The daily gazette., 1881-08-15
FIRST EDITION.
SATURDAYS STORM.
Considerable Damage Done i'm this
City and Vicinity.

City and Vicinity.
The storm of Saturday afternoon
was one of the most destructive that
has occurred in this vicinity for long
time, and in addition to the havoc it
created at Brandywine Summit Camp
meeting, caused much damage in this
city and the immediate neighborhood,
as will be found recorded below:
The Kennebec Ice Company's build
In South Wilmington, adjoining Third
street bridge, had the west end CON-
pletely dashed in. At Fourth street
and the railroad one of the guard gates
was broken in half.
AT the Masonic Temple large plate
of glass in the middle window Of Com.
pany C's armory was blown out and
dashed into thousand pieces. The
window of the Orion Club room ad..
joining, was also broken, and the
carpets of both rooms were some what
damaged.
In West Wilmington two new
houses on Stroud street, being erected
for Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., suffered
severely, the front and side walls,
which were about squared up, being
blown down as far as the first story
joists. The workmen had left the
building before the accident occurred.
In addition to Mr.. Carpenters houses,
two two story brick houses In course OF
construction for John Jordan, on Brown
street, above Stroud street, were also
blown down. Allen Ruth was the brick
layer for MIR. Carpenters houses, and
Samuel Floy1 for Mr.. Jordan's. Mr.. Car.
penter's loss will be about 1925 and Jor-
dams about $3.50. Neither of the houses
had been rooted.
The frame carpenter shop of JordaD's
houses was completely demolished, ard
the boards came clattering down upon
the beads Of eight or ten workmen who
had gathered there TO seek shelter from
the storm. Fortunately none of the men
were injured.
At Moir & Sons new cannery, on the
Brandywine,ne near Bowers, Dure & Co. q
car works, the walls of which are now
up to the first story, the whole of the
west wall was blown down. The large
double doors at one end of the building
were also blown down.
The flag pole on Church street, be-
tween Taylor and Ninth, which was
erected last campaign by the Hastings
Guards, was also blown down and the
eagle at its top broken into fragments.
Trees were broken off and torn up by
the roots in various parts uf the city, aud
in several instances telephone wires
caught by the falling trees and damaged
to sufficient extent to interrupt COM
munication.
The sloop Leeds. which lay at Third
street bridge, ready to take on q bay
party, was blown from her moorinRs and
driven ashore below the Kennebese lee
Company's store-honse; while q schoon.
er, lying at Enoch Moors's yard for re-
pairs, was torn from her fastenings,
carried down the creek below the mouth
of the Braudywine, and there driven
ashore. Neither vessel was injured.
Along the Brandywipe q number Of
trees were blown down, some of which
fell directly across the race path.
On the Delaware Railroad two large
trees were blown across the track be-
tween FELTON, and Harrington, but no
trains were delayed.
AT the Delaware Junction the roof of
the railroad building was blown off and
carried between three and four hundred
feet away, landing in lot. The platform
was badly torn up and broken. Yester.
day workmen were sent out and repair.
ed the damage.