The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-15
THE WORSTGALE YET.
Storm on Atlantic Coast Of I'm.
precedented Severity.
THE sourH SUFFERED MOST.
BaItinevs JAN Takes Fire. Csasfng Q
pansc-Twensy Drowned ~ Magnolia
Beach. q. C.-The Lakes swept

yEw Yosg. Oct. f4-Thouzh similar TO
the two great storms IN August last. the
West India eyclone which visited this
region on Friday might does NOS seem 70
have proved 90 disastrous. Owing 10
the prostration OF telegraph wires
few reports have yet been received. Many
small accidents have been reported here.
but noue Of serious character occurred
within the city. Many yachts and small
vessels sere disabled or blown ashore, but
fortunately DO droxnings are Is yet
learned OF.
A special 20 the Daily dmsrica from Bos-
ton SAYS: The Southern hurricane spent
its force In New England between Fntd-
night and noon today, doing large
amount of damage TO shipping snd wires.
Nearly all the Western tslephone and
telegraph wires were laid log TN
the suburbs OF Boston, and for
several hoars bat one were Was working to
New York. while communication with
points north and west were cut off. The
fishermen of Gloucester report heavy
losses. The gale At Lock island. Portland
and exposed points along the coast blew
sixty miles an hour. No steamers
yensured across the Sound today. Al
South Boston two score yachts and pleas
ure crafts we're driven ashore and several
boats we're broken up. Msager details are
reaching here OF the ravages Of the storm
southsard. Many wrecks are reported,
but the particulars are mesger. The
barkentine Rayenwood, from Boston, went
ashore at chieamicmions yesterday. The
crew was rescued with difficulty"
A speeiai to the Daily America from
Columbia, q. c., says: Magnolia beach
on the South Carolina coast was swept
OF every house by Tue storm, and settlers
had 20 seek refuge in trees. Many lives
were lost and the country for miles
around devastated.
81 Buffalo this evening the bodies of
three boys were dug out of the ruins Of
freight house wreck.
NEw YogK, Oct Il The great storm Of
yesterday and last night subsidized In this
vicinity this evening. but is raging furi-
ousiy In the western and northern parts
OF the state. In this vicinity and along the
coast south great deal OF minor
damage was done and some small vessels
wrecked. bat so FAR as heard from no lives
were lost. Advices from Buffalo tonight
state that the wind 10 blowing ut the rate of
sixty mics an hour. Considerable dam
age was done, and several yachts are
ashore. As far as learned no lives were
lost. At Long Branch aud Asbury Park
the wind reached velocity Of seventy
miles an hour. No wrecks are reported.
The damage at Jersey City Is considerable
chiefly due 20 flooded cellars. BeIyidere,
n. j., reports great damage 10 property,
no fatalities, but many narrow escapes.
WLMIsGrog. n. c.. Oct. 1.-THE oldest
inhabitant is forced TO admit that the
terrific outburst of wind and wave that
swept through the city surpassed any
storm In his day or generation. The tide
was the highest ever known here. ON the
river the waves dashed with tremendous
force against warehouses and vessels.
The Tide. quickly covering tho lowlands
opposite the city, stretched in an un-
broken sea across the rice fields as far as
the eye could reach. The troubled stream
bore an immense quantity Of wrecKage
The high water did considerable damage
on Water street. All the wharves were
under water, and the flood swept through
the lower floors of the warehouses. The
city wharves were washed up and landed
bodily on Water street. The fire wharves
were also badly damaged. The food was
deep enough from Chestnut To Mulberry
streets for a rowboat. At the Cape Fear &
Hadken Valley railroad wharf the food
covered everything. The Wilmington
compress warehouse was also flooded and
400 bales of cotton in the warehouse were
damaged To some extent rhe telephone
and electric light wires are all in tangle.
One OF the spires OF the First Presbyterian
church was blown down, but nobody was
hurt At Southport the custom house
building and nearly ali the wharves were
washed away. and many residences. ware.
houses and other buildings badly damaged
The foundations of the Oak island light.
house were undermined and the house is
scttling down In the sand. At oceanyiew
all the large payilions and many cottages
were either swept away or more or less
damaged. No serious disasters 10 shin
ping are yet reported. The only loss O,
life yet known is reported from Sampson.
where tree tell on the house Of 4 farmer
named Laesn aad crushed two Of his chill.
dren To death. The total loss in this i'm.
mediate section will probably reach $3.50
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