Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-18
A STORMY RECORD.
NORFOLK PASSES THROUGH ANOTHER
BIO GALE.
May Leaking Houses-schools Suspended
Delayed stsaners-High Water
Navy-Yard Notsss
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crorrsspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.i
NORFOLK, April II. 1889.
Aprll has made q record for storms IN this
section that viii long be remembered, ana
the supplemental hurricane OF yesterday ana
tho day before in energy ana duratloh WIN
COMPARE fayorably with last week, except IN
the matter Of the tidal wave and its accom-
psuying destruction. More stores, wsre-
houses. and dwellings leaked than was ever
known before. and IL was a mighty good
house whose northern exposure withstood
the driving rain-blast. To-day the gale has
ceased and the hard rain stopped falling, but
IL is stu lowering. Many OF the public
schoOls in Portsmouth had TO be dismissed
on account OF the damaged and Hooded
rooms, and oil public buildings were Hooded.
No steamers arrived this morning except
from Cape Charles. The New YORK steamers
detained since Monday night put 10 sea carly
this morning. The Smithtieid steamer Ac.
eomack IL ashore with a broken shSit' out
can easily be hauled on.
The rivers along the Seaboard and ROa-
note railroad and Atlantic and Dsnvile are
high and still rising. Much damage IS
feared, There was an extensive washout on
the Norfolk Southern.
No wrecks are reported on the virginia
coast. The Government lines being down
nothing eau be learned further south on me
coast, The signal-msn are Te-erectins tho
wires as rapidly IS possible.
The oyster traffic has been pros'rated by
the recent storms. What boats were not
ashore and disabled by the storm last week
had 10 cut and run from the approaching
gale last Saturday, and have been totally un-
able to do anything since. The business
has suffered considerably in all its raminca-
tons.
ChefTngmesr T.. A. Rearick, OF the re-
ceiying.ship here, has been detached and
ordered 10 the Iroquois on the Pacific. Cap
tam NJ, c. Goodrich, Of the marine barracks,
has been detached aud ordered to command
the marine guard on the flagship Pensacola,
now fitting out here.
Commodore Brown, OF the nayy-yard, left
last night for Washington on business IN
connection with the battle-ship Texas.
Judge d. Tucker Brooke, Of the Corpora
ton Court, is I'll.
Colonel II. c. Hudgins, OF the Fourth
regiment has been notified thst mounts have
been secured for bis officers IN New York
on the 30,b.
Great complaints OF damage TO the farmers
in the Dismal swamp from the excessive
rains are coming in.
The steamers that put into the Rappahan-
mock and Potomac for safety during the
storm are arriving.
A heavy sea is running in the Chesapeake
bay and on the coast. A feet OF schoopers
are at auchor in the harbor, and more still
are in the Rosds weather-bound.
The schooner Eva, Captain Parks, bound
from Baltimore TO Hampton, with cargo OF
shells, has not been heard from since the
storm of the 7th instant. IL Is reported that
the vessel was anchored near Hampton bar
Just before the storm. As there is an I'M
known schooner sunk above Newport News
IL Is possible that II is that vessel.
The schooner George Aery, Captsin Rog-
ers, sailed from New York for this port Fri
day the 9Th instant. The Captsin had with
him two young ladies-his nieces who
wished 20 make the trip. AS the vessel has
not since been heard from, she has probably
been blown out 10 sea.
The schooner Charles =. Sinuickson,
ashore st Otesn View, has gone to pieces
and her cargo OF lumber has driited of.
Ross & SantOrd's nine immense mud
bumpers, which were ashore at Primers
Point, were gotten of during the high tide
BY the cOmpauy's tugs.