Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-03-17
THE STORM ON EASTERN SHORE.
Large Quantities Of shipping and
Other Property Destroyed.

ouIluS Vic utJ vi A"t'u''' w.
was S E., cloudy but mild. B. 3 p. m
a constant cold rain was making liver
disacrlelble for all travellers. Gel
Greedy had promised southerly winds
warmer and fair. BY 9p. n the wlll'
had shifted to the north lard and blev
heavily with snow, at 10 80 gale WA
in progress, and during tile night a ter
rifle storm OF snow and wind tagged. i
MRS typical March. Day BROKE Moada.
with increased fury Of the wind ant
snow. During he whole OF MunlaA
and Tuesday night and day heavy winds
c 'ntinued but with little snow. Wed
nesday WIS raw and windy, but during
the night the Wild and temperature
moderated considerably. Thursdays
sun ose bright aud clear with moderate
wind. The worst OF the terrible gal,
was the fearful gusts Of wind which
strewed destruction in their paths
The ides, tides and winds of March
met and they will not soon be forgot
ten. The greatest damage Is done on
Sunday night and Monday morning
On the Baysbo ore the tide rose toa
height never known before. AS an in
stance Hunting Greek rose S, high that
the bridge at Drummond's mill rarely
ever touched by ordinary tides was coy
cred to the depth of Two feet. Riding
at snchor in this creek we're many oys-
ter craft and all hut OF elittle shallor
were driven over 500 yards "hlgh and
dry" ashore. At the steamboat wharf
laths, wood, lumber, coHlhouse. out
houses, everything except dwelling,
storehouse, grainhousc and stalles Of
Toxins, Bros. e Co., were swept away.
1t is thought it will cost about $500 TO
float the craft now ashore there. The
roadway is torn up and the bridge swept
away.
Messrs. j. G. Justice & Co.'S. wharf
was torn up, and their warehouses. con-
tanning 1900 bushels of OATS, and about
$3.50 worth guano. destroyed. A total
loss of about $3.50. Capt. VIM. R.
Lewis wharf is a total wreck.
At Onancock The rise of the tide was
unprecedented. The Oldest inhabitant
fails to rememb Der one so high-n0t ey-
en- the famous September gust Of 1921.
In Hopkins & Bros, store it rose four
inches compelling the removal of gools
with slight loss, to the counters. In the
warehouses of Powell u Wnples, Eos
que Il Co.. and w. D. Devils it rose
from II to Is inches. The schooner
Maggie Davis broke her mooring and
driven by force If wind and wave
threatened such mad havoc that Capt.
Geo. Crockett and others we're com
pelled to stand the storm for hours to
save the boat and wharves from des-
truction. The sloop Hamburg of Crock
ett's Fish Factory broke her fastenings
and was driven high and dry at "Only
near Onancock. 1t is reported the
factory has gone-but it is doubted. The
banks of the creek are terribly washed
in some places from five to ten feet in
width Of them are swept away. Par
ker's Marsh is cleaned of stock, and
covered with small boats of I'LL descrip-
tiolIs. No one can tell where from:
some say as far off as Apes Hold.
CLesconnessix and Deep Creek Necks
were literally swept. In many places
acres of land were covered with water
three to four feet deep. Manure in
heaps ard spread, potato beds and
frames, fences, gates, and even soil
were carried away. Charles Allen was
compelled to take his COW and calf in
the house 10 save them, and warned ly
loud squealing and theprobable loss ofhis
only pcrker cut a hole in the floor and
dragged it in. Mrs. Sally Gray lost all
her cattle, hogs and fence. Mr.. Sauls-
bury says clean sweep WIS made Of his
premises-his dwelling, stables and an
out!louso alone remaining. Capt. Jno.
Marsh's schooner was brought
around home from Onancock on Satur-
day. and now lies high above high wa
ter mark near his house. On his wharf
were large number of burels of oil for
shipment, these were swept away and
lost, one of his vessels loaded With oys-
tiers WIS sunk-and his fields swept bare
of manure and skaters.
Six or eight schooners are ashore on
Pungoteague Creek. Capt. Ell. Chan
dler's schooner capsized. The Virginia
oyster police boat, Capt. Ed. Cprbln,
commander, had her mast blown out
and 1t is feared is all entire wreck.
at the works of the American Fish
Guano Co., the platform and one fish
house. containing large quantity Of
guano were swept off. entailing loss of
81 900 10 So 900. Part of Hoffman S
wharf is gone. Boggs' granary was
capszed with loss in fertilizers.
Guilford wharf and the granary are
destroyed. An old storehouse occupied
as dwelling was abandoned because of
the high rise of the tide In it.
On Messongo large number of boats
and canoes were blown ashore at Shad
Landing. Many Of the canoes were
badly broken up.
Throughout the entire Shore repor IS
of more or less damage come CT fences,
buildings, boats, etc., blown to pieces.
Trees lave been blown down by hun