Smyrna times., 1878-10-30
The Storm.


supplied.
The Storm.
From all parts Of the state comes accounts Of dis
a>ter from the great storm Of last Wednesday, 1t is
everywhere spoken Of as without precedent III lis
violence and destruction.
EEHoBoTH.
There is 10 damage done here except that the beach
in front Of the Douglass House is washed away to
within four feet Of the hotel showing that the ocean
was within that distance of it, ana the bath houses
at all the hotels washed away and broken up,
being srcwn along the beach. Some Of the cottages
| are slightly damaged and all the hotels have been
pretty well stripped Of everything that the wind could
take hold Of
LIVES.
The tide made a break in the coast line below Hen
lopen Light and rushing in over the fats and
sweeping through the J. &. b. r. 4 culyers The beach
III front Of the town was covered with water feet
! deep thing not known before in half q century
There was considerable shipping in the Brcakwater
and the following vessels are reported ashore: ship
J'in B4rbour, Richmond, via Philadelphia for Ham
burg ashore at Plum Point, five miles from Lewes
rudder and stem gone, but thought will be noated;
bark >tal cargo petroleum, Philadelphia for Rouen
| anchors and main and nizzen-nosts gone: schooner
Bill Rich cargo stone, Bsyview, for Baltimore;
schooner E'aeltG q. Ireland lumber laden from vii
minton y C., full Of water; the brig Long RsGcI for
New York lumber laden is ashore On the Joe Florger
shoul. the brig Htq. g. BoitJR has sunk on the Dan
Barker shoal The captain Of the oyster sloop Mary
inn which arrived Thursday morning tells the story
Of the fate that bee nearly hundred Of the oyster
feet bound for Philadelphia on the morning OF the
storm. lie reports a number sunk, many dvmaged
and two lives lost. The New York steamer ABcmqrle
Captain Gibbs, encountered the storm about3 O'Clock,
p miles from the Breakwater, and was in consider
able danger. The captain put out to fifty miles
and weatAered the gale without much damage.
GEORGETOWN.
At Georgetown the tin roof of the Court House and
the Jail chimney were blown off. Several barns We're
blown down and the chimney Of the Brick Hotel,
high massive affair, topplcd over doing consider
able damage and causing good deal Of alarm.
; MILFORD
The farmers along the creek have suffered both BY
; the wind and the tide. \ good many cutbuildings
have been unroofed and the water coming up sud
denly and far has carried away and drowned good
deal Of stock. and the corn and hay has been swept
! away 70 p considerable extent. Upon the farm OF
General NanNorst there stood tenement house sur
! rounded by a considerable pine woods. The storm
blew down huge tree. which falling upon the build
ing, cut it through, dividing il into two parts The
inmates fortunately not hurt although within
. few feet ofthe falling timber.
6 FEEDERIcA.
A. Frederick. the sieeple OF the Methodist Church
= was blown down and landed upon the psrsonsg,
roof, breaking it in and doing great damage to III,
: building. Mr. Mowbray and his family were not in
( jured although somewhat frightened.
= WILMINGTON.
! The river rose higher than ever before causing
: food and much damage to property and shipping
{ Two barges plying between here and Philadelphia
Lost in f,o na1o
4 sunk. South Wilmington was completely inundated
Il and numbers of people had to take refuge in th'
/ upper stories of their houses. About seyenty-f
buildings were partially unroofed in the city four
Is five carried away by the food and six blown down
The oyster schooner j. Derer, Of Dividing Creek Md
Y was wrecked near the mouth of the Christiana an
:; her captain Robert L. Robbins, and seaman Pete
Wilfort, drowned. The schooner Buckeye, from thi
port, Captain Appleton, master, was wrecked abou
three miles from New Castle, and the captain, hi
'e wife, two sons and a seaman were drowned Georg
Is Kelly was the only survivor. The schooner ESeL
u Bright Of this city. wrecked the Jersey shore
e opposite New Castle, and Capt James Fountain an
n two colored seamen drowned. Damage in the cit
le cannot be estimated but is very heavy.
n NyDDLETowN.
Is At Middletown the south end Of the Presbyterian
X Church blew n and the roof of the Episcopal Churc
st was damaged. The Dclmarva drying house has bee
| a
i'll lower hotel sheds have been sewed. Awnings wer
es blown down. trees uprooted and limbs blown off FL
N ing the streets.
FORT PENN.
At Port Penn the tugboat ", p Bolton was wrecl
cd, and the captain, Geo. Fowler, one man and be
- were lost The long bridge wooden structure
half mile long, St. Augustine creek, was entire
Y destroyed Hundreds of bushels of corn were los
sc and barns and other buildings were unroofed.
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la The new NJ. E. Church damaged to the exte
al of $50. The river banks gone for miles, bo
H. above and below the town. Vim. Beck's loss fro
tn cattle drowning and hay and grain washed away
ey about 5000. He had just raised new barn on
" farm near Townsend that burned down last sur
n. mer which blown down. II will cost the
Georges Marsh Company at least $4,000 TO put the
In bank in good order it was before the stor1
~; Delaware City was cut off from communication f
two days all the bridges being gone. The tug Emn
= and several coal barges sunk. The sloop Sno
fake. lying at anchor in Salem cove. drfted to II
(" mouth of the creek and was capsized sloop al
"a schooner are lying high and dry in William Reybolt
meadow; one schooner is lying on top OF the Bate
ul' below here; two vessels are ashore on Pea Pat
lot island Fort Deaware). Nearly all the houses al
and everything that was movable on Pea Patt
island were swept away some of the people bare
We escaping with their lives.
an ODESSA
nal Several vessels were carried ashore and two or hr
II persons drowned The loss of farm buildings fence
es &C., very heavy in this section and number
va cattle killed by falling buildings. II. H. AppetC
20 had the upper part of his barn blown down and abo
on $50 bushels of wheat blown away and wagons al
81; farm implements ruined by the falling timbers. II
corn cribs in which were several hundred bushels
corn were also demolished. Nearly all the farmers
this section sustained similar losses to greater or le
- degree.
va KIRKwOoD.
" A new house belonging TO Richard T. Cam, ne
ne Krkwood in course of construction is said to ha
ne blown down. John c. Clark's outbuildings near he
ng are much damaged, some of them being blown dow
he NEW CASTLE.
About o'clock Wednesday morning Knowle