The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-30

that dashed over lighthouses, tore yachts
from their mooriuRs and strewed the
shore with wreckage Of all kinds. The
tide was unusually high and In this
city the wharves along the
water front were considerably
damaged The oyster beds also suffered
greatly. Fortunately there was no loss
OF life throughout the state.
At Bristol, the cutter Maggie belong
ing to the Herreshoffs, broke two chains
and dragged the thru anchor. She
struck off the foot Of Union street. Par
menia SINNERS cstboat was saved from
destruction by the me nbers OF tue Naval
Reserve. who boisted sail and worked
her OIL from the rocks.
On the beach at Ne Spor. about the mid
die of he forenoon were found n number
OF pieces q what appeared to have par
TALLY COMPOSED a ships yAwl. Among
them as an ash oar considerably worn
and painted green, a sailing thwart, and
n kn or two. These were painted a
chocolate color. with green underneath.
In the pieces Of wood were many common
nails and rivets. showing thai tue boat
had bsen we'll pat togethe and WAS cop
per fastened. This was all that was to
be found among the large quantity OF
drift wosd aud timber which had
the appearance OF having come from
some vessel
The damage to the oyster beds around
Buliocks Point will be very heavy. Large
quantities of them were washed ashore
and yesterday afternoon many persons
were busy picking them W. Mr.. George
had several OF his boats da'naged aud re-
ports his loss at about $40. lie states
that $4,000 will not cover the loss Oh the
oyster beds, as those which were no.
washed ashore are coveret so deep In the
sand that it will be dlfiicult to rake them
mp. ~
At Point street bridge the tide wss four
feet higher than usual AMI re nained
high Tor nearly two hours. Occasiona lily
he waves broae over the pier on which
the draw SETS Several OF the planks on
the pier were wrenchsd of.
Coutrsctor DAY, who is building the
new city WAR. has suffered fro u the
storm, as his two pile drivers were sunk
beside The wharf.
The wharves havs a'so suffered
through the high tice and the lift
ing swell. Ma, cbestr d. Hudson's
dock received the worst damage of any.
forced out the earth filling SO that finally
lnr q section of the dock utterly col
psed. One OF the men employed by the
firm was caught In the wreck and badly
bruised. The wharves of the Providence
Stea Engine company. Doe a. Lit le
IA ed. A lew fset Il the track on Fox
Point wharf were washed out.
There was a lSrge feet of yachts at the
anchorale OF the Rhode Island Yacht
club and they suffered severely. Sloop
jennie had her main boom snapped off,
gaff ripped out aud iorsail tattered to
clopp Millie parted her moorings, but
cid with two anchors out. S'oop
Sharon dragged her anchors aud slipped
hack nearly TO The point of Lakewood.
Sloop Beth and yawl Alice drifted u long
distance beyond Middle Ground sho Al and
lie far IN shore off Starve Goat Island.
Sloop Pet ell dragged her moorings aud
grounded OH the lower point Of Starve
Goat. Catboa Ed IN drifted back and
fouled sloop Eagle, lying astern. Edna's
boom was snapped in twain by the
Scoops bowsprit. Tue latter's owner got
and clear before furtL er damage as done.
Schooner Lorelei dragged her moorings,
but had not grounded when the gale
commenced to abate. Catboat Anon
went ashore and several other catboats
grounded further up.
Washouts at the Bowers Cove bridge
ana at Kettle Poiut caused much delay
to trains on the Providence. Fall River
and Bristol road.
There was great damage to the fruit;
apples aud pc rs were blown from trees,
sIrewinR the ground with them. A
number OF trees were blown over and
bran ches scattered in the highways all
the way from Riverside to the city.
The wooden landing around Sabin's
Point light was carried away. 1he
keeper, Mr.. Weeden, saws he never wit
messed such a storm before In his Is years
service. The water washed into the
house, filed the cellar, aud carried away
one OF the boats.
The sea wall around the oyster houses
at Sabin's Point was washed away for
several feet, csu>ing loss OF about
S3,Oc0
A ssilboat telonoing in Pawtuxet was
smT shed to pieces on the rocks below
Smiths Palace hotel.
Michael Mclaughlin OF Riverside wa,
considerably injured about the back, by
being thrown distance of over 20 feet,
while trying TO secure an oyster boat.
At Pawiuxet nun ber OF trees were up
rooted ard gardens demolished. A boat
between the end OF the Neck and Rock
Island was seen TO cap-ize and for some
time it was feared there were persons ou
board. but tie group OF men watchin |,
decided the boat was not occupied when
overturned.
The beautiful map e rec standing ,n
Mrs. Russelps estate In Arctic Centre.
was spllt yes erdsy afternoon by the
wind. Mr.. Whitman. the blacksmith,
cue osed it with an iron baud when
no dis the two parts together. IL 10 hoped
that this will preserve the tree ~ It Is
one Of the finest In this vicinity.
Casino and Prize waltz mt Rocky Point
s,rnish with All the other smuse M snts. continu.