Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-12-08
FEARFUL STORM.
and Almost Blizzard is Reported
Here and There.

Here and There.
A northeast storm of hurricane force
ragged along the entire North Atlantic
coast Sunday, doing great damage to
shipping, breaking telegraph and tele-
phone wires, and creating general havoc.
In this city. and along the Middle At
lantic, the high wind was accompanied
by rain, while along the New England
coast it turned to snow. The storm COW
cred wide area, and in Pennsylvania was
exceptionally severe in the anthracite
coal region. Many points to the south
ward were also severe sufferers, Balti-
more. more especially, being badly bat
tered by the gale. A large steamship,
supposed to be the Strathgary, was run
ashore at Tinicum Island.
During the storm of the Sunday pre-
vious, the maximum velocity,of the wind
was 81 miles, but yesterday its greatest
speed was 40 miles an hour. In New
York i. was reported to have reached
velocity of 60 miles an hour; at Atlantic
City, 4S, and at the Delaware Break water,
45 miles. AS far south as the Carolines,
signal stations reported gales ranging
from 20 to 30 miles an hour.
Although the reports of the damage to
shipping are necessarily meagre, it is be-
lieved to have been unusually disastrous.
Hurricane signals were displayed on Sat-
urday, from the Delaware Breakwater to
Eastport, Me-, as IA warning to mariners
of the approaching danger, and many
vessels sought shelter in time to avoid
disaster, while others met the same fate
as those in the storm week ago.
The full strength of the storm was felt
at the Delaware Break water, where
many coastpg vessels sought shelter.
The British steamship, Fitzelarence,
from Port Natal for New York, put in
for supply of coal, her bunkers being
nearly empty. Being unable to secure it
there, she proceeded up the bay to this
city. The New York and Baltimore
steamship, "Bluefields," also sought
shelter behind the Break water, being
+ unable to proceed any further. The lum-
/ ber laden schooner, "Georgetta Law
renee" from Charleston, S. c., for New
II
ing and waterlogged. Her decks are
level with the water, her cargo keeping
her afloat. The tug "James McCaulley," )"
managed to reach her, rendering all nee
essary assistance, and succeeded in an.
choring her inside the ice breaker, where
she will remain until the storm abates.
In This City.
The storm here was some thing frightful
and reached it's height about seven O'Clock
! Sundaynight, when the gale was terrific,
and the rain fell in torrents.
| Early in the morning there was q
| drizzle, and toward noon the clouds ap-
peared to be broken. Just after one
o'clock the rain increased it's force. while
the wind became higher and higher.
There was considerable damage done to
| fences, small out buildings and trees.
| Several serious washouts are also re-
| ported.
Little Storm Notes.
The large pigeon loft of Frank Wills.
on North Laurel street, was blown flat to
the earth.
A chimney on the store of Ben L..
Morris, corner Pearl street and Irving
avenue, blew down into the street, but
luckily no one was passing that way.
A tree in front of the property of David
+ Elmer, on Franklin street, blew down
and against his residence.
A tree in front of Mrs. John Bowen's
property, corner Commerce and Walnut
| streets, blew down.
! Wind Storm.
| A young cyclone struck the lower part
| OF Bridgeton, Sunday night. Down by
willow st. and South East avenue trees
were uprooted and others were shorn of
their limbs and small houses were mr.
turned.
A large poplar tree in front of Sampe,
Bard's house, on Pine street. fell on the
house.