Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-13
STORIES OF THE STORM.
Perilous Adventures, Brave Rescues
and Sad Tragedies.

The crew of the tug A. L. Luckenbach, which
had laid alongside Of the schooner Kate Z.
Morse of the Delaware breakwater all night
succeeded yesterday in taking the crew Of the
latter vessel, nine in number, on board and
afterward brought them to Lewes The
schooner was blown onto Hawks Nest Shoal
about 8 ?. m on Monday. The crew took 10 tho
rigging, where they remained clinging TO the
ropes for nearly forty hours. The men were
nearly exhausted when rescued by those on the
tug and could not have lasted much longer.
SAVING A yAouT's CREW.
The crew Of the Townsend's Inlet life saving
station at Sea Isle, Nj, were completely
isolated on Tuesday night, being hemmed in
by feet Of water around the building. As the
tide went down Capt Smith summoned bis
crew together and they did yeoman service
afterward The sloop yacht Restless, Capt
Dickerson, bound from Cape May for a cruise
in the bays and sounds, got across the bar nc
fownsend's Inlet and began firing distress sig
mails. boat was sent out and the crew were
safely landed on terra frma. Among those on
board were Horace NJ. Cake, proprietor Of the
Hotel Normandie, in this city, and L. K. Cake
of Congress hall, Cape May.
BLOWING ONE HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR.
An Atlantic City dispatch says: The people
who insist that the storm was but the "tail of
Niohc hoNt bhe W aooh nv hhc ny gwen "
Signal Officer Blythe TO have their view
changed. This storm OF storms at one period
was notable for wind that rushed in from tho
sea with velocity of 100 miles an hour. True,
it only blew that hard for a minute, but COM
pared with that the general average OF fifty or
sixty miles was moderate. This wind at times
took people as they rounded street corners and
laid them flat on their backs. Over in Pleas
antville, across Lakes bay il blew down house
that was thought 70 have been stoutly built IL
caught horse and wagon on Atlantic avenue
and turned them over and over, and il pulled
off tin roofing as one might take the skin OF
an orange.
RESCUE OF THE sTASDIsH.
The United States steamer Standish, Boats
vain Jno. Sinclair commanding, has been lying
in the Chesapeake bay, of Thomas Point, at
anchor without a rudder. The state Of Mary
land fishery force steamer Gov. Thomas, Capt.
Thomas Howard commanding, underworld to
reach her yesterday morning, but could not
come near her, on account Of the heavy seas.
Capt Sinclair asked that provisions be brought
him. Supt. Sampson of the naval academy APP
piled to Commander Piowman for the Gov.
Thomas to succor the standish, either by tow
ing her into harbor or by taking her provisions.
Commander Plowman ordered the Thomas TO
the relief Of the Standish. The Standish
reached the naval academy last evening. being
towed in by the Gov. Thomas and the tug s. N.
johnson. The Standish had attempted 20 reach
port steering with her sails, when she was
picked up.
SUNK IN THIRTEEN FArHoMs.
Capt. Kuhlmann of the German steamer
Pheln, which arrived in Baltimore yesterday,
reports on the morning Of the 18th, 10 miles
northeast Of Currituck, a three-masted schooner
rugged vessel sunk in Is fathoms Of water, APP
parently a small steamer.
FIFTY LIVES LOST.
A special from Lewes says: The lives OF fifty
seamen and over a score Of ships have already
succumbed to the fury OF the most savage and
disastrous storm Lewes has ever known. Last
nights casualties will most likely increase this
list. The names Of the drowned men are not
known. Most of the lives were lost
at Fourteen-foot bank and Brandywine shoal
which are from Is TO 20 miles up the bay. Two,
rescued sailors from the schooner +. and i.
Bryan say that just before their boat foundered
they noticed three other schooners and four
barges in close proximity. The big wave that
swamped the Bryan visited the same destruc-
ton on the other vessels. and the rescued
men say that when they found them
selves adrift on the wreckage not a
seen anywhere. They believe that these boats
lectures are verified thirty-nine sailors lost
their lives at this one place-twenty-four in
the three schooners and fifteen from the barges
The lost vessels are: Kate Z. Morse, schooner;
j. and L. Bryan, schooner; Walter +. Harker,
schooner; Tonawanda, barge; Wallace, coal
barge; two coal barges, names unknown