Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-15
GALE ON THE COAST.

A dispatch from charleston, >, ",
says: Fourteen colored fishermen, who
crossed the bar Tuesday morning, have
not returned. Three are known to be
drowned, and there is only bare posi-
bility that the other boat loads were
picked up by passing vessel. There is
reason to believe that Numbers Of others
have been drowned, as several vessels
are missing,
The northeaster struck Whining
ton, N. c., yesterday morning
at O'Clock. The velocity of the
wind was thirty-six m lies an hour
and by I0:45 a. m. maximum velocity
of forty.fve miles had been reached
There was a tremendous tide in cape
Fear river, and the hsrbOr was so
rough that navigation was danger
GUS. The beeches were swept by heavy
tides, but no damage was done. In the
city show tents of a carnival company
we're blown down and damage done to
the extent of $4,000. Two fishermen,
who were out at Wrightsyille Beach, are
missing, and it is probable that they
were drowned.
At Mount Olive, Wayne county,
twenty small dwelling houses and couple
of ginneries in the suburbs we're blown
down. The damage is estimated at S25,
900. There is no report OF loss OF life
and no serious injury to persons.
North Carolina was swept yesterday
by storm of cyclonic violence. AT
Mount Olive a negro church was demol-
ished, a number OF houses blown down,
in one of which an aged woman named
Musgrave was caught and seriously hurt,
and a small negro child fatally injured.
At Durham chimneys were Frustrated,
roofs blown off and much damage done
10 wires. Near Warrenton houses, trees
and fences we're leveled by tornado
which swept path toward Virginia one
hundred yards wide and three mile;
long. Thus far, however, no fatalities
have been reported from that section.
A southeast storm was raging in Nor
folk yesterday and the wind was blow
ing forty eight miles an hour, backing
Up the river into the low streets. Com
hiunication with the coast has been in
terrupted by the gale. At last reports
the wind was thirty-six miles at Cap'
Henry and twenty-five miles at Hatteras
The force of the blow is steadily increas
ing.
Constant fire alarms kept every fire
company in the city department on thu
90 last night, and falling tree limbs ant
sigus made the streets unsafe. No cas-
usl.ies have been reported. No marine
disasters have been reported. The blow
caused many steamers to leave ate
schedule time, and Hampton Roads
sheltered many storm-bound craft. Tht
river has flooded many low streets, in
terfering with the trolley system. A
great amount of damage is reported, bu
no fatalities have occurred so far as car
be learned.
All electric light and other wires IL
Newport News we're blown down by
the storm, and the city plunged in tota
darkness. No damage of consequence
has been reported from the water front
During the storm the Chesapeake anC
Ohio steamer Louise broke from he
nlooring at the ship yard and was blown
several miles out into the James river
Two tugs recovered the vessel. Wire
were Frustrated. fences leveled, telegraph
and electric light poles uprooted or fellec
in several parts of the city. No seriou
damage to shipping in the harbor is re-
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