The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-15
PATH OF The STORM
II Sweeps Washington ind lev York
and Is Coming Vest
BIG DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Washington and Baltimore Flooded.
Houses Unroofed and Wires
AL Down Throughout
the East.

SUV D8o1
WILMINGTON. N. c., Oct. M.--Ths Oldest
Suhabitant 10 forced to admit that tile
terrific ontburst OF wind and wave that
swept through this city surpassed any
storm In his day or generation. The tide
was the highest ever known here. On the
river waves dashed with tremendous force
against tho warehouses and vessels. The
tide. quickly covering the low lands OPP
posito the city, stretched In an unbroken
sea across the rice fields, ~ far % the eye
could reach. The troubled stream bore
an immense quantity Of wrsckage. The
high water did considerable damage st
Water street. Ali the wharves are under
water and floods swept through the lower
floors Of the warehouses. The city
wharves arc washed up aud landed
bodily on Water street. The fro
wharves also are badly damaged. The
flood 10 deep enough from Chestnut and
Mulberry streets for row.boat. Al Cape
Fear and the Hadken Valley railroad
wharf the flood covered everything. The
Wilmington compress warehouse 10 also
flooded and 5000 bales of cotton In the
warehouse are damaged to some extent
The telephone and electric wires are all
us - t&hkhC. ouo VI tuC opiE0b Vi kue TlF1t
Presbyterian church was blown down, but
nobody hurt. At Southport the GUS
tom house building and nearly all the
wharves are washed away. Many resi-
denoes, warehouses and other buildings
are badly damaged. The Oak Island
lighthouse is undermined and the house
is settling in the sand. At Ocean View all
the large paviiions and many of the cot
tagss are either swept away or more or
less damaged.
No serious disasters to shipping arc yet
reported. Tho only loss OF life is reported
from Sampson, where tree fell on the
house Of q farmer named Lane and
crushed two of his children to death. Tho
total loss In this immediate section will
probably reach $l50,0oO.
New YORK, Oct. 14.-The great storm of
yesterday and last night subsidized In this
vicinity this evening, but 10 raging furi.
ously In the west aud north parts Of the
state, and along the coast south o great
deal OF minor damage has been done and
some small vessels wrecked, but so far a.
heard from, no lives have been lost. Ad-
vices from Buffalo tonight state that the
wind 10 blowing ut the rate OF 60 miles an
hour. Considerable damage has been
done and several yachts are ashore. Is
far as learned, no lives arc lost.
At Long Branch and Asbury Park the
wind reached . velocity Of 20 miles an
hour. No wrecks are reported. The dam
age at Jersey City 10 considerable, but is
chiefly due TO flooded cellars. Belvldere.
N. j., reports great damage to property,
but no fatalities and many narrow es.
capes.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 14.--The storm which
began at Z o'clock yesterday afternoon
continues with unabated violence. IL
rained all day and water 10 coming down
in sheets. There II no abatement to the
gale either. No damage is yet reported.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. M.-Tidings
of damage by storm along the coast OF
Florida 10 just beginning to come in. All
along the line of the Indian and Hillsboro
rivers the towns are flooded. wharves are
swept away and houses unroofed, and
from 10 TO is per cent. Of the oranges are
blown from the trees. So far no loss of
life has been reported. Telegraph and
telephone wires are ell down.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 1.-THE gale last
night carried tho bay and river over all
piers, doing immense damage. Tho food
extends mile from the river front.
There have been no mails since last
evening. Washouts are reported.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. M.-A special to
the Stats from Georgetown, s. c., tells q
terrible story Of deyastat tion and death
wrought by the hurricane In and around
that city and on the adjent sea islands.
The entire water front Of Georgetown was
flooded and much damage was done to
merchandise stored I'm warehouses. At
Magnolia Beach almost every house was
washed away and 13 white aud six
coiorsd people were drowned. A number
escaped watery graves by taking refuge
in trees. The white people drowned at
Magnolia beach are: DR.. Arthur B. Flase
and wife, his son, DR.. Arthur b. FlagR,
jr., his wife and Ave children. Miss Bette
Ia Bruce. Miss Alice La Bruce and the
two Misses Weston. The tide rose 3 feet
Ia some Of the houses on Pamlsy's island.
well-known resort. The residences OF
DIR. II. NJ. Tucker, B. p. Fraser and L. C.
La Chicotte were washed entirely away,
the inmates only saying the clothes they
had on. No lives wcrs lost on this island.
Roastiag the senate.
CLEVELAND, Oct. II. - Ex.Speaker
Thomas B. Reed spoke here tonight to q
large audience for nearly an hour. He
declared that the democratic party has
succeeded in bringing about the closing of
factories and mills, something they could
not do without tho senate. The senate. he
said. was elected to govern people. yet
II could only give people q test of physi-
cal endurance, the greatest thing il had
yet done being to remain In session 80
hours.
Four Men MissipE.