Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
Many of the bugeyes are

bottom up.
Twenty-eight boats were capsized in
Chincoteague bay during the gale, and
bodies of Is sailors have been washed
ashore there, six Of them being lashed
to the rigging. 1t seems now that
when full intelligence has been receiv-
ed from all points in the Chesapeake
bay it will he found that the loss of
life has been very considerable.
The shipping at Cambridge, consist
ing wholly of the oyster vessels. suffer-
ed severely, the damage being estimat-
ed $4,000 to $4,000. Vessels in the
in the inner harbOr, which is consider
ed one OF the safest in the state, were
more or less injured, but the greater
part OF the damage was done to craft
anchored abreast of Cambridge or
mOored at the long wharf.
In Wicomico county, 1T Wingate
Point, there are eight large boats and
twelve small ones sunken and blown
ashore. At Roaring Point there is a
large vessel up on shore, with her en-
tire keel exposed.
AT Crstield more than One-baIf the
vessels were blown ashore, capsized or
sunk, and the damage cannot be esti-
mated until they are gotten aAoat
Some are total wrecks. As manv as 18
or 20 vessels can be seen along the
banks of that river in a somewhat
damaged condition.
From Hill's Point, Dorchester conn
ty, comes intelligence of the capsizinO
OF the oyster sloOp Lavinia North in
Hlll's Point harbor and the drowninU
OF Captain James North and a Igd
board vi
Reports have been received at Prin.
cess Anne Of loss of life in the Anna
nesSeX river. An unknown schooner
was Slghted on Monday in distress bv
the United States revenue cutter. She
had lying as a Signal of distress d,
bed-quIlt. She had a crew of five or
SIX men. The cutter attemnted to
reach the schooner. but could NOT do
Ii on account Of the prevailing burri-
cane. The vessel was finally reached
on Wednesday. Her crew had been
overcome by hunger and cold. They
We're found frozen stiff and dead
lhere are number of sunken boats i'm
Muddy creek, branch of the river
ana number of the dredgers Derisbed
1t IS thought the damage hv tho
storm IN Somerset county will reach
??'oOOO. SIX pungies that left the har
Dor at Muddy Creek Annamessex
river. They seem to be intact A
Pungy, the Eastern Light that left
shark Point was lost, and it is sun.
posed the four men on her were
drowned -Four bugeyes and two
ssloops capsized, and, it is thought. will
be a total loss. On the Manokin there
are hye or six bugeyes, which will be
a total loss.
Parker's Island, in Accomack county
near the mouth of Onancock creek
where a large herd of cattle was win.
terlng, was entirely submerged and all
ihe cattle drowned. Many Of the farms
IN Chesconnessex Neck. between
OnancOck and Chesconnessex creek
were flooded over at depth of several
Ieet. The amount Of damage done to
the farmers in that and other districts
similarly located may be inferred from
the remarkable experience of Charles
Allen, an old resident of Chesconessex
Neck. Mr.. Allen and his wife live bv
themselves on small farm. About
midnight they found the water rising
IN their house. Going out Mr.. Allen
found the whole place under water.
lie Waded through the water to his
stables and let out his horse and COW
and then going back into his house he
cut hole in the floor and took mn
some pigs, which had gotten under the
house, and carried them upstairs
where he and his wife remained til
nearly noon the following day without
food or fire He had Just bedded his
sweet potatoes and spread all the
manure he had on the land, but the
water washed the manure away. tore
his potato bed to pieces and washed
out one of the freplaces in his dwell
ing-house.
Many horses in New York are suf-
ierlng from the effects of the recent
blizzard.
Direct telegraphic communication
between Boston and New York was
not restored until Saturday, and the
Western Union Company now has sixtv
direct wires. The wires were found
IN terribly tangled condition. Near
stamford, Connecticut, every pole for
half a mile was down, and a number
OF other places many poles were pros.
trated. As the various snow plows
came along the poles and cross arms
were cut of, making necessary a COM
plete rebuilding.
Nearly 100 oyster boats were des
troyed in the HOngO river, Maryland.
by the storm. The loss is estimated
at 100000
The offers of relief which were sent
from some of the Western towns in
Minnesota, Dakota, &c, to Mayor
Hewitt, on account of the sulIerings
caused in New York by the recent
storm, are very good jokes. In almost
all OF them great care was taken to
state that amid the bright and sunny
weather of the West, with the flowers
of spring blooming and all nature re-
viving under languOrOus warmth,
their hearts were touched with SYM
pathy for the misery of the people who
had to dwell in the snowy and wind
swept regions of the East. One writer
said that his town could be drawn upon
for $50, and another asked whether
"clOthes or food" would be preferred.