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


Wa.ch was badly washed In tho gale.
Josiah d. Holloway, William A. Scott,
William West and Samuel Il. Ross have
been appointed as temporary watchmen for
foreign eargoes of stranded vessels by the
custom house authorities.
A survey was held on the wrecked bark
II Salvatore yesterday, and she was con-
demned. She ts one OF the most foriorn
aad worthless OF all the wrecks on the
beach.
The schooner Fannie KINNEY. Captain
Z. 7. Wolfe, arrived at tie Breakwater yes
terday afternoon.
The maritime station at the Breakwater
will be removed and located at their build
Ing on the big sand hill near Cape Hem
lopan lighthouse for the present.
The III wind OF the past few days Is likely
to blow some good to the working popula.
ton Of Lswes. The unloading and floating
o? stranded vessels will give employment TO
n large number OF men for some time t.
come.
The cruiser Baltimore came down the
bay yesterday afternoon and look short
cruise saawArd returning early In the even
Ing, and IL lying at anchor this morning be-
hind the Breakwater.
Telegraph poles on the cape torn down
by the storm are being replaced to-day,
and soon the Bfeakwater maritime station
! will be located on the big sand hill.
| The pilot boat Whllden, with bowsprit
gone was flowed to Philadelphia for re-
pairs by the tug Rather last evening.
The North Eastern lightshlp broke from
her moorings in The gale, and is now lying
In the Break water.
john Winthrop with the we'll known
shipping Arm OF Peter Wright & son, Phil
| edelphia, came down last evening to look
after the interests Of the house.
Collector Barlow has been In Lswes for
several days and left for home this morn.
| kntK
| the boatmen are busy experimenting the
discharRlng OF the foreigL cargoes OF
| wracked vessels.
TWO MORE scHooNERs REPORTED.
Special Dispatch to Every Evening.
DOVER Sept. l4.--TGe schooners John E.
Menrer and Pears1ll, which are overdue
from Philadelphia to Mahons river, have
bsen heard from. They are owned and
commanded by Captains Thomas Muncy
and John T. Bucksom of Littls Greek,
where their families live.
ATLANTIC Cry, Sept. l3.-Fos the first
time III hve days the sun shone brightly,
Bringing Joy aud gladne5s to the storm be-
sis2ed scjOurneTs at the city by the sea.
how that the storm has ebatad q careful
scrutiny of the damage that has resulted
proves that, while there has been no loss oil
life, yet the actual destruction OF property
bus not bsen exaggerated. A trip from the
lteh house 20 Cislsea will convince the
nlo-t sKeptlcal OF the fact that the late
storm has besn the severest that ever Wis
tied the coast.
Captain Hoidzkom OF Brigantlne Beach,
was seen to-day. IA said: EVERY bath
house, pavilion or small building oa the
isllGd has ben carried away or completely
demolished, Including the old BiYmore
homestead, probably the oldest dwelling
on the beach. II has been Landmark fol
so years, and In that time has withstood
many n tempest. While Smiths and Holdz
klm's hotels are not destroyed completely
thsy have been badly Injured. Tne old dry
inlet has broken through afresh, and grave
fears arc entertained that the lower end o.
Brigantine will be washed away"
The LoDgport branch OF the Camden a
Atlantic railroad has been almost com
pleteiy washed out and the only means o
communication is by carriages along tn,
stroyed by the dood and a small club hous'
nus been washed to ssa.
BEACH HAVEN HAPPY.
BEAcu HAVEN Sept. 13.-The anxiety her,
Is pass. The agony Is over and the alarm
OF the people gathered here and OF thei
friends has subsidized. No rescuing part,
or returning victor were ever more gladl!
greeted than the first party from the main
land that arrived on Thursday afternoon Ii
little sloop In ths midst OF gale AM
heavy rain, having been safely pilotet
cross by Atwood, or Woody Oranmar, as h
is called, the daring young yachtsman
ruckerton bay, who, the night before, ha'
reached shore from Beach Haven with mes
sages for provisions.
Mrs. William Burnham, who made thi
trip to sec her children whan 1t was alto
geiher problemattcal II the boat would ave
i get across, is the heroine OF the hour. Las
ni..hr IN TO fhaf had ratnrnp1 Xutfh hin
and other guests of the two hotels mad
up purse OF $s5 for Woody, which, witt
the cas- he got Tor the trip the day before
will enable him to get new sails for the oil
,, oaes torn and leave good.sized surplus
DOWN AT ANaLEsEA.
ANdLEsEA, Sept. 13.-Andrew Fl. Week
of the Honiord House, who went down +
i Caps May Court House by rail and satleI
over TO his hotel at Anglesea Beach report
that the damage done to Flve-mile Bsac
was not nearly so extensive as 1t was q
first thought to be. There was too wide a
I expanse Tor the water to flow over.
! Mr.. Weeks reports the loss OF the vessel
. in the inlet to be very considerable. o
Tues lay the storm was 80 severe and tn
sea 30 high that half dozen yachts brok
! away from their moorings In front Of tn
Arctic Rouse and were driven across tn
meadows south OF the Holly Beach railroad
, where some OF them lie now, but are badl
Q damaged.
? OCEAN CITY, N. j.
|. OCEAN Cry, Sept. l3.-During the pa
n i've days the most severe northeast storl
: that ever visited the New Jersey coast ha
. been raging and the damage has bee
g great. Ocean City, although damaged cor
o sideraoly, has been the most fortunate {
any resort along the Jersey coast. Plrke
9 Miller who has been resident here Il
y more than 80 years, says nothing hH
II eaualed the one now raging. The force
y the storm is past and the wind has qulete
d down. The total damage to Ocean City
y estimated at 100000.
Y BsRNEGAT CITY HEARD FROM.
a BAESEGAT Cry, Sept. 13.-Thls place, th
y last on thu coast TO bs heard from and th
y longes. cut of from all communication,
% safe. breath OF relief will he given
= hundreds VINO hav3 feared for friends an
" relatives. From Monday until this evenin
a nothing was ard by boat, rail or teiegrap
n between the many hundred souls gathere
r here and the outside world. For Ave dc!
h IL city has besn surrounded by weter. C,
~ of from every communication from til
- mainland and limited for subsistence upo
4 tde small stock of provisions that hotel
and cottages usually have at this tim
o when the season Is drawing to close, TIL
+ was necessarily email, and during the la
]. dav or TWO all we're on short rastons.
r. Barneght did not suffer as much as
i. lantie City. Long Beach. or which 1t
! situated, runs from northeast to soutl
4 west, aud a. the storm was In that dire
n tion 1t struck 1t slanting and much of
N torca was spent. Outside OF the damal
Il, to tho railroad approaches, which are n
NJ neatly what might be expected from Il
II fury OF the storm, the greatest loss is
a boats. Every yacht belonging TO Barneg
- City was lost eEcapt Que and that was ca
10 Red down to an island and got back. The
h was only enc hotel aud large boardiT