Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-10

4 Mor,rar lad bor nftor awnings and
wills corn away INT there was no manic
AMONG the nnssenpers and no one was
hurt Tho fitv ~ Chester caupht the
FIJI Forca ~ tho wind inst below
Glorrnsttr hut ,venthered II safely.
aIthouph sbe haeled over until her lee
raiI was almost under water Tho en-.
gines mad M he stonned during the
hon viest nnrt of tho atnr,n. Tbp Brandy.
,vino ma a nun,hnr If hanches blown
ovcrhnsrd
The fornar steonoer nossed nine sail.
Meats u,hich had hecn a. nsized sorne ~
vvhicb nal MAN ,,I ,,,n,non cIinging t,
thon, hmt IL Nsas "naI,lo 10 rendes them
unv nssistonco -, account ~ the storm
g. 'far a. haara Froro No livas we're last
berc
Tho R,rr,,io IN tho WOW NJ, from,
Care Nav nassaa ,hroi,S,, ~ s,nrn in
pe Na asseu sntos ssh ode o ooi no
ferw1rd d".,; 80 ,I'a a,a,,,,oh Moot
stnrdiiv niongbad olanS Tha nassen.
gnrs Nh a vod agn,irehiy ond thera yas
no sngg@stinn Of a nsniS "''>' 'O'0 "-'
The gale strnck the steamer John A.
| Warner off EddystDne and tore the
awning completely off. There were but
about $50 people on board at the time,
and the fears of these were quickly
allayed by the captain and crew. The
pilot stated last evening that between
Block Island and Gloucester he had
seen from ten to fifteen catboats or
"tuckups" capsized, some with men
clinging TO the keels and others without
owners, several schoohers were lying
az anGhor III the river aI me tlme' ana
s s lowered p9ats ana rescued many
rom tuelr petiiouS places on tne cap
slHeu poats. AT lhompsons Folht
small scnooher, apparently an oyster
poat, was aIlVeh on shore, win lts sails
TORN 10 RIBBONS; tree that has been
lanunlalk on BLOCK Island Tor thiFly
years was torn up by ire roofs,
captain Jacobs OF the Henry H.
DisnoP, one OF inc Lincoln rark ooats,
ehcouhteEea tle gale Just AFTER leaving
The wi , 5;S lS0ee ,h s ,,aei U
ever. without feelnr alarm Ha re.
norted having seen eansized cal. boats
but was nnnb1e to randar a,,v assistsnce
nnowyrn nv r,,, o,ns,s,~r ~
in oAf siAiNS " a
go Oval
y sSilooat containing lhomas NC
i Dohaia, ageu ~ years, OF os4 Nortn
lWellth street, ana Ihomas Russell,
whose residence IS unknown, capslzed
Soar tne mouth OF the ochuyiklll river
nuhuay AFTERNOON, during inc storm.
both men We're thrown struggling into
the water and Russell was drowned.
IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA.
The velocity Of the wind, which
reached 49 miles an hour, worked the
greatest damage in Kensington by blow.
ing away the roofs of seven or eight
mills and exposing the stock and ma.
chinery to the rain which followed
Four hundred feet of the famous old
red bridge at Falls of Schuylkill was
blown away and DESTROYED. MANY tele.
graph and telephone wires and pole.
were disabled, and the overhead wires
of the electrical bureau also DAMAGED
one man was drowned.
TREES, AWNINGS AND SIGNS.
Trees. awninps and signs vitbop,
number were blown down Wills IN,
pnle continned. MANY rnofs ware iif,ad
and n great deal of DAMAGE done IN
general way ON tl,p DelaW ware river the
wind storm RACED with fnrv A n,,r,ha,
of lipht SALINE and rowhoats were cav
sized hui there are M ranorts Of Ioss =,
i life The river steamers aid n,,t sntFo,
material DAMAGE hss;des tho Sio"n;,n
away az the awning az the Inbn
Warner. $500 =
The large number of oarsmen ont or
the Schuylkill had a rongb time of i
when the wind hegan IN INV h,,t s,,a
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