The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-04-11
AN APRIL BLIZZARD
WIND, RAIN, HAIL, SNOW, THUNh
AND LIGHTNING.

lnR hb bub Ihl6 VI DO mites all nOuI.
Last night the barge Sunrise, in tow Of
the tug B. w. Morse, put into the bay
FIR harbor, and, while anchored near
tile buoy Of the Brown, foundered.
The captain, who had only recently
Joined the Sunrise, together with hil
wife, two children and one seaman was
drowned.
The names of the unfortunate peo-
pile could not be ascertained. Joseph
Coyle, the remaining seaman, was
holding the akiff of the barge along
side OF the latter for his companions tC
escape, when the painter parted, and
he was unable 10 render any assistance.
Coyle was driven down to the iron
pier, where he was rescued by the
Lewes Life Saving Patrol.
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 snow
fall is about eight inches up to 10
O'Clock this morning, but In the noun
tains the railroad men report from 19
inches to two feet. Trains are all
behind time. but no accidents have
been reported. The storm seems to be
confined 10 the western part OF this
| State.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, April 6.-Snow
has been falling here all day and ls now
fully foot deep ON the South Noun
tain, 10 miles west Of this place. Tie
thermometer is down to the freezing
point.
ATLANTIC CITY, April 7.--Atlantlc
City to-day experienced one of the
strongest wind storms that has visited
the coast for years. Commencing early
| yesterday morning with sharp breeze,
it gradually increased in violence to a
gale, and, on Sunday morning. walking
ON the board walk was attended with
some difficulty and with great risk TO
hat and bonnet decorations. Tie 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 fifty.
mlle-an-h0ur northeast gale has been
weeping 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 1.-THE storm
OF thunder. lightning and hail which
broke over this city yesterday morning
changed at ten O'Clock last night, turn
ing into a cyclone, the Wind blowing al
| the rate OF "a miles an hour until five
O'Clock this morning. The wind came
from the northeast and blew into tue
narbor and Its tributaries tide which
at high water this morning at 1.36
clock was 18 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
10. Carnage & Son, The en-
tire Llock, with tie exception
Of Savage, Son & Co., commission mer.
chants, were in flames. The old Cot
ton Exchange building, containing
about 500 bales of cotton, and ii =
warehouse of J. w. Perry u Co con-
tanning about 800 bales OF cotton, we're
totally destroyed. Santos & Brother,
coal dealers lost everything except
their office building. Bachelor Il
Collins, coal, lumber and linz,
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 $3.50, ,000;
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 -four and other goods are
ruined. During the storm the roofs
of the Opera House, Masonic Temple
and many dwellings were torn OF, and
the Virginia Beach Railroad depot is
badly injured, and the track for
hundreds of yards is seripusly dam.
aged.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April GA
heavy snow, wind and ram storm has
prevailed here since early this morning.
Tie rain which began falling some
time before daylight, at about .
O'Clock changed to SNOW, and from
that hour until after dark tonight the
air was dense with great dakes driven
before a strong north wind, but tho
weather being mild 1t 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 OFF.
| 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 all trains ale
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 commsnced with
thunder and lightning, and was fol-
lowed by ram, hail and snow, aug
mented by high wind. at 9 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 preyailtd here last night
and to-day. Heavy snow Is reported
from the mountains.
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