Evening journal., 1893-08-31

Captain Paxton's sloop, the Blaine, was
turned completely over, and 1t was only
by the united efforts of his friends that
she Is not now total wreck. Among
others to sustain losses are Spencer 4
hcConigal, at their canning establish
ment, and Oldham & Williams, at their
fish sheds. The Rowland Manufacturing
Company had some little lumber washed
away and much is damaged by being wet.
They will be compelled to close down for
few days, as the planning mill was
flooded. Through the surrounding
country much damage was done to
growing crops and trees The Western
Union Telegraph Is in many places
seriously injured by falling trees and
limbs.
Thousands of Dollars Worth Destroyed.
CHEsTERTowN. Md, Aug. 31.-Tues.
day mornings tide in Chester river was
the highest within the memory Of the
oldest citizens of Chestertown. Thou
sands of dollars worth Of the most
valuable wharf property in Kent county
is TO greater or less extent wrecked,
while the loss to the peach growers by
the storm was immense.
The canning establishment Of John
Lamotte was also flooded, but his princi-
pal loss will be delay In resuming opera
tions Nearly every wharf along tn,
river or bay front is either washed away
or damaged, and at this writ
ing 1t is impossible to compute the
enormous damage to the wharves them
selves or the grain slowed away in the
warehouses. Thousands Of bushels at
Georgetown were flooded In the granary
of Andrew Wardall Two thousand
bushels at Shallcross's are damaged
Betterton wharf, Barnard's Harris's and
Colchester wharves, on the bay, are
wrecked. Gales, Buck Neck Rock Hall
Kent Island. Groves's, Boyles's, Wilkins's s
and other wharves on Chester river are
nearly or complete wrecks. Several
persons came near losing their lives in
the storm. The tide is conceded as being
fully six inches higher than the great
centennial storm Of 1876.
Great Damage Done TO Grabbing outfits.
CRIsFIELD Md, Aug. 3l-Great
havoc was caused Monday night by the
tropical storm, the like Of which has not
been seen since 1876. The wind ragged
furiously during the night from the
southeast. The roof of car was blown
of, trees were prostrated and many
batteaus were capsized in the river
The greatest damage was done In Apes
Hole creek, an arm OF the Pocomokt
sound. The morning presented scene
Of desolatiou. The shore was strewr
with tattered sails, broken masts, frag-
ments of boats and the remains of the
wharves Of the oyster houses in Cris6eld
The crab pounds were completely de
molished and the floats were swepi
away. Noah G. Sterling says that
the damage done to his oyster-hous'
alone amounted TO $500. Groups Of mel
were busy endeavoring to get thei
stranded boats afoat and to set arigh
those that had been overturned and q
raise those that had been sunk
A party OF gentlemen, including g. p
Leatherbury, of Baltimore. and Thoma
Smith, of Homecoming, had gone out II
the sloop Amy to spend several day
fishing. The main party had reache
Fox's Island in safety when they noticel
that their fishing canoe which was be
ing sailed by John Sears, in roundinl
the island had capsized Hastily divest
ing themselves Of their clothes, the
plunged into the water and saved bot
the man and canoe. IL was a boil
undertaking and reflects great credi
; upon these courageous men. The
reached home this morning in safety.
Crops Are Covered with Salt Water.
CAMBRIDGE, Nd, Aug. 3l.-The storr
Monday night and the high tide whic
resulted was very disastrous in Dorches
ter county to ali growing crops Man
places in the lower districts we're entirel
submerged by the tide and turnip an
: potato crops were covered with sal
Z water. A number OF county bridge
+ were carried away and some difficult
; was met with by persons coming int
= Cam bridge Tuesday morning. At Cast
! Haven the tide crossed from one poir
J Of the Choptank to another, making a
island Of Castle Haven farm.
Wharves Are Badly Damaged.
i Rock HALL, Nd, Aug. 81 "A.
n Sharp says that the storm on Monds
b night was one Of the heaviest and MOI
q dest ructive ever known at Rock Hal
with the highest tide he had ever see
} there. There are hundreds of loads
, drift wood, logs, &C, scattered on Il
Q shore and in the fields. The sehoone
d ]. E. Watkins, Morgan and the Egert
broke from their auchors and are no
fast on dry land, some distance from q
: water, and will cost much labor and e.
v pense TO float them again. The tv
i wharves at Rock Hall are badly dan
aged, and the old wharf Of the steams
u Gratitude is completely wrecked.
+ Great Damage to Orchards.
]. Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
\ STILL POND, Md. Aug. 20 AT mi
night the wind blew gale here. Tel
phone poles aud trees were blown dow
others were denuded Of their branches
The wind was accompanied by raj
AZ A great amount of damage was done
g. the orchards and fruit was thrown fro
rt the trees. Much damage was also dor
q to corn.
a The wharves at Betterton, Harris al
Banards were all swept of by a fo'
'r tide at II o'clock this morning. Eigl
q teen fishing shanties were also swept o
10 r. T. Turner, Jr., owner of BettertS
- wharf had a large nile OF lumber carrie