Daily Republican., 1889-09-13
EFFECTS OF THE STORM
THIRTY VESSELS WRECKED
AT THE eREAKWArER.
Tho storms Fury Unabated-Flfteen
Mon Supposed to be Lost-old
Barges enounced-Thrilling
Rescues In the bay.

LEwEs, Del, Sept. 12.-The gale con-
tlnues with unabsted fury and with addi-
tional destruction Of property. 1t La now
known that 80 lives have been lost, and
It is feared that this number may be In
creased, as nothing has been heard from
the Delaware pilot boat z. w. Tunnel,
which went to sea on Monday. She was
spoken far out from shore this afternoon,
but since the storm broke she has not
been seen. As the boat Ia stanch and
new, the friends Of the pilots believe that
she will ride out the storm. Those on
board the Tunnel are Pilots John
Barnes, Lewis Bertrand, James Rowland,
Harry Hickman and crew Of eight
men. II the boat is still sfioat 1t viii
probably be many days before she will
come In, as the gale would drive her al
most to the Bahama Islands.
THE BREAKwArER NO PROTECTION.
The great stone breakwater has sf-
forded but little protection TO shipping
throughout the gale, rs the wrecks that
line the beach plainly show.
There is no doubt that many OF tho
vessels that went ashore had but one
anchor out, and insufficient chain to
give them free swing to hold from drift
Ing. In some instances 10 10 known that
chain enough was not on board to
allow the anchors to touch bottom. The
American bark Dories Eckhof, from
Wilmington, Del, for Rio Janeiro, with
u cargo Of locomotives; the Austrian
bark Arciduca Rudolf, In ballast; the
schooners Rebecca NJ. Smith, from Phila-
del lphia for Portland; U. g. Edwards and
j. K. Manning, fer Wareham, Mats, all
with coal. rcde out the gale without diff
Guilty.
OTHER VESSELS ASHORE.
The schooner Orrie v. Drisko, fiom
New York for Philadelphia, In ballast,
struck on slaughter's Beach, near NH
ford, DEL, to-day. Two other schoopers
are ashore near the came place. The
Eliza Hooper Is ashore at Lswes and full
Of water. Tho fishing schooners Z. p.
Miles aud Seaman's Bride also came
ashore to-day, and their crews wers
eaved.
The Ocean Line steamship Chattahoo.
che, with several hundred passengers,
which was due at New York on Tuesday,
came In the Capes to-day short OF fuel,
ing she was obliged to 60 up the river to
New Castle.
No one was found on the schooner Sa-
rah G. Clark, of Bridgeton, N. j., which
has drifted ashore at The Rehoboth Life
saving Station. Both anchors are down,
and the vessel is in good condition. II
is thought that the crew have been saved.
FIFTEEN MEN SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
The coal barges TonawAnda, Wallace
Casilda and st. Cloud have all sunk In
the lower bay and breakwater. The crew
at the Tonawnnda, which was tie old
Cope ship Of the same name cut down,
we've saved. Fifteen men are missing
from the other targes. which were loaded
with 1900 tons Of coal each for New Eng
land ports. Ssafaring men areloud 10
their denunciations OF these o'd bafges.
They claim that 1t is certain death to be
caught on one OF them In storm, 40 they
are old sailing vessels which have been
condemned. The Tonawanda aud Wal
lace were owned by John sbrader, of
Philadelphia, and the Others by the Nor
ses. of Bath, Me.
GREW OF TIE GRACE SAVED.
The crew of 80 men on board the fine
American clipper ship, W. z. Grace.
stranded at the point OF Cake lIenlopen'
were rescued to-day by :hc llie-saving
crew. The ship has lest her masts, lies
In a bad position, and 1t is feared will
prove total loss.
FEW OF THE WRECKS CAN BE SAVED.
There are nearly 100 vessels snchored
IL ei6e the Breakwater and no communica-
lion can to had with them 1t ls not known
whether any of them have dragged their
anchors and been In collision, but it Is
probable that when the etorm shall clear
away 1t will bo fund that many OF the
We sells have suffered Injury. The condi-
t,on of the stranded wrecks grows worse
with each hour, and there Is little hope
that any of them can be saved.
The floating United States Marine Hos
pital has been driven from her moorlngs.
and is now high on the beach below the
town. New York Pilot Boat No. 6 still
holds her anchorage, having been driven
In from sea.
REHoBoTu UNDER WATER.
News comes from Rehoboth that the
surf is breaking over the Fright House
porch, that Surf avenue 10 entirely washed
away, and that the Douglas House is sur.
by water and Its inmates are in
great 10 .ror.
The crew OF The coal barge Casilda
landed here to-day In small oat almost
They reported the crew of
tie barge St. Cloud as lost.
Nothing has been heard from the two
schooners reported ashore by Delaware
Pilot Joseph In bay near the Brown,
and 1t Is feared that the crews have per-
ishtd.
The Delaware and Chesapeake Cansl
at Delaware City is filled with steamers
waiting for the storm TO subside. The
Of the Ericsson Line, 8
blown ashore twice, but was afterward
tloatld.
BCHooNER's CREW. osT.
The schooner Paragon, with telegraph
poles, is fast on the Virginia coast otl
Back river. One man aud Toy are on
the wreck, but all others have been
washed overheard. Assistance has been
sent.
The first transatlantic vessel TO pa IS In
The Cages since the storm was the steam
, hip Maryland, from London and Swan
, ea, which stows evidence OF having en-
countered heavy weather.
THRILLING REsoUEs.
Captsin Henry Williamson, of the tug
A. l.. LukeDbssh, and Captain Bern ard,
Of the tug Argus, will long be rcmem-
bered by seaiaring men for their heroic
sffor Is to rescue some of the unfortunate
crews whose vessels were wrecked on
Wednesday 10 Delaware Bay. The tug
Luken bash was on her maiden trip, hay
rg recently been completed at Camden.
Upon nearing Fourteen Foot Bank,
seventeen miles north of the Breakwater,
Captain WilliamEon sighted the sch ooner
Ka q. Morse, which was fast bre aking