The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-20

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Inc phantOm was hailed at sea last night by
one OF the Maryland pilot-boats and Supplied
with anchors and chains. She reearneG to the
Roads this morning.
Il brig Is reported ashore near Wolf Tran
nghtooat, with the foretopmast gone as the
Cap, the maintopEast entirely gene and all
the sails blown away.
i The keeper of Craney Island lighthouse lost
one or his boats during the storm, while the
second boat was SO badly stove In as to be un-
tit for use.
In Nansemond county The fruit trees,
porches, barns and buildings of all kinds were
completely demolished.
The destruction Of propesty In Princess
Anne county was very great almost all the
irult Trees as far as heard from, being pros
ftrated.
ing out some OF the glasses at tho lighthouse,
being the first case Of the kind on record.
La Portsmouth the water front of the city
vas over lowed by rush OF the tide and great
Laerged and many of them conpletely de-
stroyed. Vessels and boats we're driven from
their moorings and beached. TIE centre Of
the city seemed TO catch the greatest force of
the gale, particularly along High etreet from
the car shops to the foot OF the street, dis
tance OF a mile. Buildings we're urfoofed In
every direction, and flying debris wns dashed
| through the air and falling in every part of
the city. TIE extensive warehouses of Peters
| d Reed We're conn pfetely destroyed. The new
| foundry shops OF the Seaboard read were
| blown down. The Catholic Church was badly
Injured, and the city jail unroofed. Over one
hundred and fifty buildings were damaged.
At the navy yard there was great deal of
damage done, and a general Suspension of
| work occurred. The roof OF the Marine Bar
| racks was blown off. The steam dredge and
pile driver were beaehed, and the receiving
ship Franklin forced from her moorings and
grounded, The sea wall OF the Naval Hosp-
tai was washed away and extensive damage
was done to the beautiful grounds. The city
presents the appearance OF a wrecked town.
and the effects OF the great storm will long be
remembered.
SERIOUS INJURY TO CROPS NEAR PEERS
BIRG. ..=s.-.s
PETEEsRERG, Va, Aug 19-The damage to
the growing crop III adjacent counties BY the
storm of yesterday, which was the severest
experienced in this section for years, is ax-
pected to be very great.
In Surry county alone the damage to corn is
estimated at so per cent Barns and outbuild-
ings We're also considerably damaged.
OFF THE Virginia AND NORTH CARoLznA
COASTS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The signal corps
station at Norfolk reports to the chief signal
officer as follows: The American brig North
ern Star lies anchored off Cape Henry since 81
p. m. yesterday, with her fOremast gone and |
apparently Ieaking. The British bark North |
Carolina, from SnithvilIe, N. c., for Balti- |
more, ran ashore half a mile north Of life-sav-
ing station No. 4, District Of North Carolina
at 9:45 a. m yesterday. The captain and
crew, numbering seventeen. landed safely. |
The bark Is In ballast and lies near high water
mark on the shorein good position. Wreck
ers at Norfolk have been notified:
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 19.-The steamer
John Gibson, from Norfolk for this port, was
struck by the gale when coming into the /
capes OF the Chesapeake yesterday, and had
her sails blown out and torn to atoms, her
decks washed and her cargo shifted, and the
NIX bar hoo,
The captain says the gale was the severest in
his experience The Gibson reached here at
noon to-day, very much dismantled.
THE DAMAGE ON THE COAST OF THE MIDDLE.
AND EASTERN STATES.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 19-The storm yesterday
along the Middle Atlantic and New England
coast was the severest experienced in severa,
years. No great loss of life occurred, but re-
ports OF disasters to shipping come ia from all
the seaboard States. AT Newport twenty or
thirty Sal5OatS were sunk or damaged and
the yachts Wanderer and Muriel Of the New
York yacht squadron, driven ashore. The /
steam yacht Experiment., OF Boston, and two :
Newport yachts sank at their wharves, and :
the yachts Bunita and Undine collided and
are badly damaged. The following schooners
are ashore near Gloucester, Mass: Geo. t. :
Erlgg. Lizzie, pilotboat No. Z Geo. Clark, Jr., 9
Triton aud Nary and Lizzie. The schooner
Tracy is ashore and full OF water at Cape !
May. A three masted schooner was run into ,
LUZ iHS lHt oGoLtu NY al OCetu oIetiIueI OLA | r
Newcastle, Del, and sunk, with all on board,
going down In four minutes The name could +
1ot be ascertained. The schooner Hannah :
Nilletts is ashore near Hyannis, Mass. to- ;
yether with the sloop Lottie B. The Portu- !
yuese schooner Adelaide is ashore on Brant :
Rock. Three fishing schooners are ashore at i
4ooseberry Island near Newport. At Port !
and, Me-, several yachts and schooners were !
lriven ashore and sunk. Other towns along d
he coast report a long list of disasters to :
Ocai ShlpDIlp and DrODprty.
The following additional marine disasters
lave been reported: The schooner 6. w.
Whistler IS ashore at Hyannis, Mass; three
7essels, including the Emblem, from Beau
ort, n. c., and the Emily 3. Blew, loaded 7
With melons, went ashore near Beach Eaven, q
<.J,, and are total wrecks The crews were !
aved, with the exception of one man.
A Wilmington Del, dispatch says: The 7
rev Of the schooner John E. Hurst, which !
vas sunk by a collision with the steamer G
camden, were rescued.
GOTHAM GOSSIP.