The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-15
THE ATLANTIC STORM.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 14.-Iu various sections
of the city yesterday houses were unroofed
and trees blown down. Wind aud rain
swelled the water in the harbor. The
New York trains on the Baltimore and
Ohio were unable to cross at Locust Point,
at which place they ferry across. From
Annapolis and other sections in southern
Maryland come reports of damage by the
storm. At 1890 o'clock last night. while
the wind was blowing gale the Brush
electric light works took fire and burned,
and the city was thereby plunged into
partial darkness for the time. At the
Holiday street theater panic was only
aver ted by the presence of mind of the
attaches In the middle Of the play the
lights went out, and il WAS some time be-
fore the gas could be utilized. Sparks
from the Brush electric light works set
fire to the city Jail. The prisoners were
hurriedly collected and marched into the
yard. Quite number, however were
overcome by the smoke and were dragged
out. At midnight the Jail had been COM
pletely destroyed. A Gordon of police was
formed about the Jail. while doctors were
working on the prisoners. Seventy-fiye of
them were taken to the city hospital.
None of them is believed to be fatally i'll
lured. The southern part Of the city Is
flooded, and the water at the docks is
even with the surface of the street.
NEW YORK, Oct. Titus far no dis
asters have been posted AT the Maritime
exchange as the result of last nights
storm. but as the wires are all down it is
impossible to obtain news from coast
points.
Al Long Branch and Asbury Park the
wind reached IA velocity of seventy miles
Nh hour. The damage at Jersey City was
considerable. chiefly due to flooded cellars.
Belvidere, n. j., reports great damage TO
property.
PITTsBUEG, Pa. Oct. IA To-day, as a
result of the feariu III wind and rain storms,
telegraph or telephone communication
with the east Is next TO impossible. The
wires west are working after fashion
far east as the Alleghanies, but the
country on both slopes OF the mountains
Is cut off almost though it had sud-
denly sunk into the sea. The trouble
with the wires began yesterday. and grad
ually grew worse, reaching the climax
this morning in u condition OF prostration
said to be about the most complete On
record. Almost the entire Atlantic coast
Is cut off, and the effects of the storm are
felt over u thousand miles inland.-
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 14-Tidings of
the damage bv the storm along the east
coast of Florida are just beginning to come
in. All along the Indian and Hillshoro
miles an hour. The towns along The banks
were flooded, whsrves swept away and
houses unroofed. From 10 10 - Der cent
Of tue oranges were blown from the trees.
The wind blew the water in the Indian
liver TO the south END, backing IL up at that
End, aud leaving almost dry ground at the
north eud A steam boat went along with
the high wafer. No tidings from the
south end of the river have been received
This report was secured from belated pas
sengers coming into jacksonville.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Oct. II. - The
terrific outburst of wind and wave that
swept through the city yesterday surpass-
ed any storm in this generation. The tide
was sixteen inches above the high water
-'nrk recorded in 1858. which had surpass-
e. AL Irevious records. The tide came in
with mighty force aud swiftness, covering
the low lands opposite the city. and stretch
ing in an unbroken sea across the rice fields
rs far as the eye could reach. The stream
bore on its crest an immense quantity of
wreckage-broken gangways, trunks
Of trees and drifting boats
Thousands of logs were washed from the
timber pens at the saw mills. There WIS
but little shipping in port, and nearly all
rode through the gale in safety. The high
waie did considerable damage on Water
street. Boats were easily propelled along
that street. The Cape Fear and
Il
Three thousand bales OF cotton in the Will
mington warehouses were damaged 10
some extent by water.
AT Southport the storm was much more
severe than here. The custom house
building and nearly ali the warehouses
Were washed away. Many residences.
warehouses and OF her buildings We're bad
" damaged. AT Ocean Villa all the large
pavilions and many cottoges We're either
swept away or more or less damaged. The
ouly loss of life known here WAS reported
from Sampson, here tree fell on the
house OF a farmer named Lane and crushed
two of his children 10 death. The total
loss in this im' ed lie section will prob
ably reach Sl5 0O0
COLUMBUS. =. C, Oct. "A A special to
the State from Georgetown, ;. C., tells
terrible story OF devastation and death
wrought by the hurricane in and around
that city and on be adjacent sea i,asd-.
The entire waterfront OF Georgetown WAS
flooded and much damage done TO mer-
chaudise AT Magnolia Beach every house
WAS washed away aud thirteen white ana