Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-11-27
A SEVERE STORM.
The Worst Since the MemOra-
Bile Blow Of Last March.
TT WAS.AN0THER BLIZZARD
Not MS Much Snow, but Quite as
Much Wind.


Along the coast-Fifteen of Crew OF
sixteen Drowned and Rumors of Other
FataIItIes-A Fleet of Barges Sunk in
New York Bay = Occupants Escaping
with acknowledgement wires Are
Traffic Il Greatly Hampered by Wash
outs.
NEW York, Nov. 27.-One of the most
disastrous accidents which has over occurred
to tow of barges in the vicinity of New
York happened during the recent storm in
the lower bay The old side wheel steamer
Bordentown had the barges in tow. There
were twenty-one in all and coal laden, except
one, which was laden with grain. The tow
was en- route from Bergen Point to this city.
When Off Robbins Reef the gale struck
II. The waves mounted the decks OF
the bargos aud water filled their holds.
In a short time some of them be-
gan to settle. On board the barges
were thirty-fo persons, consisting of their
captains wives and families. When tho
barges began TO settle there was a wild
scramble, but oil succeeded in reaching the
decks of the Bordentown in safety by jump
: ing from one barge to the other.
In the midst Of itall the steering gear of the
Bordensown became disarranged Her cap
tain whistled for assistance, and the steamer
was taken in tow, and together with two Of
the barges was brought safely to the Fort
Hamilton dock. The other nineteen barges
went 20 the bottom. Some of them were
quite new, and were valued at from s., 1000 to
$1,000 They were owned principally by
hal IN,
450 tons of coal each. Some of the coal was
consigned to New Haven The greater part
of it belonged to Stiekney 81 Conyham, No.
! Broadway.
The Bordentown belongs TO the Delaware
and Raritan Towing company The total
less Is estimated at over 100000.
The second blizzard of the year struck this
city early in the morning, and although the
fall of snow was not to be compared with
that of March IL, ID and IA, the severity of
the gale was as keenly felt and made the
hearth fire, among those who could afford t,
a source of much joy and comfort
Tho storm was brewing Off the coast of
Florida several days ago, but it worked its
way up the Atlantic coast Saturday night,
and broke in all its fury of Virginia about
o'clock Sunday morning. 1t did not confine
itself TO that latitude, however, but spread its
wet mantle all along the coast from Virginia
TO Maine In this latitude the storm was par
ticularly severe.
The tempest was at its highest several
miles out to sea, only the western edge touch
ing the coast. Had the center of the storm
been over the land the damage to property
and the loss of life would doubtless have
been considerable, because its severity was
totally unexpected. The lake regions also
experienced incIement weather, but the fury
OF the storm was not to be compared with
that which prevailed here.
The telegraph wires suffered severely from
the storm in this city and throughout the
east. At Q o'clock Monday morning Wire
Chief Baldwin. of the Western Union Office,
reported that not line south or west of
Philadelphia was in working order. The
local wires in the city and Brooklyn are in
bad shape The officials are very reticent
and refuse to give information as to how
business is being dispatched
The United Press lost their Chicago wire
via Washington and Pittsburg, but made
connections by way of Buffalo and Cleve-
land, and this way reached Washington and
other southern points over the Baltimore and
Ohio wires. During the blizzard of March
last this was the only route to Washington
outside Of New York for nearly two days.
The wires to Boston and other eastern cities
ere working poorly, the sleet not having been
so bad in that direction as to completely
wreck them
The storm along the Staten Island shore,
ct and above quarantine, was terrible in its
violence. At about o'c ock in the after
noon the German ship George drifted from
Siapeton 70 Clifton, dragging one of her
anchors She had parted one Of her cables
and lost the other anchor.
She was in imminent danger of being
dashed TO pieces en- the rocky shore above
quarantine, and when she was opposite Rose
bank tug went TO her rescue. The tow line
was fastened TO her, and the tug tried to pull
her up the bay.
The stanch little boat pulled and steamed
for all she was WORTH but so great was the
force OF the wind that the George continued
to move toward the Shore dragging the tug,
as well as her anchor. with her. 1t was as
much as the tug could do to live in the tire
mendous sea. and one-half the time her decks
were completely submerged, while again she
seemed to be almost lifted bodily out of the
water
Finally, after an hours futile work, she
gave il up and steamed away forehelp.
The George continued to drag her anchor,
and shortly before 6 o'clock ran on the rocks
about 900 feet from shore. She was lifted up
by the waves and pounded back on the rocks
until it looked as if she would quickly 60 to
pieces
She swung broadside on, and her port bilge
ground on the rocks with fearful force. Ate
o'clock her stern was we'll out of water and
Capt Scholz had the life boats half lowered,
but he and his crew remained on the ship try
ng to warp her of the reef
At dark she was still hard fast and the
hurricane was blowing harder than ever.
Capt Scholx emptied several barrels of oil
over the side and succeeded in breaking
slightly the force Of the waves
The George was laden with oil and was
bound for H Koop s. Co, of Bremen. She
loaded at Bayonne and registers /, 19S tons
In the morning she was hauled of by three
powerful ugs, which succeeded in towing
the vessel from her rrecarious position 70
place Ct safety or St. George, where she now
hes at anchor. She sustained no apparent
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