Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-19
sEvEREsr IN TEN YEARS


sEvEREsr IN TEN YEARS.
The Wind blew hurricane, wreckiag
four yachts, badly wrenching steamers and
schooners in the barber, snd scattering
about 20 small boats. Fruit trees were
stripped, and tents on the beach were level
led or blown into the sea. Coast vessels
we're beached, but thus far no loss Of life is
reported. '.s' 'S'f
boats we're sunk or damaged The Wanderer
and Muryill Of the New York squadron
parted their chains and went ashore. Three
Yachts sunk at the wharf, while others
dragged their anchors. fouled and were
damaged. The crew of q schooner ashore
al Cape May deserted the vessel in the eve
ming. Their boat was capsized and the
men washed ashore in an exhausted condi-
ton. The captain remained on board and
the life saving crew got line out and re-
mained on duty all night.
The velocity of the wind at Cape May
was GA miles an hour, and the total rainfall
EIGHT AND FoRrY-slx ONE HUNDRED
INCHES.
The crew of "a schooner ashore at Atlantic
City was taken from the rigging at o'clock
this morning by life saving crew. The
vessel is a total loss.
Norfolk had the severest rain storm and
tornado ever experienced. Many build
ings were unroofed and flooded, trees up
rooted and shipping damaged, many vessels
being dragged ashore.
The Boston steamship company's ware
houses have been severely damaged. The
wharves all along the river front have been
flooded and many of the warehouses flooded.
The tide was higher than ever known The
vicinity of Water street was only accessible
by boata, the
SIGHT BEING uNExAMpLED.
even to the oldest inhatItant The hand
some spire Of Freeman street Baptist church
was blown dows. The stating of Christ's
Episcopal church aud the cornce and
steeple ornaments ot st. Mary's Catholic
church were torn off, whilst the beautiful
grounds Of st. Paul's are badly wrecked.
GREAT ANXIETY PREVAILED
during the prevalence of the storm, and the
mayor ordered out the entire police forct
and fire department. The loss is estimated
ut from
1900 600 TO $500, 900.
The damage to crops in the counties ad
iscent to Petersburg is very great. Ia Sur
rey county the damage to corn alone is es
t,nalcd SO per cent Ocean Grove CAM
grounds below Long Branch suffered severe
w..
AT Gloucester, Mass.. several vessel
were dragged ashore last night
The storm u. Morehead City was tn
most violent which ever visited that place
Al six a. IN. it blew u hurricane from tn
southeast, and at midday haul.d to south
west, q change which saved Beaufort anC
Morehead from entire destruction. Th
Atlantic house, the largest hotel in :ba
part of the country is entirely demolished
not q vestiee being left. There were on
hundred and fifty guests In it and ther
was nat particle of an, thing saved by an.
of them. The people did nc
begin to leave until the waves we're literall
breaking the hotel to peices; then ther
was stampede. Young men saved all th
ladies and children at the danger Of the
own lives. All baggage, furniture, etc
went to destruction. John Hughes, son
Major Hughes of Newbern, lost his Ii
in, the wreck of the Atlantic house. Fro,
street, Beaufort, is strewn with lumbe
trunks and goods, and crowds Of peopl
barefooted, are trying to identify the
property. The Ocean View house, Il
other hotel Al. Beaufort, is damaged badl
and many private houses are ruined. The
10 WuuTl iclt III DGhul"ts VII
two or three of her hundreds of sail boa
are fit TO sail In. Morehcad City also 81
fcred terribly. $50 ~
IN NEW ENGLAND.
Boston, Aug. l9.-Considersbe dana
was done by the storm last night along 4
New Euglsnl coast. The yachting feet
South Boston was badly used. Al Pc
land several yachts and schooners VIC
sunk. Obcr towns along the coast rcrt
a long list Of maritime disasters.