The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-31
THE GREAT STORM.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE AND MANY
LIVES LOST.
New York, Philadelphia and Other PlaCeS-Tho
Wind Blowing 81 Miles an Hour-Church
steeples Blown Down Houses Inun-
dated-VesseIs Wrecked, &c.

New York. Oct 24-Dlspatches from all points
show that the storm Of yesterday was one of the
most violent experienced for years The storm
came from the tropics, and from midnight TO noon
rapidly increasing in energy was central near
Baltimore. 1t was attended with an unusually
heavy rainfall. At Washington the fall was 1854
inches at Baltimore. 24 Norfolk, so Lynch
burg, 2Ol, and smithville, North Caiolina, 4,82,
At Cape May the wind blew eighty four miles
an hour. It blew the tide upon the meadows be
tween the city and the mainland, covering the
railroad track three feet, and preventing the
trains from leaving. The hotel and cottages
were badly damaged also the beach drive, and
yachts, sloops and schooners were blown ashore.
At Baltimore property along the Wharvest tu1er.
ed much, and disasters on the bay are feared.
Along the line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington d
Baltimore Railroad the loss Is serious:
The storm was severe on the Sound and along
the New England coast, and the lighter crafts were
heavily hammered.
AT Mount Washington, at 8 p. M, the wind
was blowing 100 miles an hour, with heavy rain.
The ship A. s. Davis, from CallaO went ashore
south OF Cape Henry, and is total wreck. Only
one person saved,
James Douglass, the wheesman who was res
cued, was badly hurt by being struck by timbers
from the wreck.
PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY.
Philadelphia, Oct 24,-Detailed reports to-day
show that by yesterdays storm in this city 8Si
dwellings and stores were unroofed and otherwise
injured, and several completely demolished, In
addition to these there were badly injured 81
churches % schools So factories and warehouses,
hotels, elevators and so other large buildings
such as depots, ferry houses, mills and railroad
Offices. The fatal accidents were six, and those
severely injured number thirteen.
In the Southern part Of the city known as "The
Neck" the Delaware overAowed It's banks for a
distance OF one mile from the usual course, and
the inhabitants taken from the second stories Of
the houses in boats sent out from the Navy Yard
Only one man drowned in this section, but the
loss OF live stock was very great and ten or eleven
wooden bridges were swept away. The well known
landmark, the large ship'house at League Island
Navy Yard, was leveled to the ground. 1t ia i'm
possible at present to estimate the loss In money
as it Is distributed In various amounts between
hundreds of owners, but is generally estimated at
S2,000,00O the following being among the heaviest
losers Christ p. E. Church, at Germantown,
$4,000 to $4,000; Pennsylvania Railroad depot
West Philadelphia, S32 000 bridge at Falls, Schuyl-
kill, SSO00O Walnut street Presbyterian Church,
S35000; First Baptist Church, S35 OOO Schomaokers
piano factory, $4,000 to $40 00O Jones Sons knit
ting mills S20,000 The shipping interests also
suffered severely, eig vessels being reported
sunk and twenty-five damaged in this harbOr
On the Delaware, below Reedy Island and
abreast of the Range Light the tug ". G. Fowler,
was wrecked, and her Captain and boy drowned,
From Delaware Break-Water many vessels are re-
ported ashore.
The Captain of the oyster sloop, Mary Ann,
which arrived this morning, tells story OF the
fate that befell nearly one hundred of the oyster
feet, bound to this city on the morning OF the
storm. He reports number sunk. many damag.
ed, and two lives lost The Captain First Mate
and seaman of the sloop ]. Diver, were drowned
AROUND WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
Wilmington, Del, Oct 24-The wind.sL 0rm yes.
terday was one OF the most destructive ever ex.
perienced here The river rose higher than ever
before, causing food and much damage TO prop.
erty and shipping, Two barges, plying between
here and Philadelphia, were lost in the Delaware,
and several small boats sunk.
South Wilmington was completely inundated,
and numbers Of people had to seek refuge in the
upper stories Of their houses. About seventy five
buildings were wholly or partially unroOed in the
city four or FIVE carried away by the food and six
blown down,
The schooner Buckeye, from this port, Captain
Appleton master, was wrecked about three miles
from Newcastle, and the Captain, his wife, two
sons and seaman were drowned. The schooner
Estelle Bright, Of this city, was wrecked on the
Jersey Shore opposite Newcastle, and Captain
James Fountain and two cOlored seamen drown
ed.
AT Phen'xville yesterday morning the storm
unroOfed houses, uprooted trees, demolished barns
and otherwise did great damage to property. Re-
ports from various points In Schuylkill Valley all
speak of great loss OF property, Out of all the col
lieries in the Mahoning District only three are
able to work owing to the storm.
WilliamspOrt was inundated. Walnut, Centre,
Elmira, Hepburn, Pine and Market streets were
all badly flooded, and the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad was under water at several points. The
damage is estimated at 0,00U.
Reports from Easton, Lancaster, Westchester
and Reading all tell the same story, and 1t seems
the country surrounding Philadelphia suffered
almost as much as the city.