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Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Philadelphia residents recall the anniversary of the greatest storm in city history, a three-day gale from March 17-19, 1796, that halted tides in the Delaware River, stranded vessels, exposed wharves, and allowed walking to Windmill Island from New Jersey; it damaged ships across the Atlantic.
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Yesterday, we are informed by some of our old residents, was the anniversary of the greatest storm ever known in Philadelphia, and to day and to morrow may be added to it, for it lasted for three days, commencing on the 17th of March 1796, and continuing to the 19th. The wind blew so powerfully, that there was little or no tide in the Delaware,-- the vessels in the Docks were lifted high and dry,--the underpinning of the wharves were laid bare,--and persons walked from the Jersey shore to Windmill Island. The storm extended across the Atlantic Ocean, and few vessels exposed to its fury escaped without damage.
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Philadelphia
Event Date
17th To 19th Of March 1796
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vessels in docks lifted high and dry; wharves exposed; persons walked from jersey shore to windmill island; few vessels across atlantic escaped damage
Event Details
Greatest storm ever known in Philadelphia lasted three days with powerful winds that caused little or no tide in the Delaware, stranded vessels, exposed wharf underpinnings, and extended across the Atlantic damaging ships.