Middletown transcript., 1893-09-02

age done to the telegraphic ana other
modes of communication.
All along the Atlantic coast the destrue
ton is fearful. At Charleston, ). u, the
city is almost in ruins, the streets ana
thoroughfares strewn with debris from the
roofs of stores and dwellings, the roadways
blocked by hundreds of giant trees up
rooted, sidewalks strewn with crumoling
brick and mortar, courts. alleys and bypaths
under water, magnificent water 'front.'
with its costly docks. where the fleets OF q
continent could be berthed, piled with
wreckage, many churches unroofed and
almost every resident in the city more or
less injured. Water and wind had played
havoc in the old City by the Sea, and had
laid waste some of its pleasantest places.
A rough estimate places the losses at
something over a million dollars. The
total loss Of life is six persons. Telegraph
communication with the outside world mas
not yet been restored. There are no lights
in the city, both gas and electricity having
given out.
The Ocean Steamer City of Savannah
which plies between Boston and Savannah
was wrecked in the storm, but all the pas
sengers were rescued. She was the Oldest
ship of the Ocean Steamship Co. She was
built in Chester, Pa, in 1867. by John
Roach & Son. She was 2,029 gross tons and
1853 net tons. Her engines were COM
pound, and built in 1877. She carried forty
six officers and men. The steamer is a
total loss. The value of cargo is unknown
The William Crane, a staunch old ship
that runs frem Baltimore to Savannah had
thrilling experiences in the Storm. and
reached her wharf 36 hours over due.
At Savannah, Ga, twenty seven lives are
reported lost and forty or fly persons are
missing. The damage to property in the
city was very great. The quarantine sta
tion buildings and fumigation plant were
destroyed. The hotels and club houses at
Tybee Beech were damaged.
It Il is new sestimaeed that the losses of the
planters will be much greater than was at
first supposed. Nearly the whole cotton
crop is destroyed. Loss estimated at
100000.
The effects of the storm in Baltimore ard
vicinity were severe. A large number OF
vessels in the harbor were wrecked or dam
aged. The wind played havoc with with
the SMALL vessels in Canton hollow. In.
coming bay steamers brought reports OF
rough experiences and of various casua.
alties. The steamer John E. Tygert sank
at Trappe landing, Talbot county.
No material damage was done at Phila-
deIphia, beyond the feeding of the streets
along the Delaware river front. Through.
out Pennsylvania the fruit and corn crops
were greatly injured.
New York caught the edge Of the storm.
The bay was lashed with fury by the high
wind, and thirteen unfinished houses were
demolished in Brooklyn.
Along New Jersey coast much damage
was done to buildings on the beach ,at the
various resorts.
The greatest loss on the Delaware penin-
sula is to the fruit crop. In some orchards
nearly all the peaches were beaten from the
trees. and the corn blown up by the roots.
In Middletown little damage was done.
Nervous people were kept awake all nigh
by the noise of the hurricane, and as the
gale continued through the day there wa:
general discomfort therefrom.
One end OF the brick barn on the farm o
Us. Cochran near town was blown in, ant
a very valuable cow was killed in tn,
crush.