Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-19
ATLANTIC CRY RFJo1oEs.
Railway Travel Isesiinied and III
StOfnn's Eary Abating.

halfway TraVei aSesHnted ana the
stOrni's FAIRY Abating.
ATLANTIC CITI, Bspt l2.--When day
light dRwned upon this storm-swept city
thls morning hope wss manifest in the
face OF every one OF the thousands OF
people who had waited anxiously to see
what the night would bring forth. A
survey OF the scene showed that the
storm had added no disaster during the
night TO the havoc already accomplished,
and it was with great rejoicing that the
people learned that efforts would be
made to send . train out across the flooded
meadows on the Camden & Atlantic rail-
road.
Over 1000 men were put to work by
the Reading, West Jersey and the Cam
den IL Atlantic railroads. BY the fact OF
their greater elevation, the tracks of the
Camden & Atlantic railroad were not
badly damaged. Superintendent Dayton
turned his whole force OF $40 men on
the Camden Il Atlantic tracks, and by
$50 n. m. there was belt OF steel be-
tween PleRsantville and Atlantic City,
which had been practically isolated since
Monday afternoon. Word WAS sent back
across the meadows and train was made
mp to make the perilors journey from
Atlantic City to Absecon. The scene at
the depot when it WAS reported that q
train was to be dispatched was thrilling.
The people acted like escaping prisoners.
So eager were they to get away they
rushed pelmell for the cars. Men,
women and children fought for position,
and many were painfully bruised in the
crush.
Thers were not sufficient cars to accom-
modate quarter OF the passengers vino
were fairly crazy to get taway. When the
locomotive gave farewell Shrek aud
| moved the train slowly out of the depot
there was o shout that will echo in the
ears of those present for lifetime.
There was no certainty about getting
across to Abseoon even if the tracks we're
all right. The tide was rising again, and
no one knew what moment another rush
of water would wash them away.
When the railroad officials at the At
lentic City end did not hear from the
pioneer train they concluded that it
would be safe to dispatch second sec.
tion. One of 10 cars was sent an hour
| later and whom the news of its arrival
reached Atlantic City the safety OF rail.
road travel WAS assured. Trains were
h4ppAsGhGA TT z, Z Nul Js4O ". Ins 1OE lii
| Rdelphia over the Camden & Atlantic
road, and all were fairly jsmmed with
| passengers.
The tracks of the West Jersey railroad
are in very bad condition. For stretch
| OF mile they stand up on edge like a
| fence, The roadbed is eaten away in
meny places, and it will be some time
before it will ba in passabie condition.
The Reading is more unfostuuRte than
was Al htst supposed, but the bed can ba
repaired il A8 hours.
Reports from Peters aud Brigantine
Benches brought by hardy boatman are
reassuring. There is not much damage
done. Ihe houses have all besn more or
less wrecked by the elements, but it is
assured that no lives were lost, 1t was
reported that three people had baen
drowned but this is not tSus, Neither
was the rumor that coiored family had
bsen washed over the meadows from
| Penrose Tract. Thore is great suffering
among the colored people, for they nearly
all live on the outskirts OF the meadows,
and their homes wers the first to be
hooded. There were numberless narrow
escapes, bat positively no lives lost.
hundred or more men started across
the flooded meadows this morning from
PleasantviIie, bound to reach Atlantic
City. Among the first to arrive were W.
Fl. Pcrteh of Atlantic City who nomi,
mated Governor Albeit at Tuesdays con.
vsntion, and B. 3. QaiokseiI Of Atlantic
City, who muurns the loss of two ine
fishing schoonerH, which are wrecked in
the Thoroughflre. These gentlemen
were the f2st TO cross the meadows this
morning.
Tonight affairs are resuming theil
normal s.ate, though the wiai is blowing
hard and the tide is coming in strongly.
Undoubtedly the ocean will sweep down
Atlantic sv nue. al nood tide rs ii did last
night, but the absance Of the gales ter,
ri6ie accompaniment will render the
flood less dangerous.
The only question now is about the
amount of the damage and when it will
be repaired. The loaS Of Towards piel