Evening journal., 1893-01-06
THESTORMY DELAWARE,
ymperilled Vessels Seek Ref
uge in Harbor.
ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY ZOE GORGEs

The Tug Majestic. One OF the Prettiest
Towboats on the River. Dismantled
BY the Schooner Thomas winsmore.
Awful weather Reported on the Coast,
other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 6.--Last nights big
snow not only covered everything ex-
posed to the elements to depth of four
inches but it so soldered the fields of ice
in the Delaware that navigation was
stopped short and now the harbor here is
full Of loaded vessels and is likely to re-
main so for several days.
From o'clock last evening the ships
began to put in here to get out of the
binding storm that was threatened and
they continued TO come in until long
after midnight. The vessels in here are
pound TO many different American ports
and represent capital Of the East, West,
Northwest and South For the first time
in years real, loaded steamship was
compelled to turn from the threatened
danger and tie up within the ice piers
here. The steamship is the Clyde liner,
Goldsborough and she is bound for
Charleston with big general cargo.
The ice and storm was too threatening
last night even for the most stalwart
ironclad. Then Captain Michalsen, Of
the handsome bark Lovehjerte, brought
his vessel in and secured safe mooring
in the harbor He has on a heavy cargo
of refined petroleum for Plymouth and a
St. Bernard dog that answers every pur-
pose of fog horn.
Those who suffer most from the severe
weather on the river are the sailors who
have come from sunny southern ports
where June weather is enjoyed These
men get every exposed portion of their
body frostbitten because Of the great
contrast in temperature They are
obliged to stick TO the forecastle FIRE as
much as possible and then they get stiff
with cold when they touch the wet and
freezing hawsers
The Majestic Smashed by IA Schooner.
The pretty river tug Majestic was run
down of Reedy Island, yesterday
afternoon, by the schooner Thomas Wins
more, and badly damaged, while the
latter was trying 10 avoid dangerous
field OF ice The tug had her smokestack
carried away and her housing started
and was towed to New Castle. The
schooner was not damaged
Awful storms Along the Coast.
A storm is due from the lakes today
along the entire Atlantic seaboard East
winds are predicted, followed by heavy
snow, and then cold northwest winds.
Signals have been ordered along the
coast from Eastport TO Cape Hatteras.
Coasting vessels arriving from sea re.
port terrific weather. The schooner
LI.I..
rived at the Delaware Breakwater yes.
terday with boats gone and part of the
deck load having been swept overheard
Another sailing craft, the. bark
zemach from Brazil, experienced heavs
weather on the passage and had hel
decks damaged. Reports from New
York say that the schooner James w
Bigelow from Turks Island, sprung
leak and was partially dismasted on tn
passage.
Vessels From Sunny Florida Damaged
Having left Jacksonville, Florida. an,
Pensacola early last month, the schoone
George Twohy encountered fierce vas
storms The Twohy,is badly cut by tn
ice and she must put In for repairs a
soon as circumstances will allow. Tn,
schooner Mary Godfrey left Pensacola OF
the same day that the Twohy put out I,
sea. She Jared worse, however, than he
companion, and put into the harbor her,
this evening with a badly disfgured an,
splintered bow and hull. She has OF
lumber for Philadelphia wholesalers.l
Hemmed in by large fields Of ice, tn
schooner James A. Garfield would hav,
been Knocked to pieces of Dan Bake
shoal but for the tugs MADEIRA and Mott
which responded TO her signals for hel,
and towed her TO harbor here.