The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-08-14
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'cth Disastrous Result. Nice,
Philadelphia dispatch: A terris.
sweeping up the Delaware river tb;s s,ons
noon, struck this city, near Greenw;.s 's''
mohshing portion OF the works .,
pennsylvania salt manufacturing COINS 'ns
and iniuring several employees 7. pany
took a course across the river, wrecki,. '. =.
river steamer major Reyboldn ana y. .aS
ierryboat Peerless" The storm blsw =. .a'
pilot, Emery Townsend, and Can't. FrnsI wv
Reybold, of the steamer "Reybold ), sue
the river drowning the former and
fully injuring the captain. The "Pearl.~1n
was swept clean almost to the uass
edge. When the "Major Reyboldn i %as'ers
dock for Salem, N. j., she had abont s me
passengers, although, as no tickets aity
sold, it is impossible to ascertain ths a~ we're
number. There were also fourteen ofgiaaes
and deck hands. OF this number n , naee,
on the wrecked boat it does NOT a rvopis
that any lives were lost except that ~ r tps
pilot, although it is not Impossible ~
some OF the passengers were washed on aas
lost without any one knowing OF the fat al
circumstances. b. j. Warner, one Of tIs
passengers, describes the scene. He W., su'
black storm approaching, but as it mov.s
rather slowly he supposed it was a ra;.
storm. When tstruck the boat he diseoS+
cred that its immense force came from 4.
rotary motion. He and several Others ws,s
thrown through hole to the lower dssl
and all the upper works were swept ava,
like chaff. The confusion among the mas
sengers was indiscribable, and seyera, 4
jumped into the river but Warner bellows q
hot
was upon the vessel, everything was blaey
as the blacklist night, sofas were broken 10
splinters and carpets torn to shreds in tbs +
cabin as il they had been paper. Tbs
cyclone, he thinks, lasted about a minnta
and after it passed the vessel rolled in gnas
waves and came near swapping Tia
storm then passed over to Jersey sids
striking j ohm Diatogries' ship yard, belov
kaighns Point and destroying the buildings
OF the establishment, then took a courss
along the New Jersey river demolshins all
in its path up to Bridge avenue
Camden. At this point the cyclone tool
an easterly course to Fifth street, Camden
embracing in its path all that section d
the city between Second and Fifth streets
to the Delaware river, which washes tha
northern section of the city; passing over
the river, skirting Petty's Island, thu
storm passed over to that part
Of the Iwenty-tifth ward OF Phls
ielphia, known as Richmond. In
is ravages in Camden scores OF dwellp,
houses were unroofed and some OF thSa
thrown down and the damage to bushes IS
along the river front is enormous IN
Hundreds OF families are rendered home
ess, and one victim, Charles Daley. was
Tiled outright. At the American Dredging
wharf another, Harry Stevens
lad his leg cut off by flying piece OF tim
yer and will probably die. The track Of
he storm through Richmond is marked
With death and destruction. It's traekwss
lmost due north from the Port Richmoh
GAL wharves. About $50 dwelling houses
'ere wrecked, also many damaged SO bad. q
Y as to be rendered unfit for habitation nv
nd two hundred families were driven from
heir homes to be cared for by neighbon.
number OF persons were seriously and
ONE fatally injured. A girl OF 10 years
lizzie McVeigh, was killed at her home
721 Melvale street, in sight of her mother
no was herself pinned to the floor by faA
lg rafters, few feet from the dying child
he cyclone is described by those who wit
essed its progress up the river as an i'm
tense cone-shaped cloud, with the apex
sting upon the water and the base ming
ng with the rain clouds which hung in
ense masses from the sky. 1t is impossi-
lie yet to estimate the amount OF damay
one.