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Show SIXTY-MILE GALE J SWEEPS ATLANTIC South ( oast States in Grip of Terrific Wind That I Works Havoc With Shipping and Cuts Off fl Cities of Norfolk and Newport News. I ALL LAI WIRES ARE DESTROYED I Tidal Wave Inundates Part of Newport News; M People Driven to Highlands; Ferry Service Im-' I possible, Vessels Sinking. Lives Lost, and H All Communication Cut Off. J Washington, Ian. The South At- Untie coast states today are In the grip of a terrific wind and rainstorm which worked bavOC with shipping and cut off the i t i o of Norfolk and Newport News Ml land wires lead- i in our. of the cities were destroyed. '; I'.efore the last wire went down, a telegraph operator In Newport News remarked that the gale was so terrifh thvt the waters of the lames river I were surging up Into the lower parts of the city with the violence of a small tidal wave I The navy wireless sparked out unanswered un-answered calls to the chips of the At- ilantic fleet gathering in Hampton (Roads Creaf anxiety was felt for the safety of torpedo boats in the narrow I seaway. Incomplete reports coming in while J the storm was at its height were that jmanv small craft had been Bunk. The loss of life if anv, is not known. In thi citv the gale whipped down1 situs and trees Telegraph and telephone tele-phone wires were demoralized as far south as Atlanta Tidal Wave at Newport News Norfolk. Va., Ian 3 A sixty -mile sale vvith heavy rain whipped the At-'lantje At-'lantje coast here toda with terrific violence, downing wires and demoralising demoral-ising shipping. Several small craft (are sunk with loss of life The terrific gale swept the waters j of the lames river up into the lower rtKHAaonB ot Uwott v of -Sewpm't- ewtv. inundating streets and w , n -houses and driving the people to the elevations eleva-tions Ferry service across the river to Newport News wa6 impossible and the city was cut off from all communication |