Evening journal., 1890-10-24
LAST EDITION
HIGH WIND AND TIDE.
a FURIOUS STORM VISITS THE
STATE DOING GREAT DAMAGE.

rowed-wharves and shipyards Sub
mergsd-Tne Damage by the " ind.
The heavy rain and wind storm of
yesterday morning grew into an awful
gale by evening and the damage and de-
struetion was greater than has been
known mere since the food Of 1878. All
over the city and state, especially along
the river and creeks the damage to
property by water Is great, and even IN
the high sections the tremendous force
of the wind wrought sad havoc among
trees, awnings and hanging signs.
The damage In the Delaware bay was
very great, and although no loss OF hte
has been reported, as yet, many vessels
were driven ashore in the gale. Wharyes
and banks are damaged to great extent
and In some places 1t will take all winter
to repair them Although the barber at
the Breakwater affords very little pro-
lection from storm, yet scores of boats
of every de- cription put in TO that place,
where they we're tossed about all night.
The greatest damage done ky this
storm In this city was the bucs lug Of
the bank on the south side property of
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company.
This caused the water to burst through
at high tide this moroing, aid com
pletely submerge all the low lands in the
neighborhood. The caussway, leading
to the state road, is completely covered
with water and, although many teams
passed over the road this morning. pc
destriAnism has been entirely stopped
because of the danger.
The small tenant houses along the
road, which are occupied by colored
people, are entirely surrounded by water,
and when the tide began to raise this
morning it poured into the cellars and
flooded the first floors of the buildings
Some of the colored people were at their
windows this morning begging for assis
tance. and to be rescued from the turbu-
lent waters Officers Weldin and Tay
lor started ont about 7 o'clock aud helped
the unfortunate people to dry land.
The officers also waged war against
the wharf rats and house pests These
loathsome little animals had been routed
from house and home and were sitting
on small islands and tufts of reeds ex-
hausted With the aid of stones and
clubs scores Of them were killed.
The Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany could not estimate the damage to
the banks, the greatest of which Is
directly opposite the foot Of West street
No investigation .could be made this
morning, but the break is considered a
bad one and the cost and time spent in
repairing it will amount to 3 great deal
The work of making temporary repairs
will be commenced this afternoon.
In this city great damage was done in
the shipyards and the lowlands of South
and East Wilmington Cows and horses
which were pasturing on the meadows
were surrounded with water early in the
evening, and were rescued with the
greatest difficulty Some of them had to
be reached by means of small boats, and
driven to the stable at the end Of heavy
whips
Al the shipyard Of the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company the water flowed
in and Heated lumber about promiscu-
ously. The blacksmith and punch shops
were flooded and work had to be entirely
suspended The damage to the shipyard
will delay work for several days Shipley
street wharf was battered to pieces and
the cap log was washed away. The tide
in the Christiana was two feet above the
ordinary high water mark.
The water spread all over the marshes
of South Whining ton, surrounding the
shanties and houses there The
Diamond State Iron Company's buildings
were flooded, and the platform around
tbs Raymond bath house was destroyed.
The vessels at the whsrves of the Pusey
and Jones Company ard the Bush Lum
Der Company were tossed about, and
their rigging was slightly damaged
The steamer City of Chester could not
land at her wharf for some time on hel
evening trip
The tide was very high at Fourth street
wharf, and the water came up almost tC
Railroad avenue. The Wilmington Ste m
boat CompAny's storehouse was deluged
but fortunately very little damage wal
done. At Moore's shipyard the lumbei
was foated about and scattered every.
where The horses belonging here haC
to be removed from their stables whicl
were flooded. At the shipyard of tn
jackson and Sharp Company the watel
did much damage.
Fortunately the wind was directly 30,
shore" at all the shipyards, and, Will
the piles of lumber were demolished an,
torn TO pieces, none of it was lost, as tn
wind blew it to the upper ends Of tn
yard. Il will cost about $50 in each var,
to have the lumber sorted out and pile
again. Several washouts occurred whicI
cannot be repaired in . day.
The West street branch Of the inter
eepting sewer, between Thirteenth an,
Fourteenth, caVed in for about fort
feet.
The walls Of one Of the three nev
houses being built on Charles w. How
lands property at Eighth and Rodne,
streets by ]. r. D. Seeds, was blow
down. A fence on Sixth street betwee
Orange and Tatnall was blown to pieces
The rainfall during the tWenty-fou
hours from O'Clock a. m, Thursda
until 10 o'clock this morning was 1.5
inches.