Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-20
NEwBuRYPoRr, ME.

New York, Aug. l9-The storm which was
central near Cape Hatteras, has moved in a
northerly path developing greatly il energy.
and is now central near Eastporr. Maine. A
heavy rain has fallen in the New England. Mid
die and Atlantic States. Newburyport experi-
enced storm this morning which was the
severest in ten years. The wind blew a hurri-
cane, wrecking four yachts. badly wrenching
steamers and schooners in the harbOr and scat.
tering about twenty-seven boats Fruit trees
We're stripped and tents on the beaches were
leveled and blown into the sea.
SUNK Or DAMAGED
At Newport between twenty and thirty sail
boats are sunk or damaged. The Wanderer
and the, Muriel of New York, of the Yacht
squadron, parted chains and went ashore.
Three yachts were sunk at their wharf while
others dragged anchors, fouled and were dam
Cape May deserted their vessel in the evening.
Their boat was capsized and the men we're
washed ashore in an exhausted condition. The
captain remained on board and the life saving
crew got a line and remained on duty ali
! night.
The velocity of tho wind at Cape Nav was
sixty-four miles. The total rainfall was 81
inches
The crew of the schooner ashore at Atlantic
City were taken from the rigging at 3 this
morning by the life saving crew. The vessel
wi II be total loss.
DESTRUCTION AT NORFOLK.
Norfolk had the sevcrest rain storm and tor
nado ever experienced. Many buildings are
unroofed and flooded, trees uprooted and ship
ping damaged. Many vessels are dragging
ashore. The Boston steamship companv's
warehouse has been severely damaged. Wharves
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 is only accessible by boats, tho
sight being one unexampled even to the Oldest
inhabitant. The handsome spire of the Free
man street Capital church was blown down.
The stating of the Christ Episcopal church and
the cornice and ornaments of st. Mary's Cath
olic church were torn off, whilst the beautiful
grounds of old St. Paups are badly wrecked.
Great anxiety prevailed during the prevalence
of the storm, and the mayor ordered out the
entire police force and fire department. The
loss is estimated at from 5000, 900 to $500, 900.
Damage to the growing crops in countiesIR ad-
jacent to Petersburg very great. In Sussex
county alone the damage to corn is estimated
at so per cent.
DAMAGE TO CAMP GROUNDS.
The Ocean Grove camp grounds below Long
Branch suffered severely. At Gloucester Mass,
several vessels were dragged ashore last night
At other points on the New England coast yes
sells were beached, but thus far no loss of life
is reported.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Boston, Aug. 19.-Consitlerable damage by
the storm last night along the New England
coast. The yachting feet at South Canton was
badly used. At Portland several yachts and
schooners were sunk. Other towng along the
coast reported q long list of disasters to local
crafts and property.
TERRIBLE DEsTRCT1oN AT BEAUFORT.
The storm at Marblehead city, North Caro-
lima, was the most violent that ever visited that
place. At A. NJ. the wind became hurricane
from the southeast, and at midday hauled to
the southwest. change which saved Beaufort
Atlantic House, the largest hotel in that part of
the country, was entirely destroyed, not YES
tige being left. There were $50 guests in it,
and there was not q particle of clothing saved
by any of then. The people didn't begin to
leave until tho waves we're literally breaking
the hotel to pieces. then there was stampede.
The young men saved all the ladies and chill
dren at the danger of their own lives. All the
baggage furniture, etc.. went to destruction.
LIFE LOST.
John Hughes, son of Mallor Hughes of New
burn, lost his life in the wreck of the Atlantic
House. The front street of Beaufort is strewn
with lumber, trunks and goods. and crowds of
people, some barefooted, are trying to identify
their property. The Ocean View house and
other hotels at Beaufort are damaged badly,
and many private houses are ruined There
is not a wharf left in Beaufort and only two
or three of her hundreds of sail boats are fit to
sail in.
Morehead city also suffered considerably,
The gale at Cape Henry was terrific, blowing
out some glasses of the light house, the first
case of the kind on record. The damage to
coasting vessels was very heavy; also to crops
along the coast.
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. ia tornado ragged
here yesterday. The rainfall from A. M. to 2
P. M. was five inches. Shade trees in and about
the fort went down by the hundreds.