Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
1t Still RACES, but Not With the
Force Early in the Week.
Belated Vessels Tell of Rough Treat
ment at the Hands of Wind and
WaYes-The Loss Grows.
New York's Shipping Interests Suffer From
the Protraeted Rains-Ship News
DifIcu1tgto Obtain.
:: RODE THE SEAS WELL.

NEWPORT, Ri, Sept. 1S.-The
United States cruiser Atlanta, Capt
Howell, arrived at 10 o 'cleck this morn
ing. boat came ashore an hour later,
and it was learned that the Atlanta left
New York last Monday morning, going
outside round Sandy Hook. Since Mon
day she has been standing of shore,
gale. She kept good distance fFOm land,
preferring the gale to the rocksa along
the shore. The weather was thiek and
foggy. The storm was very severe
and the gale sharp, but the cruiser
weathered it without damage. She took
some seas and was pretty wet, but be-
haved admirably, surprising the officers
themselves. The wind was so strong and
the seas so high that some times for sew
eral hours not an inch of progress would
be made with six boilers going. Old sea-
men on board said she did splendidly
under the trying circumstances, and
rode the seas with remarkable ease.
Early this morning, the storm having
greatly abated, she was headed for this
port and arrived as reported.
TUG DOES GOOD WORK.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 13.-The
crew of the barge Wallace were all saved
Dy the tug Morse and brought here this
morning. The Morse also saved all the
crew of the barge st. Cloud with the ex-
ceptiOn of one man, who went down with
the barge.
STORM STILL RAGING.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. ia
special to the Public Ledger from Sea
Isle City, N. J O., says the storm which
has demolished buildings, washed away
railroad beds, destroyed bridges and
brought down the telegraph wires in 3
way never before experienced here,
shows no signs of abatement. The sea
wall from which 80 much was expected
on occasions like the present has been
washed away except a small portion in
front of the Continental hotel. The
sand piles which extended along the
beach like q series of bulwarks are lev
elled by the heavy waves and the board
walk, raised from its fast
euings, dashed against the
buildings along the shore, was broken
up and carried to sea. Just south of the
Continental hotel which has been prOpped
up number of houses were carried away
by the force OF the waves, aud half
dozen or more of the finest private cot
tages were swept away. Several hotels
and numerous other buildings were badly
damaged. The railroad track which
connects Sea Isle City with Ocean City is
broken aod bent like a horse shoe. The
light house at the north of the island is
tilted, and has been abandoned by the
keeper and his family, who were taken
out from the upper floors by the life
saving corps.
FORCE OF THE WIND.
New YORK, Sept. 13.-The signal
officer says this morning that there will
be no let up in the storm for the next
twenty-fOur hours. The storm is still
central off the east coast of Virginia.
The wind has diminished to the south Of
New York, but still remains high along
the coast. The wind has a velocity Of
thirty-one miles an hour in the city this
morning. The velocity at Block island
was forty-two miles, at Philadelphia
thirty miles and at Boston twenty-five
miles. Rain continues to fall from Nor
folk to Boston. The heaviest rainfall
in the country has been experienced n
New York. The downpour for twenty
four hours ending at a. M. to-day was
2 .46 inches. The damage suffered by the
shipping interests of the city has been
very severe. Ship news is very difficult
to obtain as all Geographic communica-
ton with quarantine and Sandy Hook is
cut off. The gale last night drove all
incoming vessels off the coast and several
days may elapse before they return.
Vessels in port bear evidence of the Sc
verify of the storm in the loss of sails
and rigging. Incoming vessels report
unusually rough weather at sea, and
many of them have suffered considerably.
The fog which has eDveloped Lower bay
for several days has cleared away and
long delayed steamers are coming up 10
the city. AIloyerdue steamers are
crowded with seaside foreigners.
The Anchor line steamer, City of
Rome, arrived at her dock this morning.
The vessel experienced very rough voy-
age.
The Cromwell line steamer, Knicker-
booker, due here on Tuesday, arrived
here this morning after dangerous voy-
age. So heavy was the storm on Tues
day that many on board feared the vessel
would founder. Several of the crew
and passengers were injured by the ca
reening q the vessel, and everything
moyableven deck was carried away.
The storm centers to-day off Portland,
Me-, and indications are that the storm
will have passed away by Saturday
night.
THE STORM on CHESAPEAKE BAY.
ONANCOCK, VA. Sept. I3.-The terri
bic storm which swept over Chesapeake
bay played havoc on the eastern shore.
Bridges were swept away, telegraph
wires were blown down, low lands were
inundated and crops were ruined. The
wind blew a hurricane and the tide rose
TO an enormous height, completely sub
merging wharyes at Ouancock.
A Terrible Joke.