Daily Republican., 1878-10-24
THE srORM EISEwHERE.
n Rayages Al Norfolk, Richmond
washington and Phiiadelpl liia.

! NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 23.-One Of the
ost terrific gales that ever visited this
ction swept over the city early this
orping. At au early hour last night
& gale sprans up from the northeast,
Ia by nine o'clock was knocking
lngs around in lively style. The rain
ne down in torrents, and the streets
Ire al times driving sheet Of water
bis morning, after the abatement of
storm, il was found that consider.
kle damage and loss was involved in
"a destruction of varioli sorts Of prop
ty around the city and vicinity, and
the shipping in tn" harbor. Several
nrches were umoofed, and frame
buses blown down which We're In
k,rse Of erection. Cars were blown
I'm the track at the Atlantic, Missis
bpi and Ohio depot.
Prominent among the damaged build
Is were St. Mary's Catholic Chu rch i,
Johns Episcopal Church, the Pur-
House, the large warehouse of the
a Dominion Steamship Company and
4 warehouses at the wharf Of Clyd.'s
be, To-day the effects Of the storm
the shipping in the harbor were very
rceptible along the river front, men
ing engaged on vessels in every d.
ction repairing damages. Joiner
rk, frame porches and verandahs,
nings, signs, and shutters were
nd scattered around the business
ttion of the city, while many valu.
and beautiful shade trees were
strated, outhouses were thrown
IN in profusion OH the suburbs. The
y of the elements throughout the
ht will long be remembered.
)n the water courses near the city a
10 number Of oysters and truck boats
e swamped ard sunk during the
bit. Armstrong & Son lost from their
in Portsmouth 81 500 worth Of saw
and Bradshaw's saw-mil, on the
eaboard and Roanoke railroad, was
brown down and completely wrecked.
he outward bound steamers last night
Eere all detained until this morning.
The New York steamer Richmond, due
East night, arrived safely this morning
The Boston and Providence steamers,
&pe from Baltimore last night, came in
b. night. The storm on the Chesapeake
bav and down the coast was equally
evere, and it is feared disasters of a
rrious character may be reported.
NORFOLK, VA, Oct. 23.-Capt. Tay.
u, Of the Providence steamer Nc cClei-
which arrived to night from Balti.
re, reports while coming down the
last night he ran into schooner
posite Sharp's Island, and had jib
pm and cutwater carried away. He
Is the schooner tried to cross the bow
he Mcclellan; he hailed her and
med that her name was the Shat
X, and she had lost only her starboard d
head. The vessels then lost sight OF
h other.
lcHMoND, Va, Oct. 23.-A heavy
and wind storm prevailed in this
ion during portion of last night,
ticularly after midnight, when the
ID became almost a hurricane. II
the hardest storm which has oc
red in this vicinity for years, and
btlrss considerable damage has been
b, but though as yet the extent of il
not been ascertained beyond blow.
down signs, fences and trees in tho
and some damage to telegraph
AsHlNGroS, Oct. 23.--The signal
IS observer a! New Haven, Conn,
prts at $40 P NJ. to the chief signal
tr as follows: "The two-hundred
schooner Mary l.. Tice, bound for
dletown, foundered outside of New
en- harbor. Capt. Tullock, of this
and steward Geo. Lee, of Beaufort,
!, lost. The remainder of the crew
rescued from the rigging.
Philadelphia, the wind tor three
p had velocity of from fifty to
-four miles per hour, and for few
ptes during the height of the storm
|ached a velocity of seventy-two
Nearly 400 buildings were un-
d and lis were partly demolished; !;
hurches and 10 factories, ware.
es, mills, schools, markets and de.
We're damaged II vessels were
or damaged and five persons
Killed and large number injur-
he storm was almost or quite as
at Chester, Lancaster, Reading,
ION, Wilkesbarre, Pottstown and
points in the interior of Pennsyl.
and 1t also did great havoc in
1ersev. Its greatest force seems
ve been expended in these two
2. 1t moved directly northward,
great energy, aud At midnight
pentral at Montreal.