The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-14
DEVASTATING STORM WINDS
DWELLINGS DEMOLISHED. TREES UP
ROOTED, AND LIFE LOST
Raining In Torrents over n Vast Extent OF
Tcrritory-A Gale In Ohio and In Virginia
Travel nnd Trnnic Seriously Impeded.


in Min Creek. a stream flowing through this
city. carried away n house resting on the bank
and drowned tho inmates. James Dodsworth
and his 16-ycar-od daughter. The house was
utterly destroyed. The stream IL partly utilized
as n sewer and the two bodies were swept
through 1t into n marshy pool Mt the mouth OF
the creek. The girls body was found ut noon.
but that of tho man is still missing. Several
mill dams and barns back in the country wcro
carried of. and number OF bridges and cul-
verts in this city. The damage is quito large.
Railroad traffic Is temporarily interrupted on
all the roads eentrlng here.
CLEVELAND. Sept. 13.-One OF the most ter
rife storms of wind and rain over known in
this section prevailed here last night. The
wind is day blowing gallo. hui, II has stopped
raining. Tho Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail-
road has lost three bridges at Alliance, Browns
and Mingo. and tho culvcrt at Wcsville. A
large force OF workmcn is engaged in repairing
the different breaks and tho work will be
pushed forward rapidly. Several bridges and
cuiverts on tho Mahoning division Of the At.
lAltic aud Great Western Railroad nre reported
damaged by high wnter. and traffic If tempo-
rarily suspended. Officers Of the road expect
to get trains running within twenty-four hours.
PAINEsvILLE. Ohio. Sept l3.-A steam barge
broke loose from her mornings and driited
ings. The Pearl drftcd at tho mercy Of the
waves for two hours. when she wont ashore
| near the pier. Ono fireman was drowned in at
| tempting To lumpio the dock.
Reports from all points in this vicinity state
that the storm last might wins one Of the heaviest
ever known. Tho damage To property is very
| rrcnt and cnnnot now he estimntci Tho trains
| on the Erie division Of the Lake Shore Railroad
are detained by damage from high water. IL is
| expected that the track Will be in good running
order some time to night
- The schooner Starting. Capt Blanchard, Of
| PctOu. from Toronto TO the Black River. went
ashore near Vrrmilion this morning.
| WHEELING, W Va. Sent l3.-This section OF
and steadiest rain ever known here The rain
| was continuous all DAY yesterday. and last night
i fell in torrents, The river rose twelve feet in
the latter part Of the night. and Is still RISING.
| and the rain continues. All the MISUNDERSTANDING
into the city have been badly damaged. The
| Hcmpneld trains have not yet come in. The
| water is eighteen inches over the track Of the
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. east OF Cam
| bridge. No trains have been running, on me
| Kentucky roads since Yesterday. heavy wash
| out has occurred at the east end Of the Pan
| damage ut other points. Heavy damages have
occurred on the line of the Cleveland and Pitts
GgTGhh kHlroad t1e les o OF K PAW
| lucky road ia also badly washed No trains are
expected ON the two last-named roads today;
| feet higher than ever known. The turnpike
roads in the neighhorhOod are also badly
| wished. No loss OF life has vet been reporte' |.
| RICHMOND. Va, : ~. ia heavy gale prevailed
| here last night. but did no serious damage in the
| CITY. Reports from tho surrounding country,
| however, show that this storm in some places
| assumed the proportions OF a cyclone. uproot-
| ing trees and blowing them through the air
| and fences and outhouses stood but little chance
| In the southern part OF Chesterfield County the
storm left hayo, and destruction along lis path.
| A number Of houses were blown down and sew
| era persons were injured by flying timbers.
| Similar reports have been received from parts
OF Henrlco and Hanover Counties. in which
and orchards suffered TO greater or less ex-
| tent Accounts from the south and southeast OF
| Petersburg say that the tornado swept over that
section In "a northerlY direction. its track rang
| ing from 30 TO 800 feet in Width. No damage 10
| the railroads II reported, Tho storm came
| from North Carolina. passing up through this
| state in n nOrthrry course. telegram received
| this evening IRON Lynchhurg says that the
James River at that point has risen twelve feet.
