Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19

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IN this section caused sad havoc with the
buildings at Cedar Beach, with the stur-
Reon fleet assembled at the same point, and
with growing vegetation aud the already
badly damaged fruit crop.
About clock last night the tide broke
the bank az Cedar Beach and in 10 min
! utes thereafter building after building was
washed from their foundations and left
wrecked and settled in the sand and water.
For one and a half miles inland the water
| covered fields and flooded buildings to the
depth of several feet. The bar-room at
Nedar Beach was three feet deep in water
and between this building and the hotel
proper the water was six feet deep.
BUILDINGS WASHED AWAY.
About 20 small buildings along the beach
and at the mouth Of the Mispillion were
washed from their foundations and in two
Instances the receding tide of Wednesday
morning carried these buildings out to sea
| STURGEON FLEET LOST.
The sturgeon fleet has probably suffered
more than all others. Six of the boats nre
sunk and is many more are left high and
dry mile or more inland from tide water.
Many of the nets are buried IN the sand,
some at them rs deep as two feet. These
nets cost about 500 each and fully score
of them are missing. The wharves in this
town are all Hooded and pine wood, rail-
| -S~N ~" taAN I44E I'IiiS arc A-aNlup hDCut
promscuously.
In many instances chickens, pigs and
even COWS and sheep have been taken in
the houses OF farmers along the bay shore.
taobits and chickens have been drowned
by thousands.
This is the highest tide here since 1868.
From $50 to I.3O this morning, just one
hour, the already high tide rose 10 inches.
Everything along the wharves is flooded.
Poor livery stable is flooded with two
feet OF water. The shirt factory is sur
rounded, the creamery is flooded, and the
PIE pen Is two feet deep in water. The
pigs were forced to swim around for their
lives for all hour before rescued
The schooner Fox of Milton, bound for
New York, anchored yesterday in the
west flats, three miles off Cedar Beach,
with three anchors out and all the cable
aboard played. she was within GOO yards of
| the beach this morning when the wind
shifted TO the westward. Two more hours
OF easterly wind would have landed her
| oil the beach.
LUCK ron FISHERMEN.
CLANS, mananoes, oysters and crabs line
the shore from the Mispillion's mouth to
the mouth of the Broadkiln.
The water came over the beach at Cedar
like a tidal wave and carried everything
before it. In 10 minutes after the first
break six feet of water covered everything
around Cedar Beach and extended inland
a mile and a half. covering wheat fields
and uplands completely. Much damage
has been done, but at this time il is inn
possible to make fair or reasonable esti-
mate of the loss.
schooner Ella X. Simpson, l75 tons burden.
phosphate laden, from w. |. Simpson 4
Co., this town, for farmers along Jones'
Creek, was driven ashore at Jones' Creek
yesterday, and now lies so yards from high
water mark and full mile from the bay.
The schooner Emma Refs. 60 burden,
from Draper, Davis e. Co., of this town,
phosphate laden. bound for Murderkill
river, is ashore, high and dry on the top
of the beach at the the crab pen,n eight
. miles above the Mispillion light, Both
vessels are owned in Milford.
The late storm forced the water over the
stone embankment surrounding the Mis-.
pillton Lighthouse and damaged the EN-.
bankment. Tho walls of the cistern which
holds the drinking water for use of the
Keeper and his family were torn away and
the supply Of fresh water sailed and
ruined
Cedar Beach and the Mispilion's mouth.
which are only mile apart, received the
S blunt Of ~ storm. The due east wind
ocean, between the capes. and their fury
was spent upon the shores at these places
The beach at Cedar is washed to a level
and an average high tide will now come
up to the hotel annex at this point.
The water is recedng very slowly and
since yesterday morning has lowered but
seven inches, and is now only Is inches
lower than the highest point touched Tues
day night. Not since 1873 has the water
been 30 high as now, and the damage can
as yet only be Appropriated.
The water Is still over the wharves here.
Hundreds of cords of wood and hundreds
of railroad ties and prling are floating
with the current and the river for il,
whole length of q miles is filled with
drift of every imaginable kind.
THE STORM IN KEST--GREAT DAMAGE ALONG
TIlE BAY sHoRE-FEUIr TREES SUSTAIN
MORE INJURY.
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DOVER, April 1.-THE storm yesterday
was much more severe than was first sun.
posed. The people were startled when they
arose to find the ground covered with two
inches of snow and ice. II continued tc
rain, SNOW and hail until noon, when
walking was almost impossible.
Along the bayshore tho tide arose until
the marshes were covered By miles OF
water. The strong east wind drove two
schooners we'll up on the marsh. The
fishermen were aroused about o'clock py
the water which had flooded their shanties
JOncpl Clllllu anu W GSley Moore were tile
first to discover the danger from the in.
coming tide. They aroused their com
pnnions in nearby shanties. The men
We're compelled to wade through the water
waist deep in order TO save themselves
This was a difficult task, as it was neces
sary 10 lead their horses and keep in tho
roRd, there being deep ditch on each side
'At Little Creek the iron draw bridge and
two wooden bridges were carried away
John i. Kemp, whose stable is located
near the creek lost the greater part OF his
stock by drowning. The stock drowned
comprised ten cows, eight sheep. six pigs
, and many fowls. Many other persons in
the village lost pigs chickens aud bee
hives.
The summer cottages at kits Ham.
mock were destroyed and washed away,
excepting those OF II. A. Richardson and
n. IL. Cook.
The fruit crop comes in for its share of
conversation about the storm. The general
opinion is that if the fruit can stand such
weather as this it surely has nine lives and
can stand almost anything.
1t is an unusual sight 10 see the peach
pear and apple trees in full bloom peas
] and other vegetables mp and growing
while the ground is covered with twt
inches of snow.
AT NEW CAsTLE-RIvER SHORE FLOODED
/: SCHOONER on THE MARSHES CUTOFF
TRACK WASHED OUT.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana Journa
NEW CASTLE, April l2-The storm which
ragged all day yesterday and last night die
; immense damage along the upper rivel
' shore, to say nothing of the wharves alont
the river, all of winch were more or les:
| damaged.
/, The shad fishermen were out early YES
J terday morning. finding a safe anchorag,
: for their boats, which were in danger 81
being broken to, pieces against thu