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

~ hot DehCn IfOnt properly OF auy
description left standing, and many
buildings as far up as Pacific avenue
have been undermined and wrecked.
FIRE ADDS TO THE TERROR.
A dozen buildings below Texas avenue.
known as Lees Terrace, were wrecked
by the tide and about midnight, when
the frightened and nervous hotel guests
were endeavoring to get few hours rest
sheet of flame was seen to shoot up
from the ruined buildings, and in an in
slant the thrilling ciang OF the fire bells
rapg out clear above the roar OF the wind
aud waves and every one who heard the
sound imagined that the flames had come
to complete the work of ruin began by
the destructive flood. 1t was truly q
period of terror.
Aguest atthe Mansion House, wherethere
were over $50 people, the greater num-
ber being women and children, thus de-.
soribes the midnight ecene incident to
the FIRE. s"The women came rushing
downstairs with blanohed faces, wiring
ing their hands and crying as il the day
of judgment had come. Outside, bang
ing shutters, creaking signs, the bowling
hurricane, the hiss aud swish OF the
swaying trees, the rushing, changing ife-
engines, and the general commotion ut
tending fire at night struck into the
hearts OF these delicate women, and they
huddled together in the parlors and
prayed and sobbed and listened to the
consoiiIg words Of the men,"
WILD FLIaHT FOR LIFE.
The rushing torrents from the
Thoroughfare spread terror and dsstr uc-
tion along Mediterranean, Baltic and
Artic avenues. The occupants of the
houses on these avenues had held out
against the flood up to Tuesday morning,
and then the high tide which worked
such havoc along the ocean front struck
their frail dwellings, and an awful stam-
pede followed. In one instance preg-
nsnt woman was carried by her two stall.
wart brothers to place of safety. In
another c mother and father deserted
their babe in the cradle, and on returning
later in boat found the little one rigid
corpse. Strong men swan out from their
flooded bou1es bearing in their arms
their babes, wives, mothers or sisters.
Boats were in pressing demand and piled
to aud fro, carrying weeping women and
ChAluTeh lEuu tn5tE uUht1IS
houses to high ground. No effort was
made to save peraonai property, so sud
den and unexpected was the terrible rise
in the foods on the meadows. Many
horses were foundered IN their stables.
RAILROADS ON THE MEADOWS WRECKED.
From Pleasaptrille down to Atlantic
City the railroad tracks are almost en-.
SalU m he uAuk
rond sections OF mile In extent are car
ried away out of sight. On the Camden
& Atlantic road the water has enoroaohed
from two to five feet, and an occasional
glimpse can be had Of the Reading
tracks. The water has undermined the
tracks for miles, and the rails and ties
extend like trestlework over gulches and
rushing torrents. II is not believed thai
train will CROSS for several days.
INLET HOTELS STORM SWEET.
A scene of awful havoc was presented
at the Inlet to-day. The yachtsmen'l
wharf is completely demolished, and tn,
heavy bulkhssd in front of Plum's pa
yilion is shattered. Rogers wharf ant
pavilion are things Of the past. Smith'
Inlet House is hidden in debris ant
BEockman's and Doughty's hotels ar,
flooded about the second floors. The ole
street car stables were flooded to such al
extent that the cars and live stock had Il
be hastily removed. The old log cabii
was swept out OF sight, and the Sci
Breeze House went down in heap o
ruins. ..=z...
LOSS OF A STEAMER AND DREW.
| Takn Oh
whistle Of steamer in distress was hear
above the roaring of the surf. She hat
come ashore opposite Arkansas avenue
and her signals of distress we're psomptl,
responded to by the Atlantic City lif,
saving crew. They hurried along tn
beach with their apparatus, but tn
mountainous waves made any attempt a
rescue impossible. The colored steward
Jumped overheard apd was washed sshor
in d.zod and exhausted condition. Hi
answers were unlntelligible, and when b
was seen this morning he was in
drunsen stupor. II is thought that th
steamer went 20 pieces during the night
and that her crew perish5d in this angr.
sea. Fire buckets and water oRsk war
found On the beach this morning marke
"Phlladoux." Taere is but little doub
that they belonged to the ill-fste
steamer.
FOOD AND WATER RUNNING SHORT.
Next to the continued ravsges of tn
storm the greatest dread was felt to-da
at the alarming scarcity of fresh meats
poultry aud vegetables. II supplies ar
not speedily received famine, in mill
form, at least, cannot be averted. Eggs
butter, milk and vegetables were ex
heustsd this morning and the othe
necessaries of life, barring bread, vii
soon give out. Even the water supply i
limitsd, for the mammoth stGndpipe o
the Wood Water Company has been pai
TALLY wrecked by thestUrm. Theartesia
we'll OF the Consumers Water Compan
is now the only source of supply for til
81, 900 inhabitants Of the storm -oesiege,
CITY. The electric lights, too, gave ou
Last night and ths gas-jets alckered as
Egyptian darkness was imminent.