Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-09-14
THE STORM.
It's Isavagcs all Along the Allan
tic COast.

tic Coast.
A severe wind and rain storm prevailed
here all day Tuesday increasing In fury
nj night. The storm seems to have been
general all along the Atlantic coast. Many
shade trees Snow Till were shorn III their
branches and in some instances uprootcd
The electric light wires were torn down
in many places and coal oil lamps had Ia
be brought in use.
News is coming in slowly but sufficient
enough to show that this storm Is the
worst for at least thirty years and the de.
struction TO life aud property is now in.
cstimablc. The loss Of life In Delaware
bay by the storm has been almost rs heavy
as during the great blizzard Of March 1888.
The coast for miles Is strewn with
wrecked vessels Three coal laden schoon.
ncrs, the J. Il l.. Bryan, the Walter +.
Parker aud Kate +. Morse, have sunk a,
Fourteen Foot Bank, and oftwcniy. three
persons ON board only two are known TO
he saved. II is reported to night that two
other scliooncrs have gone down at the
buoy Of the Brown, n short dis,oncc above
Fourteen Foot Bank, with all hands on
board, and IL tins rumOr should prove true
il would swell the loss oflifc 10 thirty.fivc.
Rchoboth. the seaside resort, six miles be.
low Lewes, is inundated, but the extent Of
damage to hotel and cottage property there
cannot lie learned.
OCEAN CITY.
Rcportc'l for the MEssrSGER.
At Ocean City the storm RACED iierccly
all day Tuesday and Wednesday. A high
sea commenced rolling in on Sunday
puxcnt Bay and the Atlantic Ocean met
in the low places. forming inlcis across
the beach. The water rose higher and
higher at each tide thereafter until il
swept through the lower floors Of the cot
tagcs. On Monday morning the water
was higher than ever, although the beach
could bc traversed by pedestrians at low
water. During the day trains run on reg.
ular time and the inmates of the cottages
believing the worst was over decided To
remain in them. In the afternoon nj 4
o'clock, five hours before high tide, the
beach was covered with water and nj .
o'clock p. IN. it was waist deep from one
side of the island Ia the other. Tie bath
houses were all torn down by the fury Of
the breakers and washed away. while the
the Atlantic Hotel. breaking IN the doors
of Congress Hall and damaging the At.
lantic's pavilion. ~ o'clock Tuesday
morning the wind changed. wearing
around little more To eastward and in
crcasing in fury until II became n perfect
hurricane, accompanied by rain in tor.
rents. Al daybrcak on Tuesday morning
the scene which met the view Of the cot.
tagcrs was not ~ inspiring u one as IL
they Ind been fully convinced there was
no danger The ocean had dashed itself
INTO fury and the boarl walk around the
cottages was being pounded up against
the porches and the waves were breaking
out window pancs and doing other
damage which drove the occupants To the
second stories. The ocean presented a
grand spectacle 10 one or two witnesses
who were unmindful Of danger and who
watched the great pillows rs they came in
with snowy crcsts and burst upon the
beach with noise like thunder. 4 train
went down from Berlin IN the morning
but was unable To 90 as far rs the bridge
on the mainland the marsh being covered
with water and impossible The train re.
turned 10 Berlin and made another trip
later, arriving at the bridge about II
O'Clock u. III. with about iiny citizens Of
Berlin who were curious 10 see the inun.
laton Of the beach and the mad waves that
were threatening and dcvouring every
frail thing within their reach. \ number
Of the braycst men plunged into the sceih
ing water mp to then waist AMI made for
the cottages from which .ihcy helped 10
carry The ladies and children IN their arms
To the bridge. over which they .crc taken
in hand car Ia the train on the other
sidc. Several Of the ladies and gentlemen
were dressed in their bathing suits and n
part of them were compelled 10 go TO Der.
lin in that condition. Among those taken
oil were Mrs. Senator Wilson, the Misses
Wilson, Mr. aud Mrs. VIM. S.Wilson, five
children and nurse, Mr.. Iemucl Showcll's
family. Mr., Sclby and family. of Congress
Hall, Mr.. Wilmer :. Purncll and family,
Mr.. Granville Stokes, Mrs. l.. y Franklin
and Miss Frank in, of Berlin. Mr. Marion
T. llargis Mr.. lcmncl Shovel and Mr.
John Tracy and family, Of the Seaside
Hotel, and few other persons remained
nj the beach.
\ number of the party that wadcd 10
the bridge carried their clothing and val.
uablcs, securely tied up in bundles on their
heads. Senator Wilson arrived home
from Baltimore nn "Wednesday and re-.
ccived telegram from Berlin Ia the effect
NiiNt tlG WV iNN Wv EtA
his effects on, Of the cottage. He len for
Berlin the same day accompanied nv Mrs
upshur.
We have learned of no other damage
than reported excepting the destruction of
the porch To Col. Showell's cottage
Special Ia the MESSENGER.
GHEENnAcgviLLE, Va. Sept. ~ The
wind and rain storm which has been rag
ing on the Atlantic sea coast for the last
several days, still continues To rage here,
but hopes are entertained tina, the worst
is passed. From kilograms received from
Philadelphia and other places north of Us,
we learn of great destruction to property.
While hut little damage seems TO have
been done at Philadelphia. at other points
on the Atlantic coast millions of property