Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-12
WRECK AND DISSOLUTION,
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE DAM
AGE ALONG THE COAST.

Tho storm stn Driving ships Ashore at
the Breaiswater aud other Points on
the Delaware shore-rhe storm in the
State.
The great storm which is doing meal
culable damage all along the Atlantic
coast, continued through last night with
its fury bus little abated. The wind has
fallen slightly, in some sections, but in
others its velocity almost reached that Of
hurricane. Reports of the greatest
damage to shipping come form
Lewes, where the situation has
changed but little from yesterday.
The names of more vessels that have
gone ashore have been secured and dis.
tressing accounts of lives lost are told
in detail The severity of the storm in
all sections appears to be as great as that
OF the great blizzard of March. 1883.
What remained Of the peach crop has
been destroyed and corn has been greatly
damaged all through the Peninsula.
IA Oils city there has been no damage
Of amy Importance. Shipping remains at
the wharges and the Philadelphia steam
ers experienced some difficulty on their
trips. The Pennsgroye steamer Henry A
Haber made one trip this morning and
then tied up TO her wharf, the traffic not
being great enough 70 warrant the risk
and trouble Of running.
The Republic Laid on.
The steamer Republic has been laid of
for the season. Her landing at Cape May
Point has been totally destroyed The
/ NTf1rrtva,frr, erI N.rfI .r,, .fr.a1 hos
withdrawn It's trains TO the pier on the
Delaware river and no more will be run
this season.
Philip P. Clark received a telegram
this afternoon from W. f. Russell. gen
eral manager Of the steamer Republic,
saying that the pier at Cape May Land
| ing had been washed away and the
charter for the Delaware Day excursion
on Monday next be cancelled.
Damage at Rehoboth.
Letters and kilograms have been re
ceived in this city from Rehoboth beach
stating that the new board walk had
been all washed away. The surf Is flood
ing the first floors Of the hotels and cot.
tages, and II 1t gets higher will begin Z,
break them up. William M. Drein il
still there and writes that the storm Il
the worst in the history Of the place
There will be a meeting Of the Rehobotl
Beach Association in this city this even
ing TO discuss the destruction OF prop
erty. An unknown vessel went ashore q
the Beach last night.
At the Jersey Resorts.
Reports from Long Branch say tina
this was the most severe and destructiv,
storm that has visited the New
Jersey seacoast In the last fifty years
The surf ran so high at Long Brancl
that it washed away the outer end OF tn
great ocean pier and tossed foam ant
spray 300 feet inland The beauti
full bluff whose brow is skirted by tn
villas Of many wealthy New Yorker
has been damaged TO the extent o
$175. 000 The sea has eaten hal
through Ocean avenue, the "a
, nous drive and every assault Of III
water makes bigger gap. The waite
/. laps the veranda in front OF the Unite
States Hotel and there is danger Of I'll
structure being undermined. Many hot
7 bathing houses and the beach pavilion
: Of the cottages have been torn ITO piecl
and swept away.
The sea has cut new inlet throuc
into the Shrewsbury river north OF Sc
7 bright, near where there was one hui
bred years ago, tearing away the Csntr
3 railroads tracks and making Sandy Hoo
j an island.
+ At Ocean Grove two big pavilions hay
. been badly racked by the surf All alor
4 the ocean front the beach has bee
. washed out to a depth OF fifteen feet.
\ The damage wrought at Asbury Pal
q was trivial and consisted mostly Of Il
e sweeping away Of the sand from u
T. beach and the demolishing OF the boa
walk along the ocean front.
The storm was the greatest Cape MI
has experienced in thirteen years. II
J. whole beach drive is gone as is also L
e steamboat landing. Carleton Hall W
t chopped in two. The damage to Ca
It May City will not exceed 81, 000
1 Ashore at Slaughter Beach.
% speciai Despatch EvErING JOURNAL.
7. MILFORD, Del, Sept. 12.-The out
edge of the cyclonic nor'easter, viii
e caused such devastation all along G
T. Delaware bay, seems to have spent
Jury at Slaughter Beach on Tuesday al
last night. While the gale was at
height it drove ashore a large thre
masted schooner, the Orrie and Drisko
y Cumbis Falls, Me-, commanded by Ca
y tain John Richardson and manned by
" crew of nine seamen. All hands we
3 saved after struggling for hours in {
d surf. The vessel will be total loss. S
?. was light. bound from New York
., Philadelphia to load with oil.
d The schooner Belle Of Dover was I
next unfortunate vessel to feel the fu
of the storm. She was hurled up on t
beach about two miles below the hot
!, She was loaded with sugar, consigned
y D. H. Holland & Son Of Milford.
Late last night the schooner Ella
8, Simpson was blown up on the beach ne
Hog Island and will be a total loss.
DR. The tide broke over the beach durii
the night and flooded the country for t
miles inland, sweeping away in its coul
D all the bridges that lead to the hotel,
Reports From Dover.
T, Special correspondence EVENING JoURE.
DOVER, Del, September 12-T
is storm continued all day yesterd
with more or less force and seemed TO
= ouire new vigor last night. A number
= Doverites, who went TO the Breakwai
on a special train yesterday, return
be last night. They describe the wreck a
u. ruin wrought to vessel property as ter
ne BILE. The only lives reported lost so