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


The scarcity of certain foods was re-
lieved this afternoon when tbe O'Clock
train on the Camden & Atluntic road
brought O baggage car full OF meats,
eggs. condsnsed miik, and other standard
foods. The noon train, the first to ar
rive from Philadelphia, also brought
some provisions. Late tonight it is
raining steadily, with the wind still north
east, and stiff gale blowing.
CAPE MAY REJoIoEs.
OAPE MAY, N. j., Sept. 12.-The
meadows are emerging from the tides
which have covered them for the past
three days and the waters are going back
by the cnts made in the low beaches on
each side of this city. There is no ap-
pearsnce of clearing, the wind still hang.
ing with tenacious grip to the old quar-
ter, the northeast.
Captain James V. CLARK and wife, re-
ported lost, turned up all right to-day.
The captain weathered the cyclone in o
house at Sewelps Point, into which the
waves burst with great fury, but 1t CAM
through with the loss o. the roof.
The damage about Cape May proves to
be much less than was at first supposed.
Above the Stockton Hotel, opposite the
Beach avenue cottages, the BOARDWALK
has foated in on the beach drive in SEQ
tions, and was not carried into the ocean
The drive i4om Mineral Springs to below
tho Sea Breezs ia not damaged to any
great amount. To put the walk in its
former shape and to fix the drive will no.
cost more than 81 900.
The iron pier has not been damaged st
all. The Sewell's Point railroad in front
f.f ha unta tab
from its foundation, not lost. Opposite
Congress Hall to Mineral Springs the road
has mot been damgaed particle. The
Delaware Bay railroad, from Sea Breezs
20 the lighthouse, il under water and no
one can tell how much the damage is.
AVALON ESCAPES DAMAGE.
Avalon, Sept. l2.-Not building was
disturbed by either wind or water any.
where on Seven-alile Beach, but that
about AGO feet OF tho bridge across Town
sends Inlet wss carried away.
GREAT DESTRUCTION AT HOLLY BEACH.
MnLvILLE, Sep. 12,-Olask Bell,
wealthy kew Yorker, and his wife and
three daughters were the first people 70
escape from Holly Beach. They were
taken away from the ruina Of their COT
tage in sail boat by the life saving sta
ton crew this afternoon and carried to
Rio Grande, where they boarded the
evening express for New York. When
the tram passed through Millville to-
night Mr.. Bell said that the devastation
wrought by the storm at Holly Beach is
complete. and that while no lives were
lost the entire population had narrow
escape from being swallowed up in
raging sea. Eleven houses were washed
away, and number of others are badly
wrecked. The wrecked railroad train
from which the passengers escaped on
Monday night still lies deep in the mud
and water at the side of the track. John
L. Burk's loss will amount to $40 900.
The following properties were destroyed:
Meechs House and pavilion, Dubois Cot
tage, Rodgers House and pavilion, Burk's
two houses and the houses Of DIR. Hutch.
inson, Needham, Eabcook and Isle--l1
in all.
LITTLE LOSS AT kNoLssEA.
ANe1EsEA, Sept. 12.-Angleses escaped
with little damage, the destruction of the
pier being the greatest loss.
SMALL DAMAGE AT WILDWOOD.
The first definite information about
Wildwood, between Holly Beach and
Anglesea, was received last night in q
telegram from cottager there, who said
that the place suffered very little, the
principal damage being the undermining
of the foundation of the Wildwood Hotel.
The new sea wall stood Intact, and neither
the cottages of Senator 8. P. Wolverton
and Solicitor George r. Kaercher of the
heading railroad, which had been re.
ported damaged, nor any others were in
jured.
DEsonATroN AT SEA ISLE CITY.
SEA ISLE CIrY, Sept. 12.--Everything
on tine ocean front is desolation and do
struc ion. The sea wall has been wrepched
from its massive supports, and thrown
into piles of debris atong the beaon. The
porches Of the Excursion House, Surf
House, and of many cottages along the
front were torn down by the force Of the
seas. Keenan's hotel, star of the Ssa,
is completely washed from itJ iounda-
tion, and ia lying upon the strand q
worthless wreck, Just south OF the site
of this building, the Newland, largs
boarding. house, hos met nearly tho game
fate, only portion of 1t being left upon
ita foundation. The cellar of the CON
tinental Hotel is filed with water. but
the building has sustained little damage.
Three fine cottages on tho northern end
Of the island have suffered extensively,
one Of them having its roof torn ssun-
der and the foundation badly wrecked.
BETWEEN LONG BRANCH AND sEABRIaIr.
LoNa BRAsoH, N. j., Sept. IL. Me- arly
every bulk head OF oottsges from North
Long Branch to Sesbright is badly dam
aged. The cottages Of Brayton Ives, d.
Sackett Moore, John Milton Cornell and
others are undermined. They will prob
ably 20 ont into the surf to. night. The
sea has washed over the bluff into Ocean
avenue at Monmouth Beach in dozen
places. It is impossible to ascertain the
damage at Highland Beach. The sea has
cut new inlet through North Highland
Beach.
ON THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
VINEYARD HAVEN, MASS, Sept. 12.-
The heavy east st-northeast wind still con-
tinued this morning. Yesterday the
steamer Martha's Vim yard mado her first
trip frsm New Bedford since the 9th
instant. The stesm-tug Underwater
made trip to Woods Holi yesterday,
returning with Vineyard mails snd pas
sengers. Both steamers report rough
experiences in Vineyard Sound. There
has been no steamer from Nantucket for
three days. All teiegraphic commuuica.
ton with Martha's Vineyard and the
mainland was stopped early yesterday
morning. The schooner Edwin previ-
ousy reported at Edsarton with cargo of
lime or fire, has burned up. A portion
of her sails, rigging, &C., were saved.
The schooner Annie g. Blackman, from
Philadelphia for Boston with a cargo of