The Portland daily press., 1896-10-02
Storm Severe at Durham.

Raleigh, N. O., October 1.-During
Tuesday nights hurricane, tree was
blown upon q house here. instantly kill
ing Mrs. Trioe. The storm was more
severe at Durham than at any other
point yet heard from. W.T.. Oarrington's
four story tobacco house. in which were
450, 600 pounds of leaf tobacco, was
wrecked, loss over $50, 900. Loss on build
ing owned BY other. persons, $4,000.
Several factories at Durham were un-
rooted.
Buildings q proofed at Richmond.
Richmond, Va, October 1.-The most
violent wind storm every known In this
section burst upon the city Tuesday
night about 9 90 look and ragged for two
hours.
On Broad street the roof of Jacobs
clothing store was blown in ON some
sleeping children. and one Of them was
seriously hurt. The steeple of the Ssoond d
Baptist church was blown off. the point
of 1t going into the front Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. building. A oOloled church in Man
chester just across the river from Rich
mond was unroofed and the steeple blown
down, and parts of the steeples Of the
Board street Methodist church and old
ST. John Episcopal church in this city
were carried away. Tobacco factories
especially seem to have suffered. The
roofs were blown of the factories Of the
]. B. Pace company. the Marlborough
Allen & 0inters's factory was blown off,
The car barns of the Richmond Traction
company was also unroofed. The same
stores come in the dispatches from all
over the state east of the Blue Ridge.
Most Destructive Since 1895,
Charleston, S. G.. October IA special
ia tho u q nd (nurfor from
says: Beaufort was visited Tuesday by
almost as destructive a cyclone as that Of
August, 1898. Along Bay street many
brick ohimnsys of the most exposed
houses and stores were snapped off. At
Schepper's g dock the steam tug Weymouth
was wrecked. The yachts Osprey and
Julia were sunk but have been since re-
covered. The handsomeSresidenc of the
late George Waterhouse was wrecked.
The residence Ut tho Messrs. Wallace was
badly damaged. The roofs of numerous
storehouses were blown of. The club
house owned BY Commodore Beardsley
was badly damaged. The court house
also suffered.
Maine Shipping Damaged.
Macon, Ga, October 1.-Tuesday's
hurricane from the southeast blew from
nine to twelve and did considerable dam
age to.shippink. The brig Jennie Hulbert
of Richmond, Me-, loaded with lum ber
for Philadelphia, d,ifted up st. Slmonds
sound, but was apparently not damaged.
The schooner Lizzie e. Dennison of Port
land, Me-, which was at Quarantine.
drifted ashore, high In the marsh.
Hundred Fatalities in South sea Island.
Savannah, Ga, October 1.-Reports
from the coast are meagre The Sea ISL
ands along the coast of Georgia and
South Carolina had almost a repetition
of the storm of 1898. Almost eyery
cottage and cabin in the wake of the
storm was destroyed. Ii is believed
the mum Der of fatalities on tho Sea isl-
ands will not exceed one hundred. The
Sea island cotton crop is badly dam
aged.
Storm ON the Great Lakes
Chicago. October 1.-One of the most
severe wind storms known for years
ragged over the lake region Tuesday night
and part OF yesterday. The loss of life so
far reported ia small, four men having
been drowned by the sinking of the
steam barge Sumatra at milwaukee,.
Much dam age was done to shipping In
MilwauKee, Grand Haven, Chicago and
other harbors.
Damage Over $500, 1900.
York, Pa, October 1.-The damage
by Wednesdays mornings storm here,
will amount to nearly $500, 000 Nearly
all the build inKs of the York county
Agricultural Society were destroyed.