The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-25
DISASTROUS GALE
pl AVS HAVOC ALONG THE ALLAN
TIC COAST.
Telegraph Wires Frustrated an" '""-
,,c,,ion Cut On-Damage Done 10
s,,,,,;,r-Norfolk streets submerges-
Poiitic,, and General News

N.,pn,r "a, October IL. special. -
r. ~. '',ie witch pra,ailed along the coast
last night was one Of the hea'lvs, VI VI,
season. At Cape Henry the winu pIeN na
the rate Of fify miles AN hOuI no'" W
northwest and caused one of the heaNie-i
seas ever seen in that locality. Inc pcaJn
was badly washed away. and -eke'ai ''"D-
houses were damaged 10 a conslderaDie eN-
font. The telegraph wires along the cots,
wont down. and the first news was reccNeu
i'm the cify this morning. >ignal D't''cl
sherry rcpOri : that the thrcc-masied 7cnoonei
Franz Dame. of Boston. went ashore during
the storm. and il now well up on Inc pe.cn.
Her crew of thirteen men were laheh 'n az
d,,'li,ht this morning by the life-saNlns
- ','' ,ttor having spent horrible night
l,slnd IA the masts The men were wei to
The skiu and almost completely exhausted
,vhau saved and had barely strength
enou,sh 10 make fast the life line snoi iI"h'
The shore. and hold on 10 the hrceches pllet
while thcv were riding towards land. Inc
vessel i, in'good conditionllnd can be saved
Capiain johnson. in charge oi the ne
saving crew at Virginia lSach, reports
the sloop General Hurst ashore three miles
northwest of that place. She j. M" r,.' w W.
thp beach and her crew are missing. lheIe
j. a possibility that the crew may nave
saved themselves 10y running through the
surf as the vessel iloated in.
! To-day fine wind is still blowing AT me
r>afe of forty miles an hour. and has caused
very high tides. Not sbamshlp has icil
mort since Yesterday afternoon. ana III
| IIamptOn Roads there are a. many ~ three
hundred vessels seeking shelter. Last
ni,,ht fine water was 80 high in Norfolk that
Tho street car tracks in lower sections Of the
CITY were flooded and ears had ~ stop run
nino There were only two streets IN the
civ running mp town by which pedestrians
cniild reach their homes that were not under
wafer. and much Inconvenience was
caused. Themerchauts along the river ironl
were proparing for the rise and had moved
their goods TO places Of safety.
POLITICAL.
The Democratic organization IN Norfolk
Portsmouth and Princess Anne county, wa
mover 80 perfect a. now. There are Demo
nr.,tic rlii,s i'm every ward in the cities
and i'm the counts club for every distrc'
The Democrats are waging an active cam
u,i.en. and Norfolk and Portsmouth cities
- and Princess Anne county. are sure 10 tlec
p thoir legislative tickets. and give combine'
p | al loo.t 800 majority for the stale tichei
In Norfolk county the democrats feel very
snu.suime of success. and as there are tN'
Repuhlican tickets in the field II J, belle|e'
= they will come ont victorious.
Tho crew Of the wrecked 'lNde In
steamer Pioneer arrived IN Norfolk lcsiei
day. from Ocracokc Inlet, and VIII be- sen
10 New ork los the company's representa-
tive here.
NOTES
The funeral of Mr.. Lemuel Pe"d, "a Nenel
f able and highly esteemed citizcn, iwt pia'
T. Yesterday afternoon from the FIRST bapus
4 fhurch and was very largely attended
- Tho Democrats Of Norfolk county WI
n have q .rand rally and barbecue at llich
. ory Grove Tuesday next.
DELEGATIONS from the Norfolk ana Iorl-
month Democratic clubs will 20 To- La"
rrucesille next Thursday 10 attend the h1i
f, becuc. when speeches Will be delivered D
colonel Richard i. Bcirne and Hon. Il. lay
/; Tor Scott.