The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-24

than twenty warehouses are without roofs,
and the water is running into the stores OF
the east side, doing great damage. 1t is
estimated that at least fifty storehouses
along the wharves were blown from their
tastenings, aud great quantities of goods
foated off with the tide. The Reading
railroad ferry house and slip, above South
street, were demolished. The tide was the
highest known for twenty-seven years.
Seven fatal casualties are reported. 1t is
roughly estimated that the injured will
number seyenty-five.
In Camden the storm was very severe,
causing great damage to property. Pas
sengers who came up on the West Jersey
railroad state that in that locality numer-
Gus barns were destroyed, cattle killed and
fences blown down, while uprooted trees
were scattered iu all directions. Between
Pemberton and the Junction of that
road with the Camden and Amboy rail
road the storm played sad havoc With
dwellings, barns, etc.
At PottstowD, Pa, the nail plate mill Of
the Pottstown Iron Company was blown
down. Loss $25,000. The Madison
bridge, spanning the Schuylkill river, was
almost completely destroyed. Loss $l0,'
900. j, Mingle Fishers steam planning
mills were damaged to the extent of sew
eral thousand dollars. Many private
dwellings were unroofed and two churches
lost their spires. George W. Reageu wa;
buried under some fallen sheds and in
stantly killed,
At Norristowp, Pa, the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches, the Reading rail
road depot, Farmers mill, and many
smaller structures, were considerably dam
aged Siemmer's oil refinery, at the
same place, is total wreck.
At Doylestown, the steeple of the Cath
olic church was blown to the ground, al
was also portion of the Reformed church
| The uew court house was damaged, anC
numerous smaller buildings were unroofeC
in all directions. Barns, trees, fences anC
grain stacks in that vicinity were LITERAL,
| blown away.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 23.-Thcre was
terrible storm this morning Building
were dismantled, trees uprooted ant
roofs blown off. Advices from the sur
rounding towns report great damage t
property.
New YORK, Oct. 23.-The gale il
Brooklyn was very severe and considera
| DiG was OIOdJ HdFOC wa
made with the bathing houses and smal
shanties at Coney Island Engerman'
pier, near the Brighton Beach Hotel, wa
swept away, causing loss of $4,000, an
the large depot of the Sea Beach railwa
was undermined by the sea, and it
feared will go to pieces. The storm alon
the Branch inflicted much damage t
property.
ALBANY, Oct. ga terrific gale {
wind passed over this city about noon. III
roofing churches. stores and dwelling
prostrating telegraph wires, injuring piel
and uprooting trees.
WILKEsBARRE, Oct. ga tornaG
this morning inflicted great damage in tn
city and vicinity. At White Haven sevel
al persons were injured and large amour
Of lumber blown into the river and swer
away.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-A heavy raj
storm. accompanied by violent wind, ,passe
over this city last night, unroofng house
uprootiDg trees and doing other damag
The signal Office received only 20 of tx
usual 100 reports from the various sign
|, stations.
CHESTER, Pa, Oct. % 3-To-day's storl
was probably the severest that ever visite
, this section, The destruction is great,
than ever before known, Seventy dwelling
and stores were unroofed, l9 being blow
down altogether. Three churches we
partially destroyed and IL manufacture
places SO Lluch damaged that work wi
have to be suspended for while. The tic
rose to great hight and washed out maj
manufacturing places. Several schoone
and sioors washed ashore and canal boa
loaded with coal sunk in the river.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct 23.-The hea1
> est storm OF wind and rain experienced
this vicinity for years. set in last nigt
. Reports from the surrounding count
show that great damage has been done.