The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-03
MANY WRECKS.
Fierce Storm Raging Along the
Atlantic Coast.
Wind Attained a Velocity of 65
Miles an Hour.
TWO TUGS GO DOWN.
While Attempting to Assist a
Stranded Steamer.
Water Poured in and Put Out
the Fires.
Railroad Traffic Seriously De-
VounA ~,
TWO TUGS GO DOWN.
Railroad Traffic Seriously De-
layed in the Interior.

New York, Feb. "A strong gale
from the west northwest, which began
early last evening, continued all through
the night and this morning. The max
imum velocity of the wind was 60 miles
an hour and at a. m. today the local
weather bureau instrument showed that
1T was blowing at the rate of Sc miles
an hour. All the nearby marine sta
tions reported the sea rough, and from
different points along the coast there
came news of wrecks and of vessels
ashore. The tugs John E. Berwind and
E. S. Atwood. which were sent to the
stranded steamer Cavour atLong Beach
yesterday were unable to return to port
and both sank about eleven miles east
of the Sandy Hook light ship. The
crews were rescued by the German
steamer Barcelona The tugs left the
Cavour about 4 o'clock yesterday and
within an hour both were in a sinking
condition. The seas broke over the
craft and washed away everything
| movable, the water gradually filling
the holds until it was above the floor
of the fire room and began to put out
| the fires. The Berwind's pilot house was
smashed and the water flooded her fire
room. About $50 o'clock the Barcelona
| was seen approaching and the tugs
Steered toward her to ask assistance.
She stopped and made a good lee so
that the tugs were able to run along
side. rope ladder was lowered and
| the men from the tugs scrambled on
board. Fourteen men, all told were
minutes after the rescue the Atwood
went down and some minutes later the
Berwind disappeared.
| Fire island reported a ship ashore at
! Point Lookout and a barge in distress
near the Forge river life saving sta
| ton.
The barge was anchored about two
miles off shore and was rolling badly.
| Those on shore could not tell whether
| there was any one on board the barge.
The name of the ship could not be seen
from Point Lookout station. Atlantic
| City reported that an unknown four
masted schooner went ashore during the
night on the Brigantine shoals, near
where the Claverdale grounded yester-
| day.
Fire island also reported that the beach
station was covered with WTeclaTe and #
was believed that a coal barge had been
The steamship Cavour, which stranded
| several days ago off Long Beach, l.. l.,
kedge and lines. which she has out, held
her position Well; No effort will be made
The weather bureau at Washington to-
| day gave out the following regarding the
weather conditions and ndications:
die Atlantic ana New England states has
maritime provinces Northwesterly winds
and gales continued last night off the New
as well as throughout the interior of the
Middle Atlantic states.
| Snow or rain fell Sunday from Virginia
northward to the lower @ lake region and
continues this morning in western New
York
| 30 degrees in the Ohio valley, the east gulf
| South Atlantic and Middle States. In the
While IN the east gulf States ti5ey range
from freezing at Jacksonville and New Or
| leans to 10 above in Tennessee and about
| IS above in the eastern portion of the Mid
| die Atlantic states.
/ a marked rise in temperature in the last "a
hours. although it is still somewhat below
TRAINS SHOWED UP.
Ebbensburg, Pa, Feb. 3.-The most
| severe snow storm that has visited the
| mountains in recent years has been
| Business is almost suspended during it's
| continuance. All trains on the Ebbens-
burg branch of the Cambria and Clear
| field division are showed up. The reg
| ular passenger train is stuck in a drift
/ east of Vintondale and traffic has been
suspended. Drifts ten feet high in
| many places block country roads.
| COLD IS INTENSE.
| Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-But little snow
| has fallen in this section of the state
during the last "a hours, but the high
| wind has done considerable damage to
| telegraph and telephone wires. Reports
| from the coal regions state that the
cold is intense, in many places the mer-
| curry having fallen 80 degrees in II
| hours.
| Only one serious disaster to shipping
] had been reported to the maritime ex-
/ change from the life saving stations, be-
| tween the Delaware Breakwater and
| Barnegat up to 10 o'clock this morning.
| This was the grounding on Brigantine
/ shoals near Atlantic City of an unknown
| four -masted schooner which aground
| during the night near the big steamship
! Clayerdale. .Barnegat reports that an un-
| known five-masted schooner with all
sails torn away except the jib passed
| that station this morning, bound north.
| The wind at the Delaware Breakwater.
| miles an hour last night, had fallen to
/ SO miles an hour at 8 O'Clock today
THREE FEET OF SNOW.
| Malone N. Y, Feb. 3.-No storm in
! recent years in northern New York has
| reached so serious proportions the
| one now prevailing. 1t commenced at
| noon on Sunday and in less than eight
/ hours three feet of snow had fallen. For
| the last ten hours the wind has been
| blowing a gale. Train service greatly
| delayed.
| Newark, N. Y, Feb. 3--The worst
storm of the season is raging in Wayne
| county. At a. m, it was four de-
| grees above zero. Trains on the New
| York Central and Pennsylvania road
are delayed. All country roads are
| blocked.
RAIN AND SNOW.
Ballston N. Y, Feb. 3.-Alternate rain
| and snow yesterday were followed dur
| ing the night by the severest gale that
| has blown here in many years. The
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