The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-13
DESTRUCTION TRAVELS
IN wake Of STORM
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to control the boat. The father
waited for the death he thought
sure 70 come with . child claspcd
In each arm. Contrary ID any.
thing ON record the little craft
did live through the storm and
during the iirst lull was picked mp
two miles away by tug boat and
landed.
A number of boats were found
noAtingbOttom. MP In Hampton
Roads and II n expected that
number OF additional deaths with
become known later. Tho proper
~ damage Is estimated at about
100000.
Loss at the Shipyard.
At the shipyard the submarine Seal
was struck by q schooner and badly
disabled, and the same schooner
rammed hole in the Old Dominion
liner Jamestown. Roofs of shops at
the shipyard also were torn away.
Scaffolding around ships In course OF
construction on the stocks was blown
down. Part of the metal covering
on the side of the Chesapeake and
Ohio elevator r also was blown away.
Nothing has been heard here as yet
OF the extent Of the disaster up James
river, but II Is feared that several
lives have been lost.
The barge Mary b. Mitchell and
schooner J. Holmes BirdsalI broke
their moorings at coal pier No. and
were slightly damaged. 1.-TWO big
barges at pier No. also broke adrift
and collided with the dock. The
barges Lancaster and West Point were
swept In shore from their anchorages
in the stream and brought up against
the Warwick Machine Company's
pier. Neither of the vessels nor the
pier was badly damaged. The barges
were towed TO safety by Chesapeake
Blows Tugs Stack Out.
So great was the velocity of the
wind that 1t struck the Chesapeake
and Ohio tug Wanderer and tore her
smokestack out A small sati-boat
was literally picked up out of the
water and hurled on the beach. it's
lone occupant. a white man. being
thrown out, but not hurt.
Among the launches swamped were
those owned by the Warwick Ma
chine Company, and the Southern
Loan Company. of Richmond. Both
of these vessels can be saved, Some
OF the small craft were hurled on
the beach and broken up, while 9TH
ers were battered to pieces against
the piers.
Deaths Around New York.
NEW YORK. June ia num-
Der Of Hives, carly reports place
the figure al twenty Ave, were lost
and enormous property damage
was caused by terrific electrical
storIn which swept the coast from
Norfolk to New England late hast
night. Ii was the fourth storm
for New York since Saturday
night. TeIeeraphic and teiephos,ic
communication ims been inter-
suptetl. while hundreds of thous-
ands OF trees have been upr0oted.
building unrooft-d and In many
cases demolished. Three men
were killed and woman badly
shocked by lightning Mt Allen
town. Pa. more than 1000 were
thrown into q panic and women
and children were trampled when
Lightning set 6re TO the church
steeplc In Highstown, y. j..
where commencement exercises
were being held. Many small ves-
sells and minor craft were swamp
t,ti In the vicinity Of Norfolk and
fifteen persons are missing.
Thrcss Dead In Philadelphia.
Three persons were killed In Phila-
deiphia and vicinity, Baltimore and
Washington we're cut off early to-day
rs far as wire communication was
concerned,
II will be several days before COM
munication is entirely restored, For
miles tn the South all poles were
stretched along the ground. while the
big lead cables. containing hundreds
III wires have been snapped as though
they were pieces of Irvine.
Baltimore, Washington and the Del
aware. Maryland and Virginia pcnin-
sula wcrr the flrst to feel tire storm.
At Baltimore enormous hatl-stones
broke the windows. and the terrific
I,csls of thundcrs and vivid flashes
% lightning threw the negro quarters
into Mysteries.
The storm swept through Eastern
Pennsylvania. New Jersey and up
along the Hudon river, ieveiing sub
atantiai structures as though they
were houses of cards.
Negro hoy Drowned In Norfolk.
NORFOLK, VA, June 13.--From
I o'clock Monday afternoon until >
O'Clock at night Norfolk experienced
its worst electrical storm In two years.
Hundreds Of telephones were put out
OF commission. trolley cars were tied
UP for an hour and half. the cleo
trio power houses were rendered help
less to furnish lights TO the city for
nearly two hours. several houses were
struck by lightning and At least one
life was lost. The various FIRE com
panies answered seven alarms during
the storm.
The new high school was struck by
lightning. but was not seriously
damaged. There were a number OF
students in the building at the time.
and the crash caused considerable ex-
element, but no one was injured.
casey's broom factory. In Highland
avenue, was struck by lightning and
partly destroyed.
A small boat. in which a negro
man and his small son were fishing.
was captized by the storm yesterday
afternoon. The boy was drowned.
Two men are reported to have been
drowned in Hampton Roads when
their boat capExed-
Seven electric trains on the Norfolk
and Southern. were rendered helpless
during the storm. their controllers
burning out.
The potato crop was almost ruin
ed for want OF rain, and yesterdays
downpour saved the day.
Four Hurt ut SUFFOLK.
SUFFOLK. VA, June IA cy-
clone passed over portion OF Suf-
folk Monday Afternoon, totally demol-
twhinE one plant. partially wrecktng