The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-20
Caused Great Damage in the
Eastern States.
A DELUGE IN NEW YORK.
Traffic Of ALI Kinds was Para
lyzed for Hours.
MANY BOATS DEMOLISHED.
Reports from the Towns Along chssa-
peak Bay State that the Storm was
the Widest Known In Years-crepo
Were Ruined.

New York, Sept 16.-A storm q
wind and rain of almost unprecedent-
ed violence ragged over New York ana
vicinity Wednesday night, causin8
damage to property both on Sea and
shore.
In this city and in the suburbs hum
dreds of windows were broken BY tho
wind and the torrents Of rain 1lle1
cellars and turned streets into rivers.
The storm increased in violence with
every hour until daybreak. Accom-
panying 1t was wind that shook houses
from foundation to roof, and terriAc
thunder and lightning played almost
necessarily. At a. m. the wind was
blowing so miles an hour and the rain
came down in sheets. II was Thea
that trolley cars came to . standst1n.
Elevated trains stopped and trame o8
all kinds was .paralyzed.
Wilmington, Del, Sept. 1.-THE
storm of wind and rain which swept
over Delaware during Wednesday
night was of almost unprecedented
violence and great damage was cans
ed. The rainfall for the ~ hour1
ended ut o'clock Thursday morning
was 6.95 inches, far exceeding al pre-
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trees were uprooted and stripped q
branches, while houses were flooded
from damaged roofs and choked osw-
ers. The steeple Of St Paul's Catholic
church was partly destroyed
Reports from the country are that
all crops were ruined by the Aoo4 Of
rain, and that all fruit trees were
stripped Of their fruit. At Farnhurst,
on the Delaware railroad. q landslide
occurred and blocked northbound
trains for several hours.
Baltimore, Sept 16.-Reports from
points down Chesapeake bay indicate
that Wednesday nights storm was IN
precedented in its fury and long con-
tinuance. For nearly ten hours tie
bay was swept by . rain and wind
storm that for a time ragged more
fiercely than any other storm In the
memory Of the Oldest Chesapeake
mariners. The storm was evidently
more severe farther down the bay
than at its head.
The steamer Maggie had q harrow
ing experience while on Sandy Point.
She was driving before the wind when
CRY of distress reached those stand
,, ing on the bridge. Not far from the
! steamer was seen q sail boat bottom
,, up, tossed about In the wind Ike {
cockleshell. Clinging to the side q
the overturned vessel was q man. The
. sight was made clear for brief In.
slant and then the little sail boat viii
its despairing occupant was swallowed
up in the night. The weather condi.
: tions made It impossible for the Mag
: gle to give aid to the man
The storm played havoc with thz
shipping in the northern part Of sh(
bay The wharves at both Bettertog
: and Colchester were partially washo<
and all light craft around Tolchester
: Havre De Grace and Betterton wert
t badly damaged. In many cases u
s boats were washed away and lost
: On the lower Susquehanna {
schooner and yacht were blow
ashore, a tug sunk and in the bay {
dozen smaller craft were drives
J. ashore.
X In this city William Norton ~
) killed by coming in contact with |
y live wire blown down during u
3 storm.
U Dispatches from western Aaryl0'
y report serious damage to growinI
e crops and fruits.
n The rainfall for IL hours was So
{ inches.
Il Philadelphia, Sept. 16.-The schoon
y er z. C. Allen pounded heavily on u
e beach all day and is total wreck.