Evening journal., 1893-10-14
AFTER A TORNADO
Houses Are UnrOOfed-De-
struction is Everywhere.
CHRIsTIANA OVERLOOKED,
Climbed Out of Second-Story
Windows Into Boats.


and There Remained Until O'Clock
This Morning Another watehman
spent the Long, Wet, Weary Night on
Lumber Ple-Great Damage Done
Along the Banks OF the Christiana.
Marshes One Vast Sheet OF water.
A storm Of rapdly-whirling winds and
heavy rain swept over this city last
night. partly shutting of telegraphic
communication with the world outside |
and tearing down awnings, signs, shut
ters, unroofing houses and doing other
damage The wind began to blow about
4 o'clock and from that time on until
early this morning, blew perfect gale
No fatal accidents have been reported
although several people had narrow
escapes from being hit by falling signs
and branches Of trees
The greatest damage seemed TO have
been done at East Lake and beyond
Third, Market and Eleventh street
bridges. The roofs OF seven houses
were blown off at East Lake shortly be
fore 10 o'clock. number OF people
were in bed at the time, and were ter
ribly alarmed to be thus suddenly ex-
posed TO the elements
Lights have not yet been put in this
pait OF the city and total darkness
reigned.
The houses were those of George
Stewart, Charles Schellinger, George
Dawson George Brennan, + r Ham
mitt, John BAnnison. James Grier. W.
Jenning. Wilmer Harris, r. p. Webb
and n. j. Boyd. The roofs were blown
clear off the brckwork, and were carried
by the wind 200 feet away to a lot in the
rear Of the houses The family Of
James Grier had narrow escape from
serious injury.
Mrs Grier was sick in bed and her
husband aud mother were sitting near
the bed talking to her When the roof
I was carried away, the plaster and lathes
fell upon the bed The damage done 10
the houses In this part OF the city will
amount to about 81 800.
! Six houses on Lodge and Claymont
! streets were also unroOfed and a man
, was injured John Popkeps, bis wife
and child were lying in bed A flying
brick struck Popkepsi on the head and
cut deep cash.
Climbed Into Boats From Second Story
windows.
Houses beyond Market and Thlid
street bridges were completely sur
rounded by water and in some cases the
occupants had TO climb out the second
story windows into boats sent out by
friends. All that could be seen Of the
marsh land was a sheet Of water
with post sticking up here and there
where fence had ST Cd Numerous
pigs and chickens were drowned and a
COW belonging TO Martin O'roole was
drowned
Spent the Night on Lumber Pile.
/ The watchman at Bush's lumber yard
, beyond Third street bridge had to climb
up on high pile of lumber to keep out
OF the water. There he spent the night.
This morning a boat was secured and
3 he was removed from his uncomfortable
| position.
? Sought Refuge on a Signal Pole.
Another watchman employed by the B
I so. railroad beyond the bridge neal
2 Hazel Dell Park, found the water creep
! ing upon him and made a break foi
higher land but found himself surrounded
D by water which was slowly drawing
s nearer him. BE climbed up a sigma
j. pole and there he remained until o'clOcl
r this morning
The Christiana Overlooked.
The banks Of the Chrisliana breaking
caused the flood. The works OF th'
i Christians Window Glass Company wal
e flooded and this morning the Liberty
engine was busy pumping the wate
s out OF the pits.
: The Unlucky Rambler.
The ChTistiana was unusually high an'
u rough The tug Rambler was tied up a
T. the wharf of the Diamond State lrol
Q Company early in the evening aud ever.
thing made snug and secure. The officer
d aud crew went nome and left the boa
In charge of the steward. He watches
, her all night and several times pushei
r. her of from the wharf About o'clocl
this morning he left the oabiu, went ou
q on the wharf TO see that every thing Wa
. right aud returned TO the calm.
y He had been sleeping for about nv
s minutes when he was awakened by tn
t boat striking the wharf with greS
e force, as he thonght. The boat wen
e over on her side aud began to fill rapidly
William Smith, the ste ward, made
g rush for the door and gained the whar
y just as the boat settled down In th
u water
r It IS thought that the tug was washe
% partly mp on the wharf and fell back i
% the water sideways
q She will be pumped out as soon as Oh
70 tide goes down sufficiently.
20 Blown Iuto The Bridge.
The sloop yacht Nauon, lying at Al
p chor In the Brandywine, east OF the p
3 w. & b railroad bridge, was blown steT
m foremost under the north end OF III
bridge The mast lodged so close to IL
- rails that trains could not pass over Il
north bound tracks Trains were delays
Ia for about one half an hour. Telegrap ph an
ir telephone wires we're blOsn down aud
lg was late this afternoon before they wei
a. In working order. Electric light wir
- were also badly damaged and linems
"a were busy all cay making repairs III
,e Shellpot branch Of the WILMINGTON Cii
,s Railway was out Of service last night.
40 Knocks Out the Train Service.
IN The train service on the Baltimore al
n, Ohio railroad is completely demoralize
Tho fret north bnund train IN arrive