The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-31
THE DAMAGE ELSEWHERE.
Many Streets Inundated and People Visit
Their Homes In Boats.

Many Streets Inundated and People Visit
Their Homes In Boats.
COMFY ISLAND. l.. l., Aug. 30-The
tornado which swept over this island was
the sevcrest that has been experienced
here in many years. Along the beach
everything has been completely wiped
away, and the roofs of many big buildings
have been carried blocks away. On George
Tilyous' Worlds fair grounds" the build
lngs In which the Bolivian Indians were
sleeping Were D,oNu go. J.len the
little frame structure began TO rock, the
Indians, terribly frightened after last
weeks storm, rushed out on the beech.
and, falling upon their knees, prayed until
daylight. The big awning of p. ID.
Mctiann's hotel, on Sea Beach Palace
walk, was blown down while Charles
Barton, the manager, was standing under
1t. lie was removed in an unconcious
condition to the Sea Beach s'alaca hotel.
The injured man had three ribs broken,
and was suffering from several scalp
wounds.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 3O.-Not since the biz,
flood of 1865 has such dcugc of water
invaded Baltimore as that of Monday
night. Roofs and chimneys were torn off,
shutters and window panes were smashed
and trees uprootcd. Telegraph and tele-
phone 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'll the basin. The waves spread over
the wharves and flooded the streets and
adjacent buildings.
Incoming vessels are all late in arriving
ana report severe experiences. The steamer
John h. Tygert. of the Maryland and
Virginia steamboat company sank in the
Trappe river. The passengers were landed
few minutes before the vessel went down.
While employees of the Brush Electric
Light company were strengthening out the
tangled wires on Charles street. Louis f.
Mains was electrocuted and fell to the
sidewalk dead
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 30-The storm
that set in here has hardly left whole
tree in Annapolis. Streets are blockaded
and yards are literally filled with large
limbs, and in some instances whole trees.
The damage around the wharves is also
great. Small boats were blown ashore,
and the bottoms and sides blown in. All
or the oyster houses are damaged, each to
the extent of several hundred dollars
The lower streets of the town are flooded
aid people are going i'll and out of their
houses in boats.
MILFORD, Del, Aug 3O.-The storm has
about ruined the remainder OF the peach
crop in this section to the extent of $50, 600
baskets. The corn crop is also greatly
damaged
WILMINGToN, y. c., Aug. 23.-Thc storm
here caused no damage beyond blowing
down few trees and fences and overturn-
ing two unfinished fra%e buildings The
tide was the highest kiSwn in years. The
three masted schooner Three Sisters. with
cargo of lumber from Savannah for
Philadelphia, was wrecked and alan-
doncd off Cape Fear. Her commander,
Captain Isaac Simpson, of Marcus Hook,
Pa, and Mate johnson IIeede, of Park
avenue, Baltimore. were washed over
board and drowned
kERNERsvILLE, n. c., Aug. 30.-A ter
rife cyclone struck here at O'Clock in the
morning a hundred houses were com,
pletely wrecked and woman killed.
Many were injured. The Baptist brick
church was RACED to the ground. Factor
les stores and residences were unroofed,
and some were blown entirely away. High
winds and heavy rain are still raging.
RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 3O.-The storm did
great damage to crops all through North
Carolina Tobacco, corn and cotton were
severely injured in this state