Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-26
THE GREAT COAST STORM.
Farther Details of Wednesdays stirrin,
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Philadelphia, Oct. 24.-Detailed reports
to-, ay show that by yesterdays storm in
this ely 3S4 DIV ceilings and stores were un.
rooted and otherwise injured, and several
completely demolished. In addition to these,
were badly injured 81 churches, 2S schools,
So factories and warehouses, S hotels, 2 cse
vators and so other buildings, such as de
pots, ferry houses, mills and railroad offices.
The. fatal accidents were six. The seriously
injured number Is. In the southern part
OF the city, known as 1.-THE Neck" The Del
aware overlooked its banks for a distance Of
one mile from its usual course, and the in
habitants>were taken from the second stories
of,heir houses in boats sent out from the
navy yard. Only one man was drowned in
this section, but the loss Of live stock is very
great and ten wooden bridges were swept
away. The wellknown landmark, the large
ship house at the League Island navy sh p
yard, was leveled to the ground. 1t ia i'm
possible at PIE ent to esliM ate the loss in
money as it is di tribu ed in various amounts
between hundreds of owners, but it is gen.
orally estimated at 81, 000, 900, the following
being among the heaviest losses: Lhrisl'r
p. E. Church, Germantown, $4,000 to $50.
600; Pennsylvania railroad depot, West
Philadelphia, $4,000; bridge and falls on
the %Schuylkill, 5000; Walnut street Pres
byteri,n church, $50, 900; First Baptist
chuIch,$S5,0 0; Schoema,ker's piano factory
SIS 600 to 10000; Jones & Sons knitting
mills. $4,000.
sh,ap;ns me ests also suffered severely,
eight vessels being reported sunk and
twenty Two damaged in this hatbor and one
on The Delaware river. Below the island
and abreast of The range light tho tug w.
G. Fowler was wrecked and her captain
and Il boy drowned.
Frnm Delaware breakwater many vessels
are reported ashore. The captain of the
ys'er sloop Mary Ann, which arrived this
morning, reports that Of tn, oyster feet of
100 vessels bound To this city on the morn
ing of the storm a number were sunk and
ma y damaged. and three lives lost. The
captain, first mate and a seaman of the sloop
}. Dcvere We're drowned.
Al Pl9oixvllle Yesterday morning the
storm unrooIed houses, uproo,ed trees,
demolished barns and otherwise did great
damage to property. and reports from
various points in the S%chuylkill valley all
speak of great loss Of property. Out of all
he collieries in the Mahoney dist let only
~ W ~ o"ibk ~ ~ S(uTIu-
Reports from Eas.on, Lancaster, West
chester and Reading all tell the same story,
and it seems that the country surrounding
Philadelphia suffered almost as heavily ms
the city.
Wilmington, Oct. 24-The wind storm
Yesterday was one OF the most destructive
ever experienced here. The river rose
higher than ever before, causing a flood
and much danger to property aud shipping.
Two targes PLYING between here and Phil
adelphia, were lost In the Delaware and
several small boats sunk. South Whining
ton was completely inundated and a num-
Der of people had to seek refuge in the up-
per stories Of their houses. About seventy
i've buildings were wholly or partly I'M
rooted in the city, four or five carried away
Oy the food and six blown down.
The steamer Buckeye. from this port.
Capt. Appleton, master, was wrecked
about three miles from New Castle and the
captain, his wife and two sons and a seq
man were drowned.
The steamer Estellc Bright Of this CITY
was wrccked on the Jersey shore opposite
New Castle, and The captain, Jas Fountain.
aud WI colored seamen, drowned.
Washington, Oct 24.-The signal CORDS
station at Cape Henry reports the American
ship A s. Davis of Searspo,t, Maine, CAPT.
Ira 81. Ford, ran ashore at 2 9. M. the e3d
inst, eight miles south of that station. The
vessel and cargo are a total loss. The crew.
consisting Of 10 men, are all lost vita one
exception. The dead bodies were washed
ashore last night n and one half miles
south OF the station.
Abescon, N. j., Oct. pa schooner is
reported ashore on the north point Of
Peck's Beach. No signs of the crew. The
bodies were washed ashore.