New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-30
SEABOARD STATES SWEPT.
HEAVY DAMAGE To CROPS AND BUILDINGS
BY WIND AND WATER
ROwpo ,rs USED IN THE STREETS OF BALTI-
MORE AND ANNAPOLIs-TfE DELAWARE
PEACH CnoP AGAIN sUFFERs-To-
pACc. ND COTTON RUINED
MARINE DISASTERS.

PEACH CROP ApNlN
pAcc, AND COTTON RUINED
MARINE DISASTERS.
Baltimore Aug. 29.-Not since the Dig noou Vi
1865 has such "A delugc Of water Invaded bdl''"o'c
as that Of last night. The wind blew a gaze an
tho afternoon whirng around corners ana ua''a7
,,r all movable property Early in the evening
sboots Of driving rain began to fall ana conthueu
with intense fury until an early hour TINS morn
i, poofs and chimneys were torn of, shutters
and window panes are smashed. and trees up
rooted Telegraph and telephone wires were soon
wrecked and the electric lights went out lea'lhs
tho greater part OF the city In darkness. On t'e
bay mountainous were piled up and rolled
bieb in the basin The waves spread over the
h.r..s and flooded the streets and adjacent build
i,gs From midnight to o'clock the wind blew
paie Of sixty miles an hour. and the rain fell In
torrents.
Men rovyed around in boats from store to store
in the lower part Of the city. carrying merchants
and clerks to their places Of business. and remov-
ing valuables and books The streets resembled
laeoons instead Of business thoroushfares. The
wharves were completely submerged. If not de-
stroyei. Street moved along Pratt-st with
water running their floors. Several pungies
and schooners were washed out of the basin. and
to-day lay high and dry on the street beds Al
the foot OF Commerce-st. the large flour ware
houses Of Cambria Il Co. and other firms were
flooded and thousands of barrels of -four damaged.
The baltimore and Ohio Railroad warehouses and
freight station at the foot of Spears Wharf also
suffered the extent of thousands of dollars
Along the entire water front there constant
evidences Of the havoc wrought by the storm. The
southeast gale prevented the waters from receding
until noon to-day. mp to which hour business
practically at "A standstnI in the flooded district
steamers and sailing craft scheduled to sail last
night were not permitted to leave their wharves
or anchorage until to-day. The excursion steamers
abandoned their trips until tomorrow. Incoming
vessels are all late in arriving. and report severe
exneriences The steamer John r. Tygert, of
the MARYLAND and Virginia Steamboat Company.
sank last night in the Trappe River The passen-
eers were landed a few minutes before the vessel
went down.
This afternoon. while employees OF the Brush
Electric Light Company Strengthening out
the tangled wires in Charles-st, Louis +. Mains
touched a live wire and fell to the sidewalk dead
ANNAPOLIS. Md. Aug. 29.rhe storm that set in
mere Yesterday afternoon has hardly left a whole
tree in Annapolis. Streets are blockaded and yards
are literally filed with large limbs. The damage
around the wharfs is also great. Small boats were
blown ashore with their bottoms and sides driven
in. All the oyster houses are damaged. each to the
extent of several hundred dollars. The lower
Of the are flooded, and people are going in and
out of their houses in boats The Constellation.
with the naval cadets on board, which has been
cruising about the bay for several days, came into
the harDOr ana anchored OH tue ACduefIy. III was
found necessary to throw out three anchors during
the night to keep her from dragging Two pungies
are swamped in the river opposite the Academy
Elkton Md. Aug. 29.-The storm reached Elkton
last night about O'Clock. The river at 10 O'Clock
this morning was higher than ever known be
fore. Water-st Is river water being in the
houses to the depth of six feet. The people living
close 10 the river front had to be taken ashore
in boats. At Elk Landing the damage by the water
Is also heavy The bridge the river between
here and Elk Neck is covered by more than ten
feet of water.
Iewes. Del. Aug. 29-Snce o'clock last night
terrible wind from southeast to south has pre-
vailed in the vicinity OF the Capes, and much dam
,ge to shipping off the coast Is feared. The tug
international. which placed on the station OF
the Southern Five Fathom Bank, In place or the
iunken ship parted her chains and lost an anchor
the night and compelled to seek sheiter AT
he Breakwatcr The fishing schooner Ida Potter
# New York, dragged the stone pile last night
nd sank. The got out on the rocks and were
'aved The little schooner Harry which has been
aiding between Lewes and Cape May. sunk at the
.reakwater last night. Much damage has been
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