Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
Sewells point. They were the property OF
the Coastwise Dredging Company and the

seven 8 point. They were the property OF
the Coastwise Dredging Company and the
Lewis Dredging Company.
The hull of the steamer Ocean View.
recently burned. which had just been
raised at Willoughby Spit, preparatory to
rebuilding. was again sunk, with the ma
chinery Of the wreckers. A number of
pleasure boats off the Hampton Roads
Yacht Club were washed ashore
The coasting schooner Future. bound
from the south for New York. passed in
the Virginia capes and was lowed into
Norfolk. She was bound from Tampa,
Fla. lumber laden. She is reported un-
injured. but part of her deckload is
High winds have prevailed on the Vir-
ginia and Carolina coasts for eighteen
hours. accompanied here by heavy rains,
changing rapidly into sunshine The
wind reached fifty-six miles an hour at
Cape Hatteras Wednesday night. with
forty-two miles here and at Cape Henry
yesterday.
Big Steamer Dragged Anchor.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. March ga
terrific northwesterly gale swept over
this section shortly before noon yester-
day. carrying away numerous chimneys
and several roofs and doing much dam
age among small craft along the water
front
The big British steamship Eskfde. Capt.
Whitby. in port light from Perth Am
boy, dragged anchor in the harbor and
was prevented from going on the beach
by striking against Old Dominion pier
and holding there. Curiously enough
neither vessel nor pier was damaged.
The landing was made very SLOWLY. as
the ship was dragging two anchors and
her engines were running at full speed
reversed.
High winds had been prevailing here
all day. but for an hour before noon
the blow was the worst seen here in
years.
Damage Done at Danville.
DANFILLE, Va, March 26-Danville
and vicinity were visited by terrific
windstorm which caused considerable dam
age
Part of the roofing to the wooden bridge
across Dan river was blown off and a
number of trees and telephone poles in
the city were blown down. The telephone
service Is badly crippled and many of the
CITY phones are out of commission
The windstorm followed a heavy rain
Wednesday night.
Negroes and Child Dead.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 26.-The storm
which crossed Georgia at an early hour
S0S'eiodS HiorHHS lelC wrecked buildings
in its wake in Barlow, Campbell, Gilbert.
Banks. De kalb. Jackson. Milton, Fulton.
Richmond. Newtown. Butts and other
counties. and did immense damage to
fences and forests.
At least a half dozen churches, -four
schoolhouses. two ginneries, two halls and
fifteen or twenty residences are reported
demolished.
The only fatalities reported are those of
negro woman and her child near NeaZ
Ga.
Wind Kills Sleeping Man.
LAKELAND. Fla. March ga severe
windstorm passed over this section yes
terday morning, tearing down several
houses. uprooting trees and doing other
damage.
r. f. Zoucks. white. was asleep when
the storm blew his house down. He was
instantly killed. One man was blown
from his wagon and badly injured.
At Kathleen eight buildings were blown
down. including Frier's cOmmissary. The
wires between Kathleen and this place are
down. 1t is impossible to get authentic
information.