The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-15
THE Loss OF LIFE.
Twenty-Five Persons Drowned, and the List
May Be Largely Increased.

Twenty-Five Persons Drowned and the List
May Be Largely Increased.
PHILADELPHIA March 14-The following is
from Lewes, Del: 1t is estimated that about
twenty-five lives were lost here. but only two
bodies have been recovered yet Reports
have reached hers that the iron railroad pier at
Lewes parted in the miodle during the storm.
having some people on the outer end of it, whose
fate is unknown.
Captain Burns. of the brig Startle, returned
from the capes to-day. and says II believe
that all OF the schooners that passed through the
capes since the beginning of the storm lost.
The Starte and the brig Simpson were anchored
at the iron pier at Lew~s. The pier parted and
We could not assist her, and all were lost
except the cook and steward. The wife of the
captain of the Simpson was aboard. and was lost.
hear that the brig Crawford was also lost A
large steamer, | think the Lord Clyde, starssd
to come in on Monday. but her machinery
disabled and she turned and went out again"
rived and says his wife and crew were not
drowned as reported. but managed to get
ashore. He says he knows of only three men
having been drowned. but there twenty
seven men the hospital at Lewes.
A special to the Inquirer from Lewes. Del.
says: Additional adVces were received here
to-day from Delaware breakwater. fully
roborating the terrible tale of exp osure. loss of
lif- and damage to shipping which prevailed on
Sunday night during the heavy storm. II is
stated that twenty two persons were drowned or
frozen to death. number of YES
sells of all descriptions were sunk.
several were badly damaged that they
are now practically valueless. while many were
stranded far up the beach that it will very
likely require weeks to float them. The priva-
tons of the crews extremely pitiful. as. in
their efforts to head vessels from shore they
were drenched to the skin. while arctic at
mosphere soon converted the water their
garments into ice. The men were liter
ally incased in ice, and a binding snow
which followed the gale aided to their
awful sufferings More than sixty persons were
bound hand and foot by ice. and large major
ity of these are now badly frost bitten and con-
fined their beds with heavy colds. The
steamboat Pier rarted in three places. and at
the extreme end were eleven men. the survivors
of vessels which sank who had taken refuge
there. They were cut off from all communi-
cation with land for twenty four hours and dur
ing that time their frail haven threatened
to be- carried away by the heavy seas which
broke over them. while their experiences were
even more horrible than those of the men who
were ashore. With starvation staring in their
faces. the brave band fought the terrorS of
death until thew were rescued from their peril
position. When thy were taken off several
were incapable of movement, and had to be lift
ed into and from the boats which came to their
barks and schooners driven ashore. forced
above high water mark on the shore
PRINcEs ANN. Md. March 14.-In Manokin
river three vessels were capsized, and many
others were driven asho q. In Wicomico river.
at Mount Vernon, some of the vessels are ashore,
and are greatly damaged. OWING to the lack Of
communication. the Infor alton is very incom-
plete Names of vessels and the fate of the
crews of those already reported, cannot be as
been lost ana much more vessel property demol-
ishad.