The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-20
Tho Storm Of Monday.

The storm which visited our city ycSter-
day was unprecedented in its fury. The
memory O! the oldest inhabi,art supplies
no parallel to its vehemence and violence.
The loss to our people will In all proba-
bility exceed 100000. All over the city
houses were UNI ooied. and in many places
buildings in process OF erection were com
pletely demolished. The wharves ana
shipping suffered very considerable dam
age, and some OF our merchants below
| Whitewater street were damaged by The
very high tide, being unable to move their
goods before the water overlook them.
These are material damages, which will fail
chiefly or altogether upon the individual
sufferers, but in addition TO them the gene
raj appearance OF the whole city has been
greatly dcfaced by the wholesale destruction
OF sade-trees on the streets aud publc
squares. The courthouse square is COM
| pletcly covered with the wreck OF tai!en
trees that have heretofore beautifed the
SPOT, and all OF our streets were yesterday
blocked with the trunks and debris OF our
most ornamental trees.
| PROvIDENTIAL.
| The fall Ct the Dantist-church stccpIc was
! 4 catastrophe not unmiXed with the MIRA
culous. IL could not have fallen IN any other
direction than that in which it did fall with
out doing great destruction to some OF the
neighboriEs houses, with probable loss OF
life; but its descent was guided, as it seem
ed, proYidcntially, in the only direction IN
which no injury could be inflicted on the
vicinity. Fortunately, we have no loss OF
life to record, and the material damage done
will be soon repaired. Had this storm oc.
Cured in the night we might have had 4
much more serious and more fatal chapter
! Of accidents to rccord.-NOTt0lE FTJlnldn,
| 18Th.
Effects of the Storm on the Coast.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., August 10.-The
Signal Corps Station at Lcwes, Del. reports
the two-masted schooner before reported
ashore at Rehoboth. named Ellis N. Ridge
way, Captain Crc>I. or Brid2eton, n. j.,
with cargoe OF bricks, LAYS we'll upon the
beach. The crew were saved.
Cape May reports schooner Mary Ann, OF
Philadelphia, lying in dangerous position
in front Of the station. The crew deserted
her IN boat at p. NJ. yesterday. The boat
capsized, and the sea washed them ashore
| in an exhausted condition. The captain re-
| fused to leave the vessel. Life-Saving Crew
No. 40 ran line out 10 her and remained on
duty all night. Schooner all right this morn
! ing.
At4P. NJ. the schooner Flora Curtis, OF
Perth Amboy, n. j., was blown ashore.
| The life-sayirg crew hauled their life-boat
to a point opposite the wreck, but could
| not get to the schooner on account OF the
surf running so high. The crew remained
in the rigging until A. NJ, when they
were rescued by the ife-saying crew. The
amount OF rain that fell was nearly ten
inches. All the yachts are damaged.
Four were sunk and one carried to sea.
At Il later hour Atlantic City reports that
the schooner before reported ashore was
bound from Pas,apatank, Va, with pine
wood for New York. The crew consisted
OF Captain A. Pierce, of keyport, Me-, and
six men. The schooner will be shipped
at once. 1t is feared she will he Il total loss.