Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30

rooted. Telegraph and telephone wires
were soon wrecked, and the electric lights
went out, leaving the greater part OF the
city in darkness.
On the bay mountainous seas were piled
up and rolled high i'm the basin. The water
spread over the wharves and flooded the
streets and adjacent buildings. From mid
night to / O'Clock the wind blew a gale of
sixty miles an hour. The rain fell in tor
rents 1t was almost a cloudburst
AT the foot of Commerce street the large
hour warehouse of Cambria a. Co. and
other firms are flooded. and thousands of
barrels of flour damaged.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad ware
Spears wharf also suffered to the extent
OF thousands Of dollars. Along the entire
water front there Were constant evidences
Of the havoc wrought by the storm.
incoming vessels are all late in arriving,
| and report severe experiences. The steam
er John Z. Tygert of the Maryland and
Virginia Steamboat Company sank Mon
day night in the Trappe river. The passen-
vessel went down.
Yesterday afternoon while the employees
of the Brush Electric Company were
STRENGTHENING out the tangled wire on
Charles street Louis F. Mans was electro
cuted ana fell to the sidewalk dead.
The storm hardly left a whole tree at
Annapolis Streets are blockaded and yards
are filled with large limbs. and in some
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the wharves is also great. Small boats
were blown ashore and bottoms and sides
driven in.
All of the oyster houses are damaged
each to the extent of several hundred dol
lars. The lower streets of the town are
Hooded and people went in and out of their
] houses in boats
The Constellation with the naval cadets
on board. has been cruising about the bay
| for several days. and came into harbor
ana anchored on the academy. 1t was
found necessary to throw out three anchors
during Monday night to keep her from
| dragging. Two PUNCHES are swamped in
| the river opposite the academy.
The storm reached Elkton Monday even
ing about o'clock. The river at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning was higher than was
ever known before. The damage by the
! wind will be light, but the destruction
wrought by the high water will be enor-
nous. Water street is a perfect sea, water
being in the houses to the depth of six feet.
The people residing close to the river front
had to be taken ashore in boats.
At Elk Landing the damage by the
water is also very heavy. The bridge over
the river between Elkton and Elk Neck is
covered by over ten feet of water Com
munication with Chesapeake City, Elk
Neck and other points is cut OF.
The storm was very severe i'm southern
Maryland. 1t was the most violent that
has been experienced in Charles county for
| a number of years. The wind had been
blowing briskly from the southeast all the
evening. and about s O'Clock there was a
heavy fall of rain, which lasted with short
intervals till late in the night About IL
O'clock the wind began to increase till II
was blowing a perfect gale.
The principal damage done throughout
Charles county was to the growing crops.
both corn and tobacco being greatly dam
aged. The corn is blown down and the fod-
der so badly damaged that IL will not be
worth saving in many instances. and some
farmers say they will proceed 20 cut the
corn off. The tide in the Potomac river
was unusually high during the evening
and considerable damage has been reported
along the river and it's tributaries.
At Chapel Point at the mouth of Port
Tobacco creek considerable damage was
done the wharf and the bath houses were
wrecked The wharf at Brentland, oppo-
site Chapel Point. is reported to be almost
entirely destroyed. Mr.. Richard Barnes
had his dwelling damaged. two outhouses
and a large quantity of fencing blown
down. The Hamilton brothers also lost
large tobacco barn. great many trees
are blown across the public highways. and
a large aspen in the court house yard was
blown down.
On the Delaware Coast.
The tides in the Delaware and Christiana
at 100 am. yesterday were the highest
known for fifteen years. On the Christiana
the tide was four feet higher than the usual
high tide. All the lowlands are over1owed.
1t is reported that the water in the Bush
and Gunpowder rivers is higher than IL has
been for a score of years.
Since O'Clock Monday night a terrisle
wind storm from southeast to south pre-
vailed IN the vicinity of the capes and
much damage to shipping on the coast was
feared. The tug International, which was
placed on the station of the Southern Five
Fathom bank in pace of the sunken ship,
parted her chains and lost an anchor dur
ing the night. She was compelled from the
force Of wind and seas to seek shelter at
the breakwater.
The fishing schooner Ida Porter of New
York dragged on the stone pile and sunk.
The crew got out on the rocks and were
saved.
The little schooner Harry. which has
been trading between Lewes and Cape May,
sank at the breakwater Monday night
Much damage has been done to fruit trees
and large quantities of fruit are ruined.
The International returned to her station
about noon yesterday.
On the Jersey Coast.
A terrific stormed ragged along the New
Jersey coast early yesterday. At O'Clock
| the wind increased to a perfect gale and
progress along the shore front at Long
Branch was out of the question. The cap
tains of the various life saving stations be-
| tween Long Branch and Sandy Hook, who
| are still compelled to do single guard duty.
| all unite in saying that the storm was
| far worse than the one of last week.
At O'Clock yesterday morning two
masted schooner was sighted of Asbury
Park. She was flying signals of distress.
| On account of thick weather neither her
name nor condition could be learned. In
all probability the schooner will be driven
ashore between Asbury Park and Mon
mouth Beach. as no vessel can weather
such a storm.
| The damage at Long Branch caused by
| the storm is quite severe but will not foot
| up much did that of last week. Last
| weeks storm left but little along the shore
| All of the bathing houses were washed
| away and none of them were replaced. The
| iron pier gave up another ten feet to the
| ravages of the storm. Ii is a question II
1 the little that Yet remains can live through
/ the next high tide.
1 The ruins of the Thomas w Havens wreck
| ed in June last. have been thrown far up
| on the sandy beach. and the gigantic break
! ers are toying with il like a cat with a
mouse. II will be total wreck.
| At Asbury Park and Ocean Grove con-
| rifle storm. About ten feet of the Bond
| Wave Power pier has been washed away
| and the loose buildings are being used by
| the breakers as a battering ram against
| the other piers. The big summer pavilion
of Founder James A. Bradley, at the foo,
of Asbury avenue has been damaged &c
| some extent and fears are entertained tina,
| the next high tide. which will be an un-
| usually heavy one, will cause considerable
more damage.
| In spite of the terrific storm that was
raging at o. clock yesterday morning the