Smyrna times., 1885-08-05

Petty's Island, the storm passed over
to that part of the twenty-fifth ward OF
Philadelphia known as Richmond. In
its ravages in Camden scores Of dwell
ling-houses-Were unrOOfed, and some
of them thrown down, and the dam
ages to the business property along the
river front is enormous. Hundreds Of
families were rendered homeless, and
one victim, Charles Daisey, was killed
outright at the American Dredging
COmpany's wharf Another, Harry
Stevens, had his leg cut off by flying
piece of timber, and will probably die.
The path of the storm through Rich
mond was marked with death and de-
structiOn. \ steamtuS coming up the
river after the disaster reports that the
body of woman was seen for few
minutes floating in the river near the
spot where the cyclone struck the
steamboat ReybOid, but she sank out of
sight and could not be found when the
tug made search for her. More of the
passengers may have been lost, but it
is impossible to say at present.
b. j. Warner, one Of the Reyb0Ids
passengers, says: "When the salt
works were struck and the cyclone
darted across the river directly for our
boat there was a terrible panic, Of
course. The shock came too suddenly
for all Of us to get below, but the fifty
odd passengers made IL great Outcry,
women walled piteOusly, and the men
felt certain that every person on board
was doomed.
Some of the most panic-strlcken
jumped in the water Just as the shock
came, but | think they were all rescued.
As | saw the great shrieking, thunder
ing mass Of furious wind. as black as
Il sea Of ink, about 10 dash upon the
vessel, l ran for protection behind the
baller house, but before | reached it
l saw the pilot house blown into the
air and the smOkestack twisted off
like pipe stem. Then there was
utter darkness, II darkness more
dense than the hldckest night ever
witnessed. The despairing cries of the
passengers below We're drowned in the
internal noise Of the elements. There
were twelve on deck, and all of us
were blown through the main deck
into to cabin below.
The violence Of the gale was
frightful, and it twisted up the heavy
above the lower deck rs
if it had been made of putty.
Everything above the water-line was
wrecked as completely as though the
vessel had been in Il naval engage
ment with n man-Of-war. The cv-
clone passed over in less than "a min
ute, suppose. The boat was pitched
nearly over on her beam ends, and
pitched frightfully for little while
after the disaster, and there was at
one time danger of swapping"
The track Of the cyclone was almost
due mort from the Port Richmond coal
Wharvcs. About $50 dwelling houses
were wrecked or 50 badly damaged as
to be rendered unfit for habitation. and
200 families were driven from their
homes to be cared for by their neigh
bOrs.
CAPT. REYBOLD's STATEMENT.
Captain Eugene Revbold Of the steamer
eybold gives the following thrilling story
Ot the dismasting of the steamer: II saw. =
'ald ne, the heavy black cloud a, it wa.
coming up from around Greenwich Point
4CC'N'A NS DtACA is lllk ana felt
That we were in danger. The rain had
ceased, butthe sky was overcast and bcayv
or Il moment there was Il painful stillnes,
~ the AIR. | stood in the pilot house with
me pilot Emory Townsend, and we both
manned the wheel. When | saw the cyclone
,trlke the salt works | cried out. .Shut
Town the windows and hold to the wheel
he windows were closed in a twinkle. In |
ess than moment | heard thetrelnendou. !
lolse OF the approaching destruction. II |
vas like the shriekings ufa million uneartlIv /
pirltS, ana was accompanied by Il lmmhling |
ii"Ise IKE distant but heavy pealS of thUn- /
Ter. AS well as | can remember the cloud |
vas the shape of of an inverted cone. with |
ne apex resting lu>t upon the water pdre
)ut 1t dld not, a. would have been SuDnnscd /
ASH the water at all. 1t appeared to strike /
ne vessel with two successive shocks the
me following the othcras quick "a, thought
he hrst shock blew the windows out and
nook the vessel aS If she had been struck
~ a broad side ofltty Founders Therilot
Fled out, We are lost, and bought So
90. The air was as black as midnight and
would have been impossible TO have seen
ne nand an inch before his ewes. The
econd shock twisted the pilot house off rs
II mad been tissue paper plavthinp
hd heard nothing whatever then ey.
ept the thunder Of the whirling wind. and
knew nothing for several seconds. when
5und myself deep down in the water. but
'utching last hold Of the wheel, which ap-
eared TO have been buried bv a great force
rom above into hottomess DEPTHS Soon
egan to rise and was above the water.
JrtHCe
ne cyclone had passed, but portion
the debris of the steamboat had strucI,
le on the head and l went down again int
succeeded in getting to the surface again
hd 10 the pilot house, from which. more
cad than alive, | was taken Off bv n pas,-
lg Tug winch had seen the catastrophe from
distance
Captain Reybold wa> severely woprdoj
bout the face and hands, but is not serious-
: injured. lie says that the last he rom
mberS ofthel Ill fatcd pilot was his white f,ca
ISL Deiore the first shock was felt and thp
lIchy uarkness came on. 1t is probable
nat the pilot, who was vigorous man
hu an expert swimmer, was struck nv
!He OF the flying debris and stunned or
iIIed outright. Nothing has been seen of
Is opdy since the disaster, and no doubt
years Old living ut Salem and leaves be.
de his wife two children
THE LOSSES.
ESTIMATES of the damage naturally ,or,,
lnslderably. The Philadelphin prsss
'ckons up four persons killed. IS woundad
me OF whom will die, five vessels wrerl,od'
lndredS ofpeople rendered homeless md
lndreds more ruined by a calamity far
e havoc of which there is no insurance 5
GO computes the probable money loss NJ !
i2uWn apportinned as follows; In Pbilos
'IphIa, SljOmO; in Camden. $3.50 o00.
the river, $4,000 Some estimates ara
"ch heavier; the Record estimating the
image IN Camden alone at 81 900 ORD J
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