Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-08-20
SEVERE STORM.
GREAT DAMAGE TO VESSELS ALL
ALONG THE COAST.
The storm Proves of Great Violence in
all Directions.
MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Wholesale Destruction Of Wharves and
Piers and Small Boats.
MANY LIVES LOST.

WILMINGTON, Del, August ls. The storm
along the coast was unexceptionally severe,
especially at the South, where large numbers
of vessels are reported ashore and wrecked.
number of lives are reported lost. The
rain fall everywhere was very large.
PETERsBrRG, August 10. Damages to
growing crops by the storm yesterday, which
was the severest experienced in this section
for years. was very great
NEwBrRYPoRr. August 10. The storm
destroyed twenty small boats. badly wrecked
steamers and schooners, and destroyed four
yachts, and also did great damage to fruit.
The yachting fleet ut South Boston was
badly used up, most of the vessels being in
jured in some way, many seriously. No
lives were lost in this vicinity, as far as can
be ascertaincd.
Southwest specials report heavy rains in
that section. Streams are all swollen. The
Rio Grande rose sixteen feet in two days.
Telegraph wires are prostrated and the mails
are greatly DELAYED. Great damage to stock
is apprchcnded.
IlYANNIs, August 10. The gale last night
was the most severe of any since last fall.
There are four schOoners ashore in the har-
bor. Parker river bridge at West Yarmouth
was swept away, aud the wharves and store
reported lost.
WAREHAM, Mass, August 10. The gale
last night, accompanied by rain, was the most
disastrous to this place that has occurred for
wears. The wharves received severe dam
age, and a large number of boats were thrown
ashore or stove. As far as ascertained there
was no loss of life.
NORFOLK, Va, August 10. The loss by
the violent storm which passed over this see
ton yesterday. was greater than first sup
posed. In every direction the ruins of build
ings, vessels, trees, etc, can be seen, and the
destruction to shipping along the coast must
be very great.
The steamer John Hopkins, from Boston,
encountered the storm and had u very rough
passage. A number of schooners are ashore.
The schooner Andrew Nevinger, Georgetown
for Gardiner, lost her bowsprit damaged
spars and came here for repairs.
The barquc Nmbra lies at the mouth Of the
Rappahannock. all masts gone.
\ three-masted schooner is ashore off wind
mill beach, and thrce-masted schooner bot
tom up was passed in Hampton Roads.
WAxAHAwKEN, n. j., August 10. Three
vessels are ashore here, all total wrecks
ST. JomN, August 10. A heavy rain storm
and gale from the east commenced this morn
ing.
FREDERICKroN, August 10. A heavy rain
and wind storm in this section last night.
There will be considerable damage to crops.
WAREHAM, August 49, The whaling
schooner Admiral Blake was driven last
night into Marion lIarbor. and an unknown
sloop was driven on Blacks Point No lives
lost.
MATTHIAS VINEYARD, August 10. The
hurricane last night swept away all the boat
piers, and did considerable other damage.
The narrow guage railroad was washed bad
ly. No serious damage done in the harbor at
Vineyard Haven.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, August 10. Great dam
age was done to property by the gale and
high water last night.