Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-19
THE AUGUST STORMS.
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NoaFoIK, Va, August ls-This vicinity has
peen visited by the severest rain storm ana
the southwest northw estward, commencing &C
I:S0 am. aud reaching its utmost intensity &C
sISas II an: Many buildings were unroofed
9smseea, MANY vessels dragging ashore. The
Boston stee msbip company 8 warehouses have
1eeh ,ea seriously TS damaged by the force OF the
have been submerged, and many OF the vSre.
bouses flooded. The tide was higher thSn n
VAS, was ever ED nedo,e , snown; The vicinity Of water
the sight being one unexampled even Ia fSS
oldest inhabitant. The handsome spire a. tho
FREE man street Baptist church was blown down.
fortunately without damage TO the surrOundin9
property. The stating OF Christ (EptscopaN
church was blown on, and the cornice and
sieeple ornaments OF S. Mary's (Cathoiicl
grounds OF old ST. Paul's are badly WrecEed-
and the old trees torn and switched so as to ~
barely recognizable. Great anxiety prevailed
deIed out the entire police force and the fire
department. The loss is var1ously estimated af
from $4,000 to $500. coo.
Damage ON the Coast Of Rhode
PROVIDENCE, r. l., August rs-The Gale st
mlonlght WAS very severl on the BAY. AZ New
YORK 20 TO 30 sail boats are sunk or damaged
The yacht Wapderer, OF the New York yacht
squadron, parted both chains at l:s0 m and
draegeo ashore 10 the lower part OF she harbor
near Lime Rock. The yacht Muriel OF the same
Sluaoron also went ashore near the Wanderer
BOTH lie easy and VIII come of. cutter mas
gone to their assistance. The steam yacht RI.
Ieriment, OF Boston, sank at her wharf. The
yacht Pilot and another Newport yacht also
SANK at the wharf; The yacht Junietta Of
Both were badly damaged. The shade and
fruit trees on the island suffered severely.
Vessels Dragged Ashore at G;fou-
GLOUCESTER, MASS. ' Aug 1s-severa, ve,se,.
dragged ashore In the heavy wind last night.
The schooner Geo. p. Trigg struck on Black
Rock, and the schooners Lizzie and Pilot No. 2,
schooners Geo. Clark jr. and Triton are ashore
on Rocky Neck, but NIL probably get on With
slight damage. The schooner Mary Lizzie OF
Nestpoft, Me-, remains ashore on the neck
The Severe.t Storm for Ten Years.
NBwBURYPoRT MASS, Aug. 19.-This vicinity
mas not experienced a more severe storm for
ten years than the one early this morning. The
wind blowing hurricane demolished 20 small
schooners In the harbor, and destroyed four
yachts.
The Storm At Ocean Grove.
OCEAN GROVE, N. j., August l9-The &C
counts OF the effect OF the storm here are much
exaggerated, although the storm was the
everest at this season OF the year since 1879,
sEd 5000 OF the population OF 900 are living IN
tents: There were no accidents to persons.
ABOUT a5 persons went In the stages TO the
tabernacle, where President Stokes had pro-
vfded mattresses for them.
Ashore at Cape May.
rrscy from Ansuss Souns
lanen, went ashore near Fishing Greek, eight
miles north OF Cape May. She Is full OF water.
A Schooner Sunk.
pHILADELPHIA, August ia special from
Wilmington, DEL, SUBSTITUTING the storm on
the Delaware Bay yesterday q large three
masted schooner was run into and sunk by an
ocean steamer bound for PHILADELPHIA while on
Newcastle. The name OF neither could be
learned. IL is feared that some OF the schoon-
ers crew were lost, as she went down ia four
minutes and the sea was rnnning high