The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-24

Iupstgiiah at Key West Tor Il storm IN South
Florida, On the morning os She 2Iss tn
storm was to the southeast OK Key West,
and on the morning OF the 22a to the easi
OF Southern Georgia. AT midnight Of the
22d it was, with greatly increased velocity,
central near Cape Hafteras, on the North
Carolina coast. The maximum OF the wind
reported was sixty miles an hour. From
midnight last night to noon to-day the storm,
rapidly increasing ia energy, was central
near Baltimore. The pressure ut the centre
this morning was below 29.09 inches. 1t
was attended With an unusual heavy ruin
fall. Here the Fall was 1854 inches; at Bal
timore, 2.74 inches; at Norfolk. SO inches |;
at LynchburS, 2.0I inches, and nc Smith
vile, n. G., 4.32 inches.
THE STORM PREDICTED.
From Wilmington last Monday kilograms
were sent to be bulletined at New York
and Boston to look out for n heavy storm.
This morning the only Geographic commu-
nicatfon outside the city, except with Balti-
timore, was the signal-service line TO Nor
folk, This has since gone down; SO a tele-
gram can be sent only to Baltimore. The
Signal service reports from the northeastern
and lake regions and most OF the reports
from the Middle States and the Northwest
are missing. Itsis hoped that the warnings
sent to New York and Boston aud distri-
buted along the coast have been needed. In
any event it Is feared that great damage has
been done TO the shipping and property in
the storms track, It's course, it will be
seen. is northerly, The vortex passed over
this city about O'Clock this morning.
THE STORM AT BALTIMORE AND ON THE BAY.
BALTIMORE, October 23.-The storm here
did great damage around the Basin. The
water rose very high, several wharves be-
ing submerged, and there was some damage
to the shipping.
The steamer Florida, which left here for
Norfolk Yesterday, and returned this morn
ing, reports having her bow badly stove in
by q heavy sea off Point Lookout. and was
unable to proceed She also reports having
seen one Of the Weems steamers, supposed
TO be the Theodore Weems, with machinery
disabled, apparently drifting, and with sig
nails set, but the Florida, owing to her Grip
pied condition, was unable to render any
assistance. A deeply-laden three-masted
schooner. with signals for assistance, was
off Hooper's straits, and another vessel near
her bottom up. Off Sandy Point Bay
vessel was sunk, and OFT Magatby river an
other.
STEAMER ASHORE.
WASHINGTON, October 23.-The signal
service observer at Cape Lookout reports
the steamer Florence Wetherbee, from New
York for Jacksonville, went ashore last
night. No lives lost. The steamer will be
gotten off II the weather permits.
LATER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, October 23.-The telegraph
lines north OF Baltimore are still down;
hence the scarcity OF news.
LATEST.
WASHINGTON, October 23-Mtdnight.-
The wires north Of Baltimore are still
down.
Reports from Other Points.
BALTIMORE, October 23.-Along the line
OF the Baltimore, Wilmington and Phila
delphla railroad the storm is reported tc
have Ecen destructive, but 40 particular;
have been received, all the wires leading
| north OF Baltimore being down.
At Frederick, Md, and from other place;
| in the western part OF the State the storm l.
| reported to have been very severe.