The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-09-20

A WINDSW WEPT COAST
Heavy Loss Of Life and Property
by a Very Severe
Storm.
Terrible sufferings of the Grew
of the Schooner Kate
6, Morse.
Atlantic City, the Center of the
Storm, Damaged to the Extent
of Thousands Chelsea
Submerged.
The Entire ctem LOST.

lne ksTttFtf SjcssN t.OSt.
LEwEs, Sept. l3.-f'he crew of the
tug A, l.. Lukenbach, which had laid
alongside the schooner Kate L. Morse
all night, succeeded this morning in
taking the crew OF the latter vessel
nine in number, ON board, and after
ward brought them to this place. The
schooner was blown on to Hawks Nest
shoal about 5 p. m. Monday. The crew
took to the rigging, where they re-
mained clinging to the ropes FOR nearly
forty hours. The men were nearly cx-
haustcd when rescued and co,,.d not
have lasted much longer. 1t was i'm
possible for the tug to approach the
stranded schooner nearer than twenty
yards, and the men in the rigging were
directed TO jump overheard. As a fian
strucls the water rope would be thrown
him and he would be lifted on board the
tug. After getting all on board the
Lukenbach brought them to this place.
Shortly after the Morse went on the
shoal schooner, supposed TO be ,he
Walter Il. Parker, also grounded within
thirty yards of the Morse. She soon
broke up, and those on the Morse saw
her crew drown one by one. The Morse
Is total wreck.
1t is known definitely this evening
that up to the present time there are
twelve deaths as a result of the devas-
tating storm. The mate of the unfor-
tunate j. & l.. Bryan, told yesterday of
the going down OF the Kate f. Morse. of
Bath. Me-, and the Walter f. Parker.
OF Philadelphia. This afternoon the
sad intelligence comes that Captain
Tracy and crew of six men had found
their last resting place in tho ocenti:
The. history of the two nights aboard
the Morse and Parker is one of suffer
ing and dispair. The storm increased
in volume and it seemed as if the boats
would go to pieces. All attempts to
stay on deck We're abandoned and the
men on both boats strapped themselves
to the rigging and resigned themselves
to their fate. All Wednesday after
noon and night and until noon today
they remained bound to the rigging.
Wednesday night the storm howled and
beat against them. Those on the
Parker took to the rigging several
hours before those on the Morse, and
late last night by their cries it was evil
dent that they suffered terribly. Early
this morning nearly every man or both
ships was almost dumb from exposure
and almost stiff fron. suffering. Finally
those CT the Parker could stand it no
longer, and the crew of the Morse saw one
of the men tear away the cords that
bound him, and with |. yell copsign
himself to a briny grave. In faw
minutes another followed his example,
then another, and another, until the
last man, the captain, was seen to throw
himself overheard and disappear in the
angry pillows. Those on the Morse
were horror-stricken at the sight they
we're compelled to view The i'm
preston was forced upon The observers
that unless help soon came they would
have to put an end to their sufferings in
the same way as the other boats crew.
The captain of the Morse kept his collr-
age and frequently urged his men to
keep heart, as he still had confidence
that aid would come. The first CLEAN
of hope occurred this morning, when
Captain Williarnson's tug saw a flag OF
distress flying and at once began max
ing desperate efforts to reach the Morse,
but it was soon evident that he would
be unable to do so. Tho sailors wer,
almost exhausted, and just before the
tug hove in sight several men had made
ready to throw themselves overheard
Just as they were about to do so some
one threw a line with buoy on the end
of it to the schooner and one by ont
they jumped into the sea, caught the
rope and were pulled on board the tug.
When the last man was on board al
were taken into the engine room of the
tug. Almost as soon as the men left
the Morse she broke up, and in shor
time nothing Of her remained.
TRRIBLE SCENES ON THE BEACH.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept 13.-Ncws
specials to every evening paper state
that no language can picture the ter
rible scene along the coast. The vino
is blowing almost with hurricane fierce
ness, driving the spray with force thai
cuts like hail. The half mile beacl
OF sand between the town and coast i.
tossing, billowy ocean, bearing wreck
age at every wave. Through the mis-
of spray t'ae tattered sails and naked
masts of score of dismantled and dis
tressed vessels can be dimly seen. Since
Monday night the storm has ragged with
outabatement. Yesterday S dawn showed
100 vessels which had sought the refuge
| of the breakwater, but the refuge wa
insufficient. By II o'clock the sea brolSt
| over the breakwater, wrecked the tele
| graph station, carried away the big fot
| bell, and rushed shoreward. sweeping
away the steamboat pier, and dashins
the bark llsalvatori against the irol
government pier. The piers of Brown
Il Co. and Luce Bros. gave away ant
were swept into the sea. The United
States marine hospital was dashed from
its moorings and sent spinning dowi
the beach. The West life station, fort,
feet above high water mark, was flooded
and its foundation undermined.
Hugaville, q suburb between the tow
and beach. was submerged and it's 20
inhabitants fled for life, leaving al
their possessions behind. The life
| saving station crew, reinforced by TIL,
Penlopen and Rehobath crews, havt
1 labored almost increasingly since TIL,
I storm commenced. The crew of almos
| every vessel that struck was taken OF
! by those daring men, and not life wa
lost among the scores OF men they han
| died. About thirty vessels are ashore
! Eyessel sunk off Brown shoals and al
I the crew. with the exception of tw,
/ men who got to shore on a raft. wer
| drowned. Another vessel has sunk OF
Shears shoals. and it is not know
whether her crew escaped or not Th
total number Of lives lost will probabl,
4 exceed forty. Five of the eight mel
VINO composed the crew of the Il. and L
Bryan perished when the vessel strucl
4 on Rrandywine shoals. There is grea
concern over the cre," Of the pilot boa
Ebe Tunnel. She put to sea Monda.
and has not been heard from since
-Four pilots and q crew of eight mol
were aboard her. An unknown schoone
! is ashore at Rehobath, and the shor
for miles down is reported strewn witt
wrecks.
News comes from Rehobath that tn
surf is breaking over the Bright hous
I porch; that the Surf. house is ent:rel
washed away, and that the Dougla
house is surrounded by water and it
inmates are in great terror Fifteei