The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-25
Yesterdays Storm Played Havoc
Along Rhode Islands Shore.
EIGHY-FOOT SURF AT RIVERSIDE.
Passengers on n Pleasure Steamer Have
to Go Ashore with Life Preservers on
Women Rescued from Yacht In
Bristol Harbor-Trains All Delayed.

waves so high that the Oldest lnhabi-
tant even is willing to admit he canno5
find parallel for it. Sailing craft
OF all kind, experienced terrible hard
ship. Some of them could not weather
the storm and went on the rocks Others
were saved from destruction only
through almost superhuman efforts.
Mr.. Leroy Sunderland of East Provl-
dence did what few other people would
have had the courage to do. He saw his
boat dragging her anchor nearly half a
mile from shore aud swan out TO her
during the height OF the storm and put
out another anchor whic h held fast.
Michael and Peter Mclaughlin tried TO
save some OF the oyster boats belonging
10 Wright & Willis of Boston anu would
have b Ell drowned had they not been
drawn ashore with ropes
Mr. George Sweets steam launch was
driven aground near Sabins point, and the
party OF friends which he had on hoard
made use OF life preservers to reach the
shore.
Slcop Pickwick, owned by Captain
Phillips Of Berkeley. was driven from
Ter moorIn2s at Bullocks point and
thrown high and dry on the shore at
Sabins point.
The surf Gt Bulock's point was eight
feet high and number Of people took
advantage OF it and went In bathing.
They were looking for Coney island
whirl aud they gos It,
A larle sail boat, the property OF Jas.
Brown. was iurned bottom up southeast
OF Pom ham lighr, and several sma Ter
ores we're svamped near Silver Spring
and Kettle Point.
Captain Jack Meehnn of the yacht
PECK q Dixon anchored off Prudence
Island. He pu, out two a chors, but
both hav sers parted, and the boat was in
danger OF going ashore whPn the cap tain
got up sail anu ran o til is city before the
gale, where he beached the yacht.
The vessels of the Merritt Wrccking
company lost off Whale Rock were
valued at $40. COO.
The sea at Narragansett Pier was
hi9her yes erday than since the winter of
1885,
Summer visitors at the seaside fesors
enjoyed marine panorama yesterday in
which mountainous waves, struggling
men and wreck and ruin were the central
features
Mr.. Horace Bloocgood, who owns the
farmlnear where the Merritt company's
boats were wrecked, generously gave,
he crew who had lost all their personal
effects. personal orders for new outfits
Benoni Lockwood. a New Yorker at
South Ferry. met the wrecked seamen,
and presented them with money with
which TO provide themselves with he
necessaries of life. The life savers ais,
donated an abundance OF clothing.
The wharf at River Bend cemetery in
Westerly, built after the manner of a
platoon bridge, was swept away and tie
timbers were scattered along the river
banks. Trees were torn IN by the roots
in many places.
Some gallant work was done in Bristol
yesterday. About Q O'CLOCK the slo ID
Rahnee, owned by Mr.. Budlong Of this
ciry. showed "a signal of distress. Charles
Rckford AID William Fennelley put off
in small 10 foot 70 yboat. With greit
peril they reached the Rshnee and found
that all the women and the children
were sick. The men refused 10
let the women go ashore In the small
dory, but b, sought the rescuers to get
larger boat. The two men returned to
the Bristol naval reserve station AID
secured n larger boat and returned to
the Rahnee. With great difficulty they
got the wom'n into the cutter d
tut1l 10 SnOrt.
At Newport no damage of consequence
has yet be- n reported, but the view along
the cliffs and rocky shore was the best
known for this time OF the season for years
Conscquenus hundreds of sightseeis
flockec TO points OF vantage, even though
50 doing necess itated tleir being drenchrd.
In places the sea dashed up ovtr the cliffs
25 or 30 feet high and the spray was car
rled 300 feet in shore.
All the trains on tie Con solidated road
were late YESTERDAY. The first traiu, due
here from New York 5;l3, arrived Mt
6:3s; train due at 5;35 arrived at z;
tue Federal express, direct from Wash
twenty-five minutes late: newspa Der ex-
press, due ut il;l5, arrived at 140;
Columbia express, due at 2:0i, arrived
II 4:23; he shore lines. due at 3:l5 and
6;l3. came in at 5:40 and 1885: tue
Aver" tue at 6;S7. aid not reach here
evening express from Washington, due
here iexulsrly at 7i5. got ahead ot the
'hyer," ard arrived at S;39; the gilt
de" tue last of the New York trains,
due here at 0:55 o'clock, was 80 minu es
lac.
Telegraplic communication was entire
ly cut Oft dur n2 the day aud 1t was dill
cult 10 reach any OF the suburbs evca by
telephone.
The ierrif, wind and its accompany
ing deluge dill considerable damage in
aud about this city. Two fire alarm
poles. one on DOUGLASS avenue and the
other on T. on street, were blown down
AMI The wres broken.
A bad washou was male on Charles
street ear the railroad bringe. and piles
OF dirt amt gravel were WASHED on TO the
tracks. Franklin avenue near Vale street
was badly wash. Il out
The large doors OF a barn on Planet
street were blown from { cir hinges and j
carried several rods away. 4
A iarge tree on Washington street near
Beverly was uprooted by the wiud and
biz hoe made in the concrete by the fall
and uphcaval OF the roots.