The Portland daily press., 1878-10-24


storm and were Obliged to run up the North
river for safety as no anchorage could be had at
Staten Island. A schooner was seen to CAP
size and 20 down off Stapleton, L. T., at 10 q.
m. Name unknown, The waves at Sandy
Hook measured Is feet in height.
A summer house on the beach at Long
Branch was picked up by the gale, carried 200
feet and deposited in front of hotel.
John d. Griffin was seriously injured in
Brooklyn by sign falling on him.
A five story building was blown down in
Gainsfost street, this city, today,
A fleet of q schooners from Prom Providence
for Philadelphia and Baltimore put in here to.
day. About 100 schooners from other Eastern
ports also put in for harbor. The sea in the
haIbor tonight continues very hgih.
The schooner VIM. McCob5 and two large
sloops are ashore on City Island, and an un-
known schooner is ashore on Staten Island.
The bark Golden Horn for Rotterdam re-
turned today on account of the wea ther.
The steamships Scythia, Wonderland, ST.
Laurent and Elysia sailed today for Europe
The wind at sunset at sunset at Sandy Hook
was moderate from the south.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Oct % There was heavy
southeast storm along the Hudson today. The
wires are down in every direction The water
in the harbor is unusually high and piers are
submerged.
pieces on the roks. Crew saved.
In the fruit districts there is much damage
to trees.
ALBANY, O,t. 23.-Tbe gale today noon did
considerable damage The north roof of ALI
Saints Cathedral was blown away and house
No. 55 Canal street and the factory of Bolt &
johnson were partly unroofed. Some 30 more
roofs of buildings and dwellings were partly
blown away and one or two people slightlysin-
jured.
The Storm in Pc Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ga gale of unprece-
dented severity swept over this city this morn
ing, reaching its hei ght between and Z 80 and
subsiding with heavy rainfall towards o'clock.
During these brief hours il C alculable damage
was done. The wind, which at 6 45 a. No. was
blowing % miles an hour, increased rapidly in
fury until at it had reached the velocity of 70
miles. Not III many years, If ever before, has
there been 30 much damage done in streets,
pnblic squares and along the river fronts.
Many of the public school buildings were dam
aged and public squares devastated. Over 40
churches of all denominations were more or
less damaged by the demolition of steeples,
ETC., several of which are expected to fall at
any moment. The Walnut street Presby terrain
church was damaged to the extent of 1923. 900.
Many of the market houses and passenger rail-
way depots were badly damaged and hundreds
of dwellings, chiefly in the northwestern sec
ton of the city, IDroofed. some of them being
entirely demolished. A Car shed of the Penn
sylvanla railroad at West Philadelphia was de-
molished, involving loss of between $40 900
and $4,000. The factory of f. Fitzgerald had
the entire roof blown off. and the eastern end
Of the 12tn and 10th streets passenger railway
depot was leyelled with the ground, stopping
the running of cars for long time. Shoe
macher's piano factory was damaged $4,000
The knitting mills of Jones & Son at German
town were unr0ofed and the building also
caught fire, creating panic among the oper-
atives. Loss 100000. The large depot of the
2. w. & b. railroad at Washington avenue
wharf was reduced to ruins and the south side
of the Pennsylvania grain elevator, in the i'm
mediate vicinity, was blown in. The two west
ern spans Of the Falls of Schaylkll br dgs on
the Reading road fell into the river and stopped
all travel ID that direction.
Along the Delaware river front no less than
70 warehouses are without roofs and the water
is running into the stores on the east side, do
ing great damage to private stock and goods
stored on the wharves. 1t is estimated that at
least so of the storehouses along the wharves
were blown from their fastening and great
quantities of goods hoated off with the tide.
The Reading ferry house and slip above South
street were demolished. On the Delaware
river the damage to shipping cannot be OBJ
known for q years. "A ship dischargng bal
last at Reed street wharf was blown on her
beam ends.
At Point Breeze two briggs are reported cap
sized: A ship broke from her moorings below
kaighn's Point and drfted down river, and a
three-masteu schooner at Reed street wharf is
dlsmantled. The Schuylkill river also over
flowed its whar7es aud there was reports of
much damage in that vicinity. Two schooners
with cargoes of coal went on the bar lust above
the city, where they now remain, and num-
Der of empty canal boats lying off Gloucester,
n. j., were blown into the stream and when
last seen were floating up the river. The diff
terent ferry boats experienced great difficulty
in making trips. Trains are delayed on all the
railroads and Geographic communication is
shut OF. Several casualties occurred. Morris
Homer, watchman, was killed by large
beam falling upon him at the Reading railroad
machine shops. An unknown man was killed
at the bridge on Aolmesburg Pike by the roof
of stable fall. ng upon him. Juo Hlting was
instantly killed by the roof of a building on
Allegheny avenue falling upon him. An un-
known man was killed in Cedar Hill cemetery
by failing tree. An unknown man was
killed at the Reading road coal sheds. An no.
known woman was killed by the falling of the
roof of dwelling ON Ridge avenue. A news
paper carrier was struck by falling tree at the
MAYA! Asylum ank killed. 1t is roughly essi-
mated that the injured will number rs.
In Camden the storm was very severe,
gers who came up on the Western New
jersey Railroad state that in that locality
numerous barns were destroyed, cattle killed
and fences blown down, while falling trees
were scattered in all directions.
70 the neighborhood Of BoIdentOwn much
damage is reported. At Beverly several houses
are without roofs, and at Deanco, Riverside,
Riverton, Palmyra and Morris stations the
ruins of damaged buildings are scattered 10 all
directions.
POttstown Iron Company was blown down.
Loss $25, 900.
The Madison bridge spanning the Schuyklll
river Is almost completely destroyed. Loss
$4,000.
Fishers steam planning mills are damaged
hans md An11a NJ
dwellings are unroofed. and two churches lost
their spires. Geo. w. Reagan was buried
under falling sheds and Instantly killed.
Al Morristown, Pa, two churches, a depot
mill and many smaller structures were cog
damaged, and the oil rein is a
total wreck.
AT Doylestown two churches damaged. The
new court house was dam aged aud nunerous
smaller buildings damaged. In all directions
barns, trees, fences and grain stalks in that
vicinity were literally blown away.
READING, Oct. 23.-Business is at a stand
It'll here today on account of the storm which |
lid much damage in and around the city.
SCRANTON Oct pa terrible storm occur
FED here today. Buildings we're demolished, |
.rees uprooted and roofs blown off, La the sur
lone.
WILKEsBARRE, Oct. 90 "A tornado this
morning inflicted great damage in this city |
~ ',0iH.oy; houses were uuro0i6o, trees up |
ooted, WINDOWS broken and fences and mine |
lwelllng apartments were demolished Rail-
Dads tracks at several points were badly wash.
d and trains delayed.
At White Haven several persons are injured.
l large amount of lumber was blown into the
liver and swept away.
In New Jersey
TRENTON, Oct. 23.-A tremendous blow ac-
ompanied by rain occurred this morning and
with great severity for three hours.
tower at Roebling's wire mill fell, demolish-