The daily gazette., 1878-10-24
FOURTH EDITION
New Castle Letter.
NEW CASTLE. Oct. "a.

NEW OASTLE, Oct. n.
The amount of loss from yesterdays
storm is far in excess of our worst expec.
tations. Amongst the many we will
mention the following:
Two houses owned by Samuel Etchehs
and two owned by colored men, situa ted
near the Potters' Field, were carried
away
The carpeter shop of John Cannon,
was completely destroyed and carried up
the river.
Roofs werei taken off the residences of
s. Etchell and j. Mcfarland, ou Wash
ington Avenue, were carried over TO 9th
street; that of Owen Roberts, carried up
the Battery; that of T. Morrison, the
Presbyterian Church, and the flour mill
injured more or less. The chimney on
the dwelling of James Nj. Houslnan was
blown down
A bout 10 o'clock the Delaware railroad
embankment aud track, between here
and Hare's Corner, was carried away,
stopping all travel until 5 p. m, at which
time trussing had been completed aud
travel resumed.
AT ~ III. the water had risen so high
that the front steps of Herbert's row, on
Cherry street, were covered, and the
Frenchtown turnpike was impossible.
Families moved out of their houses.
Men had TO wade through water breast
deep TO let the cattle out of the slaughter
house pens of Amos Davidson.
About this time, az M, an effort was
made to reach the w. U. Telegraph Of
flee. James Gegan, the manager, was
hosted upon the shoulders of a stall
wart colored man, and after a little
plunging made the door and effected an
entrance, but the wires were out of sell
vice, and the return was began. This
mode o. travel was so strange that a large
crowd had gathered to witness II, who,
on the return of the plucky operator, 4,
gave three hearty cheers.
About7 O'Clock in the morning the sloop
BUcheVe, of Wilmington, having aboar ii
the captain, his wife and three sailors,
rolled her masts and became unmanage-
able. All hands took to the hfe-boat,
which soon sunk. One sailor managed
TO get hold of the upset boat, but was
driven OFF by the waves. He swan for
shore and took refuge on passing tree,
which was driven in below the Delaware
Iron Works He came to. this city, where
he was kindly cared for.
Tho barge II. j. O'Kdne laying at Tas-
ker's, was battered to pieces against the
wharf
Tugs Bolton and Emma sunk at Della
ware City.
About 9 O'Clock small sloopwds driven
through the brake and ran over two
miles up the marshes, and when the
wind was changing they put up sail aud
came back as far rs the bank, but the
water had ran down too fast and there
they stuck last night. The men were busy
digging away to get into the river, which
they will effect this morning at high
water.
The steamer Clio is high and dry under
the willows, and the mud machine will
be employed to get her away.
John Findle's sloop is laying upside
down on Coupe's wharf, complete
wreck
The tug McFadden is impaled on pile
at the city wharf.
a man living at Fort Delaware and
working on the ice piers saw bureau
floating up the river and on taking Il Sc
cond look declared il was his. This raised
laugh amongst his fellow workmen
yet he insisted and made efforts TO seize
1t with success aud on opening found il
TO contain his clothing having his name
marked upon them.
U. $. Marshal II. ii. McMullen had 7G
feet Of cattle shedding destroyed.