Evening journal., 1893-08-29
TERRIFICTORNADO
Another Furious West Indian
Hurricane
WRECKS CITIES AND TOWNS
Hundreds of People Killed
Millions of Dollars Lost.

Reports That Terrible storm Has swept
Over Georgia LevelIing the Chief
City of the state-wire Communica-
tIon with the North Cut on and Brief
Messages Were Sent Through Chicago.
Notices Posted Along the Jersey
Coast That Severe Easterly Gales
May BE xpected-Meadow Land
Flooded and Small Buildings and
Fences Washed Away-The Telephone
and Telegraph System CrippIed-Hen
Forced TO Swim to Reach Their
Work This Morning-Reaching I'm
periIed Live Stock BY Swimming or
Rowing.
The hot wave which has been making
life o uncomfortable the past few days
left town without ceremony last night.
Early in the evening a cool, gentle
breeze sprung up which developed
into gale by 8 o'clock. 1t
continued to gain in strength
until midnight Rain accompanied the
high wind. A great quaint ity of water
was blown into the Christiana causing IL
to overflow its banks in many places.
1t was still very rough this morning
Swan to Save the Horses.
When the drivers of the Consumers
Ice Company went after their horses this
morning they found the stable sur
rounded wi til water. Some of the men
stripped of their clothes and swan to
the stable and brought the hcrses to
high ground.
III. s. II. Employees Wade to the Shops.
Many of the workmen employed in
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany's car shops were compelled to wade
through two or three feet of water to
get to the shops. The marsh land in
this vicinity was flooded and many
fences and small sheds were washed
and blown away. The wind blew down
the shed of the Wilmington Steamboat
Company, atsFourth street wharf, but
no one was injured.
Tin Roof Blown on.
The tin roof of the morocco factory of
w. B. Clerk g. Co., at Ninth and Walnut
streets, was blown off and some of the
men were compelled,t to stop work Several
of the awnings on King street between
Fifth and Sixth were torn to shreds.
Trees were blown down all over the city.
Beyond Third street bridge much marsh
land was flooded and considerable damage
done to property in that vicinity
A piece of the cornice of the Clayton
House on the Fifth street side fell tOhthe
pavement ithis morning and narrowly
escaped striking several persons who
were passing at the time.
Crippled Telephone Service.
The telegraph and telephone system
were badly crippled. Over 100 tele-
phones were thrown out of working
order. Linemen had great trouble il
fixing the breaks. In some cases as
soon. as one wire would be put in ordei
the high wind would blow another wire
across it. The damage done to the
wiress is being repaired as quickly al
possible.
Pears Blown From the Trees.
B. c. Vaughan, who resides on tn,
DeNormondie farm, near New Castle
reports that the heavy winds hav
leveled his corn and blown nearly all tn
pears from his trees doing a damage o
at least two hundred dollars.
Chincoteague's Trial Trip POstp one
The new side wheel steamer Chinco
league, which was built by the Puse
and Jones Company for the Pennsylvani
Railroad Company, was to have made
trial trip to-day but it was postponed q
the river was so rough. Captain 500,
of this city, will be her commander.
The wharf at King street was owe
flowed and baskets of fruit and veget
bles were seen floating around the whai
early this morning.
Storm Notes.
A tree fell across the WilmingtC
City Railway Company's electric wir'
on Delaware avenue above West stre
this morning.
A fire alarm pole at Twentieth al
Mar ket streets, was broken off by IL
wird
The storm broke big pane of gla
in the Office of the register in chancer
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter wei
to the fifth floor Of the Equitab
Building this morning With pair
field glasses he could .see the Delawa
river and Jersey shore plainly. On q
Delaware side a small steamer W
ashore. A three masted schooner W
beached near Pennsgrove, n. j. Ha
a mile below was a two-masted .schoon
resting in the sand. In the Christia
river near the railroad bridge, a sm
schooner was driven on the fats.