Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-14
1T HAS NOT ABATED.
THB GREAT STORM on THE EASTERN
COAST. o"
Extent Of the Damage DOne-U. 5. Cruiser At
lana Saie-Work Of the Lis-Saying
Crsm-No Disasters at Sea
are Reported

SEA ISLE CITY, n. j., September 13-
The storm which has demolished build
irgs, welhed away railroad beds, destroy
ed bridges and beat down telegraph wires
in a way never before experienced here
shows DO sign of abatement. The sea
wall, from which so much was expected on
occasions like the present, has been wash
ed away, except small portion in front OF
the Continental Hotel. The sand piles
which extended along the beach like a
series of bulwalks are leveled by heavy
waves and the board walk raised from Its
fasteniugs dashed agains. the buildings
along the shore, broken up and carried to
sea.
Just south of the Continental Hotel,
which has been prOpped mp, large gap
was pointed out where a number Of houses
stood on Monday which were carried away
by the force of the waves. This fate betell
Senator Crouse's beautiful cottage and
Charles Ricker's cOttsge in Marine Place,
near the Continental Hotel. Nota vestige
remains. Harry Burke, who occupied this
cottage with his wife and five children,
abandoned it two hours before it fell. The
new lire house was broken in two parts
and wrecked. Kennsn's Star Of the Sea
bath houses were badly damaged, especial
ly the front building, in which the pro-
prietor dwells. The Shakespeare House
is demolished and Strather's Hotel is bad
ly wrecked.
Back of the Continental Hotel a new
house in course Of construction was turned
completely around. The Methodist md
Catholic churches were flooded to the
first floors. The excursion house is un-
dermined and the front porch gone. The
cOttage of Henry L. Thomas was entirely
wrecked. The house Of Edwin W. Crulein,
of Philadelphia, was undermined and set
tied considerably. The railroad track
which connects Sea Isle City with O3ean
City running from the northern part OF the
Island Is broken about a mile and halt
outside Coreson's Inlet, and bent
like horseshoe up into the
meadows. The light house at the
north of the Island, is lifted
and has been abandoned by the keeper
and his family, who were taken out Of it
from the upper floors by the Liie-Saving
Corps. The old ife-saving station was
blown over and crushed in the side Of the
new station, which stood back Of 1t. Ihs
failure Of the sea wall 20 Withstand the
heavy surf is regarded as partly the cause
of 80 much damage.
Only one man is missing, George SayeTs.
It Is related Of him that during the height
of the storm be saw his yacht IN danger OF
going to ses. He jumped in to cave 1t and
was carried out into the ocean and has not
been heard Of since.
PHILADELPHIA, September 13.-The
trains over the Camden and Atlantic road
to and from Atlantic City ore running on
schedule time to-day, and, with the ex-
ception of an hours delay in crossing the
meadows, ere running on time. The ex-
odus from the sessbOre is great. Until
this morning no definite idea OF the
damage to the West Jersey road could
be gained. hat Hs the Elist
clears and the spray disappears
it is seen that the road bed is in terrible
shape. Possibly the Reading road, taking
the entire stretch into consideration, is the
most crompletely wrecked, bat as far as
the work of repairs is concerned. the West
Jersey will need as much attention. The
West Jersey officials despatched heavy re-
pair trains to the scene of disaster yes;er-
day and will push the necessary repairs to
a speedy completion. The Reading road
has also several under men actively at
work at the meadows. The mails are
along the New jersey and Delaware coast,
which had baen aCcnmulating since Mon
day last, owing to the trains being detain-
ed, commenced arriving at the postottice
Yesterday afternoon, and were very large.
Some of the mail matter, particularly that
from Sea Isle City, was in very moist
condition on sccount Of being carried some
distance on boats through the storm.
NEW YORK, September 13.-The q. S.
cruiser Atlanta, concerning the safety of
which so much anxiety was felt in naval
and shipping circles, ID all right. Tie
cruiser arrived at Newport, r. l., this
morning. She suffered no damage from
the storm. She left this port Mosdsy
morning, taking the outside passage around
Montsuk Point The City Of Columbia
from Havana, about which there has also
been considerable anxiety, arrived this
morning, four days late.
Much anxiety was caused the friends Of
the Vanderbilt family in this city, by the
report that Mr. W X Vanderbilt's yacht,
Alya, which left Newport for Bar Hsrbor
on Thursday Of last week, had not been
heard from. A dispatch from Newport
says that the Alvs was reported weather
bound at Bar Hard. She has on board Mr..
W. K. Vanderbilt, T. W. Vanderbilt,
George DeForrest, John Whipple and W.
S. Hoyt.
The storm continues on the Atlantic
coast but is diminishing in intensity, and
the overdue vessels are coming ia to report.
No reports have yet been received of any
serious disaster at sea, the wrecks and loss
Of life being cOpfaed mainly to Lewes,
Del, and vicinity.
/ ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., September Is -
The German ship Geestermunde, Captain
Lenthe. is aground on Absecon Beach
She left Stettin, July IA, for Philadelphia
loaded with cement and empty coal oil
barrels.
She struck the beach about s o'clock last
evening. The captain, who was on the
bridge at the time, labored under the be
lief that he was of Cape HenlOpsn. Signals
for a pilot were fired, but they were tco
late.
Can't. Garkill, Of the AbsecOn Life Saw
inc Stalian, quickly responded with his
crew of six men. They manned the life
boat and left the station about $40. 1t
was 3 hard pull, and they were thrice
driven back BY the force OF the waves.
The stranded vessel wss only a quarter of
a mile of. but it was sfser 9 o'clock when
thew reached her side. She was then
riObt head on, and when boarded it was
fo1nd that the crew of eighteen men were
in psuicky condition. They wanted to
Leave the vessel at once in their own bOate,
brt Cant. Lenthe and his first mate were
warned that it would be certain death by
drowning. as their boat was not large
enough nor suitably built to breast the
breakers.
Towards midnight the sea threw the
/ Geestermunde nround nearer in shore, and
this morning she was less than 40 yards
away from tbs beach. The crew were
Obliged to abandon the vessel, and she will
probably be total lose.
BRoCKyuLE, ONT, September 13-