New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-04
TORNADO ON THE COAST.
loss OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

D,,u .prIPUIA. Aug 3.-A terrible tornauo
..n,ne up the Delaware River this afternoon iA""o.
s,. c,tv near Green Point. and demolished por'oh Vi
~. ,vorts Of the Pennsylvania Salt Mahuiac'urins
romnanv and injured several employees IL 'nen
- course across the river. wrecking the
steamer Major Reybold and the ferry boat Peerless
nh. storm blew the pilot, Emery Townsend ana captain
pv,o,d of the steamer Reybod, nto the river orown
,r the former and painfully injurng the captain Inc
peerless was swept clean, almost to the waters
doe and horse and wagon were
Sr.a into the waters and SANK
The storm then passed over to the Jersey sioe, sA
ing John Dialogues shipyards below kalghhs roin' anu
DESTROYING the buildings Of the establishment" l. '
took course along the wJersey river 'front.' oehof
,.h,uc all the buildings in its path up to Bragee''
~dor Al thi, point the tornado took an eastcrly
course 10 Ffrhst Camden. embracing In its PAIN All '
section OF the city between Second and Firm sts 10 w
Delaware Riverwhich washes the northern section Vi VIC
CITY, Passing the river, skrting Pe'ty isiahu' "e
storm passed to that part Of the Iwentynh "",o
of Philadelphia known Richmond In Its ravsses II,
Cnaon .cores Of dwelling houses unroofed ana
some NJ them thrown down, and the damage 10 INC
business property along the river front enormous
Hundreds of families were rendered homeless. anu
one victim Charles Daley was killed outright at the
American Dredging Company's wharf. AnotheI p"ii9
stevens had his leg off by flying piece OF umoer
and will probably die. The path OF the storm 'nroSn
Richmond was marked with death and DESTRUCTION
When the steamer Reybold LEFT her dock AT ooio'A
for salem " j.. she had on board about hiy passen-
although as no tickets had been sold UP to the time
OF the accident 1t is impossible to ascer-
tain the exact number. There were also ABOUT
fourteen officers and deckhands or THIS NUMBER
of reople upon the wrecked boat does not appear '
any lives we're lost except that OF the pot aho"Sn
IL is not possible that OF the passengers "e'e
washed OF and lost without am one knowing Vi '"e "
circumstances steam tug coming up the river aiter
the disaster reports that the body OF woman was seen
for few minutes floating in the river near the spo'
where the tornado struck the steamboat nut she S"N
out OF sight and could be found when the tug maue
search for her. This might have been passenger anu
there may be others lost, but no posIlNe " "
hand TO establish such facts.
B. l. Warner, Of the Reyholds passengers 'n"'
describes the among the passengers "neH '"o
catastrophe occurred was standing on the lor"''u
upper deck when the boat was passing oeio"
and dist above the place whee
we struck aud saw "a black cloud below III was NOT
a waterspout for did not get wet although on uooA
when it burst upon ard was blown oeo" 'hrouSn
the made in the upper deck Tae cyclone appee"
10 me TO move oviy for such terrific hurricane ou'
its force was the frigtul whirling within itself
supposed when first the great black object that
IL was big ainstorm coming up and did not anticipate
any danger. When the salt works were struck anc the
tornado darted the river directly Tor or boat
there was a terrible panic. OF course The shock came
ZOO suddenly for all OF below but the fifty odd
passengers made great outcry women walled lteousV
an felt certain that every person ou ooar Wa
doomed some OF the most panic stricken Jumped Ia
the just the shock camc but thnK bnTy Mere
mass of furious wind, as black as sea OF INK apou. 10
upon the he yss an ef se% the house
blown into the air and the SIN Ike stack twise on keh
INN tne blackesf night witnessed The despairing
cries OF the passengers below we're drowned ID the IN
on deck all OF blown tronsh The @ main deek
into the cabin below and upon ron the eITc mean OF e e nd the
upper deck swept awav and the great ,nass OF
Debris driven the lower deek great qnahnuH
falling the engineer VINO dpItht5 W haNo
escaped by miracle he s,opred the ensPe ana 10 gDI m
the engine rhe violence Of the gale was frighu
deck as If II bad been made OF putty Everything above
the water line wrecked az completely as thoueh lhe
vessel had been in naval engagement Win manor
The track of the storm almost dne north from the
Port Richmond coal wharves about $50 dwelling honses
badly damaged as TO De rendered uhnt
for habson and 200 families %re eTST U
seriously and some fatally injured. gt 1 %i zen zen
valest in sight mother who was herself pinned 10
the by fallen rfers few feet from her ehn
Th- tornado described those who witnessed ts prog
ress upon The river could seen to
an Immense black ped cond. with It's apex resting
upon the water and its base mingine Win tne n ram.
clouds which hung In dense masses on the SKY III Is
p.wcnt overboard and lost but no bodies have been
recovered yet: not even that OF the drowned plo'
Emory Townsend II is impossible as yet to estimate the
amount Of damage done
The following the names of the killed and
wounded far as can be ascertained in this city
and Camden:
Emory Townsend OF Salem " j., pilot of the steam
boat Major Reybod swept from the vessel by the tor
nsdo.
Charles Dsisey age forty mine. ship carpenter;
kei nst,ntly by flying timber a, The wharf oi the
Lazzie McVcy. age ten crushed to death between
timbers at her home, No l72l Melvales. Philadelphia
INJURED.
Morris Doyle engineer of the Rey bold slightly.
CAPTAIN Reybod. severely cut.
Welch a deck hand the Reybold severely cut
W. Gesner. passenger on the Reybod, temple artery
severed injuries serious ..,, ,,, ,,,
Harry Stevens age 81 probably fatally injured His
rjcht leg severed below the knee by flying timbers
Steward johnson (coloredl OF dredging tug Pacific;
John MechOr, 3l3 Elm-st.; injured severely about
the head.
benjamin Smith, right broken and injured in
Aion2o Maxwell age sixteen. of 3l7 Chestnutst.; In
Charles thompson manager Camden Tool Works; In
jured n & aee sna oo eek by t.ins eg ~s h1ot.n
Freedom Peak head cut
John selk head badly cut
Mrs. Josephine Mckinley, 3ls South second-st; cut
about bout face sss,1, and bed SsSy; sno.,0u,.,t
Annie Mcvey fifty. tmoiher Of the dead child. Liz
Annie Hcvey age @ hieeu cut about the
limbs. .o,,c r.. ,,..
berirnd-st. badly injured by falling timber.
Michael Kent. age tifty-hve, Almcndo and Somerset
William a. Hart. OF Short Hart, hosiery manufact-
urers, struck at his mill by falling bricks causing Dc
Annie Boltz age sixteen, arm broken.
Annie Barren. age sixteen.
Emma Power. age nineteen
Emma Thomas. age eshteen
John Thornton, age fifteen.
The loss on the steamer Reybold Is estimated at |
and was valued at $4,000. The Peerless was only
damaged to the extent Of about 81 900.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE BY THE FLOODS
CELLARS SUBMERGED IN BALrIMoRE-TRAISs DE- |
LAYED AND FUNERALS POSTPONED.