New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-25
THE STORM IN NEW-ENGLAND
HAVOC WROUGHT AT MANY POINTS.
GREAT DAMAGE IN NEwHAVEN HAhDoi'
OYSTER BEDS COVERED WITH MUD
MANY VESSELS HAVE ROUGH
EXPERIENCE.

EXPERIENCE.
New-Haven Conn. Aug. A-Last hish' 49,
this morning New Haven was visited oy III. -
destructive storm which has been Witnesses
in forty years Rain fell brisky about miunlsn .s
and AZ a m a gale came on. which deVe'opeu
into tsrrost within an hour The velocity OF
the wind at clock was thirty miles an hour' anu
O'Clock 1t had attained the extreme Veloc''
forty-ive miles hour. Before day oroh' .,
were down in all directions. New-Haven s'''
elms seemed 10 be the especial mark OF 'he SUN"
More than 800 wrested from their places anu
toppled over and broken. The streets OF the ci's
in general resembled forest Street cars faiieu
TO run until $50, when the efforts Of a large gang
Of street cleaners proved efectual. Two horses
were killed by stepping on a live wire which
the storm had torn down. The damage 10 the
borbor is the greatest known In years. The oyster
beds have especially suffered They are thought
70 be completely banked in mud by the action
~ wind and wave. and may prove total loss
II the beds are a total loss, the damage VIII pe
MANY hundreds OF thousands OF doilars' .
The shipping in the harbor was also pahiy ua,h.
aged The steamer c. H. Northam hdu ne pm
wheel broken in making dock TINS mo"
ril no unable TO make her regular trip until re-
haired The big Puritan. of the ran nNeI -,
nut In here last night because OF INC s =.
weather and remained all day. The soop JUNE VI
New York, lost her rigging and the nea''i.' ers y
of New-York had her topsail carried away i
sloop Hydros OF Boston. was driven Hl'o .''e 90,
wall and crushed badly that she Sam
schooner Diana fouled oyster boat anu wa"
dismantled. and Austins ooathouse' oi '''o
Wharf was carried away. go
The Yacht Frederick. of New-forK' WIN a''
sengers c. w Adkins. Of ne-hundred-and-t"en's
seventh-st New-York, and W. b. 'o""'o, Va
I,ortv-Afth-st. had terrible experience Iher
vessel was dsmautled clinton by the ; sior
means OF controlling their craft moHle!itai.y 60
pectnG destruction AFTER Nv Haven harbor
They then hosted signals OF distress anu "'''
The shore resorts suffered greatly Az savin
Rock nearly all the lighthouses were washed away
and many dancing pavions damageu selloI Eli
shor' i faCH the poeess was sunk in col
lision and a number OF small Yachts were uIissm
on the beach and DESTROYED There Were many
narrow escapes to human beings. but SO far as
known tonight. no fatalities are reported.
Milford Mass. Aug. 2t-Great damage was done ot
by the storm today throughout this section OF the
State to grain and fruits. Early apples. pears
In many cas- cases the trees we're ruined Whole fields
OF rpenlng were levelled -. ,.x,,
sy an hour damaged Mass G Fruit and
mishaps among small craft IN the haroor n Az ran
portland Me Aug. Am unknown schooner
is ashore of Portland Headlight In o, h ead pfs
ton. The life-saving crew has gone to her ASSIST
Northampton Mass Aug 2a-Heayy damage ma . to
today in Hadley and Hatfield. A..
Hartford Conn. Aug. H.-The worst storm thdt
was ever encountered at Mantle struck the town
AZ . o'clock this morning At o'clock there was
a hurricane the wind blowing over nfty miles an
IN and the men noclxed down to the shore All
the small boats In the bay dragged anchors anu
came ashore. The Morton House pier was de-
stroyed by the battering OF sloop against IT, one
large schooner was seen drifting, and looked as II
she had been deserted Many tents were powh
bridgeport Aug "a CspeciaD.-Th- most terrific inc
wind and rain storm that ever passed over thls
section prevailed last night Trees were piowh
down. houses were unroofed, the beautful seaMaii
at Seaside Park was destroyed. and numerous
boats were capsiZed in the harbor. The fruit crop
was ruined. and fields were badly danageu.
No less than a dozen boats were washed ashore
at Short Beach off Stratford. Among the boats
was the handsome new yacht of Walter Wneeler:
Of Stratford. The velocity Of the wlnd reachel
sixty miles an hour. and vessels dragged thelI
anchors. and swept In every direction Oh
this port The only steamer that dared the gale
from this port was the Nutmeg state, tor , New
York During tie night there was considerable
excitement among the people who had relatives
and friends aboard. and the telegraph rooms were
eagerly sought after for reports from the steamer
She IS reported safe at her pier in New ork thls
morning There trains INTO TINS city on
the Consolidated road until this afternoon. ON
the berkshire division. the New-Bedford special
leaving there at I o'clock FOR this city, narrowly
escaped destruction. At Newtown a failing tree
struck the smoking car. and tore the windows ana
a portion Of the car away. telegraph wire pulled
train Pleasure Beach, the we-known summer re-
sort at the entrance OF the harbor, was damaged
TO the extent Of several thousand dollars. The
Methodist Church at Stratford. was unroofed.