The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-14
THE SEASHORE EXODUS.
TRAINS ALL RUNNING ON
SCHEDULE TYNE.
ROadbeds Badly wrecked by the
StOrm-DeIayed Mails Begin to
ArriVe-a German ship on Abse-
con Beach, N. j.

PHILADELPHIA, September 13.-Trains
over the Camden & Atlantic road to and
from Atlantic City are running on sched
ule time to-day; and with the exception
OF an hours delay in crossing the mead
owS, are running on time. The exodus
from the seashore is great. The train
which left Atlantic City at 6.52 this
morning consisted of seven cars, all heav.
lily loaded. The one which left at 7.3C
brought the same number of cars; and
following the two carly trains was on,
of two sections which left Atlantic City
at $50. 1t consisted of sixteen cars, al
heavily loaded with passengers. The
run across the meadows was easy as
compared to that made by the first train
yesterday. The water has almost en-.
tirely subsidcd and the road bed is clean
Until this morning, no definite idea of the
damage to the West Jersey road could
be gained; but as the mist clears away,
and the spray disappears, it is seen that
the road bed is i'll a terrible shape. Pos
Sibly the Reading road, taking the en-
tire stretch into consideration, is the
most completely wrecked. But as far as
the work of repairs is concerned, the
West Jersey will need as much attcn.
ton.
Mails from along the New Jersey and
Delaware coasts which have been aCcumu,
ating since Monday last, owing to the
trains being delayed, commenced arriv-
ing at the postotficc yesterday afternoon,
and were very large.
This morning another large batchcam
up from Atlantic City, AbSecon, Ocean
City, Sea Girt, Plcasantvile and Sea Isle
City, the latter being the first to arrive
from that point since the storm set in,
and consisted of nearly twenty pouches.
Some of the mail matter particularly
that from Sea Isle City, was in very
moist condition on account of being car
ricd some distance on boats through the
storm. The mails from Sea Girt, Barnc-
gat, Ocean Grove, and Asbury Park
were brought here by way of New York
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., September 13.-
The German ship Gcistermundc, Captain
Leuthe, is aground on Absecon beach.
She left Stettin July IA for Philadelphia
loaded with cement and empty coal oil
barrels. She struck the beach about s
O'Clock last evening. The captain, who
was on the bridge at the time, labored
under the belief that he was off Cape Hen
Iopcn. Signals for pilot were fired, but
they were too late. Captain Gaskill, of
the Absecon life saving station, quickly
responded with his crew of six men. They
manned the life boat and left the station
at $40. 1t was sharp pull, and they
were thrice driven back by the force of
the waves. The stranded VESSEL was
only quarter of mile off, but it was
after 8 o clock when they reached her She
was then bruadsidc on, and when
boarded, it was found that the crew of
eighty men were in a pancky condition.
They wanted to leave the vessel at once
i'll their own boats, but Captain Leuthc
and his first mate were warned that it
would be certain death by drowning, as
their boat was not large enough nor suit
ably built to breast the breakers. To-
ward midnight the sea threw the Gels
termundc nearer i'll shore, and this morn
ing she was less than forty yards away
from the beach The crew will be obliged
to abandon the vessel, and she will prob
ably be Il total loss.