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

Gertrude L. Trundy of Portland, from |
Norfolk to Portland, had lost mainsail, |
main boom, head sails, boat, main |
matches, stove and sundry other damage |
to deeE fittings. Captain Campbell sup. |
piled her with bread, which was all the |
assistance her captain needed. Weather
then moderatipg.
LEwEs, Sept. 16.-The schooner Sarah
O. Clark, ashore at Rehoboth, started
with both anchors down in Oohausey
river, New Jersey, on the morning Of the
10th instant while the crew were on
shore and dragged them ell the way,
about 80 miles, landing on Rehoboth
Beach. Wednesday morning the 18th. This
is one OF the singular freaks of the great
atorm. She is about 80 years old and,
though not damaged much, will not be
worth the expense of launching, and will
be sold at public auction.
Schooner Alkaline, from Norfolk, Va,
with heart pine lumber for st. John,
New Brunswi K, arrived at the Break.
water & o'clock, p. m, 18th instant.
On the 10th instInt, rs miles off fuckers
Beach, N. j., she lost her mate over
board. She is completely Quilted fore
and aft and in q leaking condition She
will remain at the Breakwater awaiting
instructions from owners.
j. D. Latham Il Son OF Noank, Conn,
| have contracted to float of the fishing
schooners Gertrude Summers and j V.
| Becker, and will begin work abouG We'd
nesdsy Of this week. These vessels are
good and staunch little craft and are not
| damaged to any greRt extent.
The +. O. Maui i Co., wrecking com
pany, of Lswes, have contracted to get
| of, in addition co those named hereto
fore the following vessels: Brig Rich.
ard t. Green and achoonefs Nettie Cham
pion, 3. A. Rudolph aud Addie V. Bacon.
They will dismSntie the italian bark II.
Salvatore. Her hull, materials, will ba
sold here at auction or'shippad to Phila.
| delphia. Jehu v. Jeffries, the wreck
master for this district, has advertised
the stranded vessels.
The tides have receded sufficiently to
permit easy communication with the
beach and hundreds OF per1ons from the
town and a. Ear back as % miles III the
country tnfonged tha scene of the wrecks
on Saturday. A local artist was at work
taking pictures Of the wrecks on Friday
md SATURDAY; anRitist from Philadelphia,
MIR. Essics, WAS making sketches and tax.
ing pictures OF the vessels, 80.
The several life station CAPTAINS and
crews recaivsd kilograms highly COM
mandatory of their heroic and successful
services in rescuing the crews OF the
stranded vessels from General Supsrin.
tendent Kimbsll of the service.
Sad tales of the SEQ continue as vessels
arrived at the Bfeskwates. The tug
Argus towsd in yesterday afternoon the
Norwegian bark Soudderen, Captain
rhronsen, with logwood from Hayli for
Falmouth, England, with fore topmast
and main top gallant mast gone and
otherwise badly damaged. She took the
gale Off Cape HAtterss on the 10th in its
violence. Second Mate Thronsen, the
captains brother and the steward were
washed overheard. She had on board
the shipwrecked crews OF Norwegian BARI
FEeyr and the American schooner Carrie
Hall Lister, belonging to ex.Gov. Hall
The crew of the bark Freyr was picked
up in an open koat in the gulf stream or
Thursday, the 18th, having been in theil
boat since Tuesday, the 10th; one of tn;
men with broken leg and enduring in
tense suffering. She was from Savannah
GA, with cargo of naval stores valued a
$4,000. She was capsized in the gale
The schooner Lister was from Beaufort
s. O., with rock, and took the height O.
the gale $50 miles south-east of Hatteras
} On the night OF the OH, at IL o'clock
Captain Rowland was knocked overheard
by the maiDboom and drowned. On tn
10th, the vessel leaking badly, the rsst O
the Grew took to the rigging and wer
taken of by the bark Soudderen. Thes
crews are still on board the bark Sh
will be towed to Philadelphia to-day.
This high tides aud action of the sci
breaking over the beach during the re
! cent gale has washed out some of tn
] bodies OF sailors buried among the hiilock
, between Lewes Life Station ami the GOV
eminent pier. The bodies have been de
posted there by the crews OF vessels a
or rear the Breakwster, and were mostl,
! OF those who had no means for more de
, cent burial.
Crowds of people continue to visit tn
, beach with increasing numbers. Yaster
day continuous stream of conveyance
I of eli descriptions passed through tow
for the beach and hundreds from 81
} parts of the county were easer witaesse
, of the dreadful ravages OF the late storm
Some drove from Milford and remc:
| parts OF the county, over 80 miles, en-
} some were pelsonsw who never saw "a yesse
r or the gaa.
? The cruiser Baltimore went to sea O.
, Saturday evening and returned yesterda
morning, OF 8 O'Clock. She passed b
l the Breakwater going at msgnificen
' speed
J The visden Rouse is stll crowded wit
Q guests aud about 200 took dinner yeste,
day.
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