The evening times., 1896-09-30
Bon narChe,
Big Double Store,
314-316 E1VENTH ST

emDanSment; TWO or three piers are
wrecked, a sand dredge and steam yacht
are sunk in the little hsrbor just east OF
the bathing beach; two wood boats are
sunk, and several oyster boats are dis
mantled.
The Washington and Norfolk steamer
Norfolk came up in the midst OF the storm
last night, but suffered no serious loss.
There are a number of oyster boats at
Eackston's Island. and other beds, and it
IS feared several are sunk and some lives
lost.
Sheds, fences, wires are lined all along
The rivcrfrontd land telephone communication
with the rest cf the city cut off at nearly
every point.
y big signal tower of the PennsJ lvania
road at the north end of Long Bridge is
down, carrying with it the trolley wire
and cutting che line Of the Washington and
Mount Vernon road.
Nearly every boat on the river suffered
Some loss. The police boat Blackburn held
to her mCorinGs and suffered nothing. Sho
was useful after the storm i'll setting things
TO rights gain.
When the storm broke in its fury about
1890 O'Clock, the steamer George Leary
was moored ttheNational Steam bat Com
pany's pier, near the a rsenal and the Metro
politan power house.
THE LEARY BROKE AWAY
The National buildings Were wrecked.
with a loss OF two or three hundred dollars
The Leary tuGged at her cables under the
terrific hurricane, broke away and drove
up stream, striking the other boats, as she
was held against the north shore by the
southeast wind.
She first hit the Jane Moseley, carrying
away her hurricane deck and doIus other
damage, then struck the John Sylvester,
tearing her loose and sending her out Into
the stream, with her crew from the mar
shars office.
The Sylvester was hit on the left
wheel house, which is stove in, ard "a huge
hole torn in the sheathing forward. Just
above deck. She got back to her muoring
after the storm.
Between the two big boats, the George
Seurrerle, with her ''Banshee' whistle, was
torn loose and blown out into the river
and lost sight of for al hour or so. 1t was
reported she was sunk, but this morning
she was riding safe at her dock.
The Leary struck the Pentz and drove the
big River View boat against the Mattano.
About the same time part of Capt. Ram
dalis shed was carried away.
DECK STOVE IN.
The Mattano had her lower deck aft owe
in, the eompanionway guard being driven
far in toward the engine room and the bi.s
timbers badly shattered. Men Were busy
on her this morning making repairs.
The Leary, when she swung loose from
the Mattano. graZed the Manchester. car
rying away her guards on both the lower
decks and lodged up against the great
Washington and Norfolk steamer Washing
ton which stood the shock.
Early this morning the Leary was ges
back to her place at the National dock.
She had suffered severely, but viii soon
be put in first-class order.
The Mary Washington, belonging to o. T..
Taylor, was lying over against the south
wall when the storm came. Taylor and
Walter Davis were aboard. They tried t.
get her secured, but she was first dashed
against the wall. tearing part OF IL away
and then carried in Tremendous seas clear
across the river. and landed mile and a
half away, where she now Hes against Long
Bridge.
In ner trip she carried and ruined the
oyster sloops HUM ming Bird and Skip-Jack.
Above the bridge the watchmen OF the
sand dredge and Donohue's steam yacht
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