Evening journal., 1893-10-14
ROUCHALONG THE RIVER
Men CROPPED About All Night
Watching Their Property.
THE RIVER ROAD INUNDATED

Last Nights Terrific Storm Of Rain and
wind Did Incalculable Damage Down
Along the Delaware New Cruiser on
Week. rriai "Trip other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE oct. IA roaring
wind, rushing waters and the shouts OF
scores Of fishermen and sailors, cropping
about with lanterns. made night hide
ous for the riverside residents last
night. Fortunately the hurricane
spent itself and the wind changed about
/ o'clock this morning, just two hours
before high water, thus saving the
entire lower part of the city from food
and preventing great destruction.
When the cyclonic winds increased
in fury early last evening, people owning
boats or river front property were put
on the alert and got their lanterns ready
for nights siege of It, Soon the waters
began to rise and wash away banks and
weak structures along the line of the
river. The old railroad wharf was soon
going rapidly and even the stout logs on
Lea's wharf were creaking and finally
gave way. The waters roared like the
ocean on a rough day. Boathouses and
railways within reach of the rising
waters were smashed or washed away.
Arthur Maherd's domicile was as cosy.
locking as any yesterday, but to-day It
is wreck His chimneys were blown
down and the entire rear of his house
was smashed into splinters Mrs. Mary
Weggenman had big mulberry tree,
90 feet high, in her yard which she
priced very highly. Her family were
terrified in the middle Of the night to
hear terrific crash and feel a tremor
like those which precede earthquakes
This morning they found the splendid
tree twisted out by the roots aud laying
clear across the street.
The river was full of sailing vessels
lying at anchor and although some OF
these were stripped, they dragged their
anchors at a lively rate and one large
vessel came ashore Just below town
The marshes along the Chrstiana creek,
in the upper part Of this hund ed, are
all overhOwed.
Farmers coming into the city this
morning report incalculable loss in the
country surrounding here. The cause
way at Armstrong; creek is flooded and
marketmen had to either make their
horses swim along the place or turn
around and come to town by the Hare's
Corner road. Near Hare's Corner the
wind blew with true cyclonic force The
blacksmith shops and stables on the cor
ner at Hares Corner were blown down
and smashed into splinters. On the
Common farms the shedding was blown
down or started. Sheds on other farms
in the hundred were demolished during
the terrific blow about II o'clock.
The New Cruiser Goes Out for n Week.
Early this morning the cruiser Colum.
bia passed down the river from Cramps
ehipyard for her second preliminary trial
trip, when extra endeavors will be put
forth to excel the 81 10 knots per hour
record made several weeks ago The big
ship will probably be away a week.
It Is proposed to test the vessel under
all possible conditions. She is
In command Of Captain r. w. Sargent.
and aboard Of her will be Naval Con-
structor James Younger, Chief Engineer
N. p. Towne, Captain George Sumner.
Lieutenant Commander Charles o. Ali.
bone and a few invited guests, besides
the large force Of mechanics and seamen.
Captain Sargent predicts for her a speed
OF 223 10 23 knots