Daily Republican., 1879-08-20
THREE DAYS DELU0E.

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the Cesst-Cape May the Centre
The storm which We have been exps
rienoing In this city, It seems, has bssl
. general QUE, not only have We besl
deluged, but the track over which tn
storm has swept bears evidence tba
ths unusual fall has extended even h
other States. The effect upon the Pc
ninsula has been q beneficial one, ant
the good that will be done will be suf
fcisntly remune.ative as it were I,
those who have spent days and night
in constant supplication for respsota
BILE shower.
As far as learned no damage has beer
done by the high water. The fall
being s inches in q hours. In thii
section the wind was moderate as II
seemed TO spend its force on the coast
line where several wrecks occurred, two
Of which are mentioned in another COL
unn.
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l9.-The rain
storm began here on Saturday morning
and lasted almost without intermission
until last evening. In fact there was
scarcely half-hOur during Sunday
and yesterday in which the water did
not come down heavily. 1t made sey-
eral spasmodic attempts to clear up
yesterday, but success in that line was
only attained just before sunset, when
a bright rainbow spanned the heavens,
and the food cleared, to bs succeeded
by bright starlight night. The ter
ribly muggy, sticky atmosphere also
gave place to refrsshinely cool wind,
and by midnight spring overcoats were
worn with comfort.
Retail trade was almost at standstill
and Wholesale houses did but little bet
ter in the way Of sales. During the
storm the rainfall amounted TO between
three and four inches, and yesterday
three feet Of water was passing over the
dam at Fairmount. The only damage
reported in the city was the caving in
of several culverts.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.-The rain storm
which prevailed at intervals from s p.
H., Of last Friday, ceased yesterday af-
ternoon, and was followed by clear
weather and northwest wind. The TO-
tai rain fall in Baltimore during the
three days was A. inches.
Baltimore escaped the severity Of the
storm, and the highest velocity Of the
wind was IS miles an hour.
ATLANTIC Cry, N. j., August IA
severe storm set in early this morning,
and increased at noon to a severe gale.
the velocity Of the wind reaching over
sixty miles per hour. There was 81
heavy rainfall and many of the streets
are inundated. The tents of Company
+. First Regiment, Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guards, on the lawn of the Uni
ted States Hotel, were all levelled to the
ground.
CAPE MAY, N. j., August 1s.-A vio-
lent wind and rain storm prevailed
here all day, flooding the streets In
some places so much that travel was
rendered impossible. Owing to the
wind being from the northeast, the
tide was kept back and the beach drive
was not much injured. About seven
o'clock this eveniEg a portion of Dem
izot's pier was carried off, and it is
expected that with the heavy wind and
high tide to night the balance will be
swept away.
A number OF trees were torn up, tele.
graph wires prostrated, cellars flooded,
and portion OF the new railroad be-
tween Cape May and Cape May Poin.
washed out, so that no trains could
pass over it. A very high wind pre-
walls tonight, and with the high tide,
damage is feared. The
ocean presents magnificent sight, the
breakers running very high and send
ing spray far into the air. No damage
was done to the tracks of the West Jer-
'ey road, and all trains are running
regularly.
From 7.3O A. M. to 4.3OP M. seven
inches of rain fell, and it was still fall
ng heavily. The wind was hurri-
'ane at the cape, reaching velocity of
ixty-four miles an hour. The signal
tation, which transmits its weather
eports in cipher, has no sign to repre-
ent the Cape May rainfall, and the
words had to be telegraphed in full.
WlLMIsaroN, N. c., Aug. ls.-A ter
ifc storm of wind and rain visited this
ec:ion early this morning. At 4 A. M.
he velocity of the wind had reached
ixty-eight miles per hour. A large
lumber of shade trees were prostrated
the city, and several houses and
beds were Hnroofed. No lives were
ost.