The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-30

ping. At Elkton the river was beaten
back by . terrific gale Until the water
flooded the streets, great damage being
done thereby. In the Cumberland valley
great damage was done 20 property and
growing crops Milford. Del. reports that
the storm ruined the remainder OF the
peach crop In that section to the extent OF
10000 baskets.
RICHMOND. Va. Aug. ga passenger
train on the Atlantic Coast Line arrived
this evening from Charleston. having been
delayed twenty-four hours by the dessruc-
tire storm OF Sunday and Monday.
An express messenger, who was at
Charleston during the storm. says II
commenced at / o'clock Sunday afternoon
and continued without abatement until
Monday morning. There was not nifty
yards space in the streets not Uttered with
debris. such as roofs of houses. signs, etc.
The roof Of the ST. Charles hotel was
blown off and the streets flooded
with water almost TO the doors. The
phosphate works were badly damaged.
railroad property demolished, and one
schooner is lying high I'm the street. hav-
ing been driven from anchorage. All the
telegraph and telephone wires are down,
and there is no Communication with the
outside world. 1t was reported that eight
people had been killed in the city, but
this lacks confirmation. 1t is also
rumored that there has been q great loss
of life on Suliivan's island, but as COM
munication is cut off there is no means of
verifying the report. A dispatch from
Raleigh, n. c., says much damage was
done to property in that city and VIII
mington. and great damage to crops all
through the state.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Ths storm which
swept over this city and surrounding
country last night from midnight till
O'Clock this morning, like the one of q
few days ago. originated in the West
Indies, but, instead of following
the coast, swept more inland. 1t
reached out in every direction for
q distance of more than 1900
miles. As almost all telegraphic connec-
tions are broken the signal service is un-
able to give complete report of its
course or exact direction, but local obser-
vations indicate that it probably
made its way out to sea through
the st. Lawrence valley. The
tides in the bay here were unusually
high. owing to the southerly wind, and
vessels found difficulty in making head
way against the angry waves. Many
houses in this city were unroofed or de-
molished and wires of all descriptions
were broken.
The Long Island and Jersey shore re-
sorts suffered more than from the storm
of last week. Several wrecks on the water
are reported, and when the storm abates
others are expected to be heard from
Railroad communication between the
Jersey shore resorts and Philadelphia has
been cut off,
At Philadelphia two electrocutions took
place as q result of the storm. The
Delaware river is higher than for years,
and wharves and structures along the
river front of Philadelphia were flooded
and considerable damage resulted. The
dry dock at Cramps shipyards was dam
aged to the extent of $4,000 by the high
tide.
Heavy damage to property was done at
New Haven. Conn.,. by the storm. Shade
trees were blown down and chimneys and
roofs blown Off in profusion. The oyster
beds are thought to be almost entirely
ruined. Geographic and telephone commu-
nication has been wanting all day. The fruit
orchards of Connecticut suffered much,
and some are ruined. 1t is impossible to
accurately estimate the damage at pres
ent. though ii must amount to over 81, 000,-
600 in New Haven county.
BRUNSWICK, Ga.s1Aug. % - Sunday
nights storm began with heavy rain
storm from the northeast, lasting six
hours and flooding the streets. when gale
began, lasting till daybreak. Shipping
was severely damaged.
WASHINGTON CRY. Aug. 29-The storm
did great damage to shade trees here. The
electric light and telephone service in
Alexandria and Georgetown was crippled
ATLANTA. Aug. 29.-During the storm at
Sullivan's island. S. c.. A. Bryan and wife
were drowned and Mrs-E. Pollard killed.
Fifteen houses were damaged.