Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-10
500 ARE DROWNED /. !: ' 7 |; D
TIDAL SWEEPS OVER ocRAcokEs
ISLAND: OFF NORTH CARO-.
LIMA COAST.
MANY CITIES ARE DAMAGED i q
Communities Ion CIT on for Some
Time and News Of Disaster
10 Held W for Many
l}s Hours II +, ~ S & ~ Ms

N4lelGn, N. ", Sept. o.. ~. 4DAa0u6
Of Newborn, one Of the states leading
lumber mill men. just back from
N. c.. declared on Thurs
day there is a feeling Of certainty that
Ocracoke Island, on the coast, had
been wave-swept by q hurricane and
that none Of the 500 people on the
island escaped. This belief was based
on the high tide In Pamlico sound and
the ocean inundation. ss.ls n.
H II Morehead City, Beaufort, Newbern,
Washington, tBayboro, Bell Haven and
dozens OF other email towns on the
coast are reported as having great
losses from the fury Of the gale: .5
AT Washington the water was waist III.
deep In the street. two railroad
bridges, one mile long, belonging TO
the Norfolk Southern line, were
washed away, docks. steamships. large
warehouses, residences and Q public
building were destroyed and three peo
ple were reported dead. In Newbern
the water was several feet deep In the
streets. A number Of small vessels
were sunk. public bridges DESTROYED
and lumber mills badly damaged.
Charlotte, N. c.. Sept. 8. Scenes OF
desolation mark virtually the entire
North Carolina coast % the result Of
the hurricane which struck this sec
ton on Wednesday. Dispatches just
coming in over, makeshift lines Of
indicate that the town
Of BELL Haven IL destroyed. while the
town OF Washington. N. c.. not only
suffered from the wind but also lost
heavily by floods. Gil
At Newbern several streets were IN.
undated and the thoroughfares were
lined with debris. The damage n$that
city aloie probably vii exceed 3600r
600. To add to the terror Of the ctti-
xens, IRE broke out during the tempest
and was controlled with difficulty.
55 In Aurora IL houses were destroyed,
while at Vandemere the damage was
heavy, one Arm alone declaring it,
loss to be at least $4,000.
n In this city more than 200 cattle
and hogs were drowned, and their car.
cases are lying in the streets. : sert-
GUS menace to the public health
Throughout eastern North Carolina
growing crops are almost 9 total loss,
and no estimate Of the devastating ct.
feet OF the wind and rain can be made
at this time. I'D IA y
Beaufort. s. C., Sept s. The storm
which swept along the North Carolina
coast wrought havoc In this vicinity.
Mail boats from Core sound reported
that all wharves for q distance of Is
miles had been destroyed, several
houses blown down and hundreds OF
cattle and horses drowned. No human
lives were reported lost. Wireless sta.
lions are out Of service. d:
Washington. N. c. Sept. 6.-Dam.
age estimated at more than 5000, O00
was done here and In Beaufort county
on Wednesday by Q. destructive hurri.
cane. Until Thursday night this sec
ton was cut OF from communication
"a deluge OF rain accompanied the
wind and the Pamlico river overlooked
inundating : large portion Of the bust
ness and manufacturing district here.
Many factories along the water front
were, destroyed. Shipping suffered
heavy damage. No loss of life has
been reported.
Norfolk. Va. Sept. 8. six.masted
schooner George W. Wells wa
wrecked on the coast. The crow OF 20
two women and two children weFt
rescued. III .ss 3
New York, Sept 6,This city fol
four hours ending shortly after mid
night was In the grasp Of one Of thu
severest local storms Of the year
Three and Sone-fifth inches Of rain fell
In that short time and lightning played
among the skyscrapers. striking sev
erh roofs and setting one or two ,hrea
Taxicab service and trolley trafns
were suspended for Z while in parts q
the city owing to the flooded condition
'of streets. IS Ss5S$sx