Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-19

Grew went to their rslief discharged the
piece and true to the aim it landed on the
ship. II however became 80 involved in
O general tangle with the rest OF the
lines about the rigging that it cauld not
be extricatsd before darkDoss closed in
and delayed the humane resources 1t was
necessary to leave the the entire party
on the ship which was going to places
over night, and at daylight, this morning,
the life savers returned to their relief
The portly bride was fist unlaBhed and,
with her loving groom, was brought
ashore. She had moment to look into
her quarters, and in that brief interval
grabbed up hustle and umbrella, which
were the only articles OF her modest
bridal trosseau saved from the sinking
ship. She came ashore smiling at her
bad luck and the hardship she had under
gone and has been the happiest creature
on the beach all day. But hers was
terrible experience. The wind was blow
ing at tornado's pace, the rain falling
In torrents, and she momentarily ex.
pected to he washed overheard or sink
with the ship. Her bravery in the very
face Of death has made her the heroine
Of this terrible aud most disastrous storm.
But those who were beyond the reach
Of the daring stationmen went down to
death without hslping hand. The total
number will probably exceed 40, but one
Of whose names are known now. A big
coal barge outside the Breakwater foun-
dered and all her crew, six at least, and
probably eight, persisted in the ses. At
Braudywine Shoals, Is miles M the Del
aware bay, the schooner + IL L Bryan
was wrecked and six of the eight in her
k,,,
seamen caught drifting spar US th8
vessel was sinking and on that they
drifted all last night. At daybreak the
terrible discovery was made that one of
the sailors had died during the night
but dashed to the spar, his body drltted
along until cut loose and droppsa into
the flood. passing tug picked mp the
two men and brought them here this Of.
ternoon. They had terrible experience
drifting about in the gale and driving
rain, momentarily expecting TO go to
the bottom. They stated before leaving
here for Philadelphia, that Just baiose
their boat fouuiered they noticed three
other sohooners and four bargas ia close
proximity to their own. The same TIRE.
mendous wave that came and svRmpsd
the Byrne visited the same destruction
upon the boats and barRes that had laid
close by them at the shoals. After fas-
tening themselves to the spars they took
a survey OF the vast waste Of water, and
not craft nor living object could be
discerned through the haze. It is their
opinion that the boats with all on board
went to the bottom. II their conjsctures
are verified there were in all As sailors
lost their lives at this one place. The
two rescued men are positive in their
convictiou that every man on these seven
Inflated vessels persisted in the sea. The
waves buffeted them to and fro over ard
about the scene OF the wreck after they
had seized the spar and had any one es-
capped death they would, both argue,
have seen or came in contract with them,
A strange circumstance occurred in the
wrecking of the Bryne. BEFORE her loss
was known here a package of letters ad-
dressed to her commander, Captain
Risley, was washed ashore aud picked
up by the pilot boat L. +. Bayari which
Is foundered here, 20 miles from the
scene of the Brynes wreck. Tue missives
were addressed in feminine hand to
Captain Risley, and bound together with
piece of ribbon, evidently cherished by
the officer who tonight is washed by the
angry waves of Delaware B4v. How they
came SO long distance in such a short
space OF time and then landed on the
deck of another foundsred boat is one OF
those strange circumstances which usually
come to light at times like these and
which give no opportunity OF explana-
tion.
There is great concern over the miss
ing pilot boat Ebe W. Tunneli. She put
to sea on Monday and spoke vessel q
con siderable distance outside on Monday
morning Since then no tidings have
been received from her. Pilots John
Barnes, Lewis Bertrand, James Rowland
and Harry Hickman, son OF Harbesou
Hickman, was guest of the pilots for
the trip. Besides she had crew OF eight
'm7n. Sesmen here are divided in theil
opinions as to her probable fate. Some
aver that with the capable handling ah5
would receive she would be kept ati1at
and is now probably off the BahRmj
Islands. But the majority arc OF tbs
opinion that she could not live in suct
weather and that she must have gone
down aud every soul on board perisdod
The friends and families of those aboarC
hope for the best, but have grave fear
that the jolly party OF seamen who sailel
away on sunday will never come bach
again.
The New Jersey pilot boat Edmund
was b gn across the Delaware bay aui
is now grounded on the Jersey coast VIII
her sails in tstters, and New York ptlo
boat No 6 was driven ia from sen aud I
anchored off BIeakwater The big shi
William Il. Grace owned by its nsms4ak
an ex mayor o. New York came ashor
this afternoon. and struck on the pom
nj tina 0pna The pyayg prF ali lnr mo as
away aud ara aboard her tonight avail
ing daylight aud rescue. The crew q
TIE big ship may all be numbered amon
the deal to morrow or the boats ant
merated below fully half are total wreck
and the rest so badly stranded that
will require nearly as muoh expenditlr
OF money as they are worth to get thei
n1oat.
Half the story Of the amount OF wrecl
age cannot be told OF this time. OF III
hundred or more boats in thu l}rsRkwat.
only the wreck aud O few small ves4e
remain. What became OF the pest
There is schooner lnnknown) lsho
on the beach OF Reboboth, and it is +
ported that the coast fer miles is 1tr5w
with wrecks. News coaes from Reh
both that the surf is breaking over Il
Bright House porch, and that |urt ay
nue. ia entirely wished AMY. The Dou
lass House is surrounded entirely
water and the inmates are in great tsrro
They cannot 5e reached By a Feaouit
party rs yet although efforts Will
made to rsach them Tomorrow. III,
are presumed TO be cut OF food AMI
distress. II may be comforting 70 Gotta!
owners to know that none OF the pri7a
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