The herald., 1893-10-14
STORMS UNITE FORCES,
Winds Play Havoc on the
Atlantic Slope.
Great Destruction East Of tie
Alleghanies.
The Northern Cyclone and Southern
Hurricane Meet.
The Florida Orange Crop Damaged.
Widespread Devastation Disasters
in Baltimore Telegraph
Wires Blown Down.

BY the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. l3.-The West India
cyclone and storm from the northwest
joined Issues this morning, east and
west, and since then telegrsphic COM
munication is practically at a standstill.
After sweeping over the Florida penin-
suia yesterday, the cyclone made its
way. north through Georgia, North Caro-
lima and Virginia and met the storm
from the west somewhere in Penneyl-
vsnia or Ohio, where both diffnsed over
wido area, playing havoc with all
means Of wire communication. An at
tempt was made to work the Associated
Press circuits by dividing them into
small sections and relaying, but it was
even then found almost impossible to
carry the important news OF the day.
At 7-o'clock this evening the Western
Union company reported all their wires
between Washington and Harrisburg and
New York down; and communication
between Pittsburg and New York routes
almost impossible AT the Postal tele-
graph Office the same situation obtained.
Their Warrington and CHICAGO wires
were down, and the New York wires 80
Glow as to be of no value whatever. At
the present writing one of the Associ-
ated Press wires to New York via Butfa-
10 is working very hard another is
started south to Memphis from Chatta-
nooga and thence north, and south to
New Orleans.
The copper circuits OF the long dis
tance telephone company are complete
ly prostrated east of Pittsburg.
THE STORM IN THE SOUTH.
ATLANTA. Ga, Oct. 13.-The wires are
all down beyond Jacksonville. Fla. The
greatest force of the storm was felt on
the east gulf coast near Tampa.
Charleston is two feet under water from
Brtler street. The damage to the
Charleston water front cannot be esti-
mated yet. 1t was,eosered Mith.cotten.
Nothing has been heard from the
islands On the Carolina coast. ALI the
wires into Charleston are down. The
storm did little damage in Savannah.
The lower part of the city is covered
with water. Nothing has been heard
from the Tybee islands since midnight,
when the wind was blowing 80 miles an
hour. The indications are that the
storm spent its greatest fury on the
ocean. Anxiety is felt for the steam
ship City OF Augusta, due tonight. 1t
is probable she encountered the storm
just off Hunting Island.
DISASTERS IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. l3.-In various
sections of the city houses are unroofed
and trees blown down. The wind and
rain swelled the water in the harbor go
that New York trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio are unable to cross at Locust
point. From Annapolis and other Sec
tions in Southern Maryland come reports
OF damage by the storm.
AT 10 0o'ciock tonight, while the wind
was blowing gale, the Brush electric
light works took fire and burned. AS
these supplied the city and nearly all
the stores and other buildings in the
city with light, the city is plunged in
partial darkness. At the Holiday
street theater panic was only averted
by the presence of mind OF the attaches.
Sparks from the Brush electric light
works set fire to the city Jail. The pris-
oners were burriedly collected and
marched into the yard. Quite num-
ber. however, were overcome by smoke
and dragged out. At midnight the jail
was completely destroyed. A Gordon of
police formed about the jail. Doctors
are working on the prisoners. eeventy-
five were taken to the city hospital.
None of them are believed to be fatally
injured. The southern part of the city
is flooded and the water at the docks is
even with the surface Of the street.
DEVASTATION IN FLORIDA.
T AUS Oot -rha Darrbl;o,s
special from Jacksonville, Fla, Gays
reports of the storm coming in show
that the damage is much greater than
ut fret supposed. Its track along the
east coast is plainly marked by the dew
astation caused. 1t is impossible to get
details, as all the wires in the eastern
portion of the state are down. Railroad
traffic ia practically suspended wash
outs are numeroue. Reports from New
Smyrna state that the storm played
havoc there, houses being blown away and
other damage done. Mayport, town
at the mouth of the st. Johns river,
came near being washed away. Eight
houses on the beach were swept away
two white boys are miseing. A number
of casualties are reported, but go far no
deaths. St. Augustine is flooded with
three feet OF water, many stores and
residences being badly damaged. Ship
ping in all the ports Suffered greatly.
The orange crop in the eastern portion
of the state is considerably injured in
many places. The losses sustained will
reach into hundreds OF thousaEds OF
dollars.
THE CYCLONE AT NEW YORK.
New York, Oct. l3.-The cyclone
which has been expected week or more
reached here with a vengeance this
evening. 1t began soon after the zach {
race was finished, and by dark the wind
was blowing gale and heavy rain was
falling. At 9 o'clock the wind was blow
ing SO miles an hour; at 8 80, AZ; at 10
O'Clock, As; at 11:20. 50 miles. The
Western Union had no commit ii ii ii5ation
with thu west from early in the evening
until late hour, and then its facilities
wers limited. Communication with
Washington was in almost as bad shape.