Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-14
OVERDUE STEAMERS
ARRIVE CROWDED WITH ssAslck FOR
ElGNERS-RAIN CONTINUES.
The City of Rome Narrowly Escapes Col
iision-A Captain and Crew Of
Thirteen Rescued.
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NEW York. September Brain continues
10 fall from Norfolk to Boston. The heaviest
rainfall in the country has been expe-
rienced In New York. The d0wnpour tor
the twenty-four hours ending at A.. NJ.
to-day was 2.46 inches. The fog which has
enveloped the lower bay for several days IS
clearing. and the long-delayed steamships
are coming M to the city. All overdue
European steamers are crowded with sea
sick foreigners. The Anchor-Line steamer
CITY of Rome arrived nc her dock this
morning. The vessel experienced very
rough voyage. She had q narrow escape
from collision with an outbound steamer
in the lower bay yesterday.
The Cr0mwell-Line steamer knlcker-
booker due here Tuesday. arrived this
morning after a dangerous voyage. 80
heavy was the storm on tuesday that
many on board feared the vessel would
founder. Several Of the crew and passen-
gers were injured by the carcening OF the
vessel and everything movable ON deck
was carried away.
The steamer Yemassee. from Jackson
vile September sth. which arrived here
this morning, had continuous gales from
the east and northeast with tremendous
seas during the entire passage. On sep
TENDER 18th. of the Delaware, she teu In
with the bark Alsvlva British, from Perth
Amboy for Copenhagen. IN q sinking condi-
ton. The steamer took Oh the captain and
crew Of thirteen men and brought them 10
New York.
MORE OF THE sFA's WORK.
SEAaR1GHT. n. j., September 13.-The sea
has closed the inlet il made two days ago
through the Sandy Hook peninsula be
tween here and Highland Beach. The inlet
cut in about mile north Highland Beach.
The railroad station is still open. II IL
nearly "a hundred feet wide. but only from
fifteen 20 twenty feet deep. In 1t IS one OF
the wrecked passenger cars of the Central
railroad Of New Jersey. On The south SIDE
of the new inlet lies n locomotive hail
embedded in sand. On the north bank Is
another passenger car, which has been
shorn q its wheels. and is half full Of
sand. The railroad track i twisted INTO
| all sorts Of shapes and Is entangied IN n
mass OF telegraph-wires and 5ris OF all
| kinds. For the distance of two miles the
| tracks are covered deeply with sand. \
number ~ small vessels are sunk IN the
| Shrewsbury river near Highland Beach.
| Opposite The north end of the nils Of
| the highlands Of Navesink IL an island
owned bv the Government. number
vessels are stranded there, but il IS lmpos-
sible to ascertain their names. No intorma-
tion can bee obtained from Sandy Hook.
rLET1NG Yno,I THE STORM.
ToMs RIVER. September l3.-lhc greatest
storm known since the year 1916 has been
racing during the past three days. II has
been impossible 10 gather any information
| hv telegraph since TUESDAY morning. the
| lines not only along the coast but also m
| the interior being either blown down OF
disabled. People ON the coast between
| Bay Head and Barucrat Inlet have boon
entirely shut of from communication with
| the main land since yesterday morning
| All the transient and permanent popula-
ton of the Park and Bcrkcly have He'd 10
escape the approaching storm.
TWO IEN DVOWSlD.
New YORK. September 13.-Ihe life
saving station on Sandy Hook reports tnat
two men Of the pilot-boat Alexander VI.
| Lawrence. No. 4, were drowned yesterday
out .ide the bar by the capsizing of their
yawl.
NTNFTEEN COTTAGES DESTROYED.
WuNuyGToS. DEL. September IA
| Iewes dispatch reports that Waterloo, a
! summer resort on the Delaware bay, is en-
| trely submerged, aud out of twenty cot
| faces in the place only one remains