The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-04

hmrwes were torn from their tugs in
the bay, and wrecked against lat
x1ry sea wall, and 3 dozen ocean
steamers, unable TO reach. their docks,
dropped anchor in the bay In the
evening q heavy snow furry impeded
naa4gation in all the neighooring Wa
4 kers
In Philadelphia the wind wrecked a
three story factory building, Killing
one man, and lnjuring fourteen others,
Norfolk, Va. and Newport News
were completely cut off from outside
communication. all the land wires 80"
Ing down. Fear was felt for time
that the ships Of the Atlantic fleet as
rernhied in the Roads, preparatory 10
sailing for the southern drill grounds,
had failed 10 weather the blasts. but
the vessels reported their safety to-
night by wireless.
Fatalities Occur.
Practically All the South Atlantic
ssates were hard hit. The Laurel
river. In Delaware, overfiowed It's
banks. driving several oyster boats
ashore John Smithers and one Of his
farm hands were fatally injured in the
COLLAPSE OF q buiidinS, in which they
had taken refuge near Laurel, Della
ware.
Three persons were seriously injured
at Atlantic CITY. where the wind reach
ed a velocity ef sixty miles an hour.
The British steamer Alcaaar, which
In ashore at Cape Lockout, was IN
danger ~ being battered 20 pieces by
the heavy seas Tho revenue cutter
Seminole is standing by the Aicazar in
case help is needed The wind blew
forty miles TN hour. and caused much
damage TO property IN the business
section Of the city.
Newport. n = reports that much
anxiety Is felt there from the mine
laying cruiser Saa Francisco, whlcn
left there early "A the afternoon with
a crew Of ESQ officers and men, bound
for Guantanamo. Newport reports an
eighty wind tonight. There are
no torpedo boat aestroNers at sea. a>
was rept rted THIS afternoon,
Damage Is reported from several
New Jersey towns Areutou was In
the path OF she worst Of the Wind
wave, and TT Pha}tushurr, y. j., N"
gale RACED 6 fnur~st0ry brick Fulit-
ing. injurinE one man
Girls Havc Narrow Escape.
Two hundred girls had narrow es-
cape at Hazeiton, Pa, when the root
was blown Oft the nul in whIch thcy
were working.
AT Poughkeepsie. \. b. the roof ol
a. box car crossing the Poughkeepsle
bridge was blown OF, dropping two
hundred feet ana almost ~reCk3Bg t"u
buildings
Several points In New England re-
ported damage to person and prop
erty Ten persons were injured al
Hartford, Conn, by the collapse OF
the roof of the MeiIen Hewes build-
ing. A roof blown into Main street
At Winsted, Conn, blocked street car
traffic for an hour
A heavy storm waged over nil "t
Texas. Telegraph service was severely
crippled at Fort Worth.
Cleveland reports the heaiest snow
fall of the season tonight, with all
street car traffic tied up and wire
communication seriously hampered.
The wind was less violent west Of
Cleveland. although Chicago reports
Interruptions Of wire service at sew
eral points in the Middle West.
Lightship is Adrift.
Wireless messages picked up here
tonight report that the Diamond
Shoals lightship is adrift, and is send
ing ont wireless calls for AID The
iightship. which has a crew of ten
men. is stationed oq the treacherous
shoals of Cape IIatteras. y G.
The Little Egg lhesaving station,
on the Jersey coast. reports an un-
known three masted schooner flying
distress sig GALS live mile north OF the
station The life savers, unable 10
reach the schooner through the heavy
sea, have requested that government
revenue cutter go TO the assistance Of
the vessel.