Evening journal., 1893-08-24
SWEPT BY FIERCE GALE
The Long-Wishe6-For Rain
Comes in the Night.
PEACHES AND CORN BLOWN DOWN

phone and Telegraph System Dam
aged-cars BIockaded- Electric Light
Wires Down.
A hurricane struck the Atlantic coast
last night and rlged till this morning,
doing incalculable damage. It swept the
coasts of Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
New York and New Jersey Ir came
from the northeast.
lhe wind attained a velocity of over |
seventy miles an hour at times, and was |
accompanied by torrants of rain. Re
ports from towns and cities in the storm |
swept districts tell Of vessels and |
pleasure yachts being swept from their
mornings and wrecked
No additional loss of life is reported. |
The streets in upper New York were
flooded, while trees were torn up at the
roots and hurled into the streets. Some
Of the streets of Brooklyn are impossible
because of fallen trees and debris.
At Bayonne, n. j., all but one of the
vessels of yacht club were blown ashore
and destroyed. Many washouts are re.
ported on the railroad.
A washout at Mount Vernon. n. Y
caused the wreck of New Haven and
Hartford freight train. Telegraph and
telephone wires in every direction are
down, and the telegraph companies are
doing practically nothing
The backbone of the drought in Della
ware has been broken. The rain began
to fall about o'clock last night and did
not stop until early this morning.
A heavy wind began to blow about
midnight. Trees and fences were blown
down and shutters and signs threatened
to be blown from their fastenings No
seri us damage was done in the city.
Electric Light System Out of Service.
The electric light system was thrown
out of service for a short time and sew
eral wires were blown down, and line.
men were busy all the morning repairing
breaks.
Telephones Out of Order.
The most damage was done to the
telephone wires. 1t was reported at the
exchange this morning that $50 phones
were out Of order .and complaints were
pouring in all day. Most of the damage
was done to the long distance wires
which run ont Of the city. Besides the
many crossed wires many are down.
Linemen are out repairing the damage as
quickly as possible, but it will take
several days TO fix some Of them.
Peach Crop Seriously Injured.
NJ uch Of the damage was done by the
wind after the rain had ceased. 1t is
feared that the peach crop is seriously
injured. Many from down the state
say that nearly all the peaches that re-
mained on the trees were blown off by
, the storm. Farmers from other parts
J Of the county report that corn is all
on the ground.
2 The Lettuce Lovers Suffered.
Birds suffered terribly from the
storm. Thousands of young sparrows
I and birds of other species we're
drowned on their perches or killed by
( the violent swaying of the limbs.
This fatality was particularly mani
fest in the City Hall yard. The grass
| was literally strewn with dead chirpers.
Court Crier Heal picked up about
3 500 sparrows and put them in a'goods
= box. He win give them to his friends
q for crab-bait, and has already picked
a number for that purpose.
Severe on the River.
The storm was very heavy on the
Q water. A fishing party left this city
last night for the fishing banks, but
9 were compelled to return when they had
]. reached Fort delaware. Several small
e boats were upset, but lno serious acci
y dents were reported
J. Telegraph Wires Down.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany was badly crippled. 1t had n,
connection with New York this morning
d Wires to several other cities were no
working.
Fruit Ruined BY the Gale.
Recorder of Deeds Shallcross estimate
that he has one thousand baskets of ap
g pies on the ground.
IS The wind did much damage in thl
# rural districts of New Castle county, bu
9 the rain will do incalculable good. Cor
was beaten almost fiat, and apples
peaches and pears were blown from tn
'r trees in large quantities.
~ Notes of the Storm.
10 Seven trees were blown down O.
AZ Poplar street between Fifth and Sixt
co and one between Seventh and Eight
Sc on the same street.
+ The electric cars were blocked a
be Ninth and Poplar streets for half a
is hour this morning about 2 o'clock.
IN A board fence on Taylor street nea
eff Walnut was blown down.
v. A tree at Fourth and Franklin street
n was blown down.
l. An electric light wire which was dow
at Ninth and Tatnall streets, has bee
lis removed. A fence was blown down a
en- the same place
NJ. Several trees were blown down o
a Maryland avenue near Chestnut street.
to A number of trees were blown dow
ed beyond Third street bridge
". Several trees and an awning were dan
aged on West Second street.
The two electric light wires on Yves
Eight street were blown down on th
ey pavement near Franklin street. The
re have been replaced
" A large tree was up rooted in fror