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

Al trenton the hurricane prevailed an
day. Many trees were uprooted, fences
blown down and roofs carried away.
The fishing schooner Ida II. Berry came
into port yesterday morning and reported
that she was struck by the hurricane while
fishing of Squan and was compelled 60 run
before the gale.
In Brooklyn the wind destroyed thirteen
houses In the course Of construction and
The loss will be heavy I'm and around
Lambertville. n. J. Outbuildings were
blown over and a number OF orchards de-
stroyed.
The fishing schooner Frank A. Williams
ana small schooner yacht have dragged
tneir anchors and gone ashore the
dock at Camp Low, Sandy Hook.
Cornelius Van Busbier nineteen years
OF age, fell overheard from the Governors
Island tug and was drowned
Van Busbier was in the employ of a con-
tractor doing the mason work on a build
ing being erected at the island and was
his way to that place to commences his
days labor.
The storm of yesterday was the worst
known OF Boston for twenty years. The
water was terrible in its fury and the yacht
club crafts and hundreds of boats anchored
out in the bay were tossed about like COO
kleshells. The damage to yachts and small
boats is estimated at $4,000.
A number Of wrecks are reported on
Portsmouth. but the sea is so rough that
tug boats and Isle of Shoals steamers have
been unwilling to move out OF the river.
From Portland and Augusta. Me-. come
reports OF heavy damage to fruit trees and
crops by the terrific wind.
Great Rise of the Susquehanns.
The water was backed up into the Sus-
quehanna river at Havre de Grace. making
the highest tide ever known there. the
water being over all the wharves and q
great deal of damage was done. The scbeon-
er George r. Wright of Onancock Va was
at anchor in the harbor below the bridge.
The gale caused her TO drag her anchors
q "a car r1ed Qafp he AL
phia- Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
bridge Both masts were broken shorf on
at the deck. and she was stranded on the
end OF a wharf above the bridge. The ves-
sci was loaded with coal
The pungy Delight went adrift and had
both masts broken out by being carried
against the bridge. There were five men
aboard and they were in great danger OF
being carried overheard. but were takeT on
by the tug Champlin. large number OF
small boats were lost.
The fences and outbuildings around the
lighthouse on Concord Point were deInol-
ished by the heavy that swept ever
the point Messrs. Osmond a. Brothers lost
nearly 100 cords of wood from their wharf,
and a large lot of shingles beloging to John
f. Duboise were carried away from the
Furnace wharf. Many fishermen lost their
nets.
The high tide flooded the warehouse az
Lapidam and filled the lower level of the
canal. The wharves at Port Deposit were
also flooded.
Reports from the country districts of W.
comico are to the effect that the corn ana
fodder crops are almost totally ruined by
the storm. In many places trees were torn
up by the roots and the late fruit was
shaken from the trees In Salisbury the
smokestacks were blown from several mills
and the lower part Of Main street was
flooded so that I'm the locality known az
California people had to use boats TO get
around. The canning house OF Fred STRAIT
ner was submerged.
Trains on the Baltimore and Eastern
Sfsara
late. occasioned by the storm. All the draw
bridges on the line from the bay TO Ocean
City are damaged.
Little Damage Near Norfolk.
While here and there at Norfolk are TO
be seen evidences of the blow yet there
was no serious destruction OF property.
Chimney caps suffered, trees and fences
were injured and a portion OF the Virginia
Beach railroad car shed in Brambleton
blown down. The wind was still high yes
| terday and sail vessels In the harbor had
- move under reefed sails. The steamer
Norfolk arrived from Washington about
Afteen minutes late yesterday morning. but
Capt. Geoghegan reported a terrific night
on the bay. The Bay line steamer Ala
bama arrived from Baltimore yesterday af-
ternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
The Providence steamer Allegheny Of the
Merchants and Miners line. Capt. PARKER.
due Monday morning. arrived yesterday.
| The Boston and New York boats an
chored in Hampton Roads till early yester-
/ day morning, tearing TO go out.
| The Cape Charles steamer New York
made her usual trip Monday night. She
nearly smothered herself in the tremendous
seas in the bay. The steamer rolled TO the
| guards frequently.
| There were no wrecks reported on the
| beach between Capes Henry and Hattefas.
| Below the latter place the wires down
for many miles. preventing the receipt OF
| news from that section.
Washout 1t Quanttco Causes Great Delay.
In reply to Inquiries addressed to Rich
mond, Va, the following was received &C
| 3 pm yesterday:
| RICHMOND. Va. Aug @.-AccoUnts
| of storm meager. Several people reported
| kiledat Savannah. AT Charleston vessels
| have been blown ashore. Docks are in
| tured. Atlantic Coast Line tracks under
water, damage to property estimated a.se.-
co.,"
The Atlantic Coast Line train from
| Richmond reached Washington at 2 oclock.
seven hours late. The cause of the delay
| was a washout at Quantico. thirty miles
south of Washington.
The train had 10 go by way of Gordons-
| Vile, Va, over the Chesapeake and Ohio
road. in order to get here. The conductors
on the train report that Richmond is all
| right but nothing is known Of pieces south
| of there, the train preceded the storm
| by about three hours.
Great Havoc Among the Wires.
No storm within the year has worked
| greater havoc among the telegraphic wires
/ on the Atlantic coast imam tne STORM WHICH
| ragged early yesterday morning. At the
| Western Union Office I'm New York city
things were in very bad condition yesterday,
| and the general wire manager said he would
| have to go quite far back I'm his memory to
| recall worse Inconvenience.
In the east, I'm the direction of New Haven.
| Providence and Boston. the wires were al
| most entirely cut OF from New York To
| the north there was only one wire working
| to Albany. and Syracuse was reached only
| by the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
| route.
The Sons and Daughters Of Abrahs8.
In December. 1861. the Benevolent Sons
and Daughters of Abraham. No. T. was
organized by colored people of both seses.
the initia ton fee being IS and dues Is cents
per month. In 1851 property was purchased
on Columbia Heights and title vested
| in trustees on which was erected a hall and
it's value is 5000, but this has now reached
/ the courts by a bill filed by Messrs. A. A
Lipscomb and III. r. Woodland for BENJAMIN
Green and twenty others against George
Carter and six others. in which the above
facts are set forth. with the following that
in January last at a regular stated meeting
the following were ele .ted officers: George
" illiams president; George Chissel vice
pre- sident: Ellen Webster. treasurer: Angie
4 Brown, secretary. and Annie Webster.
| sistant secretary. on February 5. when
these were being installed. the compliments
| charge that the defendants in the meeting