Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06
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3 LEWIS, Nov 80 The Old Dominion
line Stsemey Richmond from West Point,
Va, laden with ,tton for New York, put
into the Breakwater on Wednesday after
noon out OF cual. The captain reports
having experinced very stormy weather
during the passage and was driven of bis
course by the gale Of Sunday. +. o..
Maull supplied the vessel with coal and
she proceeded on hsr voyage the same
night.
TIE cable to the Breakwater, which
hes been in trouble during aud since the
late gale, IL now in working order. The
cause OF the trouble was the washing out
Of the box aud displacing Of poles ut the
shore and consequent from the extremely
high tides and surf.
The barge MnGabs, recently built ct
Milton, this county, is lying at this mouth
OF BroAdhiin waiting for tov to Phila-
delphia shs is to BE- used for the lumber
trade.
The pilot boats cruising in the vicinity
OF the Delaware capes we're oil safely
anchored under the Breakwater during
the late storm and escaped damage, ex.
ceptiug the Enoch farley. She was
blown of the capes and put into Hamp-
ton Roads, Va, for q hayhor, without
serious damage. Several Lewes pilots
were on board.
| The Lewes wreckers are now putting
the cargo of petroleum from the bark
Hannah into the schooner Arthur and
other lighters. Should the weather con-
tinue favorable, The entire cargo will be
saved in good condition. The vessel IS
too much broken up TO be worth floating
of. THE coal In the schooner W. D.
Marble ~ being thrown overheard, and
when she IA relisved OF her cargo will he
easily floased. Tho schooner Helen lies
high mp fon the beach, so that one can
stepion board dry shod.
he YRcSooner Ella, before reported
ASHORE at Rehoboth Beach, is heing re-
heved OF her cargo Of lumber. The lam.
Der and remains of the vessel will prob
/ ably be sold ut auction shortly. She il
about 25 years old.
HeIRhel Marshall, the pilot, has re.
turned from Philadelphia where he has
been undergoing treatment for an ailec-
ton OF the glands OF the face. He ia
somewhat better and hopes TO be entirely
| relieved
The high tides prevailing at Rohoboth
BsRoh have washed ont considerable
part OF the bulkhead along Surf avenue
and othsrwise injured the front along the
surf.
4 ! p. u. Norman, Jr., Is having an addi
! tloR buik to his grocery store on Second
4 street, below Market.
4 Miss Kaee Benton has gone TO spend the
\ winter With her sister, Mrs. Boilo way, al
\ GrotoA, Conn.
4 Harry Hickman, who has been attend
ing school At Darlington, N j., is spend
ing tie Thanksgiv ng holidays here witt
bis parentB, Mr. and Mrs. HaFbesOr
Hickman.
Lswes has been we'll supplied Will
poultry for the past few days and al
reasonable prices.
Thanksgiving services were held in thu
M. z. CHURCH yesterday by the Rev. Il. 3
Thompson to largs congregation.
Tho schooner Ellen NJ. Baxter, Captain
Grey, from Philadelphia for Ohsrlestown
Mass, on eating under way on WsdneS
day morning found that her steering eea
was out of order A submarine diys
was sent down to ascertSin the trouble
when it was found that her rudder hat
been broken eff by the storm. Atuive,
will be made to decide whether she Is SEQ
worthy.
The sports Of the younger class wer
out yesterday wasting powder and shot
The day being fns much smoke AM
noise was raised but not much game VIC
bagged.