Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
IT TIE EEEAKRArEa.
The North-cRster that Did Not Arr
rave Ebe work of Clearing Away


tine Wrecks,
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
LEwEs, Sept. 24.--There was an air of
calm aud peace over the Breakwater this
morning. Scarcely breath of air was
stirring, and though the sun rose over
the Cape Henlopen sand hillg through
bank OF heavy, gray clouds, from which
only occasional streaks of golden light
could struggle, there were no indications
of the dangerous northeast gales pre-
dicted by the special bulletin issued by
the signal service department yesterday
afternoon. The captains and owners of
the stranded vessels read this gpecial
bulletin in last nights EVERY EVENING
with considerable interest, and awaited
the expected blow with somewhat of On
eager anxiety. II It came and did not
prove too heavy, there would be prospect
| of tide sufficiently high to materially
aid in floating their beached craft, and
the assistance of the forces that pro-
duced the disaster in partially reouperat-
ing from tho effects thereof, would not
have been ut all unwelcome. But thus
far the north-easter has not shown any
indications OF Its coming.
The town is still full Of the owners aud
captains Of vessels wrecked by the late
storm and the work of stripping the
craft OF thelr cargoes and preparing to
float those that can be saved Boe1 busily
| on. But SILL the beach looks much as it
did immediately after the great storm,
for only Ave OF the 29 stranded yessels
have thus far been Hostod off. To-day
an effort Will be made to get of this pilot
boat Thomas Il. Bayard. She has been
| pumped out, the leaks in her hUll tom.
porarily repaired and II is hoped to get
her afoGt in o day or two and Eend her
to Wilmington for thorough repairs.
| The big ship William 4, Grace, which
Hes high ana dry on Cape HenlopUn, has
been sold to Il. j. Register Of Lewos for
S3,400. The same party aiso purchased
her cargo of empty oil barrels for So, COO
The vesssl will be stripped, and such
portions OF che hull as are not worth
saving will be burned or left on the
beach. The big coal barge Timour, which
makes such picturesque view, with her
big black broRdsides fronting towards sea
aud shore, will be burned in order to get
out the iron that holds here ribs together.
There il little in her appearance now to
suggest the time when she was one OF the
largest and fastest of the famous clipper
ships that distributed tire commence OF
American cities among the ports OF the
world.
The almost dismantled two.mssied
schooner, Eliza A. Hooper, which lies
well up on the beach just above Msuli'a
pier, ia a badly broken condition, has
been sold to Boston firm of ship junk
dealers, who paid $3.50 for her. The
same parties purchased the big barge
Tinour for $500. Others of the beacned
Yeasels that cannot be moved will bt
sold an they ars on the strand.
Last night there were fewer vessell
within the BxeakwRter than for weeks
past. The iavoring breezes of the past
. few days have tempted the big coasters
| to continue their journeys, and las
! nights clear starlight gave no indication
of the predicted north-easter. Thi
, morning the harbor is alive With score
OF busy men working away on tn,
i stranded vessels. There are no signs
, however, OF an unusually high tide
which would be OF Invaluable assistance
in the work.