The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-16
BABY CYCLONE SMITES TOWN.
WIND IS MILES AN HOUR HERE,
AND ESQ INCHES OF RAIN.

Yachts Damaged-Coal Schooner Sunk
on the Ho0k-Barses AshOre-Cattle
Drowned-Trains Stalled--Wires Down
Big Rainfall All Down the Coast.
A swiftly moving cyclone, presumably
Of West Indian origin, which dashed in
from the Atlantic on the South Carolina
coast on Wednesday morning, got to this
neighborhood yesterday. 1t was compared
with some destructive swirlers Of small
diameter that are bred in the Belt OF Gains.
1t travelled almost with the speed OF an
express train, and the winds that we're
drawn into it's vortex attained velocity OF
nearly seventy miles along this coast.
An unusual deluge accompanied the blast.
The heaviest rainfall was at Philadelphia,
where in twenty-four hours 5.54 inches fell.
The highest wind came after the rain
had ceased. and the arrow Of the weather
vane pointed to the northwest. When
the storm got into New England it met
another whirler from the northwest. The
two low pressures Joined forces as they
rushed up the st. Lawrence and out to sea.
Together they created gale Of eighty-four
miles of Block Island. They were central
near Halifax yesterday morning and were
heading for the steamship lane, where they
may cause trouble for all but the leviathan
twin-screws.
The excessive rain accompanying the
gale levelled oornhelds, stripped orchards,
drowned cattle, tore down trees, forced
craft Of many kinds aground or up on
beaches, crippled the telephone and tele-
graph service, stalled trains and converted
modest streams into roaring rivers.
r. H. McCurdy's big schooner Lasca,
which recently won the ocean race of the
Eastern Yacht Club, dragged anchor and
grounded between the clubhouse at Sea
Gate and Coney Island Light. She was
hauled OF by tugs. George Lauder,
Jr.s big schooner Endynion, record holder
as an ocean crosser, went ashore near tho
Lasca. She also was pulled of.
John c. Meehan's schooner Fenella
dragged her anchor and drifted toward
the breakwater. Mr.. Meehan and his
family were on board. Nothing could be
done to save the yacht and she smashed
her bow. against the breakwater. Those
on board were rescued and cared for in
the clubhouse.
Com modore R. p. Doremus's schooner
Loyal dragged and fouled the breakwater
She jammed the sloop yacht Bagheera,
owned by II endon Chubb,. smashing her
stern. 8. E. Vernon's Vivian H., W. A.
u.
Roehr's Era were all badly damaged. Cal
vim Tomkins's sloop Wrath went into the
bulkhead and stove her bow and sides
The big British steamships Daghestan
and Sabine dragged anchor in the north
wester from Liberty Island to Bay Ridge
before they could get holding gound Twenty
coal ba rges in tow Of the tug Ashbourne
were driven from Robbins Reef down toward
the Narrows Two sand barges and many
Other stranded.
The coal laden schooners Helen II. Bene-
dict and Hattie v. Kelsey anchored of |
the Hook. Both were bound from Newport |
News for New Haven. They were unable |
to stand the forco OF the gale The Kelsey |
dragged down on the Benedict, whose |
prov tore 4 hole in the kelsey's stern. |
The Kelsey sank Her crew. save one man,
claInbered aboard the Benedict.
1t was thought that the other man had |
gone down with his ship, bat at dawn |
the ocean tug Mary E. Luckenbach found
him clinging to one of the sunken GOLFERS !
topmasts. The sea was heavy, and the !
Luckenbach's skipper feared to attempt !
taking the man of by going alongside. |
He went to schooner anchored half
mile away and towed volunteer boats |
Grew to the wreck. The man fell into the |
boat almost exhausted and was taken
to the schooner.
In town the surface cars had trouble
because their conduits filled with water.
Cellars were flooded and all the acoompani-
m ents of big storm ware seem