The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-12
THE SPRING zEPHYRS
BY PROPHET wloalNs,
Suee.ssor to ysnnOr, and General Storm sud Hur.
rieans Manufacturer, OF Ottawa, Canada.
OaiJ a Slight March BIuster-Nhat
NiEglnlS Says about the Storm.

HALIFAX, N. s., March lO-&l5 A. NJ
The water Is breaking over some whaiyei
and on level with the others. In half ar
hour It will probably reach Lower Watei
Street. The wind Is blowing with terrible
violence, and the rain is still falling
Great excitement prevails, and fears fol
property on the water line increases. Re
ports from the East state that storrI
is commencing in that region, and that The
storm drum is on the citadel staff.
During the morning the sky was over
cast with light southwest wind, with {
mild temperature. Shortly after noon the
breeze shifted TO the southeast quarter, ant
gradually grew in force. A few minutes
aiier the storm signal was up at the cita
del station, and people began to prepar
for storm. The steamers disabling yes
sells in the docks were secured TO the
wharves with extra hawsers, and merchan'
disc in places OF insecurity was
removed to higher and safer quar-,
ters. No remarkable change occurred
in the following two hours, but abouti4 4
o'clock the wind quiCkened, light rain
and hail commenced to fall, and the clouds
over head grew ominously dark. A hall
hour later the wind had increased doubly
in strength, and the rain and hail were
falling quite heavily. For the following
two hours this state Of things continued
the breeze increasing to gale and howl.
ing overhead. Fear began to grow greater
among wharf owners and proprietors oi
property on the water line. and great ex'
citement prevailed. At7 o'clock the ferry
steamers to Dartmouth ceased their trips
the last one occupying four times the usual
time, and being made with great difficulty,
From that hour until 8 o'clock the
gale. blew with Terrible fury, causing
vessels in the docks to strain their iasten.
ings, and almost tear from them and
drive into the harbor. Only one, however,
is reported to have broken its moorings
the schooner -Four Brothers, lying at the
market wharf, smashed her bowsprit, and
tearing some planking from the wharf. The
vessel was again secured. The tide tina,
rose during tile blow was the highesl
known here since the Saxby gale. At
o'clock 1t was nearly on level with the
wharves, and at 0, when the highest, the
sea washed over. Many barrels OF flour
meal and other merchandise in exposed
places were swept about, but no serious
damage resulted. The steamers in por
held we'll TO. their fastenings and weathered
the blow without injury. ..- !
Considerable fear is felt for the safety
Of the steamer New Foundland, which
sailed from St. Johns, N. F., for this port
Tuesday, and was due to-day. Between
and 8 o'clock, when the storm was at i'll
highest, the barometer, which in the morn
ing registered 30.40, and at in the after
noon 80. 10, stood 90 33, and was yet falling
rapidly. The wind was then blowing a.
the rate OF thirty-seven miles an hour, and
was apparently gaining in velocity. A,
about 8, however. It calmed suddenly, and
the feelings Of property owners and the
people began to be more confident A
breeze again sprang up from q more east
erly direction, though not with as grea
strength as before. The tide is now fall
ing, and no more heavy weather is ex
pected tonight, but in the morning, it ii
said by old fishermen and observers of The
weather, with the incoming tide, the wind
will rise again, and blow with equal, II no
greater violence.
BosroN, March 1O.-Aspecisl from New
port says: Tremendous sea tides, very high
now reach to the top OF the wharf plates
Many people are extremely nervous. Tht
beach roars as 1t has not done for years
and the spouting rock is sending columns
OF water to an unusual height. A telegram
from highland Light gives the wind a
southeast and fresh: Observation for eigh
miles give indications ola heavy gall
coming on from Boston.