Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31

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! killed at Savannah. At Charleston vessels |
have been blown ashore, docks are injured |
and Allan tic coast line tracks under water. |
Damage to property estimated at 81, 000,- |
| 900
Fearful Havoc In The Southeast.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 30 The storm
which came from Florida and followed the
Atlantic coast Sunday, has done incalcu-
| liable injury to the farming Interests OF the
southeast No communication has been
recei we'd from Charleston, Savannah or
Jaoksouville snce Sunday afternoon Au.
gusta suffered no loss beyond tho breaking
| of telegraph, telephone and electric light
wires from falling trees, but the damage to
crops cannot be estimated for some days
A special dispatch from Blackville, 5. c.,
saws several buildings in that town were
crushed, mill dams were washed away
country roads impossible, the cotton
crop terribly damaged and tobacco to be
harvested totally devastated. In Waynes-
boro Ca, the storm did great damage to
cotton crops, and fences were blown down.
Reports from Soreven county say the storm
was very severe, doing great damage to
houses and cotton crop. No casualties have
been reported.
Its Path Strewn with WreckaEe.
BROOKLYN. y. Y, Aug. 29.-That por-
tiou of tho storm which struck Brooklyn
was raging at full blast at 5:3J o'clock this
morning. The meagro reports of damage
that have come in indicate that the storm
has left wreckage along its entire path.
Trees were blown down iu all parts of the
city. At $50 the wind swept away nine
houses that stood in n row in Blsecker street
between Irving and Wyokoff avenues. The
houses not being quite finished, were not oc-
cupied At the corner OF Grattan and
knicker booker streets four unfinished four
story houses were lifted from their fouuda-
tions.
Giant Breakers mt Asburv Parls.
Lone BRANCH, n. j., Aug. 20 AT AS
bury Park and Ocean Grove considerab ole
damage was sustained by the terrific storm.
About 10 feet OF the Bond wave power pier
has been washed away, and the loose pill
iugs ore being used by the breakers as
battsriug ram against the other piers. The
famous board walk at both Asbury Park
and Ocean Grove is being torn up by the
monster breakers, which are 10y far the big
gest ever witnessed along the coast. The
ocean pier at the foot Of Broad way, Ocean
Grove, known as Lillagore's pavilion, is be-
ing wrecked by tho high surf. This pier
was almost ruinod last week and in all prob
ability to-day's storm Will finish tia work
of destruction.
RepOrted Los. of Life,
SING SING, y. y, Aug. %. The storm
of this morning was the worst experence ced
} on the river in this vicinity for years. Two
tows, one in charge of the tug Bell were
caught in the gale between here and Rock
land Lake and were totally wrecked. Ton
or y of the boats were driven to Croton
Point beach aDd several were sunk. 1t is
reported several lives were lost.
HIost Terrific in Many Yenrs
CoNEY ISLAND, Aug. 90 The tornado,
which began sweeping over this island at 3
. O'Clock iris morning and which is still rag
ing, is the severest that has been 1psrienced
here in many years. Along the beach
every thing has been completely wiped out
+ and the roofs of many buildings have been
lifted and carried blocks away. No lives
are reported lost.
o Furious storm of Boston.
q Boston, Aug. 9.-Ths storm of to-day
a has beet the worst known Off Guy Point for
o 90 years. The water terrible in its fury
t and the Yacht club rafts and hundreds Of
boats anchored out in the bay tossed
auout like cookie shells. The damage to
! vacnts and small boats in this section Is es-
; timstsd at $40, 900, A number of wrecks
-, were reported off Portsmouth, but the sea
is rough that tug boats and Isles of Shoals
, steamer have been unable to move out of the
= river. From Portland and Augusta, Ne. .
come reports of heavy damage to fruit trees
and crops by the terrific wind that swept
- through the State to-day.
r. Central Vermont Property SUITES
8 BARRE, Aug ga big hurricane in
i central ermont accompanied by blind
a ing storm of rain and sleet has held for b
t to-day, demaging roads, trees, crops, sheds
t aud signs. l, is still raging. The high
water carried away the railroad bridge
f near Randolph, delaying all trains several
a hours.
9 The Mad River Valley fair at Waitsfeld
S did not open to-day aud it will not close
j. now until Friday night.
d Three Victims OF the storm.
9 NEW YORK. Aug. 90. The bodies OF
z three unknown drowned men wore washed
asuore from tue Hudson river this morniag.
J Two were found opposite Rockefeller's es
tate at Tarrytowp, and one was picked uI
at Riverdalo. 1t is supposed that the men
IL wsrs drowned from q canal boat wreck .d
j. in the storm.
i 1t sweeps Ovor tho Capital.
# WAsHINGroN, Aug. 30 9-Washington
was vsIte last nj yht by tue seversst storm
of wind and rain that has occurred in this
vicinity for long time. The force OF the
81 wind laid PROSTATE telegraph aud telephone
"a wires trees, awnings AID signs, but 30 far
as reports received indicate did not cause
IL any serious injury to life or property.
- saw Yachts Drafting AWAY.
to New YORK, Aug. 29.-ln' coming steam
ID boats via Long Island Sound resort las,
" night storm as the worst experienced in
ii these waters for many years. All the boats
arrived considerably late this morning bu
20 weathered the storm without much damage
r. Tho captain OF the Puritan said that al
a. along the Sound early this morning he saw
ut yachts break from their moorlngs aud drift
away. He thought the most damage woulC
H. occur to the fleet at Larchmont and 10 tn
ed New York Yacht club at New Rochelle.