The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-28
WHEN THE WIND HOWLS.
Graphic Description OF a Terrific
Storm Incident ID the
Tropics.

Early in the eyentfuI week writes n
correspondent of the Boston Transcript.
warnings came from orr exeeIInnt ob-
servatory that trouble was brewing tlnvvI
on the Pacific To the south and east astsf
about Friday the M. 1 fypisocp signal
WIS dispiaye'i- The news Respecting ff3-
storm was indefinite. but siir Villain Was
supposed To- he moving northwest. heafisfi
directly for Us. Saturday mp went signal
No. 2. and In the afternoon Va. 5. and
III the evening No J. Still everything was
calm and peaceful. and Sunday m1rnsB.
dawned pleasant bur for the exrepfirfs
Of il haZe. Early in the forenoon up
went sIgnaI No. ;. whirtI is only fftr,-,s
from the worst one rn:fr ran ~. put NJ
No. y. and n"w everyboiy began 70 ger
ready for tn" juviSihI" monster MI rho,
steamers AMI ships III fhe river pFTr .,EIf
extra cables. and the f.,rYHr- get 70 -ts-frss
No craft of any kinsl we're parrlrT=ts-.i 20
go out Of the river. ard the feet 1T <fIrr+
i'm the bay appeared fo 30 purriuE MI
their spare anchors. SrifF ~ .-vfhFu-
was calm. but the haze rhirkeFl.-sf- ART
low sand-clouds began to sail I'D frrsnl -.
China sea.
Just after We finished fiGfn. ~ err l5r-...
seaside house our gan was rivarr--E ~ 0
native coming down he. STrs-sr sirs-<s.sI 10
black coat. with shirt hangiry M bs-
meath. in true Philippine s-rI<f1fn 4rgsf
wearing white tr',H~+rS and = AL hsFs
He carried -a,rr IT ff-,rsrsFrrst s-=FT
marched Down th. center II fh.. <frs--T
and gave utfPranc" ?" se'EsrHH <.-IT TrasEffS
in Il deep. mUsislI T"icr IN SHIRT hs
was the official ".ri.r IT, herald he ,-r,FHirs..
typhoon: and be ma r,-hesi 1Sarls rhs
bells in the Old church RAM .5rTr agTriRl
warning plea. Ths, nariva< .,r.Fsr-=sfs- Is
hastily began fr sling rsf,ess uvsF The
roofs Of their light H:Esa <hanris-< and 20.
Of the English feilnv< who Hv : ~
back of us had ALREADY stretched -nsf
sized cables over TN" rail-. -l.,rFH. ria -ssrF
of his d"nli~iie. :. <"-r ~ uESi -.
vailed. and then Sud'"n a1ST~ frczs-r 20
blow in off th" hay The Ss-rff -brrl.I-
Increased and appeared =" -. IN = rer-7i,If.
rush. The of thn surf is-,-.r IA. EsYsI.F.-
and iorIfrr. and on" aff-r .fH'-.fsr e ..7EF
oysteT-shel! windows had - -. <hrr-- III
fyphH,n WIS advancing <I'..~'v rsIf o.
coUI,e was sure.
Our H'ciork dinner pa~~s.i and -Fr-v
the wind began to howl R@f"r.. z.s-Trie, p,
bed we moved 0ut If GUr FrFIe 9srr!nr
such valHai' As m:@ht be mf<F MISSED
by being carried through the air IN ,-Tsa
our roof came off and went tO h.a.f sins!
q terrific din Sleep was Impossible eur
house trembieei like hIuSfing bride -
fore the altar and far i triumphant XII
wedding march-thn tin was STIsE.ieuiv
ripped off our se"nHdary rafn-<FI.-t rrs1f
lIk" Sn much paper firrs,f y,i..,-,-- II ~.
We're SlappIng around and NJ, a - nSf lbs.
hons" and wnTid have SHwrsl = 49,. -
hand off bad one attempted 70. s., x. --.-ir
outside At ::::a' Il m W. f.s K , ,.,z
into the saia-" No glass w.-rs!.! r-r~e
stood the gusts that wer- FrsHnr-lH= iR
from the bay. but our nyx:er shells .I74
not yield The Noise orEf sd. WIS ,g.-a fen
ing. The b"uSe hung f,r-+-.hrr lr.s!
we werr thankful thar We were
off in no h.--
IN tn" early morning and at y d. NJ can-~
some of the most terrible cIian-s-S f wind
the deadliest squalls and most terrific
blowlnS< I ever felt Down s-.frn.- III tFys
wires IN the main street: over w-nt half
u dozen nlpaS on tbs. side # H.: crarE
bang broke off some great venerable rrreS
Inc street WAS u HISS Of wr.cksac4. ~ far
as We could See and few signs n,IF fife
We're visible All the rest 1T rb,. cI.r -b.
winds blew most fercpFy hur we. s.r,rE.I
see that the CENTER "f the fyT,h.r.n WIS
passing off {" the northwest I sailed
our IN the afternoon and manags,E =" keep
behind the houses and reached he T5,r..-
I'll: where MI the lamps beTst Their hs.!.t<
W'fh broken glass and where 1he hu---
waves We're flying far no infn he. iir ~
they dashed against the sol wall. T.
riumps If fishing and batiling h.srI~.-- -.
nattered III pief-eS and thDSe which Tv-r.-r
minus roofs and sides wesr.. Washed II,
t1veS were out grabbing logs wFs1Ie rf..
hShermenS families We're t-rtus.tITy h.-
hInd stone wall watching heir 7vrr.t-s,..,I
barns. and wer- sitting WI heir ~t1ls.s--
pans furniture and babies T., k.er rEi..~f
from sailing >kywaTd TIE, v..~SeI< .,rr-
IN the hay We're throwing the. surf him
over their bows: Ole NJ r1eTl Sppr1,a5f ~
he ashore and her stern very near rhe
breakers. y Steamer had broken Isfrff7 an.F
run INTO another losing all her nn,-tor~
and chain. But all things nav" IN sn.!.
and ut night the winds and rains <r!s.Ssef.rl
Ihe typhnon was wide in cfisrm,,-er. ID,l
50 WAS not as destructive. as ta.. ..F+. N
1SS2.
After the 'pheon came The H.aasS. .T!rl
fine river "verfi""-esl and fi.arl,.,I n! ~.
adjacent low country The wafer ,-.~-
cred the rr;ld IN fhe club rp .hs s!rv.,h =
three feet. and tw" "f my frirrlsf~ W.
p'earfy drowned ny trying +. .friv,. " ir,-n
they SHOULD have rowetI The rs-,- -rsr,-
walked off inr" the fell. in ths, .I;I TSrl.-<<
by mistake. into eight feet Of wafer. .Fr.
WAS drowned. The boys nearly ..rr SrrTs--
inside the trap. Int managed r" Sav-.
themselves As It WAS. Une had -, r,.<t-rl..
the other ansi has been <fnc4, prs,Sar-rs,
with g"'l watch. e. was given , Lir7.,-
dance the next evening. when WORT - IL.
that the festivities wsrIisi he pyr~-Ts,r....
till terra tir7na appeared Bur th.. show
Is all over. and business. which has Isr..r7
plraiyZeti for 81 week once Hr,.rse stars
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