Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-31
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Trees uprooted and Other Havoc of the
Elements = Telegraph and Telephone
wires, and the Fire Alarm and Police
| Police Signal Systems in Very Bad
| Shape.
The storm which began at 8 o'clock,
last night week, continued all night
| and the rainfall was considerable AT a
| o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, the tenn
perature was 76o and during the night
1t dropped 12o At 8 a. M, Thurs
| day it was $50. The heavy wind which
arose towards midnight had abated very
little by noon.
The telegraph wires on all the rail.
roads entering this city were in bad
shape on Thursday, but no accidents
were reported and nearly all trains were
on time.
The wires of the Wilmington City
Electric Company are all right.
The fire alarm and police signal sys-
tens were very badly damaged, circuits
Nos. 1, 8 and being completely
knocked out Superintendent Aydon
promptly sent out men to repair the
damage and at 10 a. M, OH Thursday
Lineman Hyland reported that all the
circuits except No. were in working
order. OF course the wind had great
deal to do with the trouble, but Mr..
Aydon attaches most of the blame to
numerous poplar trees in the city. He
says they grow up among the wires and
frequently cause them to break or
become crossed. The trees, he de-
clares, have grown out of all
proportion and their owners will not
trim them. A few poplars have been
cut down because they undermined the
sidewalks in which they were planted.
| The sewer which used to be at Fifth
and Monroe streets and which caused
much trouble was, when an inyestiga-
ton was made, found to be choked with
. the roots of poplars. Had the alarm
which was sounded at box 80 last even
ing been sent in an hour later 1t is
j doubtful whether it would have done
/ any good. Mr.. Aydon suggests that the
Board Of Directors of the Street and
I Sewer Department take some action re-
e specting the trees.
g Electric light wires opposite No. 1925
o West Eighth street and at Fifth ane
Monroe and Taylor and Bennett streets
), were blown down. Trees at Fifth ant
Poplar, Fourth and Franklin, Seventh
and jackson, Fourth and Union ant
l. Second and Van Buren, streets, opposite
5, Eighth street park and on West stree
near Delaware avenue were uproote'
n and a fence at Ninth and Tatnall street
st was demolished.
s. The crossing of wires caused the bell
% on the city hall and engine houses t.
ring nearly all night.
The Iriquois Club was to have give
river party on the steamer Ulrica In tn
y, evening, but owing to the storm the ou'
le ing had to be postponed.
D4 About 90 Wilmingtonians left via th
as schooner Addie S. for the fishing bank
a but the wind was SO heavy they coul
49, not proceed farther than Fort Delawar
he They returned Thursday morning.
70 DAMAGE TO CROPS.
ne The storm extended far in the peac
81 belt and played havoc with the frui
NV A Brandywine hundred farmer say
-, crops in his neighborhood were great
IN damaged. He drove nine miles Thursda
on and in the district through which |
passed corn is leyeled and apple al
pear trees are stripped of fruit.
AL A BIG BLOW ON THE RIVER.
ed A telephone message received fro
ers Pidgeon Point states that there was
cal big blow on the Delaware but shippil
,ut was not damaged. Corn in the vicini
he was leveled and fruit trees were Stripe
res A FURIOUS GALE AT BRIDGEvILLE.
BRIDeEvILLE, Aug. 24.-The stoi
nse which began yesterday afternoon CO
aie tinued with unabated fury all mig
ess The wind blew very hard and there W
ase a heavy downfall of rain that W
nv Nv badly needed. The result OF the stol
~ is only partially seen in town where
ground is covered with leaves and lin
twisted from trees. =.
Reports from the country are bad
Ia an alarming extent.
so The peach trees were heavily lad
~ ~ with ripe fruit and the trees in a the
~ sand cases have been badly broken
~ The peaches have been blown of ano
tho Is believed according to the reports nj
.,ne in, 8 q. M, that 10000 baskets w
ne blown from the trees in this vicinity.
"a. Of course the estimate is only meag
70 but one owner of 2,000-tree orchi
~ 10 saws he has 1000 baskets on the grou
I'll, should this be taken as a basis, u
,iayy 10000 would be entirely too small.
THE STORM AT MIpDLETowN.
MrppLETowN, Aug, PA teri
wind storm visited this section last mi
yed accompanied by heavy fall of r
was which continued throughout the nig
the Corn was blown down and fruit tt
Ired literally stripped.
day Signs were torn from their fastoni
was and hurled to the ground with 81
the force as to shatter them beyond REL
be- while trees were uprooted and outbu
own ings shattered.
'uck The storm abated somewhat at s
the rise, but continued to elbow great gu
ting during the morning. Fortunately
serious damage was sustained.
HEAVY STORM AT LAUREL.
n. LAUREL, Aug. 24.-This section
r.; visited by heavy rain and severe
FL, II: storm last night. Fruit trees are m
MN broken and thousands of baskets
'n 10, pears, apples and peaches blown off,
after WIND AND RAIN AT DOVER.
Md, DOVER, Aug. pa devastating "
etec- and rain storm passed over this sec
,ycle last night. 1t commenced to rain e
and. in the evening and soon the wind be
astle to blow hard. At midnight it was bl
ing like hurricane and continued l
"a 6 o'clock this morning.
Trees were blown down and
ever streets were lined with broken II
0 aid and twigs. Reports from the surrol
Oh as ing country show that the storm
them equally as severe.
unity The damage done to peaches
mber great. All OF the ripe fruit was 81
work off the trees and great deal oil
the green also. The ground in orchar
pick completely covered with fruit this m
opted ing.