Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-13
THIN CYCLONES MET.
The Two Great Storms Came To-
gether OFF Block Island.
TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN.
The Double Gale Is Now Tearing Along
Right In the Path of Incoming Ocean
Steamers, and There May BE
Some Awful Disasters.

have met The northwestern was being
pulled down diagonally through New York
state by the southern cyclone 1t finally
made stout resistance and swerved into
New England. But its southern brother was
right after it and caught it in the Gulf
stream directly Off the northeastern coast of
Block Island.
Tuesday night the wind ragged n.ths city
at velocity of forty-two miles an hour.
The wind in the morning varied from thirty
two to thirty-six. At Sandy Hook it is fly
ing along at the rate of fifty miles
I'm the Gulf stream said Ssrgt Dunn,
of the local signal service corps, to a re-
porter, "of the coast of New York, where
the storm center was late Tuesday afternoon,
the wind was raging at 10) miles an hour.
We can't determine precisely, for our survey
lines don't reach that far. But l know I'm
putting it very low when say 100 miles,
"The clashing together of the two cyclones
off the coast of Block Island must have been
terrific. Do any damage9 Why, it must
have But as ali the wires are down between
here and there, cannot say positively how
much. The wind at present there is gallop-
ing along at the rate of seventy-two miles
The two storms, now united into one, are
surging along the Gulf stream northeastward
The barometer up there is 20. so and is con-
stantly falling
"The cyclone is whisking along right up
into the track of the incoming European
steamships None that started from the other
side since Sunday will be in danger, for they
were all forewarned, and either stayed in
harbor, or, if they sailed, will keep clear of
the Gulf stream
But continued Sergt Dunn, "the vessels
that started before Sunday will be in great
danger, for the storm will strike them full in
the face and give them tight old hug. Un-
fortunately we have no means of informing
vessel after she leaves port. If we could tele-
graph to vessel on the ocean as can be done
to flying train ON land we might forewarn
themn
The steamships City of Chicago, the Lewis
Britannia and Porsell, all bound for New
York, left Queenstown last Wednesday and
have not yet reached port.
The winds are still in full strength, and at
Eastport, Me-, are attended by snow. Re
ferrlng to the latter the sergeant said:
"The storm will in ell probability subside
inside of twenty-four hours Below Cape
Hatteras the storm has entirely passed away,
or rather it has come north. From the cap,
to the southern coast of New Jersey the wind
is still rollicking at thirty-two miles an
hourn
HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, Dee. 13.-An-
other heavy gale has swept the coast, equal
ing in. violence the cyclone disturbance of
Nov. % The threatening weather of Sun
day and Monday developed into terrific
easterly gale with heavy rain
Few vessels were off the cape when the
storm came on, but it is feared that serious
marine disasters have resulted
Two fishing vessels were seen Tuesday af-
ternoon under short sail driving before the
wind, but they may have got safely into the
bay. The telegraph wires have given out
and there is now no communication by this
means.
CoHAssET, Mass, Dec l2-The storm
which ragged here with tremendous force
entirely subsded during the night and the
sky is clear A trip along the coast from
Scituate to Hull at an early hour revealed
no marine disasters, and the damage to prop
erty on the beach is not very large
JERSEY CITY, Dec. 13.-While the wind
was at its height residents in the vicinity of
Bergen and Fairmount avenues, this city,
were awakened by the crash of falling build
ings.
Four large brick buildings, 444, 446, AS
and $50 Bergen avenue, owned by Jacob
Ringle, and near completion, had been blown
down
The brick walls in falling demolished No.
452, the house of George johnson. Luckily
no one was hurt, bu, Johnson's furniture and
the stock in his stationery store on the ground
floor were ruined
Contractor Patrick Kenn was in charge of
the new buildings The walls had been COM
pleted, but the roofs were not in place. The
loss is very heavy.