and is rising at the rate OF eighteen inches an
PouGHKEEPs1E. Sept. 1S-Heavy rains with
| southeast gale. prevailed along the Hudson to-
day. The water was unusually high. submerg-
MEANWHILE. Pa. Sept lathe storm did
| great damage in this place The creek running
banks. flooding the principal streets. and dam
| aging property TO the amount OF 100000. Sew
eral lives are reported TO have been lost. A
| freight train on tho Atlantic and Great Western
| Railroad wont through a bridge short dis
lance west Of Meadyille. The engineer. fire.
| man ami brakeman were lost
| MARKHAM Ont. Sept. ia severe storm Of
| wind and rain prevailed here to-day. causing
the greatest Hoods experienced in this section
| since 1851. Two large bridges crossing the
| river Rouge were carried away. and Andrew
| Soul was drowned The railway mban kments
| been washed out. anu no trains are running.
TORONTO, Sept. l3.-Rain has fallen almost in
io n ", pas 4n aya d cn ns
| in many places. Washouts are reported on tho
| Great Western Railway between Toronto and
| Hamilton and on the Grand Trunk between
| Toronto and Brompton, and trains are delayed
| ST. CATHARISE's. Ont, sept 49, Steady. in
cessant rain has fallen since Tuesday and still
| continues with no sign Of abatement, Navlga-
| ton on the lower half OF the WellHnd Canal is
entirely suspended. the tow path IL COM
| pletcly submerged. and the banks are seriously
MADRID, Sept, l3.-A storm of rain hail.
| and wind broke over this city on Wednesday
| and spread havoc through the provinces. At
| the same time the coast OF Portugal. near Lis
| bon and the Bay oi Blscay, was swept by vlo-
| lent gale. Several shipwrecks have been re-
ported. and il is feared that worse news is yet
TO come. The hail was. particularly destruc-
| tive in the vineyards in Spain Telegraph lines
were torn down. trees were uprooted. and
| houses unrOoied.
| during the last As hours has deluged the low
| lands throughout this section. In some places
| creeks have risen many feet carrying away
| railroad culverts and temporarily checking
| The Chicago train via the Pennsylvania road,
| due on saturday morning. cannot arrive in
| New York before Saturday night. or perhaps
later The passengers are all here safe and
comfortable.
Capt Dearborn Of the steamship. Niagara.
| which arrived at this port from Havana ON
| Thursday. reported having encountered a fierce
southery gale while IN tho latitude Of Charles
| ton. He was near the United States steamship
| Huron in the memorable gallo in which she was
| lost. and he says this later one was ilerccr and
| Of greater violence.
According TO- the Weather Bureau the gale
| gathered itself in the everglades Of Florida.
| partially spent itself on the South Atlantic
| Coast and then gathering itself anew. travelled
northward and westward again with increased
violence. 1t was this gale that visited this city
yesterday Observers OF the winds courses say
we did not get the full force Of the gale because
| the Allegheny Mountains, and other spurs Of
| the Appalachian chain. acted us a barrier They
| are borne out in this theory 10y the weather re-
| ports. u careful study Of which shows that tho
| mean velocity of the wind at points 10 the south
| ward Of these mountains was far greater than
| II was here.
Nevertheless the gale of yesterday was the
| nercest in New York since March 20. At 10
| o'clock the aneometcr indicated n velocity of
| forty miles an hour, fifteen miles faster, accord
ing to Bowdltch. than the ordinary gale. As
| nOrtherly gales tend 10 depress the tides
| those from the southwark tend 10 raise them.
| and Yesterdays southeastern was no exception,
Owing to its violence the early lood tide suTgod
into the bay in great rollers, and after the point
| Of high water WAS attained at Sandy Hook Mt
S:5S A. NJ. hut little water escaped.
The contention betwecn the wind and tide in
the bay resulted in an ugly chop sea- so high.
indeed that vessels could not he boarded by the