Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-20
EcrEoES FRoM TEE STORM.
Additional Details OF the Damage
on the Eastern shore.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispath.l

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dspath.l
OSANCoCK, March H. 1855.
The washing away of the bridges and
the blocking of the roads by the
recent storm shut OF the upper bayside
region OF AccOmack from the rest OF the
county, and hence definite news OF the
damage done there has just been Oh
tanned. This is the region of the oyster
tongmen on the Eastern Shore OF Nir-
GINA.
At Sykes's island, near the mouth Of
the Pocomoke river, four large schooners
went ashore. They are the J. q. Crate
and Fstella, from Aboscom, y. T., and
the Old Fashion aud Alice, from Crls-
field, Nd. All these schOoners were
loaded with oysters and are ashore on the
Old Rocks sand-bar of Sykcs's island.
One Of them is q large two top
mast schooner, and will probably prove
total wreck. Fifteen smaller boats,
used by the tongmen of the island. are
also ashore, some OF them badly dam
aged.
George W. Glenn's store, on the island,
was unroofed and had several windows
blown out, exposing his stock OF goods
70 the storm.
IN the neighboring region of McssonPo,
on the mainland, the whole district vas
flooded. All the fences were swept away,
and many hogs, sheep, and COWS were
drowned or frozen to death. Every yes
sci in Messongo went ashore, including
the sloop Daisy, Captain ". Il. Knight !;
sloop Samuel Wimsett. Captain Abbott
Davis schooner Maria, Captain ID. T..
Marshall, and large number of skiis,
canoes, and other small craft.
Higher up on the bayside, at Shad
Landing. the large schooner Thomas II.
Hooper, Captain Hall, loaded with 500
bushels of oysters, was washed ashore in
the gale, and now lies fifty feet from the
shore line Other vessels stranded there
are Schooner Shamrock, Captain +. t.
Thomas sloop Belinda Drummond, and
a yacht belonging to Captain Garnet
Slant. together with many smaller boats.
The tide at Shad Landing is said to have
been higher there than was ever known
before, and the only vessel that success
fully rode the storm there was the schOO-
ner Ambition, Captain Frank Lankford.
In ChincOteague bay and III all the
other seaside waters Of AccOmack the
storm was much less severe and destruc-
tive than the bayside. The only vessels
belonging on the Chincoteague that were
seriously damaged were the schooner
Recruit, belonging TO ID. j. Wheaton IL
Brother the sloop Eureka, belonging to
Ebs 7. Lewis and John L. Kenney, and
a schooner belonging to James i. Wi.
Hams. The two first named, loaded with
oysters, were driven ashore on Lewes-
town beach, and will probably prove
total wrecks the one last named was
capsized and sunk in the channel of
Chincoteague harbor. Fortunately all
the persons on board OF these vessels es-
capped safe 10 land.
The American Fish-Guano Company
at Hoftmans wharf, on Pungoteugue
creek, are among the heaviest losers in
this section. They had their wharf torn
up, their fish-house swept away with
considerable quantity of guano, and
several boats wrecked or badly damaged !
Their loss will probably amount to
several thousand dollars.
Immense damage has been done TO !
forests in all parts OF the Eastern Shore, |
especially in the bayside marshes, where |
nearly all the large trees have |
been blown down in somo localities,
and where it is said persons can
walk dryshod for miles over the fallen 1
timber.
Many oyster-beds on the seaside are
reported 10 have been swept naked by /
the ice a. it drifted ont on the receding
tide, and nesrly all the iykes and fish
traps on the bayside were destroyed by
the high water aud strong wind.
The new Baptist church OF Cape
Charles was unroofed and moved several
feet from it's foundation.
For several days past persons have
been picking up large quantities OF
goods along tho bayshore just below
the mouth Of Onancock creek, supposed