The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-08
VIRGINIA'S BIG STORM.
IT TURNS INTO A BIG CYCLONE
AT NORFOLK.

The Lower Part of the City Flooded
by the Tide-Fire Started by Slack
ing Lime on a Wharf, and Several
Firms Burned Out-EQually Fierce
Elsewhere.
NORFOLK, VA, April IA storm of
thunder, lightning and hail, which broke
over tho city yesterday morning, changed
at 10 o'clock last night, turning into
cyclone, the wind blowing at the rate of
fifty-four miles an hour until o'clock CHS
morning. The wind came from the north
east and blew into the harbor and its tribu-
taries. The tide at high water this morn
ing, at 1:S6 O'clock was eighteen inches
higher THAI ever recorded before.
The lower part of the city was
flooded. and a fire broke out on Water
street, caused from Stacking lime on the
wharf of John A. Carnage g. Son. An en-
tire block, with the exception of the store
of Savage, Son 81 Co., commission mer-
chants, was in flames. The old cotton ex-
change building, containing about 800 bales
Perry & Co., containing about 600 bales of
cotton, were totally destroyed.
LOST NEARLY EVERYTHING.
OdDVOS O. COAL uohleTS lOSJ ever
thing, except their office building Bat
chelder & Collins, dealers in coal, lumber
aud lime, are damaged to the amount of
81, 000 John A Gamage's loss, including
his building, was $4,000 The loss on the
buildings and stock destroyed In this block
is estimated at $l50,000; partly in
sured. 1t is probable that the losses sus-
tanned by Wholesale grocery merchants
from water forced into their warehouses by
4 -
this amount Hundreds of barrels Of sugar
and flour and other goods are ruined
During the storm the roofs OF the
opera house, masonic temple, and
many dwellings we're torn off, and the VIr-
ginia Beach railroad depot is badly injured
and the track for hundreds of yards is seri-
ously damaged.
FIRE AT PORTSMOUTH.
In Portsmouth fire destroyed the lime
and lumber yard of Trugi q Hill.
The United States ship Pensacola sank in
her dry dock last night, where she was
being prepared for sea- Her sea valves had
been opened for Inspection and another one
was being cut. The tide flooded the dock
and she filled with water aud getting off
her keel sank before she could
be gotten in position again. A
diver Will have to be sent down
and her valves stopped up and the ship
pumped out. Simpsons dry dock was
flooded, and the damage may reach $40, 00J.
The wires along the coast are all down. No
reports can be had from the Shipping. 1t
is feared that serious damage has been done,
as there was no warning of the storm
given.
CHARLoTTEsvILLE's SNOW.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, April THE
snow storm which began early yesterday
morning continued through the night. The
telegraph wires are badly broken dov
along the Chesapeake and Ohio, and Rich
mond and Danville railroads, and all trains
are delayed. The electric light wires are
down in this city.
WORST OF THE SEASON AT RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, VA, April THE worst
storm of the season prevailed here yester-
day. 1t commenced with thunder and
lightning, and was followed by rain, hail
and snow, augmented by high wind At
9 O'Clock last night the snow and wind
that the storm was general throughout the
state
DEEP AT WINCHESTER
WINCHESTER, VA, April IA furious
snow storm and blizzard prevailed all
day yesterday, the snow falling to depth
of IA inches, as much as has fallen during
the entire winter. At 1920 o'clock yester-
day morning, while the snow was falling
so fast as to be almost impenetrable, loud
clap of thunder from the southeast startled
the citizens. The winds were very high all
day. Telegraph wires are down in all di-
rections. This is the heaviest snow this late
in the season for years.
THE STORM AT RALEIGH.
RALEIGH, N. c., April IA driving
storm began to fall here yesterday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock.
WIRES IN BAD SHAPE.
WASHINGTON, April The storm of
and fresh, bracing air. The storm badly
interrupted electrical communication, and
workmen were busy all day repair
ing damaged telegraph wires.
The Geographic situation is
particularly bad south of Washington.
There are 3S4 poles down between Alex
andria and Fredericksburg, Va, and $50 of
them are in a stretch of country five miles
In length. In other sections south it is
thought they are in no better
condition. Communications for southern
cities are being telegraphed tonight
via Cincinnati.
FIRE LICKs UP $1,000, 900 IN INDIA
LONDON, April IA dispatch from India
says hundreds of houses have been DESTROYED
by fire at Surat. The loss is GOO, 900.
A HIGH SCHOOL BURNED.
SAN FRANCISCO, April THE Oakland
high school building was burned last even
ing The loss is about $4,000. The in
surance is So, GOO 1t is supposed that the
tirs was started by some students mixing
chemicals in the laboratory.