The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-25

completely banked In mud BY the action
OF wind and waves. II the beds are q total
los the nancy damage will DO hundreds
Of thousands Of dollaSs. The shipping on
the harbor was &)se badly damaged. The
sloop Hydros d Boston was driven into
the south ssa wall apd crushed 90 badly
that she sank. AT Short beach the launch
Ella. owned BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
the poetsss. was sunk Ia collision. and q
number Of small yachts were driven on
the beach and destroyed. There were
many narrow escapes to human beings.
but 50 far as known no fatalities are re-
ported.
Fishsrmsn Lose Their Lives.
NEW YoRK. Aug. %. - The fishing
schooner Chocura reports that her captain
and mate were washed overheard In the
storm Yesterday The Chocura was In
company with the fishing schooners En-
pire State and Ella M. Johnson of the
Squanon, ON the Jersey coast. The storm
broke over them about midnight. At 1
o'clock the Johnson disappeared. The
men on the Chocura think that she found
cred, carrying down with her the crew of
ten men and her captain. The men saw
the tops Of the Empire States masts pro-
jecting about three feet above the water,
few miles above the Squanon. The EN-
pire State had eight dories on board, but
the sailors say they could not live In such
q sea. Sailor Kelly said that Captain
Ericsson and the crew Of the Empire State
were undoubtedly lost.
New Loudon's Share.
NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug. 25. - The
velocity of the wind was considerably over
so miles an hour. The sloop yacht Kulia,
which broke from her anchorage, dashed
against Shaw's bridge. breaking hole In
her side, and sank Immediately. Those on
board escaped. The New York Yacht
clubs clubhouse was carried away. The
big wharf at Ocean Beach went on. and
considerable other damage was done at
this point At Mantle the schooner James
Bayley,, New York for Providence, drove
ashore, and IL is thought will prove total
loss She was coal laden. Her crew came
ashore in safety.
How Hartford Fared.
HARTFORD, Aug. 25-No telegraph or
telephone wires are working between here
and New Haven or Springfield Trains from
New York are delayed. 1t is reported that
a washout at Mt Vernon causes delay.
The New York and New Haven railroad is
also interrupted and its wires fail to work.
On the Berlin branch Of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad a large
tree fell on a passenger train as it passed.
No one was hurt, but the engine was
wrecked 1t is feared that the peach crop
about here, as we'll as other fruits. is badly
damaged.
Sad Story From Halifax
HNFAx, Aug. 25.-There is no longer
any doubt that fully 20 persons perisbed
in the wreck of the steamer Dor eas and
the barge Eta Stewart Twenty bodies
have been recovered.
The schooner Invermay, Captain Stod-
dart, is reported at Channel, N. f., with
loss of all sails.
The schooner Dorold Borden, coal laden.
from Sydney, N. S., for Bay Of Fundy,
capsized off Wolfville, and it Is feared
that ali hands were lost.
Small Craft Suffered.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 25-The
gale here was very heavy. accompanied by
rain. The force OF the wind was from %
to 40 miles an hour. Trees suffered con-
siderably and fruit was blown off. Travel
across the New Bedford and Fairhaven
OTluko was uuCoIiiOItaOiO Va dcSOuhb Va
the water blowing over il. Numerous
the way of spars and rigging. while many
others had to be towed to safety.
Much Damage ut Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, Aug 25. - The fierce
northeast storm caused considerable dam
age at this place, and it will be some time
before the branch entirely RECEIVERS from
the effects of the storm, which was the
severest experienced at this place for
years. Fortunately there was no loss Of
life. It is impossible to foot up the loss
caused by the grest storm as yet, but 1t
will prove one of the severest ever ex-
perisnced along the coast
Schooner and Crew Lost.
NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-George II. Upton,
q gigantic young fisherman, lame, bruised
and most'voiceless, arrived In this port
Wind Forty-Eicat Miles an Hour.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 25.-The
southeast storm in this vicinity was very
severe, the rain falling In sheets and the
wind averaging 4s miles an hour for three
hours. No serious damage is reported
There is a very heavy sea on in Mount
Hope hay, and several small sailboats
have been blown ashore.
Boston Schooner Ashore.
BEVERLY, Mass, Aug 25.-The sand
schooner A. Baker of Boston, went ashore
here and is. pounding on the rocks. The
schooner discharged her cargo yesterday.
The schooner was going to Ipswich to load
for Maiden.
Fruit Ruined.
MILF ORD. Mass, Aug. 25-very great
damage was done by the storm through
out this section of the state. Early apples,
pears, peaches and plums were blown
from the trees, and many trees were
ruined.
A Missing Steamer.
LAUREL, Del, Aug. 25.-It is reported
that the steamer Chesapeake, which left
Seaford for Baltimore, with passengers
aud freight, sank In the bay during the