The Penn's Grove record., 1889-04-13
AN APRIL BLIZZARD.
WIND, RAIN, HAIL, SNOW, THUNDER
AND LIGHTNING.

FIVE LIVES LOST IN DELAWARE BAY.
DELAWARE BREAKwATER, April Z.
"A heavy northeast gale prevailed
here yesterday, the wind at times blow
ing at the rate OF CD miles an hour.
Last night the barge Sunrise, in tow Of
the tug b. w. Morse, put into the bay
for a harbor, and, while anchored near
the buoy Of the Brown, ~foundered.
The captain, who had only recently
Joined the Sunrise, together with his
| wife, two children and one seaman was
drowned.
The names of the unfortunate peO-
pie could not be ascertained. Joseph
Coyie, the remaining seaman, was
holding the skiff OF the barge along
| side Of the latter for his companions to
escape, when the painter parted, and
be was unable to render any assistance.
pier, where he was rescued by the
Lewes Life Saving Patrol.
P%ITTsBURG, Pa, April 6 The
heaviest snow storm of the season is
prevailing in this section. 1t began
about 10 O'Clock last night and has
been showing ever since. The now
fall is about eight inches up to 10
o'clock this morning, but In the noun
tains the railroad men report from IS
inches to two feet. Trains are all
behind time, but no accidents have
been reported. The storm seems to be
confined to the western part Of this
State.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, April 6.-Snow
has been falling here all day and If now
fully a foot deep on the South Noun.
tain, 10 miles west OF this place. The
thermometer is down to the freezing
point.
ATLANTIC CITY, April 7.-Atlantic
City to-day experienced n Of the
| strongest wind storms that has visited
the coast for years. Commencing early
yesterday morning with a sharp breeze,
it gradually increased In violence to q
gale, and, On Sunday morning. walking
on the board walk was attended with
some difficulty and with great risk to
hat and bonnet decorations. The tide
swept in with considerable force, and
threw up great clouds of spray at the
| several bulkheads along the beach. The
| wind came from the east, and the sand
and dust was driven down the main
avenues In such binding volume as to
keep people indoors unless on some I'M
perative errand.
CAPE MAY, N. j., April IA ifty-
mile-an-hour northeast gale has been
sweeping along these shores for "a
hours. The tides arose over the
meadows and high on the strand this
afternoon. II the gale does not
abate fears are entertained that the
next tide will do damage to the beach
front.
NORFOLK, Va, April THE storm
Of thunder, lightning and hail which
broke we this city yesterday morning
changed at ten O'Clock last night, turn
ing into a cyclone, the wind blowing at
the rate of "a miles an hour until five
O'Clock this morning. The wind came
from the northeast and blew into the
harbor and its tributaries a tide which
at high water this morning at 1.36
O'Clock was 1S inches higher than ever
recorded before. The lower part Of the
city was flooded. and the fire broke
out on Water street, caused from
Stacking lime on the wharf of John
y. Carnage & Son. The en-
tire block, with the exception
Of Savage, Son & Co., commission mer-
chants, were in flames. The old Cot
ton Exchange building, containing
about 800 bales of cotton, and the
warehouse of J. w. Perry & Co m
tanning about 600 bales of cotton, we're
totally destroyed. Santos & Brother,
coal dealers lost everything except
their office building. Bachelor Il
Collins, coal, lumber and lime.
are damaged to the amount Of
$4,000. John A. Gamage's loss, includ-
ing building, is $4,000. The loss on
building and stock destroyed In
this block Is estimated at Sl5O,OO 0
partly insured. 1t is probable that
the losses sustained by the wholesale
grocery merchants from the water
forced into their warehouses by the
unprecedented tide will nearly equal
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 were torn on, and
the Virginia Beach Railroad depot is
badly injured, and the track for
hundreds of yards is seriously dam
aged.
WASHINGTON. D.. c., April GA
heavy snow, wind and i storm has
prevailed here since early this morning.
The rain which began falling some
time before daylight, at about 0
O'Clock changed to snow, and from
that hour until after dark tonight the
air was dense with great flakes driven
before a strong north wind, but the
weather being mild it melted as it fell.
Several times during the day heavy
peals of thunder were heard. and stray
sparks of lightning frequently darted
across the switchboards in the tele-
graph offices. The telephone and fire
alarm wires throughout the city are
more or less demoralized, and tele-
graphic communication with the
South and West is wholly cut of.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, April t.
The snow storm which begun early
yesterday morning continued through
the night. The telegraph wires are
badly broken down along the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and the Richmond and
Danville Railroads, and ali trains are
delayed. The electric light wires are
down IN this city.
RICHMOND. Va, April 6.-The
worst storm of the season prevailed
here to-day. 1t commenced with
thunder and lightning, and was fol-
lowed by ram, hall and snow, aug
mented by high wind. AT 8 O'Clock
the snow and wind show no abatement,
and reports denote the storm general
throughout the State.
HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.
CHARLEsTowN, W. Va, April g.
A snow storm prevailed here last night
and to-day. Heavy snow is reported
from the mountains.
"A despatch from Wilkesbarre. Pa,
says that the collieries, employing 27O0
men and boys, resumed operations GU