Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-30

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broken wires no exact information can be
was yesterday morning in west
ern Pennsylvania, and will go back down
the st. Lawrence valley. The storm itself
travelled from twenty-five to forty-fve
miles an hour. The wind In this city was
southerly until 1910 pm, when 1t shifted
to the southeast.
No stock quotations were received here
by telegraph during the day, few being
received by long distance telephone during
the afternoon. Il
Superintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph
Smith reported that during the early part
of the storm nearly every circuit WAS cut
off, and at II O'Clock four engine houses
were completely cut out, three circuits
were open and useless, while the number
of crossed wires could not be guessed at.
At noon communication had been estab-
lished with the engine houses by telephone
and this system will be relied upon until
all the system is again in working order.
His men were working all day making re- /
pairs, and 1t was expected that by this |
morning the entire system would be again l
in working order.
ON THE WEST SHORE.
everything that could be taken away by
the wind and left this hurricane with but
little to destroy. Consequently there was
but little damage at the rock from this
storm.
A large platform at Skeele's pavilion was
lifted aud carried to the opposite side of
the street Several small bath houses up
at this end of Beach street were destroyed.
CROWDS VISIT sAvIN ROCK.
The rock was visited by several thou
sand people yesterday, who watched the
fury of the elements. Special cars were
run by the electric road to accommodate
the crowds. A large old maple tree in
front of A. B. Browns residence on Center
street was blown down during the storm;
also one on Campbell avenue near the
Derby railroad tracks.
The wind at Cox's was blowing at the
rate Of ffty-seven miles an hour yesterday
morning and the surf came up to the road
bed. Three trees were blown down In
the West Haven green was torn up by the
roots.
Elsewhere In the State.
THE STORM IN HARTFORD.
HARTFORD, Aug. ga heavy southeast
wind storm, accompanied with rain has
prevailed in this section of the state since
early this morning. Considerable damage
has been done in blowing over trees, signs
and chimneys. The flag staff on the tower
Of the Cheney building was blown down.
TENTS DOWN AT NIANTIC.
HARTFORD, Aug. 9-Qusrtermaster
General John P. HARRISON received the fol-
lowing telegram this afternoon from Nj
antic:
Very severe storm raging here. Canvas all
letter. M. j. WISE.
General HARRISON takes this to mean that
| the tents are all blown down.
IN OTHER PLACES IN THE STATE.
In Middletown heavy rain fell and the
| streets were flooded. Many large trees
fell.
In New Britain large trees went down.
Theodore Hine, teamster for Boston Branch
| store, was delivering groceries on the Black
| Rock road when the canopy of his wagon
| was blown off.
In Newington much damage to the fruit
| crop WAS done.
In Ansonia the damage done was slight.
| The 800 train east from Bristol ran very
| slowly to Hartford, and was stopped twice
between New Britain and Clsyton's to re-
move branches of trees from the track.
In Norwalk much damage was done te1e-
egraph and telephone wires, and trees were
blown down.
FROM OTHER STATE DISPATCHES.
In Winsted the roof of the Baird &
Woodruff four story building was blown
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down and scores of large trees are pros
trate
The farmers in New Boston, Colebrook
River, Colsbrook, Robertsville and Sands
field report heavy losses. Their fences are
down, corn crop practically ruined and
fruit trees robbed of their burdens. The
telephone and telegraph wires in this local
ity are still useless.
In Mystic, in Torrington and in Will
mantle the damage was slight.
Out of 200 telephones in Norwalk and
vicinity but ten can be used. A large mul-
berry tree fell on the handsome summer
residence of Captain Nathan Roberts. neal
the shore at East Norwalk, and partly de
molished it. One end of the building was
raised two feet from the ground. A mum.
Der of boats were blown ashore.
STANFORD, Aug. 29.-Stamford's only
means of communication with the outside
world to- day ts by train, as every wire
! leading into the city is useless.
ESSEX, Aug. 29.-The peach crop sui
fered again as a result of this morning.
storm, but not as severely as was feared
The town has been cut off by wire with the
outside world. The water was very high
, along the docks.
WINDSOR LOCKS, Aug. 29.-Tobacct
growers in this vicinity believe that thu
crop Is more severely damaged by the storm
, of today than by that of last week. TIT
wind had a full sweep through the fields.
Ii WALLINGFORD.
The Second Hurricane of the Week
did Great Damage, Blowing DoWI
! frees and Running Fruft-Death o
Miss BESSIE Hall-Personal Notes.
! The second hurricane within a weel
struck here at an early hour yesterda!
, morning and continued all day, and during
the evening there was heavy wind from
+ the southwest. There was quite hesv,
t fall of rain from O'Clock in the morning
for an hour or more. The gale, like 1t
: predecessor, has left It's track about tn
town, and fine shade trees and many frui
t trees were laid low by its fury. Most o
8 the fruit that escaped the last storm wa
s blown off, and hundreds of bushels o
! apples, pears, etc., cover the ground AMI
, are worthless. One of the large lights o
glass in J. W. Lanes show window OF
Cherry street was blown in and the good
in the window were damaged by the broker
glass and rain. The high board fence Oh
the north side of Patrick Hayden's prop
erty on the corner of Hall avenue ant
Washington street was blown down.
Miss Bessie Thrall. daughter of DAME
Thrall of Pond Hill, died at 4:30 yesterda,
, afternoon, aged twenty yssrs. Funera
9 Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from house Ii
Pond Hill. The burial will be in the Ii
= | Menorium cemetery. Rev. F. E. MARBLE