Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-05
TRACKING TIE TORNADO.
DesOlRtiOn and Devastation Found
Everywhere in It's Wake.

Everywhere in It's Wake.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 3.-The best
information at hand is that six were
killed and go injured by Yesterdays
storm, some OF the latter so severely that
recovery is impossible. The tornado
struck the city at Greenwich Point about
1920 O'Clock in the afternoon, and in less
than ten minutes had cut its way through
Port Richmond, leaving wide trail OF
devastation and terror. The missing en-
! brace people who were on the Rey bold
and who are believed to have been swept
into the river, as no trace Of them could
be found. The scene In the Twenty fifth
ward OF Philadelphia this morning was
one OF desolation. Many houses were
RACED to the ground, and others were COM
pletely Quilted, while many more were
roofless. The appearance Of localities on
both sides OF the Delaware river, In the
direct track of the tornado, resembles a
once thickly populated region that has
been visited by an extensive fire. The
total loss Will amount to about 100000,
including $3bO,000 on property in Cam
den, $4,000 in Philadelphia, and $4,000
on vessels damaged ia the river.
DAMAGE DONE BY THE DELUGE.
The rainstorm which followed the tor
nado also did a great deal Of damage. The
water In the Schuylkill river this morn
ing was higher than 1t has been for many
months, the volume passing over Fair
mount dam being . feet II inches. In Ma
nayunk some of the streets were washed
away by the flood TO depth Of 7 feet from
curb TO curb. The trestle-wOrk of the
bridge there was carried away, and the
cellars of 800 houses were filled with
water. The torrent carried fences, out
houses, etc, to Ridge avenue in such an
ineXtricable mass as to completely block
travel on that thOrOughfare.
LOSSES OF THE FACTORIES.
Many factories suffered damage by
water-amOng them being j. a. j. Dob
sons cloth mills lat Manayunk, and
James Doake's mill at Trenton and Nor
ris streets, the former being damaged TO
the extent Of 1000 and the latter $1,000.
The wake OF the cyclone showed its ef-
feet In Bucks county to a very damaging
extent, commencing about mile north
OF Baskerville and travelling due north
across Northampton township and about
one-siXth Of mile west OF the village of
Churchyille and RichborO. Church
vile cemetery was crossed demOlshing
all the tombstOnes, monuments, ratings,
etc, in the storms course. A number of
buildings were blown down and wrecked.
A great many barns were completely
wrecked No lives were lost 80 far as
heard from. Several persons received
slight injuries. Trees were torn up and
carried bodily for some distance. Clean
sweeps were made through forests. Stand
ing corn and orchards were completely
ruined. The loss is very heavy.
BRIDGE BADLY DAMAGED.
The most serious damage reported along
the Pennsylvania railroad lines is the
partial destruction of HOtfman's bridge,
on the Belvedere and Delaware railroad,
above Phillipsburg. The bridge consists
OF two iron spans of 80 feet each. One of
the abutments is washed away, and the
end of the bridge fell into the water
towards the canal. Piles were driven
and trestle work was erected so that
trains could run tonight. No freight
was received to-day Tor points above
Stockton, but passenger traffic is con-
tinued, transfers being made at the
bridge. The damage on the main line was
very slight.
A ROADBED WASHED OUT.
EAsTON, PA, Aug. A thousand feet
of the Lehlgh Valley roadbed at two
pOInts-one three and the other six miles
above here-were washed away by last
nights storm. Bridges are washed away
and trains abandoned on the New Jersey
division.