The morning news., 1889-04-10
LAST WEEKS BIG STORM.
THBNCHEsAPEAKE'S SHORES FULL
OF WRECKS.

Experience of the Steamer Helen as
Told by Her Captain-Eight Boats
Counted Fast Aground on Smiths
lsland-A Fish Factory Demolished
by the Wind.
BALTIMORE, April 9.-The bay steamers
from the lower Chesapeake to-day brought
additional intelligence Of the disasters
wrought by the storm of Saturday and
Sunday. The steamer Helen of the East
ern Shore Steamboat Company, arrived at
her wharf this morning. Capt. Howard
said: THE storm of Saturday was the
worst l ever experienced. 1t struck us
while we were in Tanger sound bound for
Eastern Shore, Va. We managed to keep
her in the course until we were entering in
Ancock creek, where we went ashore 10
windward. Weremained fast until yesterday
morning when we got Off and started for
Baltimore. All along the trip as long as
daylight lasted we could see the destruction
wrought by the storm. On Smiths Island
! counted eight boats fast agrcuGd. They
were principally punges, schooners and
sloops A majority of them were strung
along the beach and all are lying in danger
GUS position, many having apparently gone
dSIiOIb OONh hIs WulIcOLueIS lOOk db buOuEu
they were picked up and set ashore
The large frame fish factory of II. ID.
Crockett, situated near the waters edge on
Tangier island, was demolished by the force
of TIE storm, and the greater portion Of the
foundation was completely washed out
LOOKS LIKE sHIPYARD.
THE shores of Smiths island could we'll
be taken for shipyard, as there are eleven
boats fast aground there, several of which,
it is doubtful if thev are ever again hoated
After passing Smiths Island | noticed a
largo pungy ashore on rerrapin sand bar
When passing the Jaynes Island lights we
saw large oyster canoe which was filed
with water"
A letter from Weems, agent at Frede-
ricksburg, Va, states that the storm along
the Rappahannock was very severe. Nearly
all the wharves on the south side of the
river were more or less damaged. At Frede-
ricksburg no freight could be lapded after
the Storm the wharf being under water and
the company's warehouse was flooded. The
freight was taken out before any damage
was incurred
The steamer Enoch Pratt arrived this
morning from Salisbury, Md. Capt. Veazy
reported that he passed two sloops ashore in
Fox creek and six schooners ashore on the
eastern side Of Hooper'S island.
HEAVY DAMAGE.
NORFOLK, VA, April 9-Reports which
are coming in from Norfolk, Princess Anne
and Nansemond counties, show that serious
damage was sustained in those counties
from the storm and rain of Saturday night
and Sunday. In many localities cattle and
and other property were destroyed by the
ex raordinary high tide. The potato crop
in the trucking sections will be greatly in
jured by water, which will rot the seed In
the ground.
The following information has been re-
ceived from Varigany beach: The schooner
Emma f. Hart of Camden, Me-, bilged
with her sails, spars and rigging intact.
TIE schooner Benjamin F. Poole of Provi-
dence, r. l., is in good condition living easy
fore and aft on the beach at the top Of high
water.
The damage done to the Princess Anne
hotel was trifiing which, considering the
fury of the gale is wonderful The rail
road is in good condition, it having re-
ceived but little injury, which was soon re-
paired.
HEAVY LOSS OF STOCK.
FORTRESS MONROE, VA, April q. --
Farmers report heavy loss of stock from
drowning during the late gale Between
here and York river fishermen lost nets
valued at $4,000.