flooded by the Tide.
Barnes, Fences and Cattle Blown
] Away---Seyenty-Five Persons
Killed and Injured.

supt. Memther, who Is ut Chambersburg,
Pn., says storm Of rain began about II
o'clock last night; the easterly winds in
creased to a gale during the night. To-
wards morning the winds shifted to the
northwest and now, at noon, blowing hard.
The rain has ceased on all routes from
Philadelphia west. The Baltimore routes
are also down, not one working.
NEW YoRx, October ga severe storm
to-day interrupted the telegraph business
in this city.
/ The storm which broke over this city
this morning originated in the Gulf OF
Mexico. The velocity Of the wind was
fifty miles On. hour The rain fell severe,
but not as Heavy here as further south.
The area covered by the storm is narrow
belt along the coast.
The indications are that the wind will
shift to the northeast this evening, and
cool weather will follow.
The telegraph wires are, down in all di-
rections. The bay is very, rough. The
damage to shipping is probably heavy, as
it was blowing directly on tho shore.
= The'gale in Brooklyn was very severe,
and considerable damage was done. Great
havoc was made with the bathing houses
and small shanties at Coney Island.
Maer's Pier, near Brighton Beach Hotel,
was swept away, causing loss Of 5000.
"a large depot on the Sea Beach Railway
was undermined by the sea, and it is fear
ed that it will go,to pieces. q
TERRlFIceALE AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, October GA terrific gale OF
wind passed over the city about noon, un-
roofing churches, stores and dwellings,
prostrating telegraph wires, iniuring piers
and uprooting trees. The damage is not
ascertained, but is quite heavy.
IGRRAr DAMAGE At wuKEsBARRE.
wiLKEsBARkE, Pa, October ga tor
nado this morning inflicted great damage
to this city and vicinity. Houses were
unroofed, trees uprooted, windows broken,
fences and mine drilling apparatus demol-
ished, railroad tracks at several points
badly washed and trains delayed ut White
Haven. Several persons were injured, and
a large amount of lumber was blown into
the river and swept away.
TRENTON, N. j, October 2S.-The DAM
age by the storm in this city is estimated
at SIS, 900.
TERRIBLE DEVASTATION IN PHILADELPHIA.
+ PHILADELPHIA, October ga tempest
uous gale, unprecedented in severity,
swept over over the city this morning,
commencing about $50 A. u, reaching its
height, ,between.6 and 1880 and subsidins
with heavy rain towards DAM. During
these brief morning hours incalculable
damage was done by the wind, which
ragged with the fury OF hurricane. Not
in many years, il ever before, has there
been so much damage done in the streets,
public squares and along the river front.
Many public school buildings are dam
aged and the public squares devastated.
Over forty ch urchcs OF all denominations
are more or less damaged by the demoli-
ton OF steeples, etc., several of which
are, expected to fall at any moment.
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church,
on Walnut street, between Thirty-ninth
and 4Oth, was badly damaged. The spire
which is 1So feet high, was blown down,
and 1t struck the roof Of dwelling, and
very badly damaged 1t. In its fall apor-
ton OF the church roof was carried with it,
and the vestibule OF the church and organ
were filled with debris. The organ
was completely demolished. The damage
to this church amounts to $4,000.
Thssteepls Of the First Baptist Church,
s6th and Chestnut streets, 40 feet high,
was blown down. In its fall the spire
doubled up, the base falling in the church
yard and the top, with the bell, fell into
the street. The damage is $4,000. In its
fall the top OF the spire struck the houses
opposite, damaging them considerably.
The spire OF the German Lutheran
Church, on 4th and Carpenter streets, two
hundred and twenty-five feet high, was al
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ket houses and passenger railway dcpots
were asi T. r.. r no,,bw.sts.n mar