VIOLENT STORM

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1933, Page 5

VIOLENT STORM

AMERICAN 1 COAST

DEATH, TERROR, DESTRUCTION.

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 24

Death, terror and destruction rode with the maddest storm to strike the Atlantic s eifboard for many years. Affter yesterday’s 'fury, it roared up into New York State, and tli© Great Lake region to-day as a titty mile g-ie with driving rain. 'J'he total deaths arc well over a dozen, and the damage is estimated at millions of dollars.

The steamer, Madison, limped into Norfolk to-day under her own power, reporting that' the second mate aim ‘quartermaster had been ‘swept overboard yesterday when they went on deck to investigate the damage by the first wave of the hurricane.

'Captain William ‘Heath said that the wave was the greatest that he had ever seen. It tore away the forward house, and wrecked much of the superstructure there. - There were 109, till told om the Madison. HaggMd passengers, disembarked. after a: sleepless Might wearing lifeguards, ?.•- •.

i T fhe' southern railway train, the Crescent 'Limited, en route from New York to New Orleans hurtled through the rain soaked bridge spanning the Anacostia river near 'Washington e"Hy to-day killing the engineer and fireman, and injuring thirteen, Eight were killed 'in Virginia, lhe damage to Virginia Bench alone is estimated at a million dollars. The feW’m (smashed seashore resorts and marooned (communities. The wreckage of small craft dotted the Atlantic coastline.

There were serious traffic jams nr New York city as the result of flooded highways and railway tracks, and trees were strewn on many streets.

Torrential -rains caused a further postponement of the tennis championships both at Forrest Hills and at Chestnut Hill.