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

of these wreok-acoustomed shores Of
Lewes.
LEwEs, Sept. 12.--Elrly this morning
there is such heavy, thick mist rolling
in from sshward that little is discernible
but tins dimmest outlines of the beach
with here and there one or two shadowy
forms distiuguishable as the clouds OF
fog lift temporarily revealing the out
lines Of branded vessels, and then fall
again re-enveloping the objects in a
curtain Of densest mypstery.
This condition Of things was the more
intensely aggrRvatin2 as the terrible
italics OF the sea" related by those already
rescued from the very jaws of death in
dicated that at the very moment the
shroud of mist betting the horizon hid
from view hspless mariners oliDging for
hours with widest hope amid the lashing,
merciless waters.
Around the hotel [the centre OF all
maritime news) insurance and ship chRnd-
lery offices little is yet known, as few il
any sailors or pilots have arrived at this
early hour from the beach. Later, at &
o'clock, the fog lifted and full scope of
view from one end of the beach to the
other was revealed, exhibiting the most
extraordinary spectacle of devastation
imaginable. Stranded vessels dot the
line OF the beach continuously from right
to left. At one or two points thav bunch
together-hn o. score at once. Some of
the coasting vessels are thro 1n high and
dry on the sand danes near the life saw
ing station.
The spectacle from right to left OF the
horizon ami from the standing point in
front Of Nirdsn's hotel on the high
ground of the CITY ont to 6aaward is sim
ply acsne OF the widest disorder. To
the extreme right on this sida OF the Life
Saving Station the lima of beach il for
est OF masts i'll a tangle of disorder point
ing skywlrd az every diverse angle iaii-
cAtive OF the chance position in which
the various hulls OF tho ships wore tossed
on the sand and then finally became i'm
bsdded. The biz black hn.k " the p0u
derous three-mls'ed barge rim1ur, (t
enc tune fms ll0D ton ship) looms mp
dark and massive aga,ns. the aky, cen,
tral point of interest, from winch the eve
naturally fails TO right and let travelling
along thB masts aud huiss OF the lnnnn-
cradle vessels thSt range along the line
OF the beach. Beyond in deeper ws.er
are other vessels water-loggsd or wrecked
OF different tonnage, harks, schooners,
ships and brigantines. Within ths
Breakwater are few of the large q ct OF
over 100 sails still stoutly swinging to
their anchors despite old Neptuns's furi-
GUS butfetiugs for the past 60 hours.
II is a marine spestscle that would in
spire m embryo Maoaulay in attempted
description of the wreck of the spanish
Armoda. Bat the above is the marine
picture alone. From the fest OF the
spectator out TOWARDS the beach the
scene is yet another illustration Of the
extraordinary vagariss OF the sea. Tie
hundreds of acres Of meadow and marsh
land intervening between the town AMI
the ssashore are still completely sub
merged in water. BJats ply back and
forth from town to beach. Several
hardy wreckers and mariners familiar
with the roadway stcike ont on foot and
waist deep pick their way through tho
waters to the isolated suburb OF
Hugheyville aud the bsacn houses
The latter looks very odd, like bath.
| ing houses dritted ont t. asa. Kac d
OF hsystacks are seen too oddly dottinR
! the white expause o, waters. Hack
and wagons have already commences
hub deep to push and plunge their way
through the surrounding waves.
The wind has gons down almost alto
| gether. Outside the weather is thick
and more vessels are reported ashore n
the Point OF Oapss. at breakfast thu
morning the incidents of the past l.
hours were the sole topic of conversation
among the ship captains aud Insurance
men. The experience ut the Italian bari
II Salvatore was most remarkable. Whet
she dragged her anchors sho ran wilC
among the A. or Sc vessels surrounding
her, but still wandered clear OF ever,
one Of them without the slightest darn
age. At length she drove full tilt at tn
iron pier, smashing through it ans final.
arriving safe At tie beach The curiou
point of the incident rs that the officer
OF the vessel we're under the impression
all along that it was through their car
and good seamauship that the vessel wa
stored safely TO the strand. To tnel
surprise they discovered ahat the steer
ing apparatus was altogether gone an
that the safety Of the vessel throughou
the entire chapter of accidents was du
ell to either chancs or good luck, Inter
mittently tue rain storm Which recon
{ AlHANCh Ah - " GtpIh lAlkh anu klNth ~ III
vi5w OF tue wrecked vessels. rhe bi
hnlk OF the barge Iimoar lifts It's blac
eiephantine hull in fun Wow ~ the mo.
proniaeut oajecS Of tue beach, on eth,
side NJ ant down the strand al
schooners, bGrks aud pilot blats,
Everything is repD ted washed ava
from the telegrep house on the Brphi
water over wtiUl the wGvsB made cla4
breach tarou mont tho night. las wEce
was wash ID ashore,
Tbs bark Does Eckhof in rsporta
ashore AZ | a III. 10 Jay WITH cargo {
s9l,UuD worth Of mlahiaery. she ",
bouni to a Braz.uGu port. The crew III
ali sgfe.
rhs rug North America faile in b,
, effort to pal, the ba K italian Alta an
, OF the beach below the irca pier, 5
! is very large. h5syy tug and stays hs
: nine months III SAC year TO supply yes,a
and assist them,
Among the underwriters arrived he
!, to day are Mr. islcarten o. Boston wi
! liam West cf Phlla3eiph also rep
,, sentative OF tins Atlsutie HGtuGl Ascot
, ton Of New York, Oap,A.n f. }. HaL
: mOnd OF the North Anerica Iu4ursu
Company, Pbiladelphl4, and Jsremii
: Smith, underwriters agent Of Phiiadt
phia.
The ship ". Il. Grace is still on Il
= Point of Capes in gooi condition, ~
her crew CAFE. a. II. Burton of the h
England WrsGking Company left 4
vessel at might al safe aud SING IL
night.
. Nothing can be discovered in regard
; the tbres. mastad schooner sH4k on t