Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-12
osvAsTATIoN AT LewEs.
Lives Lost and Vessels valued at Half a
Million Ashore.

Lives Lost and Vessels Valued at Half
Million Ashore.
LEwEs Del, September l2-The storm
Is the severest known here for quarter
of century The tide is three feet higher
than during the blizzard, and the wind
blows with greater fury. The crews at
the Life Saving Stations have been hard
at work for forty eight hours rescuing
imperiled seamen. The wrecks OF over
twenty vessels can be seen strewn along
the beach, and most Of them will prove
total losses, making a half-million dollars
worth Of property wiped out Of existence
Most OF them lie huddled together near
the site Of the old wooden pier The
waves dashed against the stone break
water with such fury that the fog bell
was carried away The iron pier and the
two wooden piers have also been de-
stroyed
Seafaring men are loud in censuring
the government for not maintaining a
proper harbor for vessels TO 60 IN such
storm the Breakwater is OF no use what
ever in northeast storm.
over Thirty Lives Lost.
The loss OF life has been almost as
ava as NMAthH AAAA EAAAN NAAHAuiA VI
March, 1888 Three coal~laden schooners,
the J & L. Bryan, the Walter Il. Parker
and Kate +. Morse. have sunk at Four.
teen Foot Bank and OF twenty three per
sons on board only two are known TO be
saved. II was reported last night that
two other schooners have gone down az
the buoy Of the Brown, a short distance
above Fourteen Foot Bank, with all
hafaAa hsnv4I IL. a
prove true II would swell the loss OF life
to thirty.fve.
The two survivors OF the wrecks are
Mate Jacobson and Steward Hunter Of
the J. q l.. Bryan The men were tossed
upon the angry waters all night, and
drifted ashore this morning on hatch
seventeen miles from the scene Of the
wreck. They tell thrilling stories Of
their struggle for life Captain Risley
who commanded the Bryan lived at
Atlantic City, whore he leaves a wife and
two children. Captain Tracey OF Milford,
Del, commanded the w +. Parker.
which was bound TO Boston, and carried
a crew of segen men, all told, while Cap
tain Crocker Of MachiRs Me-, com
manded the Morse, whose crew mum
bered eight men.
other Vessels Ashore.
The clipper ship w. R. Grace from
Havre for Philadelphia with 10000
empty petroleum barrels, came ashore
yesterday at the point Of Cape Henlopen.
All her masts are gone. The crew of
thirty men are yet on board and great
fears are felt for their safety. The Grace
is commanded by Captain Walnut, and
is owned by Flint & Co. of New York.
| She is chartered to load for Japan.
The pilot boat Thomas +. Bayard drag
| ged her anchors and came ashore, but al
hands were saved. The brig Loyalist
from zaza for Philadelphia, has beer
dragging her anchor
The British bark Thomas Keller, from
| Philadelphia for London, with a cargo o
petroleum, and the Danish bark Atlanta
from Philadelphia are ashore near tn
iron pier.
At Ocean City.
SALISBURY, Md, Sept 11-Startlin
! reports Of the work Of the storm a
Ocean City, Md, are coming in, althoug
the telegraph Office there is unoccupied
The seas last night were breaking to tn
second story OF the Atlantic Hotel ant
Congress Hall, and huge waves were run
| uinB lAiuukn inc nbltAh ciA ittb otff
The furniture is floating in the rooms
The dancing pavilion at the Atlantis
Hotel is demolished, and the roofs Of tn
several cottages and the porches ar
} blown away. There is not a vestige Of
! bathing house on the beach. speciu
train was sent over last night to rescu
the jewellers on the beach. The work wa
accomplished by a large number Of stou
2 men joining hands and wading throug
3 water waist deep. They brought III
5 ladies to the cars one by one seated O
Q their Joined hands. In this way all weI
saved 1t was perilous undertaking
and several times the rescuers WEI
knocked down Mr.. Stokes, one Of tn
r rescuing party, was washed out to SCI
B but an incoming wave threw him BAG
: toward the beach and he was saved.
s Chesapeake Bay Steamers Aground.
Advices from Galena, Cecil county Nd
state that the steamer Corsica, Of II
I, Chester River Line, is aground belo
Crumpton, with no prospects of gettiu
of until the wind falls The new steami
4 Tockwogh Of the Sassafras River Line,
aground at Green Point, below the mout
I Of the Sassafras River. The wind was
hurricane at Galena yesterday, and q
Sassafras and Chester Rivers were almo
emptied Of water.
, A New Excursion Field for Our PeopI
E Mauch Chunk Switchback and Gle
J. | Onoko. a most delightful excursion teri