The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-20
TnG ATLANTIC COAST sroRns.
The Middle and Atlantic states Hear the
Rrunt Of It-IIardest storm Known for
Ten Years-Damage 70 Property.

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RFant OF It-IIardest storm known fol
Ten Years-Damage 10 Property.
NEw YoRx, August l9.-The storm
which yesterday morning was central
near Cape Hatteras, has moved in north
easterly path, developing greatly in ener
gy, and is now central near the east part
Of Maine, A heavy rain has fallen in
New England and the Middle Atlantic
States. Newburyport experienced
storm this morning, which was the sevcrest
In ten years. The wind blew hurricane
Rrecking four yachts badly, wrenching
the steamers and schooners in the harbor
and scattering about twenty small boats.
Fruit trees were stripped, and tents on
the beach were levelled or blown into the
sea.
At Newport between 20 and 80 sail.
boats are sunk and damaged. The Wan.
derer and Murrill, of the New York yacht
squadron, parted their chains and went
ashore, three yachts sunk at the wharf
and others dragged their anchors, fouled
and were damaged.
1uo SASn VI lue aCuuOHol aouOie
at Cape May, deserted the vessel in
tue evening, their boat was capsized
and the men washed ashore in an ex-
hausted condition. The captain re-
NAMED on board and the life saving crew
got line out and remained on duty all
night. The velocity OF the wind at Cape
May was 54miles Total rain fall, s 46-l0O
inches.
The crew Of the schooner ashore at At.
lantic City were taken from the rigging at
three o'clock this morning by the life saw
ing crew. The vessel is said TO be total
loss.
Norfolk had the severest rain storm and
tornado every experienced. Many build
ings were unrooiel and flooded, trees up
rooted and shipping damaged, many YES
sells dragging ashore. The Boston Steam.
ship Company's warehouses 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 accessI.
BILE by boats, the sight being one unex-
ampled even to the Oldest inhabitants.
The spire Of the Freeman Street Baptist
Church was blown down, tho stating OF
Christs Episcopal Church and the Cornice
and steeple ornaments Of st. Mary's Cath
olic Church were torn of, whilst the
beautiful grounds Of the old st. Paul
Church are badly wrecke!. 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 $200, 900 to
$500, 1000. The damage to crops in the
counties adjacent TO Petersburg is very
great. In Lurry county alone the damage
70 corn Is estimated at50 per cent. Ocean
Grove camp ground, below Long Branch,
suffered severely. At Gloucester, Mass,
several vessels were dragged ashore last
night. At other points on the New Eng
land coast vessels were beaChed, but thus
far no loss Of lifeis reported.
At Morehead City, n. G., it was the
most violent which ever visited that place.
AT u A. N. it blew hurricane from the
southeast and at midday veered to the
southwest, q change which saved Beaufort
and Morehead from entire destruction.
The Atlantic House, the largest hotel in
that part oil the country, is entirely de-
molished, not yestige being left. There
were loo guests in 1t, and there was not a
particle Of clothing saved BY any Of them.
The people didn't begin to leave until the
waves were literally breaking the hotel TO
pieces. Then there was q stampede. The
young men saved all the ladies' aud chill.
dren at the danger Of their own lives.
All the baggage, furniture, etc., went 10
destruction. John Hughes, son OF Major
Hughes, OF Newbern, lost his life in the
wreck OF the Atlantic House.
Front street Of Beaufort is strewn with
timber, trunks and goods, and crowds OF
people, some barefooted, arc trying to
identity their property. The Ocean Wave
House, the other hotel at Beaufort, is |
damaged badly, and many private houses
are ruined. There is not a wharf left in
Beaufort, and only two or three OF her
hundred of sailboats are fit to sail in.
Morehead City also suffered terribly.
BosToS, August 19.-Considerable dam
age was done by the storm last night along
the New England coast. A yachting fleet
at South Boston was badly used up. At
Portland, several yachts and schooners
were sunk. Other towns along the coast
report a long list Of disasters to local crafts
and property.
The gale at Cape Henry was terrific,
blowing out some Of the glasses OF the
light .house, the first case OF the kind on
record. The damage to coasting vessels
will be very heavy, also to the crops along
the coast.
FORTRESS MoSTRoE, August lD.-A tor
nado ragged here yesterday, and the rain
fall from a. N. till 9 r. NJ. was five inches.
Shade trees in and about the Fort went
down by the hundreds.