Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-18
THE AWFUL TEMPEST.

ggo1y the Terrific war OF Elcnlcuts
wrecked lhc Helpless War Ves-
seis.
I For few days preceding the hurri-
cane the weather was cloudy and the |
barometer had been stsadily falling, but
10 one anticipated the storm which COM
meaced 10 set in Friday afternoon, March |
18TH b. II n'clock al night the wind
had increased to gale end nearly oil the
warsnipa had their engines working to
relieve the strain upon their anchors.
The crews on most Of the sailing yee-
sells let so extra anchors and then went
ashore.
The Eber commenced to drag her an
ehors at midnight, and an hour later the
Yanda,is Was also dragging. By 8 O'Clock
nearly every vessel in this harbor was
dragging hex anchors, and there was i'm
minent danger Of collision. A panic
began to break out among the man on
several OF tine vessels and they wera kept
at their posts with the greatest difficulty.
At daybreak the vessels sost plainly
visible were the Eber, tha a tlse and the
Nlpeio. They wera very clnsa together
and only few yards OF the reef.
The little gTnboat Eber yas making d
desperate struggle for life, bat every
moment she was being drawn nearer ard
nearer the reef. Her doom YVES certain.
Suddenly shs thot forward Gs il making q
last struggle to escape destruction. The
current, however, bore her of 10 the
right, aud her prow struck the port
quarter Of the Nirsic. The shock carried
away several feet Of tho Nipsio's rail and
o0a hCat TIC GSle !i1ef. hi h4Gs G..i
ia. a y p st Z 81
gust aed much damsga Gid coi4sa0n.
THE EREl IS ENGULFEp.
1 The Eber swung arUUaa hrosds;de to
! the wind AID drifted Slagly toward the
. reef, while awful se.B lyoka over the
little vessel. A great Waye rolled in
toward shore. The Eoer gas lifted high
4 on its crest and carried broaaslde on the
! reef. 5he came down with awtNl forcs.
4 and in an iuatant there wGF not a vestige
\ to DO seen. shs struck fsir'y upon ler
q bottom, rolled ayer toward the Open seg
Il sn1 ?iaGppyaTta from view.
: Every timber at he g8nboGt must have
4 been sGnttered, and bait The poor wretIhes
a aboArd her crHthei TO death hAfare they
felt tine waters closing above their heads
u The Adler hsd b6sn swept across tbs
"a hay, being fer moment in collision viii
! the Olga aA Tas now cicsa to the reef
ID Hbodt go 7sIia vest Of The point Shsrt
N she Ebvr s'rpes. Il ka the Ehpr, she WA
a representing her doom hroRdsIls on il
N hSlt ep l,1af she vas liftei on top of thu
Il tsct aat tc@-ed completely over % he
X side. Mary eysry man Yves thrown int
n. the waEGr, Fortunately, however, tb,
Il Altar was thrown so !nr upon the rec
II Tic. when she .rSnFd over on her sid
. # y IA I--,it . pr,A re
81 der aaek WIS d right angles with tn
II waser and was tdriuP the shore. Come
n quenily that portion Of the vessel wa
a well protected from the storm, Most o
ye the nsn Fho were struggiing in the waite
llsd but a few feet to swim 10 reach th
6eSk, where they chung to the guns an
N tua7ts until they were token ctf, some tbs
A day and come the next. May Of thel
a were BADLY injured.
a, THE aIpgIc CAME NETT.
go Just after the Adler struck, Tie Nips
nj was standing of the reef with her he's
lis 10 tho wind, but the three anchors Wink
he she had ont at the tins Wers not holdini
10 The steamsr was beating back toward II
IA. Poir: where the Eber wsnt down. It "
.ts auly by the most skilfui manRgsmtl
be thst her officers and crew wers save
II from Eae fAts that befell the Eos
he F,latiy Captain Mullen saw that 81
lse cuHii not possibly DO saved, and hs ga
TO the order 10 bench her, TIE little Etea
tlsGl was pn was used 20 ths utmost pos
.hn ITO eXtaut, fat pork and other iGalnM
III. hit glaseTiLi being thrown into tie fl
syE mage IL Keep up tha fires. When h
ave SiEsig struck her engineers dit rot to
Inc has5 10 stop der engines, and her pi
leY ppilfF lnklruaA 20 reVolYe Tor An hOu