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

played havoc with the roofs and porticos
OF exposed buildings along the beach. The
roof OF the Brooklyn, on Sixth avenue, was
torn of from the eastern extremity OF the
building, and the tin roof OF this North End
House was ripped of completely and
from the building. The roof OF this Cole
man House suffered considerably, and q
dozen or more of the smaller hotels and
cottages were more or less badly unroofed.
The slaughter-house at West Asbury Park,
belonging to ex-Assemblyman George W.
Patterson, was blown down last nlsnt and
the building and Its contents are almost a
complete wreck. Trees and fences have
been torn up all over the park and the
grove, aud In many instances pedestrians
narrowly escaped injury by the flying de-
bris Not vessel or sailing craft OF any
Kind has been visible of the shore since
Sunday. Topographic and telephone COM
munication with New York and the ada.
cent shore towns was re-established this
morning, but the wires worked less than an
hour and the seashore is again without
communication with the outside world ex-
cept by railroad.
LEwHs, Sept. 15-Pilot John M.
Barnes. who was in charge on the Tun-
nell's psrilous cruise, gave the following
account of their experience since Tuesday
morning: They took the gale in it's force
at 8 O'Clock Tuesday morning ten miles of
the cspes and made double-reefed sails
all around, the gale increasing to hur-
ricane. The main sail WAS blown from
the bolt ropes, causing the necessity OF
heading off shora before the wind until
40 miles off, when with great difficulty
they got storm try-sail on her and hove
to, lying easily and gradually working
off shore. The gale inoreaged until
Wednesday night at 10 o'clock. In the
height of the gale the oil bags were
brought out and gave some relief from
the dangerous heavy CROSS seas. We'd
nesday night the wind vsered to the
north and lulled little, when they got a
double reefed foresail on her and headed
in shore. After making $50 miles of
land she was headed for the cspes ard
made slow hesdway until Thursday
morning, when more sail was made, tina
wind being more favorable, and she made
I02 miles. On Thursday evening Hog
Island was sighted aud the Tunnel
arrived at the Break ater this morning Of
| 8 O'Clock.
On Tuesday she shipped q heavy sea,
upseting the cook.stove, utensils, 80.
Pilot Barnes. who ia enc of the owners
and was in comrnand, spegks euthusjastic
ally OF ths sea gong qualities OF his bos'
and fBels that if it had not been for the
ability of the boat they would all have
been lost. He thinks, ~ he was out in
| the blizzard of March. 1888, that the late
gale was heavier. The young friend OF
the pilots, Harry Hickman, who was or
board, has abandoned his desire to make
voyage across the Atlantic when hi
school days are over, feeling satisfied that
Lswes creek will be as far as he ever care
to navigate.
VESSELS SPOKEN BY HER.
The Tunneli's crew spoke the follow
ing vessels; On the 12th, off Hog Island
bearing west-north- vast, the schooner j
r. Bart of Providence, b. T.. mainsaii
foresail and starboard sail gone, bu
otherwise in good coalition; off Chinoo
league Light, bearing northwest II
miles, the schooner Loring O. Ballar o
Gardiner, Me-. with jibboom, jib, top
sail and foresail gone; the schooner Jon
athan May OF Philaaelphia, eight mile
south of Winterquarter Lightboat, al
right. On the 18Th the Tunuell sailet
through much wgeckage off Hog Island
One lot was supposed to be @ vessep
cabin, painted blue aud evidently but
short time in the water.
Captain B. V. Wolfe of the schoone
Fannie KINNEY, reports taking the gal
off Block Island on the morning of th
10TH and lost his mainsail. On the wa
down he passed great quantities of wrech
age. .-.-