Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-25
THE SUDDEN STORM
CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE TO BRIDGES
IN NORFOLK COUNTY.
HIGH Water All Around--schooner Sunk
Democratic Mectings-A Shipwrcek-
ed Crew-Mahone Doodle.
tco-re,ponaOnce OF the Richmond Dlsps,.n.I

ed CreN--Mahone doodle.
fco-re4pondonce OF the RIchmoni Dispstch.l
NoRFoIK October ~, 1889.
The sudden storm yesterday and the rise
Of wafer in the creeks last night carried
away the BRIDGES in the county IN every
direction, and people coming tothe city 20
dav had difficult Job getting IN. Inc
railroad bridges were not damaged Iut the
hanks of the Dismal Swamp canal were
washed away near Gilmcrton: Inc water
In the barbor was nearly az high 90 during
the groat gale in April and tho lumber
and wooi-vards suffered severely. ne
wharves and ends Of the streets were sub
uerped. hut tho merchants were prepared
for the rise and moved their goods 20 the
second stories of the warehouses ana other
places 81 safety. so that thSre was no crea.
loss in that direction. The gale rs stu
ON today. hut moro moderately. he
the Government wires 10 the coast are on
down nothing can be haard from ~ that
direction.
An me DELAYED steamers on the lay and
oceoD-ooing left this morning despite the
thick weather. but it is thought The ocean
going vessels will hardly leave Hampton
Roads today. The Ciyde-Liue steamer
Equator. from Philadelphia. arriY@i l"st
Dirht and reported the storm teiTlhc out
side. She struck the storm on Tuesday
night. The Captain saw no wrecks as the
weather was too thick.
Irtelliccnce reached the city about noon
that an unknown schooner is sunk on the
bar of Ocean View and the crew are III the
rigging with the sea breaking over them.
The schooner struck during the night.
The Merritt Wreckng Company have sent
the steamer Rescue 10 the scene OF inc us
aster.
II is stated that many colorod people in
Princess Anne county will vote tho Demo
cratic ticket. rs they openly aud loudly eK-
urc-s themselves "a losing confidence ana
tired of fooling with Republican politics:
4 monster Democratic meeting Is 10 be held
in Princess Anne next week.
A big Democratic barbecue ana mas
meeting is to be held at Lawrcnceville.
brunswick county. next Monday, and Colo
mel II. +. Beirne AID Major r. Taylor
Scott will arrive here on Sunday and 90 up
on the Atlantic and Danyille special.
The shipwreckcd crew OF the Clyde
steamer Pioneer, numbering sixteen men,
were forwarded 81 New York to-day. The
captain and first mate are stu at the scene
of the wreck at Ocracoke.
The BODY OF the steward drowned from
the Yorktown sloop Bradshaw has not yet
been recovered.
Gunner +. j. Beachman has been ordered
to take charge Of the naval magazine at
Crauey leland.
Malone Doodle is at work in this section
and promises of position are being thrown
out fo the Republican Mckers with iavora-
| bic results. u scems hard for kicker 10
withstand a job in the hayward or Gus
| tom-hOuse.
John Gilbert. the farmer who cut the
throat of a storekeeper named f. +. Ethe-
redge. was tried in the County Court yes
! feriav and sentenced TO jall for Six months
and fined so.
-Four survivors Of The foundercd schooner
| Rover Of Cambridge. Md, arrived here to-
night, having been taken4irom the rigging
| 10y the ocean-tug Luther G.. Ward on her
/ way from New York TO this pOlt. The res-
| cued PARTY are Captain 4. J. Hubbard, of
Baltimore: Mate William i. Thomas, OF 81.
/ Michaeps Md: Seaman John Turner,
1 from the RappahaunOck river and the
{ cook. q German. seaman named Green,
az Calvert county. Nd, persisted during
the night from exposure while la4hod ia
/ thc rigging. The Rover was bound from
/ New York to Baltimore with cargo OF
/ cuano. She entered the canes Yesterday
morning nj 1890 and struck tho gale about
"A half hour later She stood IN AS long
ms the canvas held. and the forcsall
/ and headsalls were blown away. Inc
schooner then anchored with both anchors
/ ont the full length of the chain. HE gale
/ increased. and everything movable was
soon washed overheard. and finally the
/ -battcaus were washed OIL. he YES
| sci then quickly fouudercd. sinking 40
/ bnlf-paet G O'Clock. ten miles from Cape
/ Henry and three miles 20 the eastward of
/ Ocean View. The crew took % the no
/ ping and lashed themselves securely, and
| during the horrible night shouted and
called the Others tn keep awake. while
every high sea pounded ond broke over
| them. In this situation Green persisted.
| At half-past 3 o'clock this afternoon the
| Luther Ward came along and took themen
of the rigging in small boats, two at %
time. and brought them here tonight. J be
mon are suffering very much from the cX-
posnre The Ward lost her barge IN the
| Gale Yesterday of Winter-Quarter Light
The three-masted American schooner
Frank O. Dame, of Boston, Is ashore near
| Little island. on the coast of Virginia. IN
| good condition. The crew IL saved.
Captain Johnston, OF the Cape-herry
| lifc-saving station, reports the slOop
! General Hurst ashore three miles north
west of bis station. The crew IS supposed
10 have lett theVeesel which Is high upon
the beach. lghtship is ashore about
two miles inside OF Cape Charles. Several
schooners are reported IN Hampton Roads
i'm distress with the loss of sails and rig
ging.
The thrce-masted schooner Marcus Ed
wards, of Philadelphia, Captain Cutter,
bound from Jacksonville TO New YORK,
with a cargo of lumber, was towed into
port in a watcr-logged condition today
The Captain noted protest. The vessel On
the 18th encountered heavy weather and
was found TO be leaking. She kept IN as
tar ~ Chincotoague, and the leak increasing
and heavy gale blowing from the nor iheast
she bore away for Norfolk and came to
anchor on the tail end If the middle
ground, but the vessel filing with water
tnumped badly the Iip-Raps.
The three m8sted schooner IS. J.. Poole,
ashore ut Virginia Beach since the April
| gale. was floated of the beach to-day. Cap
! tain Thompson, Of the British steamship
| ANY Dora, wrecked at Wachapreague, was
in the city to-day and extended his protest.
The crew of the vessel have arrived III the
city and have been paid off AT the British
! consulate.
Colonel 10. Lane Stern inspected the
Blues Rifles. and City Guard at the Blues
ArmOry tonight.
The steamship Metropolis is reported
ashore three miles below Virginia Beach,
having struck about . o'clock. There arc
no particulars and she ia II long distance OF
shore. The life-saveIs are getting along
slowly.
The unknown steamship ashore half q
mile south of Cape Henry went on shore
at high water during the prevalence OF q
/ heavy sen and strong northeast wind. she
was evidently trying TO get into the caVcs.
CaptQin Johnston aud the crew Of the life
/ saving station are nov abreast Of the
/ stranded vessel, and Will render oil assist
ance possible While it is impossible to
/ say what Transatlantic line the steamer
is Of. vet. judging from her funnel los
means of a costen light burned on the YES
sell she il thought TO be . steamer of n
weil-known line plying between Baltimore
and London.
Washington Notes.
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