Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-26
WINTERS ADVANCE GALE
1t Comes with a Howl That
Indicates Business.
HEAVY WIND III CONNECTICUT.

me Naie iseached It's Greatest velocity
in the Wooden Nutmeg state Rushing
at Fifiy-one Miles an Hour--How 81
Caught Other Localities.
NEW YORK, Nov. % The binding snow
storm which struck this part Of tho world
yesterday came from tho sunny land Of
Florida. II is believed that before it started
10 tear things up along the Atlantic senboard
Il killed tho yellow fever germs in the south
ern city. The storm was three days making
the journey, but when it reached the me
tropolls Il came with a rush of wind, some
times at thirty miles and at other tunes az
thirty four miles an hour. Telegraph wires
were blown down in many parts Of the city
and through New England and the western
states.
There were few pedestrians on the streets
In fact, everybody seemed determined to
ride That is, every one who venturud out
The conductors on the elevated spoke OF the
light travel, and agreed that there had at no
time since the roads were opened been ~
few passengers The surface cars hnd their
usual Sunday business to handle But the
horses had enough 70 do in hauling the I'M
wieldy cars around curves and against the
wind. Early in the evening car was blown
OFT the track while moving from Park row
into Beekmnn street.
Sergt Dunn Of the signal service bureau,
laid at G p m "This is moro Of "a wind storm
than anything else aud from present indica-
lions | do not think viii last more than
twelve hours Only an inch Of snow has
fallen in this city. doubt if the fover germs
OF Jacksonville have been killed. There is
clear weather there now The storm Is now
at work in Maine as well as here The snow
fall extends as far west as Buffalo,
The tide was unusually high at Coney Is
land and tho surf roared fiercely from Nor
TONS Point to the eastern point OF the island.
of the Oriental hotel. The chief damage
/ reported was the washing away Of some
small frame buildings and shnntes between
Norton's Point and West Brighton The
storm was very severe about tho shores OF
| Staten Island. The snow which fen through
out the day was followed by hail storm
which lasted far into the night The wind
blew gale and many vessels took shelter
In the coyes about the island
Incoming steamships continued to report
unusually rough weather at sea The Celtic
and City Of Richmond from Liverpool aud
Ia Champagne from Havre, all Of which ar
rived yesterday, experienced continu sus
gales and strong head seas throughout their
voyages The snokostack Of tho French line
vessel was thicsly coated with salt from the
rough passage, and a few guard rails on the
City OF Richmond were displaced during the
voyage by the heavy sea- From nlong the
coast there came stories Of damage done by
the wind and wave
A large three mastad ship, which was an
chorei Off TompiIinsville, dragged her an
chors and drifted down the bay, and mar
rowly escaped colliding with the United
states cruiser Boston az Quarantine
A canalboat loaded with coal while being
towed through the Kills foundered IN the
heavy sea close under the Staten Island shore
at Mariners hnrbor A two masted schooner
with a cargo of brick from Haverstraw, bound
70 Elizabeth, n. j., was blown ashore on the
reef in the Kills of Constable Hook, and went
to pieces Her crew got into the yawlboat,
and were safely landed at the oil dock at
Constable Hook.
There was an unusually high tide along the
Jersey coast, and much damage was done by
the storm Bath houses and small pavilons
along the beach were washed out To sea. The
plank walk near the lighthouse was also
washed away. Similar damage is reported
at other places along the coast
The high wind caused considerable damage
in Brooklyn. A three story frame building.
in course Of erection at 1909 Third avenue,
was blown down early in the evening