Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-19

the draw of the railroad bridge and the
telegraph cables were broken. In con-
sequence the telegraph service was use
less for some time. The water in Bush
and Gunpowder rivers was very high
and both streams overlooked their
banks. The railroad tracks were washed
and cinder tracks had to be made.
The yacht Nanon was blown into the
draw of the Brandywine bridge of the
p, W. s. b. II. II. Friday night, about
0 o'clock, and to get her out her mast
had TO be cut away. She had been lying
at anchor east of the bridge, and the
gale blew her against the structure. Her
mast was so close to the track trains
could not pass. They were delayed half
an hour.
The Delaware railroad telegraph SER
vice was badly crippled by the crossing |
of wires and the blowing down of poles
and was not gotten IN proper working |
order until 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
Trains were not delayed, however. The
station at Cheswold is said to have been
unroGfed during the night.
The Baltimore ~ Ohio and Whining
ton g. Northern Railroad Companies re-
port that they suffered no damage or
delay because of the storm.
| AROUND MARKET STREET BRIDGE.
The tender of the Christiana bridge
at Market street says there must have
been 20 feet of water in the creek Friday
evening, AT 10 o'clock, the hour for low
tide, he states, there were Is feet of
water and the tide extended almost up
to the south end of the Market street
station of the Baltimore 81 Ohio railroad.
The water also overilowed the adioin-
ing wharves aad reached u considerable
distance up in the shipyard of the Har-
Ian & Hollingsworth Company. A bat
teau, which was moored at the bridge,
was swept up into the Baltimore & Ohio
freight yard and rests on u stone pile
near the north end Of the freight depot.
TUG SUNK.
The tug Rambler, Captain Brink
owner, was sunk during the night in
front of the works of the Diamond State
Iron Company. 1t is thought that she
got caught under the wharf log on the
low tide and that she continued in that
position when the tide rose and filled.
Only her smokestack, whistle and the
top eff her pilot house are visible.
DAMAGE IN SOUTH WILMINGTON.
Considerable damage was done in
: South Wilmington. At noon all the
} low lands in the vicinity OF Third street
bridge were inundated and earlier in
the day water extended along the New
Castle road almost to Eden Park.
During the night the yard of the At
! lantic Refining Company was covered
with water four feet deep. A storage
tank, 40 feet in diameter and 81 feet
| high, which was recently erected, was
1 swept from its foundations and carried
across the yard for distance of 40 feet
: The tank contained oil two inches deep
q A lot of barrels and probably some
s lubricating all were lost.
q Moore's shipyard was badly washed
A pane of plate glass in show win
n dow at the store of Mitchell Il Bash was
J demolished by large piece of Justis &
> Davidson's sign blowing down anC
q striking it.
d The south side yard of the George w
o Bush Il Sons Lumber Company wa
badly washed.
I. The police and fire alarm system
were badly crippled but Superintendent
Aydon had men out at daybreak an,
the damage was speedily repaired.
Is A portion of the fence surroundin!
y the athletic grounds at Riverview wa
e. blown down and shattered to pieces b
III the wind.
ne The fence about the morocco factor
v at Ninth and Walnut was also de
y molished.
81 Three trees were blown down q
Seventh and Church streets, one o
p Delaware avenue between Jefferson an
N, Washington, and the fence at the soutf
lc east corner of Fourth and West street.
" The stable on the property of Robel
So Derrickson, at Eighteenth and Tatna
oo streets, was blown down and badl
oo wrecked.
y At Third and King streets pole
Gu the Western Union Telegraph Con
ne pany was snapped off level with u
ground.
IS. The barn of Richard Rollins, on IL
Nv Foulk road, Brandywine hundred, WI
Nv blown down and is complete wreck.
ny Numbers Of orchards in Brandywil
lse hundred were injured, trees blown dow
ne and all the fruit destroyed.
Sh The outbuildings on the farm of Dav
az r. Lyman at Newport was blown dow
70 The roof of new brick house I
,ks Elliott avenue and Tatnall street W
va raised but not blown of.
THE STORM AT NEW CASTLE.
The special Correspondence of Gazette ana Jour-
er, NEW CASTLE, Oct. 14.-Last nigh
in storm in this vicinity fully equaled I
an, record for damage made by the
mes storm of August 9th The wind bel
iris in nearly the same direction threw
water against the river front with SUI
, of cient force to wash away the ditfere
ton wharves in several places.
1t Tho Delaware street wharf, VIII
use had Just finished being repaired fro
rly the storm of August 9Th, is now in I
! of same condition. Large portions OF
Mr.. were washed away and it presents
t to dilapidated appearance to-day.
J to Along the Delaware Iron Compan,
but track the water has made several brea
The in the embankment and the water
the poured in the fields on the other side.
ond The tracks of the New Castle cut
between here and Edge Moor are wasl
,eE, away for about 100 feet.
dge The force of the wind in the town
seyo terrific. One of the blades of the ser
/, os' phore signals at the p, w. g. B. stat
nm was snapped off by the force of the g
H. The roof of John Y, Knause, near
nod station, was badly damaged. Trees a
he large limbs are lying in all the street:
ura Along Front street the most dam
nnnt was done by the high tide, which I
of.d unusually high, filling the cellars
~ several houses and keeping the inhs
40, tants in a state of uncertainty as
'' whether they would be compelled
move out their furniture before me
ing.