Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-08
News Dy IeIegrapn FROM ALL QUARTERS.
 IA CYCLONE IN VIRGINIA. Floods And Fires Cause
 Great Damage. THE BIG SAVANNAH FIRE. Interesting Services At The
 Methodist Conference.
 SALEM CARPENTERS WILL STRIKE. Office Seekers Begin To
 Leave Washington.
SALEM CARPENTERS WILL STRIKE.
THE STORM IN VIRGINIA.

Thunder and Lightning and Snow
 Form a Dangerous Combination-A
 Cyclone Passes over Forfolk-Floods
 and Fires Cause Great Damage-The
 U. s. Ship Pensacola Sinks i'm Dry
 Dock-Butld1ngs Unroofed.
 NORFOLK, Va, April 7.-The storm of thunder, lightning and hail which broke over this city yesterday morning changed at 10 o'clock last night turning into cyclone, the wind blowing at the rate of 54 miles an hour until 5 o'clock this morning. The wind came up from the northeast and blew into the har- bor and its tributaries causing tide, which at high water this morning at 1886 o'clock, WAS IS inches higher than ever recorded be- fore. The lower part of the city was flooded, and fire broke out on John Gamagee's wharf from stacking lime. The entire block with the exception of Savage Sons & Co.,, commission merchants, was in flames. The old cotton exchange building, containing about 800 bales of cotton, and warehouse of J. W. Perry 6 Co, containing about 500 bales of cotton, were totally destroyed. Santos 6 Brother, coal dealers, lost everything, ex- cept their office building. Batchelder & Collins, coal, lumber and lime, are damaged to the amount of $4,000. John A. Gama- gees loss, including building is SIG, ,000. The loss on building and stock destroyed in this block is estimated at $150, ,000, partly insur- ed. It is probable that the losses sustained by the wholesale grocery merchants from the water forced into their warehouse by the fire will nearly equal this amount. Hun dreds 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 off. The Virginia Beach railroad depot and the track for hundreds of yards are seriously damaged.
 In Portsmouth fire destroyed the lime and lumber yard of Trugis and Hill. The United States ship Pensacola sank in dry dock last night, where she was being re- paired 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 and getting off her Keel sank before she could be gotten in her position. diver will have to be sent down and her valves stopped up and the ship pumped out. The Simpson dry dock was flooded and the damage may reach s4O,OOO.
 The wires along the coast are all down. No reports can be had from the shipping. It is feared that serious damage has been done, as there was no warning of the storm given.
 CHARLoTTEvnLE, Va, April 7.-The snowstorm, which began early yesterday morning. continued through the night. The telegraph wires are badly broken down along the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the Richmond and Danville road and all trains are delayed. The electric light wires are down in this city.
 RICHMOND, Va, April 7.-The worst storm of the season prevailed here to-day. It com menced with thunder and lightning and was followed by rain, hail and snow, augmented by high wind. At 9 o'clock the snow and wind show no abatement.
 WINCHESTER, Va, April "A furious snow storm and blizzard prevailed here all day yesterday, snow falling to the depth of four teen inches. At 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning while the snow was falling so rapid ly as to be almost impenetrable there was loud clap of thunder. The winds were very high all day. Telegraph wires are down in all directions.