The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
ATIDAL WAVE.
a Mountain Of Water Hollis into Now Haven
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| 4H- h"Fpor-DnhnhEe 10 shipping. -.
New HAVEN, CoSN., Dec. 25.-Last
night MS Captain S. P. Thrasher, sup.
crlntendcnt Of the Seamen's Bethel,
was locking up tho building preparatory
TO going home, hc felt n distinct lar Of the
earth. Looking out no saw lamp posts
shaking. The shock was even more
severe than that experienced here Inst
summer, although It was comparatively
nnnoticed, occurring at such Il late hour.
The jar was felt at tho central police sta.
ton also. II is now believed that there
must have beena conclusion OF the earth
In Long Island Sound, directly olrl
harbor, or near by, for at quarter.l,ast
eleven tidal wave, crowned with
foam and fully eight feet high,
came rolling into the bay from
the south, traversing tho entire length of
the harb0r, WHICH Is four miles long. 1t
had speed Of about twelve miles M hour,
and moved with m ominous rushing
sound, like the blast OF hurricane carry
Ing dstruction In its path. 1t was very
dark and cold ut the time, and Light |
log was forming, which has been growing
denser. ever since. Consequently il is I'M.
possible to ascertain the full extent OF the |
damage done. There arc 200 vessels in
the harbor, bound eastward. The first
one TO take the. force Of the wave WAS
Captain Horace Dodge's schooner, Nellie
Grant, bound from Jersey City with coal
10 Portsmouth, N. II. She is n high bow.
cd craft, and therefore did not ship the
sen, which struck her in the bow with
such force as to tea? the windlass out OF
her and part the chains OH both her an-
chors, sweeping her away to the north.
Captain Dodge hastily rlgged sail enough
to keep stceragc way on her, and nun
nged to pick his way through the fleet 10
the inner harbor, where she is now repair
ing.
s 4scuooSER SUNK.
Astern Of the Grant lay the schooner
Ernest, Captain Darius b. Reed, Provi-
lence vessel bound home from lloboken
with cargo of400 tons OF coal. The Ern-
est had 4 crew OF four men nnd the CaS:1
tain's wife was also Oh board. Captain
Reed was on deck when the mountain OF
water struck his vessel. He was greatly
alarmed, and realized that unless the ship
parted from her anchors she must sink,
The anchors held and the wave swept
over her, clearing the deck, tearing of
the matches, and bursting into the cabin.
The heavily loaded vessel began to sink
and when her deck was
level with the water Captain Reed hast
,ned his crew into the yawl boat. Just as
hey got clear OF the schooner she went
lown in three and hall fathoms Of water
They reached the schooner Luly Thonp-
ION, Bangor vessel, where Captain Reed
md his shivering wife and crew were
'ared for during the night. To-day they
we're taken in charge by Z. II. Weaver,
lgent for the underwriters. The Ernest {
les directly in the channel, and will be
,asily raised. She was partly insured.
The crew lose everything
ESCAPED IN THEIR NIGHT CLOTHES.
To the eastward OF her, in Morris Cove,
ay tow Of four heavily-leaded bargcs
belonging to the Bee Line Transportation
Company OF New York, bound to Nor
Sich. These barges were raked from stem
o stern by the sea, and one Of them, the
Bouquet, Captain Hill, was foundercd and
sank. Her crew managed 10 escape in
heir night clothes, Just Us was going
lown; they saved nothing. The remain
Rg barges are badly, damaged. The Bou-
luet had GOO tons OF fine coal on board.
md lies in three fathoms OF water. She
:an be raised. Her value is placed at SlO,-
700. a''
On the west shore OF tlie channel Law
he fine thrce-masted schooner, Jason 7.
Davis Captain Rossi.er, OF Bueksport, Me.
She was light, and was swept by The wave
nearly a quarter OF mile like cork, and
now lies strained on Sandy Point. The
Devils is an 500 tonner, nearly new. She
,an be Aoated of with pontoons. She is,
comparatively, uninjured. Many other
vessels were badly shaken and strained
BY the wave, but the thick weather, pre-
venting the movements OF tusboals, has
cut of all means Of communicatin. with
hem. Up the harbor, the wave over.
.urned small boats, parted the fastenings
.he vessel and did some damage to the
OF the New Haven Yacht Club.
An ominous find was made ut Morris
Cove, near the easternmo;t point OF the
iarbor. It consisted OF an overturned
yawl, a quantity OF sailor clothing splin-
ered spars and loose rigging aud thirty
.wo hatchcs swept from vessels decks by
be waves. II is now feared that other
disasters have occurred.