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Show GALE CAUSES DAMAGE ON" CAROLINA COAST. Tide Bolls High in Neuse and Trent Bivers at Newborn. NEWBERN, N. C., March 30. A severe, se-vere, wind and rainstorm struck this city Saturday and raged all of the day. The Neuse and Trent rivers yesterday presented scenes almost equal to the Atlantic cn a rough day, being , white from shore to shore. In some portions of the city streets are Impassable and on Union Point people have to be taken ta-ken from their homes in boats, the tide covering the first floor of their bouses. Grave apprehension is felt for the fishermen who left he city early Saturday. Sat-urday. It is thought they were struck by the gale when they were miles from . land. All - prospects for successful and early truck season are doomed. ' . . Much damage was done to small craft around the city. |