Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-11
WRECKS ON THE BEACH.
TERRIBLE DAMAGE TO SHIPPING AT
THE eREAKWATER.

The Storm Causes Little Damage In the
City Besides breaking Branches From
Trees, But the Havoc on the Coast Is
Great.
The cyclone which has been wandering
about the North Atlantic for the past
four or five days arrived at Wilmington
yesterday afternoon On its way hither
it swept immense tides up on the Long
Island and New Jersey seaboard, doing
great damage to the hotels and other
at the seaside resorts, as our
indicate.
In this city the rain fall was not no
ticably heavy, but the wind blew innu.
merable branches from the trees and
strewed the streets and sidewalks with
their foliage Loose shutters banged all
night, and awnings crashed and creaked.
Many canvas covering was torn from
its fastenings and blown away. Early
last evening the awning frame In front OF
Spicer and Bickles commission store at
No. 206 East Fourth street, gave
away and heavy piece of wood fell upon
a man who was walking beneath knock
ing him to the side walk but not injur
ing him Trees were blown down on
jackson street near Ninth, at Ninth and
Market streets and Seventh and Walnut
streets. A chimney was damaged on the
house at No. GIG French street.
An old well on the west side Of Seventh
street, near Tatnall. which had been
covered and paved over, caved in slightly
on Monday and yesterdays rain caused
more damage. Part of the gutter and
sidewalk had fallen in, when employees Of
the Street aud Sewer Department took
measures to prevent further damage.
The well will be filed up.
The tides in the Christiana are not un-
usually high as the direction of the wind
was unfavorable.
The large sign on the Diamond State
Car Spring Works, which extended along
two sides of the building was partly
blown down yesterday and had to be re-
moved, Another tree at Seventh and
French streets was uprooted by the wind.
Yessels Ashore Near Milford.
Three vessels went ashore at Slaugh-
ter's Beach near Milford, yesterday One
of them three master is unknown.
William ]. Simpson of Milford owns one
"The Belle of Dover, and Thomas Draper
of Milford the other The crews are
safe. The breakers are not heavy enough
to do much damage to the schooners. 1t
is is reported that the pilot boat Thomas
f. Bayard is lost.
Damage at the Breakwater.
LEwEs, Sept 1.-THE telegraph wires
TO the Breakwater being down only mea
gre information of the condition Of af
fairs there can be obtained. The storm
was the worst known here for years
Mountainous seas broke over the Break
water with terrific fury, throwing masses
of foam hundreds of feet in the air
The destruction to vessel property a.
/ the Breakwater will amount to not les
/ than $4,000. 900, as the beach from
J Lewes down toward Rehoboth is line,
with wrecks and vessels aground. II i
thought that many lives have been lost
Both of the wooden piers have been ia
and nots vestige of the wreck can b
seen. The tide was the highest sine
1867. Telegraphic communication will
the Breakwater was destroyed at
o'clock yesterday morning. The cape
are submerged and the BreGkwater
flooded.
The following vessels are ashore an
are likely to break up Schooners Allen
Covert, from Antigua for Philadelphia
with cargo of sugar; Henry NJ Clark
from Jamaica for Providence R. l., wit
a cargo of logwood; Bryon NJ, from Sal
Domingo for New York, with a cargo o
sugar, and coasting schooners j. f
Becker, Ma1d Seward, Horena, Gertrud
Summers and four unknown schooners
The Italian bark II Salvatore, boun
from Philadelphia to Gibraltar and Gag
liari, was the first vessel to go by tn
board, parting her anchor chains an
striking the iron pier. She was sun
near the beach. Captain Romeo and tn
crew managed to reach Lewes. The
Salvatore is owned by parties in Naples
and was cleared on August 81 wit
10, 222 cases of refined petroleum, an
was awaiting fair weather when the az
cident happened. Descovisch & Co., shi
brokers, at No 225 Dock street, Phill
delphia, represent the owners in thi
country.
The three-masted schooner Charles I
Stickney, which cleared on September
for Norfolk, Va, with a cargo of Goa
also filled and went ashore near Lewe
and will be a total loss. Captain Kenda
and the crew were rescued. The Stickne
was built in 1859 in this city. and WI
owned by George Shepherd & Co.
Twenty vessels are ashore in all. an
the crews Of sixteen are at the Yirde
House.
Latest from the Breakwater.
A commercial traveller on the noe
train which left Lewes at so this NOR
ing told an EVENING JOURNAL reports
that there were sixteen vesse
on shore at the Breakwat
when he left. The wind was sti
: blowing very high and more damaI
was expected. A few of the boats tn
were on shore may be saved The wat
is few inches lower than on last night
tide when most of the vessels were blow
ashore
No lives had been lost and it was e
q pected that all the seamen would
saved. Two schooners are ashore at &
mouth Of the Broadkiln creek, six mil
this side of Lewis. They are {
@. c. Burton and the VI. NJ. DRvi
An old seaman of Lewes said that yeste
days storm was worse than the Mar
5 blizzard, for the gale was higher al
the swell greater than on that memo
able occasion.
STORM AT DELAWARE CITY.