The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-28
TIE HURRICANE ARRIVED.
FURIOUS STORMS RAGING ON TIE
VIRGINIA COAST.
Much Damage to shipping Feared-Ths
Rice Crop Badly 1 jured Ia Georgia.
Going Northward.

CAPE CHARLES, VA. Sept. T-spe-
! cial.-1he wind has been blowing hurTi-
( cane for tWenty-fOur hours and rain has
! been falling in torrents. The tide N the
| Chesapeake Bay Is very nigh, and for
uuately the wind is northeast or the
water would be all over the town. At
present the waves are up 10 the top OF
the wharVes.
! Yesterday. while one Of the large
! barges OF the New HorE' Ihiiade ,S, Pilia
/ and Norfolk railway was crossing IRON
! Norfolk. she lost a car, WhIch was PICK
J cd up 10y fish steamer ana proushl
/ into cape Charles. Passenger steamer
! Old Point from NortolN Hid hot mar .,s
! her connections to-day, ana tug Wa
! sout out from this side about ocIo'S
! to-nignt for Norfolk with the mail ana
| express. co,h,. leland
! llfe saving station state that me ls'ahl3
! arc comuletely submcrSed and the Wlhd
blowing a gale. Considerable udi'"Ee
| has been done through this secton py
| trees being uprooted, FENCES anu
graph poles blown down,
THE STORM Al OLD POINT.
! OrD POINT. VA. Sept. H.-Speclal
| ma Great gale struck Cd Point on lues-
! day at midu gnt and has been luCIedSlh3
| in intensity ever since. IO-day 5hJ S,''r, 90
| pier at the Hygeid was "reeSGkt1, Huo ,,.or ri,s
further DAMAGE was done. Inc Du," al NJ
butIr last fall are proving themselves q
etrong proteCtion 90 the hotel y Arse
amount of wreckage from up lne pea' -
is floating ia here, and Uncle sam VII
suffer considerable loss. 4 Few Fehl., =
GONE pedestrians are out 10 NicW '.c
Storm. but find it almost Impossible 10
stand ln the wind The waves aio 'd''i
ing over the Government wharf.
The tCrm is very severe. IL CdiIleh
away a uart of the brcakwater ana "dih
IN front Of the II, eeia. and tdIse lo'
of decking from the main WhaII'
MJ.a DAMAGE At fIGG'Nit h'heH'
NORFOLK. VA, Sept. Speci2all..---,ILnI,ee
this afternoon about : ocloek' wen civ siv
wind attained a velocity OF llll'S - 80,
miles Her hour. at Whlch une 'ht - -
was fpA and high, hoodlns al t.S ne p"rt
The quiet and diguihed Enzabeln Nd9
out Of temper and lashed INC "l"r MN
! with majestic fury. while hundrels 'I 74lill
| era fits danced fdniaSuCally upon her lul
| Liilrut bosom There was q Petuila'
| twIrl I'm tine cyelonic breeze, whlch uP
rooted trees. uurOoied houses. CauN'"s
considerable destruction ot PI"peity,r y,r,o,,n-
AT virginia Beach the water was HA' -
tain high. and brcakng all over the
beach. There has been Sl@p "oi1 ~ ua
damage done TO hotel properly. IngIe
are two schooners anchored on the Ho.el H-l..,
one "a four-mastei. ancnofei IHnf, a,,n,
shore. with the waves breaking an over
her. The other Is anchpiga an'ut ~
miles from shore, an tossing 4uout no He
d -. 5", ~ ndtoro mrrnint and the Hfe-sav-
ing men are ON the lookout ~.
At L O'Clock tonight no I!51sl.t .ro
WrSS. tI,,r Ti,-raln rcp5rt4 that the Sc
ycrest wind has passed.
Tai stoav DlaI>I-u. SO GN INTENSITY.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE Weath1
or Buuetin issues the louoNlnF sptl'ai
bulletin regarding the west lHdld h"l
rIrau,. The tr.pical hurricane announced
a. 49, ~ IV.,,b., rtlreau bulletin of Wed
II, I,s.ia ,i.e sS s"I,fhtast of jacksonville has
moved sio"'y ,iSI HGI'.[i lt5ti5u Was within
rI, ''- ,I,,, ,..rtf4 at 4 VI. to-day
10. ,.r,..e-t. .f ,,au and "a wind 0t
twelve miles south Later reports show
- ,bn Dr.sslIre has risen six hun
f.ft nc a., tbr.a hours al Charleston.
a,,d faueu tED same amount at NoIolk
an" i".,'i lrr. Slow movement
10 tho rorth-porthcasJ. The present iud'-
cations arg tGai ne ihr, Storm NJ" ,~nlaiIy
~ 6iTi, in iptinsity. Dangerous gales
,yUi he cXperi,need ON the South and
W,tiiii.uo ,tianti, and south New England
rl,-ts and moderately high winds iu
fba Inferior of the Atlantic Coast states.
...,.. s.y.s,.g.
SAVANNAH. Ga. Sept. 1.-THE storm
has blown over Very little damage was
done 4 few houses are uHrooIed or Iees
blown down. No injury has beGh dYhr 10
quarantine Probably a lew Hnea OF ~,
road was washed up near 1yoee' 40
fears are felt for baltimore or o. ~"
York ships due l2-Hs4t OF 70 3t'.,.'t llio,
as the Wlni NttItI AT "'e ~, 90 ~ liS. frlrl
There are no I'poI.9 "l ~ va ,r.,,a .,,..
the sea Islands aIl"ou7" ''e O'ol'
damaged
RICE CE = BADLY DAMAdfp.
| ,r1NpTEeT1%. :. G.. sept g7-Sgc-
l,,ii fn ne News and Courier from yafi-
1i.''' ,,,i,,ts I'm the middle and coast re-
"uS ',,o, IrVr.ia1rdimg The West India cyclone
1.port considerable damase TO corn eng
cotton. very serious damage TO rice p"'
no loss OF life. ,,. .. .t.. ~,..
At Georgetown the n1'."1 A. ,i,,,..,-Gt t...t
1I"p- -t'i,,gt,c' ths loss. though it may b-
placed at 80 per cent larger portion
! of April planting, either lu al"DD't ,t
cracked I'm the fields, Noated Oh WIZ
the tide, ana June rice ~, no donbl, paaiy
injured. for the water was SAT- LOT so!"e
distance up the rivers
-. So, ,,,,,.
IhA H.'-" ~
| JACKSONNlLLF,r La, sept Z,.-Siofm
news Is very Wta-fr. JarhsoHNHIe Is sun
cut off from communication WIN sour
! Florida, ana slh.- lucsoiy Hut q W'id
WhrIe 'I' a'''"' - 1 it.'. ~.
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