The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-20
Its Disastrous Effects ON the At
laRtic Coast.
Much Damage to Shipping and Loss; o1
Life-The Force of the Tornado
at Norfolk, Va.-An Uaex-
ampled Tide and Great
Destruction of Prop
erty-Serious In
=. jury to Crops.

SNttloH dt LeWeS, DEL. reports tf1at the tWC
masted schooner, before reported ashore a
Rehoboth, named Ellis M. Ridgeway, Cap
Cresse, of Br.dgeton, N. j., with cargo {
bricks, lays well up on the beach. The ere,
was saved.
The station at Cape May reports th
schooner Mary Ann, of Philadelphia, lying il
| a dangerous position in front OF the station
Ihe crew deserted her In boat at 6 o. m yes
terday. The boat capsized and the sea washe,
them ashore in an exhausted condition. Th
captain refused to leave the vessel Life
saving crew No 40 ran a line out to her an,
remained on duty all night. The schooner i
all right this morning. The sea is high
Maximum velocity Of the wind GA miles, iron
the north. Total rainfall 4G.1O0 inches.
Atlantic City reports the velocity of tn
wind at sixty miles from the northeast. At
p. M yesterday the schooner Flora Curtis, O
Perth Amboy, n. J., was blown ashore 4
| life-saving crew hauled the life-boat to poin
opposite the wreck, but could not get to th
schooner. The surf was running so high, tn,
crew remained In the rigging until 8 a. m,
when they were rescued by the life-s savine
| crew. The amount of rainfall was nearly tel
inches. All the yachts We're damaged; fou]
We're sunk and one was carried to sea. At {
later hour Atlantic City reports that the
| from Portapatauk, Na with pine wood foI
| New York. The crew consisted Of Can't A
Pierce, of Newport, Me- and four men. The
schooner will be stripped at once. 1t is
| feared she will be a total loss.
| RAvAGEs OF THE STORM AT NoRFoLK-DAsr-
AGES FROM 100000 TO S30o,000.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 19.-This vicinity has
| been visited BY the severest rain storm and
tornado ever experienced. 1t moved from
southwest northwestWard commencing at
2 80 a. m. and reaching its utmost intensity
at about II a. N. Many buildings were un-
rooted and flooded trees uprooted and ship
ping damaged, many vessels dragging ashore
The Boston Steamship Comptny's ware
house has been seriously damaged by the
force Of the wind. The wharves all along the
Of the warehouses flooded. The tide was
higher than it was ever before known The
vicinity OF Water street was only accessible
by means Of boats, the sight beng one unex-
ampied, even to the oldest inhabitant. The
handsome spire of the Freemason street Bap-
tist church was downtown, fortunately with
out damage to the surrounding property
The Stating Of Christ's Episcopal Church was
torn of, and the cornice and Steeple ornaments
OF St Mary's Catholic Church suffered severe
~, while the beautiful grounds of old ST.
PauPs are badly wrecked and the old trees
torn and switched SO as to be barely recogni-
Fable. Great anxiety prevailed during the
prevalence OF the storm, and Mayor Tucker
ordered out the entire police force and fire
department. The loss is variousIy estimated
at from 100000 to $500 900.
LATEK.-Ihe ravages of the storm which
passed over this section yesterday are greater
than at frst supposed. In every direction
The ruins of buildings, vessels, trees, etc. are
to be seen, and the destruction Of shipping
along the coast must have been very great.
This morning workingmen of all descrip-
tlons We're engaged In every portion OF the
city repairing damages. In the cemeteries
the effects OF the storm are plainly visible.
In Cedar Grove about $50 trees were uprOOted,
many Of which had been planted in 1882.
Elmwood, more recently established, with
trees of younger growth, did not suffer pro-
portionately, and only thirty trees We're
blown down.
The schooner A. NJ Bailey, with lumber to
Philadelphia, in Hampton Roads. lost both
anchors, a boat and a portion OF her deck
damage. She arrived in the harbor yester-
day afternoon, having been driven up by the
storm.
The schooner Mary T. Fisher from Phila-
delphla, arrived this morning, having en-
countered the storm at Seawell's point, where
she managed to remain at anchor, although
her decks were repeatedly swept by tremen-
dous seas. She dragged her anchors a con-
siderable distance, and lost all her deck cargo.
Capt. Camp reports schooner and tugboat
first sailing vessel to arrive after the storm.
The steamship John Hopkins, Capt. HaIlett,
arrived this morning at O'Clock from Bos-
ton. She encountered the storm yesterday
at p. m, about twenty-five miles off Chinco-
league. The wind at the time was blowing
heavily from the southeast with tremendous
violence. The wind suddenly shifted to the
northwest, when the vessel encountered a
cyclone, causing the sea to wash over her and
fill her main deck with water The first sea
which she shipped came over the port bow
and smashed the glass out of the windows in
the pilot-hOuse and swept everything before
it.. Rain at the time was pouring in such
torrents that it was impossible to see twenty
feet beyond the bow OF the vessel. Another
sea which washed over her hurricane deck
swept one Of the large metallic boats from it's
position and lodged it on top Of the first Off
GERS cabin. During the storm the barometer
on the Hopkins fell TO % %. A portion of her
cargo is damaged by water, but to what eX-
tent is unknown.
The schooner Ann Twiner for Baltimore,
slipped her anchors and was run ashore to
save the vessel and cargo.
The schooner Gen. Iorbert, from Peters |
burg for Philadelphia, with lumber, lost both |
anchors and chains and went ashore on Nancy
Island
The schooner Mary Emily, of this port, lost
her anchors chains and Surf-bOatS, and had |
her sails split.
The steamer Carolina passed, at the mouth |
Of the Rappahannock, the bark Gmbers, with |
I'll masts gone. tug was sent to her assist
ance.
A three-masted schooner, name unknown,
is ashore off Windmill Point and d three
nasttd schooner, bottom up, was passed in |
HAMPTON Roads.
The steamer Resolate, of Bakers Wrecking
Company, which went ashore on Ferry Point, |
is broken in two.
The damage to crops was considerable.
Young corn IS said to be very much injured,
while that planted early in the season is in
better condition. Peaches and apples have all
been blown from the trees, while many Of th8
trees have been prostrated.
The steamer Accomotoc arrived at the usual
hour this morning from Hampton, and re-
ports that the storm was very severe in shat
section. A portion OF the roof of the Hygiea
Hotel was blown off. causing the building to
be damaged by the rain poufing in. Nearly
every vessel at anchor Inside OF Hawkins's
Hnla DRAG and went ashnra The niInt.