Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-10
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STORM PLAYED HAVOC
ASHORE AND lFlOAT
IIdeWater vIrglaIa Swept By Ter
rifle Westerly Wind
Storm.
MUCH DAMAGE ALONG WATERFRONT
Several Collisions and Numerous
Small Boats Smashed the Days Re-
cord-Roof Blown Off Colonial
Apartment House-Another strenu.
GUS Night for Vessels In Harbor.

Possibly no storm that has visited
this section III many years has ere.
atcd more havoc with shipping III
this harbor and Hampton Roads than
did the terrific westerly gale which
swept over Tidewater Virginia from
about 4 o'clock yesterday morning
until midday. The record of the
storm hore was one steamship beach
ed, Il steamer blown ashore, two col
lisions between n steamship and two
schooners, the sinking and bleaching
OF score or more of oyster boats
just beyond the city and pleasure
craft in the harbor, one schooner
mast blown out, another schooner's
main boom broken and stern dam
aged by striking pier,an sailing
yacht damaged by being blown
against pier Il.
The exact velocity OF the wind
could not be ascertained, but II is es-
timated that when the fury of the
storm was at its height IL exceeded
500 miles an hour. Shipping men
claim II was without doubt the high.
tst wind that has visited this section
In many years. Soon after the gaze
broke over tho city early IN the morn
Ing hummer of the big scIooners an
chorcd in the harbor began dragging
anchor, but additional anchors were
gotten overheard by each of the craft
before any OF them came to GRIEF.
Quite number of little craft in tHc
hnrbor here and many, small oyster.
ing boats anchored near the shore
several miles beyond this city either
fillod and sank or were blown on the
shore and there badly battered by the
hugo waves that We're kicked up by
the wind.
Smashed Into Pier.
About o'clock in the morning the
tWomasted schooner d. Corsen, which
was anchored in The harbor near pier
f dragged anchor down the harnor
and smashed into Old Dominion pier
A, breaking her aft boom and slight
~ damaging hor stern. Soon after the
ACCIDENT the mainmastt of the two.
mastod schooner Gathmer loading
lumber at pier A for the jamestown
Exposition grounds was blown ont
of the vessel by the wind and drop.
pod into the river.
About O'Clock the ferry steamer
van Schuyler, plying between wv
avenue and Pine Beach, went ashore
near the latter place. She was az.
rewards foated uniniured ana con.
tlnued her trips across Hamilton
Roads throughout the remainder OF
the day.
The two-masted schooner Yacht
Lady Evelyn, owned by DR.. r. Lee
Robinson. of this city dragged her
anchor yesterday afternoon and af.
tor striking pier u was blown hard
ashore near that pier. The vessel Is,
only slightly damaged and probably
VIII be floated today.
Roof Blown OFF Colonial.
Early in the morning the TAXPAYER
and gravel roof on the Colonial apart
ment house, at Fiftieth street anu
Washington avonue, was torn into
slireds and carried off the building.
The ladies' in the building were con-
.sidorably excited over the event.
fortunately the rain had almost
ceased to fall when the roof went
of. Repairs will be made at once.
The building is owned by Lieuten-
ant Guy Bissett, u. S! N, who is now
in the Philippines, and Mrs. Caper-
ton, who occupies one or the apa1s-
ments.
Heavy Seas in Harbor.
The violent wind kicked up heavy
seas in the harbor ana Hampton
Roads and small steamers had consid.