Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-01
STORM AT THE NORTH
1T DOES CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
IN NEW YORK.
Rough Time I'm the Harber-vessels
wrecked on the Coast OF Long
IsIand-BuiIding Blown Down In
brooklyn.
Brooklyn.

BILE damage was caused by storm last
night. which began as a drzzlng rain
and developed in the early morning hours
into violent wind.
After midnight the rain fell in sheets,
and was driven with great violence
through the streets and against houses.
The wind at o'clock this morning at
tanned a ve.ocity Of seventy-two miles
an hour. The rain ceased about that
hour. but the high wind continued, while
1t grew colder as the morning advanced.
II was rough morning in the harbor.
The high winds throughout the night
and during the morning stirred up
heavy sea that buffeted the ferry-boats.
tossed tugs about, and sent showers OF
spray flying through the air.
The schooner Durghi.l Of this city.
was wrecked in Jamaica Bay. The crew
of the vessel-five men in all-were saved.
The storm In Brooklyn did even more
damage than that OF last Thursday night,
and to-day there are many uprooted trees.
broken fences, and telephone and tele-
graph poles TO show the effects Of the
winds fury. At Fifty-frst street and
Second avenue. South Brooklyn, three
story bri house in process Of con-
struction was blown down.
A coal-laden coaster bound East was
blown ashore on Hogs Back rock, south
Of Wards Island, near Hell Gate. There
was a strong flood tide, and the crew
had difficulty In getting ashore IN the
small boat. The vessel is loaded with
about 600 tons Of coal The vessel and
cargo may prove a total loss.
The schooner Emma Jane from Con-
necticut loaded with coal. was sunk az
Rockaway Beach early this morning,
during the storm. Her crew had mar
row escape.
DAMAGE IN MAINE.
AUGUSTA. ME-, December 3L-A ter
rife southeast wind and rain-etorm did
considerable damage in this city to-day.
Telephone, tre-alarm. and electric-light
wires were disarranged, and several
buildings were injured.
The Fuller Obserya DRY, 162 feet high,
went down this morning with a tremen-
dous crash. In Halloweii. the roof OF the
cotton-mll was blown off, and boy,
named White, badly injured The flying
roof of the factory struck a house and
badly damaged il.
AT NIAGARA FALLS.
NIAGARA FALLS y. Y, December 81.
The blizzard has done much damage here.
AT o'clock this morning the river be-
low the falls was over thirty feet higher
than usual and the houses on the docks
were submerged. The dock on the Ca
madam side was swept from its founda-
tons. and thrown high upon the bank.
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river were washed away.
HOUSES ROCKED.
BUFFALO, y. Y, December 31Not
since December, 1889, has Buffalo been
wind-whipped as she was to-day. The
storm reached here between l and
o'clock this morning, and the wind blew
at the rate OF sixty or seventy miles an
hour. The height of the storm was reach
ed about o'clock, when the wind was
blowing seventy-two miles. Houses rock
ed, street-signs were blown away, and
telephone and telegraph poles were torn
down. Fortunately, the snow was light,
and street-car traffic was not disturbed.
The muddy Buffalo creek overf'owed the
lowlands OF South Buffalo.
WRECK AT NANTASKET.
NANTASKET, MASS, December
a-The Muskegat life-saving crew this
afternoon reported a large three-masted
schooner, anchored between Tuckernuck
Shoal and Cross Rip. flying signal OF
distress, probably sinking. The schooner
was sighted at daybreak this morning,
but as there was no telephone COM
munication and the terrible sea pre-
vented the lifeboat from going outside,
nothing could be done.
About 10 o'clock, the vessel hoisted
a signal of distress and, at l O'CLOCK
this afternoon, no assistance having
come. he crew began lashing a spar
In the rigging, whereon they could cling
If the vessel foundered. This reused
the Muskegat crew tc an extreme effort,
and at the risk of their lives they
crossed TO Nantucket, where word was
telegraphed TO various wrecking compa-
MES. and il is hoped that tugs are on
their way TO the crews assistance.
At sunse. the wind continues blow
ing a northwest gale and a heavy sea
IL running.
VERY HIGH TIDE.
FALL RIVER, MASS. December 81
The easterly and southerly gale OF last
night and early this morning caused a
very high tide that did considerable
damage along the waterfront Fires in
the boiler furnaces Of the American
Print Works, and the Fall River Ma
chine Company, and Cook-Borden Mills
were extinguished. and operations were
partially suspended until noon. All Of
the xharves were more or less damaged
by the beating of the high waves.
THE BLIZZARD FATAL.
DUNKlRK. N. Y, December 3d. E. ].
Wilson, of Hamlet, was caught in the
storm, and was found In the snow nearly
frozen to death. William Thurber went
out to gather his sheep that were roaming
in the pasture. and he was frozen so
badly that his life is despaired OF. 1t Is
the heaviest snow-storm experienced here
in many years.
The Dunkirk and Fredonia electric rail-
way is tied up. and the Dunkirk, Allie
gheny Valley and Pittsburg railroad Is
moving trains with much difficulty.
Isaac Daniels, Hebrew pack peddler,
was caught in the storm between Brock
ton and Bear Lake, and was found frozen
to death by the roadside. Daniels's home
Is supposed to be in Cleveland.
FATALITY IN MONTREAL.
MONTREAL. December 31.-A terrific
wnd-storm ragged here to-day. The roof
of No fre-station. the steeples OF the
Anglican church and St. Vincents. and
a portion of the roof OF the new Canada
Life building on ST. James street were
blown away.
An unknown man was killed on St.
Dennis street by a falling tree.
The street-car service was badly Grip
pied by falling trees. Much other damage
is reported and the aggregate OF losses
will be large.
THE WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE.