Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-13
IMMENSE THRONG AT THE CHURCH.
Settling. the Strikes in London.
THE WORK OF THE STORM.
A German Ship Wrecked on the Beach
Near Atlantic City.


were fred, but they were too late.
Capt. Gaskill Of the Absecom life saving station
quickly responded with his crew of six men,
They manned the life boat and left the station
about 6:10. It was hard pull and they were
thrice driven back by the force of the waves.
The vessel was only quarter of mile of, but
1t was after o'clock when they reached her.
She was then right side on and when boarded
it was found that the crew of eighteen men
were in panicky condition. They wanted to
leave the vessel at once in their
own own boats, but Capt Lenthe and his
nrst mate were warned that it
1t would be certain death by drowning, as their
boat was not large enough nor suitably built to
breast the breakers. Toward midnight the sea
threw the Geertermunde around nearer the
shore and this morning she was less than forty
yards away from the beach. The crew will be
obliged to abandon the vessel and she will
probably be q total loss.
Driven Into Newcastle Harbor.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept 12-The New York
and Savannah line steamer Chattahoochie,
bound for New York, is at Newcastle for coal
and provisions. She encountered heavy storm
at sea, was blown out of her course and went
to Lewes. Her trip was so prolonged that her
fuei and provisions were very low, and she ran
up to Newcastle for supplies. She reached
that port just as the supplies needed had been
exhausted. There were thirty passengers
Il
New York this morning.
The Seas Swept Over Her.
BosToN, MASS, Sept. 13.-Barkentine Eids-
void (Nor.), Sannes, Lagura, Mexico, August
for Falmouth, England, put in here today for
repairs: repairs: Cap, Capt. sannes reports had good
Weatner until september 8, when off
the Delaware coast he encountered
gale from east southeast accompanied
by a high confused sea which continually
swept over the vessel, carrying away bobstays,
forerigging and causing other slight damage.
1t blew with unabated fury from 4 am. of the
9Th until the afternoon of the 10th when it
moderated, the sea at the same time going
down considerably. After the storm abated
somewhat Capt Sannes decided to make for
Boston. A survey has been recommended on
the vessel as it is thought she is badly strained
The Storm Still Rages.
New YORK, Sept. 13.-The signal officer says
this morning that there will be no let up in the
next twenty-four hours.
The gale last night drove all incoming yes
sells off the coast and several days may elapse
before they return. The fog which has envel-
oped the lower bay for several days is s'cleari ng
away and the long delayed steamships are
coming up to the city. All the overdue Euro
pean steamers are crowded with seasick
foreigners. The anchor line steamer City
Of Rome, which arrived this morning,
had narrow escape from collision with an
outbound steamer in the lower bay yesterday.
The storm center today is off Portland Me-
and indications are that the storm will have
passed away by Saturday night
Blown Back from Block Island.
LEwEs, DEL, Sept. 13.-The schooner Henry
Wilmington, from Baltimore to Boston with
coal, arrived here with all sails gone and short
Of provisions. Her decks we're swept and the
mate washed overheard, but a line was thrown
him and he was saved. The vessel was blown
back from Block Island.
A Norwegian Bark Sunk.
A Norwegian bark is sunk on Five Fathom
steamer.
The Crew All Saved.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.-The crew of the
barge Wallace were all saved by the tug Morse
and brought here this morning. The Morse
also saved the crew of the barge st. Cloud with
the exception of one man, who went down with
the barge. The survivors were brought here
by the Morse.
The Hurricane on the Eastern Shore.
BALTIMORE, Sept IA Ne,os Onancock, Va,
special says: The terrible storm which
swept over the Chesapeake bay played
havoc on the Eastern Shore. v Bridges
were swept away, the telegraphic
wires were blown down, the iowlands were in
blew hurricane and the tide rose to an
enormous height, completely submerging the
wharves at Onancook.
The steamer Maggie, of the Eastern Shore
steamboat line, was blown ashore Tuesday in
the Chesconnersex creek and has not yet been
gotten off.
Saved the Crew.
New YORK, Sept. 13.-The steamer Tennes-
see, from JacksQnville, September 8, which ar
rived here this morning, fell in September u
with the barque Alsylva British) from Perth
Amboy for Copenhagen, in sinking condition.
The steamer took of the captain and crew of
thirteen men and brought them to New York.
Vessels That Rode Out the Gale.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept l3-Following is
a revised list of vessels that rode out the
gale at Delaware breakwater, and are re-
ported all right. Jane @. Sweeney, Eliza
II. Patrick, Annie Cranmer, ]. K. Manning, e.
T. Edwards, E. G. IrwiA, T. w. H. White. Car
rie Van Gilger, Harriet T. Brooks, Bessie c.
Beach, Robert P. King.
badly damaged and will be towed to Philadel- |
The steamer Old Dominion picked up. dis
masted, of the Capes q new Ameri- |
can three-masted schooner bound TO
Baltimore with cargo Of ice and towed her
into the breakwater last night The brig |
Loyalist is still at the breakwater leaking
slightly, having lost sails, rigging and some Of
her upper works. j
The Stranded Steamer at Cape Henry.
NoRFoIx, Va, Sept 1S.-Ths steamer which
went ashore last evening near Cape Henry
proves to be the Godrevy, iron laden, from St
Jago, Cuba, 10 Baltimore. The vessel rests
easily half mile from shore and II in good
condition. All well aboard. She viii proba-
bly, be dcated without trouble. The wrscking