Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-11
THE ATLANTIC COAST.

Mouerate Breeze al Halifax.
HALIFAX, March 10.-Wiud west, moder.
ate; cloudy; thermometer 240.
THE BLOW NOT YET OVER.
During the morning the sky was overcast
with light southwest wind and mild TEN
perature. Shortly after noon the bres re
shifted 10 the sou heest quarter, and gradu-
ally grew in force. A few moments after a
storm signal was up at Citadel Station, ard
people began to prepare for the storm. The
steamers and sailing vessels in the
| docks were secured to the wharves
! with extra hawsers, and merchandise
in places of insecuri,y was removed
to higher and safer quarters. No remark
able change occurred the following two
hours, but about 4 o'clock the wind quick
eDed, light rain and hail commenced to
fall, and the clouds overhead grew epor-
mously dark. Half an hour later the wind
had increased doubly in strength, and rain
J and hail we're falling quite heavily. The
following two hours this state OF affairs con-
tinued, the breeze increasing to = gale and
bowling overhead. Fear began to brew great
est among the wharf-ownsrs and proptietors
of property on the water line, and great ex-
citemsnt prevailed. At z o'clock the ferry
steamers to Dartmouth ceased their trips,
the last one occupying four times the usual
tihAcb anu pcluh maui win SiCdL
From that hour until 8 o'clock the gale
blew with terrible fury, causing vessels in
docks TO strain their tastenipgs and almost
tear from them and drive into harbsr.
Only one, however, ls reported to
have broken her mooIiugs. The schooner
-Four Brothers, lying at the Market
wharf, sm9shipg her bowsprit and tesriog
some plsnking from the wharf, The vessel
was again secured. The tide rose during
the blow the highest known here since tue
Saxby gale. AT o'clock it was nearly on a
level with the wharves, and at 9 o'clock,
when the highest sea washed over, many
barrels of -four, meal ana other merchandise
in exposed places were swept about, but no
serious damage resulted to the steamers in
port held to fastenings, and they weathered
the blow without injury. Considerable fear was
felt for the safety of the steamer Newfound-
land, which sailed from 81. Johns, N. F., for
this port Tuesday, and was due to-day. Be.
tween and o'clock, when the storm was at
lis highest, the barometer, which in the
morning registered 80. 400 and at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon 30.100, stood 20 33o, and
Was yet falling rapidly. The wind was then
blowing at the rate OF thiriy-seven miles an
hour, and apparently gaining in velocity.
About o'clock, however, it calmed sudden
ly down, and the feeling OF the property
owners and people began to be more conf.
dent. The breeze again sprung up from a
more easterly direction, though not with as
great strength as before. The tide is now
falling and no more heavy weather is ex-
pecled tonight, but in the morning, it is
said by old fshermen and observers OF the
weather, with the incoming tide the wind
will rise again, and blow with equal, If not
greater violence.
9:15 O'Clock PM-The water is breaking
over some OF the wharves, and on a level
with others. In half an hour it will proba-
bly, reach Lower Water street. The wind is
blowing with terrible violence and the rain
is still falling. Great excitement prevails
and fears for property on the water line in.
creases. Reports from the Eastern province
state that the storm is commencing in that
region