Daily Republican., 1878-10-23
BOREAN On 4 nENDE1.
He Plays Havoc with Things In
Generai-rhe Tides Driven mp
and over Into the Marshes Hons.
90 Demolished, and schools Un-
PO0fed-The Damage done,


and over Into the Marshes Hons.
20 Demolished, and schools Um-
Poofed-The Damage done'
The wind and rain storm which visit
ed our city this morniug early, as the
following list will show, has been quite
a severe one. According to Francis
Vincent, who Is an authority on such
sub bj-cts, 1t has been the s.v~rest visi-
tati0n Of the kind since ls4o. In that
year Harlan Il Hollingsworth's works
were swept away and two workmrn
killed. Nos as then, the tides ~,
driven up by the heavy winds but not
TO such great extent as upon that
memorable occasion.
Tn. embankmeuts are broken and
marshes are submerged. From the City
Hall tower, looking eastward, as far as
the eys san reach, nothing can h seen
but a vast expaps. of water. The tides
wer. 50 high that the Bid street bridge
was In a very pr-carious condition, and
travel across it had u b- stopped.
Along the wharv-s the iloor Of the
shons and industrial establishments
were submerged to depth Of several
feet. AMI men kept continually at work
to save the floating property.
TIE shipping rode laboriously at
their mu,rings AMI IN several instances
worked Themselves upon the wharves
at which they wer. lying. A great
crowd assembled a, the Market street
bridg", drawn together by the rum r
that t. Third street bridge had been
swept from its fastenings. A great deal
Of timber and a number Of barrels and
other articles were fioated up the creek.
The Brandywine was also very high
and at 10 O. clock the sea dashed in ov-
er the flooring Of the mills below the
Brandywins bridge.
The foil wing giv~s an idea Of
Ethe extent VI the damage d.n-:
The fences Of Lobdell's car works on
the railroad was blown down.
The Water Witch steam yacht brok.
from her moorings near the foot Of
Of Fourth street and coming in collis-
ion with a canal boat and went to the
bottom.
Two bakers wagons while over
Third street bridge were picked up
by tn. storm and upset. One OF the
wagon. belonged to Mr.. Fritz.
The tin roof of No. IA school was
torn off as was also portion OF the
roof Of the rolling mill over Third street
bridge
The slate on the roof of McCulloush's
rolling mill was torn up by the wind
and the workmen becoming alarmed
drew out their fires this morning and
ceased work.
Pierson Bros. just constructed six
houses at Eighth and VanBuren streets,
four Of tn. number are completely de-
molished. These houses We're two story |
brick, nire rooms.
Part of the root of the Almshouse.
Samuel Coyl-'s house, at Chestnut
and Adams streets, hlown down. This
house was ready forputting the roof on.
St.epla Of Oliv-t Church blown down.
at Chestnut and Adams streets, with
the bell.
The cross on ST. Paul's Catholic
Church, was blown down, and In fall
ing made hole IN the roof.
Pyle's morocco factory had the root
partly blown of.
Mrs. Bowman honse, corner Della
ware Avenue and Harrison street, had
part Of th- roof blown off,
At Delaware Av-nu. and Scott
street, 3 houses belonging TO Thomas
Brun.r the roofs were completely litted
from the houses. Two OF the houses
are-mpty, one family are living In the
other.
The roof Of VIM. Bacon's house, Lin
coin street near Delaware Avenue, was
blown of.
All along Delaware Avenue trees are
blown down.
w. 8. Craig's house, 1901 Delawar
Avenue, fence down, and the iron rail
ing wrsnched.
Trap door blown off Of Thomas Lah,
mer's house, 1907 Delaware Avenue.
Frank Stout's house, 1909 Delawar-
Avenue, windows broken, shutters
wrenched from their positions, fence
blown down.
Freight depot, part OF the roof blown
down.
Saw mill roof blown down over the
railroad track. The men cleared the
track by putting ropes over the roof.
Henry Lea's house, 1904 King street,
root blown Off. Cooked their breakfast
by gaslight.
Tn houses out of twelve on Harrison
street, from l4th to 18th, the roofs all
blown off. {
The fence at the Convent Is down,
cliimneys blown down and part of the
windows demolished.
The roof OF Alfred Warmers house I
1902 Delaware Avenue, Is off beside {
the rafters are down.
ID. NJ. Bates, two weeping willows
blown down, completely gone. These
two trees Mr.. Bates has taken great {
pains to keep them.
The root of Wright's factory at Water
and Market, went of with crash about
nine o'clock this morning, causing
great excitement. {
A sail boat laden with potatoes from {
Jersey moored near the mouth of the /
Brandywine, rode up on the embank-
ment and capsized, the whole cargo i
going to loss. I
This morning as Mayor Almond was I
picking his way along Market street a !
portion of a chimney came down with {
a crash, about six feet in front of him. 1
His escape was narrow one. !
Two large maple trees were blown |
down at seventh and King streets, aud i
about ten yards of paving torn up. O
The tin roof Of No. II school over