Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-31


vessels. The schooner's name is not
discernible.
During the gale, last night, the
schooner Coniston dragged into the
British steamer Rhodora at the Break
water, smashing the schooner's boats,
rail and quarter, and doing other
damage.
Pilot II. Church, on the steamer
Holkar, which passed in the Capes, this
evening, for Philadelphia, reports South
ern'Five Fathom Bank lightship sunk,
crew supposed to be sunk.
The American Line steamer Illinois,
| from Antwerp, with 500 immigrants,
has been detained at the Breakwater.
| One of her engines was broken down
three days ago, and this may have de-
! layed her, but it is suspected that she
may have sickness on board.
MUCH DAMAGE DoNE'IN MARYLAND.
ELKToN, MD, Aug. 25.-The heavy
wind and rain storm which passed over
| this section Wednesday night did con-
siderable damage to telephone lines,
| shade and fruit trees. Large quantities
| of ripe fruit of every kind were blown
| off and were offered for sale ON the
streets of Elkton Thursday at low
prices Peaches ranged from 20 to 30
cents per basket
CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Aug. GA ter
rife rain and wind storm passed over
Kent county last night, doing immense
destruction to fruit OF all kinds and in
some instances literally blowing grow
ing corn up by the roots. Rain fell in
torrents nearly all night and the pro-
tracted drought is broken, but the dam
age to fruit is substantial offset to the
good done.
James S. Harris of Still Pond, one of
the most extensive peach growers in
Kent county, says that fully one-half OF
the remaining peach crop was beaten
off and nearly all of his standard pears;
The pears were green and will, OF
course, be total loss. His corn field
} looks as though roller had been run
, over it.
Eugene Bonwill, another extensive
grower of fruits, states that all OF his
pears were slashed from the trees and
will be an entire loss
William Cooper, farmer and fruit
} grower, says nearly all of his ripening
fruit was blown from the trees and
i fully one-half of the fruit of the latei
! varieties. "My corn" he says, "wa'
e literally blown out by the roots Thu
t loss to the fruit-growers," he continued
d twill be very great"
S Mr.. William Ford OF the Chestertowl
vicinity, says that peaches in his orchard
5 were badly blown off and his pear pros
o pect greatly reduced.
Reports from different sections of Ken
n county are similar to those given above
e and while it is next to impossible I
T. compute the damage in dollars and cent
the loss of pears and some varieties
e peaches will be very great. John Brice
5, one of the leading local fruit authoritie
d puts the loss at fully one-half OF III
e. crops on the trees at the time OF th
storm.
The wind was from the northwe
II and during the night nearly reached IL
h velocity Of hurricane. AS yet no r
70 ports of serious damage to buildings {
Iy similar property have been received.
y OCEAN Cry, Nd, Aug. 24-ocea
,ee City was yesterday visited by one OF IL
"a most severe wind and rain-storms tn
has occurred here in several years. A
day long the surf ran high. But 1t w
not until toward night when the ocea
m began to show its power. About
a O'Clock the breakers began to roll e.
ng tirely over the boardwalk. AS the mig
ty came ON and the storm increased in i
ID. tensity the breakers rolled clear over t
walk along the ocean front and roll
nm right through the parlors of Congre
m Hall. There being low open spa
ht between Congress Hall and Trimpe
as pavilion the waves went through, al
as once more was seen the sight of oce
rm and hay meeting. In going throu
he this channel the water had to pass oN
lbs the tracks of the Baltimore q Easte
Shore Railroad Company, but did I
to do any damage besides washing out
few ties,
en- While the sea was running so hi
,u- the rain came down in torrents, bel
lp. driven by northerly wind blowing
/ il great velocity. Some of the cottag
ow living north of the hotels made tn
ere way down to the Atlantic Hotel, VIII
they remained during the rest of
ire, night When every one was assemb
ard in the Atlantic Hotel an immense WI
nd, came rushing in at the front doors
len the parlors, giving some of the ladie
severe shock. come of the most tin
ones decided to go to Berlin and spe
=. the night, which few Of them 6
inc although at no time was there any
gnt prehension of danger on the part OF
am residents.