The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-07
ROANOKE VA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Z, 1896. 8
the waters Of the bay to be SO rough.
The Walker Is q wooden vessel, s,I7s

An unknown three-mssted schooner
Ia ashore on Two Mile Beach, N. J.
From appearances the hull is covered |
with water and the rigging Ia gone.
Owing to the heavy rain and fog IS cam
not be seen whether any efforts nc
rescue have been made..> The heavy
Sea badly washed South oapa Mays
breastwork and board walk this after.
noon, All life-saving stations have
hoisted the hurricane signals and the |
barometer has gone down 70 90 9, as
low as has been known here for long |
time.
a dispatch from Cape Henry, Va,
says that the two schooner J
Allie Is. Oathrall, with o cargo OF luw-
Der from Newberne. N. o., for Bridge
port, Conn., is ashore q mile and half
south OF False Cape, Va, - life- saving
station. She is we'll up on, the beach,
and the vessel and cargo probably will
be total loss. The crew ofsix were
saved. y
a dispatch from Atla1tic City, N. j.,
says that the shree-masted schooner
ID. 81. Schaw, from New York for
baltimore, went ashore on BrigantIne
beaoh to-day. Two life saving crews
are abroad. Capt o. Q. Morgan refuses
70 leave bis ship, The crew are all re-
ported safe. The schooner at low
water will bs high and dry, and It is
doubtful II she can be gotten off.
All I'm Great Danger.
NEw York, Feb. 6.-The British
steamer Lamington, which went ashore
Tuesday night of Lone Hill life-saving
station, is pounding badly. Captain
D0tf, the mate and three eagineera are
on board the vessel. No one has been
out to the vessel, owing to the storm
The lMe-saving men say that those 81
board Che Harrington are in great d. T.
ger. An-
The Oily Overlooked.
BEa HnRHEM, Pa, Feb. 9 No. a..
the history of the Oldest inhatitomues1 Al
this vicinity been visited by 81 ..en nas
as that OF Tonight. TIE aSasarwn mSua
the towns only means 81 annn,v srs
bedded In six feet Of wster and ep n s.e ri
y, ase3essss . The Slecsissl: light station IL
NSSded, and the town Ia in darkness.
Water, Vineyard and Canal streets are
inr Undated. Upwards of $50 families
have either deserted their homes or
hove taken refuge on the second fl oors.
Rise In Norehern Rivers.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 6.-The
heavy rain for the past twenty-four
Sours has caused big rise in the
Schuylkill and Delaware riyers and
g.eatdamege has resulted. Late this
@teernoon the rising waters overlooked
the Erst floors Of number OF raills
along the river bank at Manayunk and
the water te up to within . few inches
Of che engine room Of the big gas works
At Twenty.fourth and Markets streets.
Heavy Wind and Rain. no :
HAALEToN, Pa, Feb. GA heavy wind
and rain storm broke over this region
OF O'clock thissmorning. It assumed
almost cyclon:c proportions at O'clock
ana Is Still raging. Mountain streams
and rivnlets were transformed into rag
ing torrents and the lowlsnda are mum
dated Great damage has been done in
the farming districts.
Gallo on the Connecticut Coast.
New HAVEN, Conn, Feb. e.-The
storm has assumed the proportions of q
gale, blowing Atty miles an hour. A
message was received from Washington
orderinT that the hurricane signal be
hoisted. This is the first time That the
signal has been used in this city since
Its adoption.
BSiidings Unroofed.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Fab. GA fierce
storm Is raging In this section aud
vicinity and much damage has been
done 20 property. Many buildings
thfoughous the Lehigh region have
been unroofed.
Two WorEmen Drowned
PorTsTowN, Pa., Feb. 6.-Ths bridge
across the Manatswney creek from the |
Warwick furnace. was swept away by |
the heavy food to-day snd eight Hum
ghrian workmen narrowly escnped |
death. Two others were drowned.
The Weather Bureaus Report.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The weather
buresu furnishes the following: "The
storm reported twenty-four hours be-
fore near Pensacola was central Thurs
day night OF New York city. During It's
advance to the northeast IL has de-
veloped into hurricane. The unususl /
pressure OF 90. 20 inches wss reported at
New York. The path of She storm
center was within or very nearly parsl-
lell TO the coast line. posing close. 20
Atlantis, Raleigh and Washington.
The entire coast from Florida to
~ sine has been swept by violent gales,
the wind reaching velocities from so to
20 miles. All the Atlantic coast dis.
tricts have been deluged with heavy
rain, except Northern New England,
ghere the rain only commenced toward
the weather had cleared from MARYLAND
,oushward. The weather has remained
'air In the West, except for q few tcst-
;ered snow furries."
ALL DEPARTMENTS OF OUR BUsI.
NESS Snow AN INCREASE, EsPE-
CIALLY OUR PRESCRIPTION DE.
PARTMENT. IT MUST MEAN SOME
THING OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
AND THAT THE PUBLIC HAVE CON-
FlDENCE IN Us. NO SUBSTITUTING
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