Evening journal., 1894-04-13
MEN,STOCKAND HOUSES
Were Destroyed Along the
Bay Shore in Kent.
SHEEP WERE BURIED IN THE MIRE

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Scenes In the Path of tho storm and
Flood Of "Wednesday Hope for the
Two Youpg Tenting Fishermen Has
Been Abandoned aud Search Is Being
Made for Their Bodies.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 13.-As stated in yester-
days EVENING JOURNAL. the storm Of
Tuesday and Wednesday did awful dam.
age in this vicinity, especially at Little
Greek. The EVENING JOURNALS CORE
spondent visited Little Greek yesterday
afternoon TO view the wreck and damage
that was done by the storm. and he ascer.
tanned that the reports had by no means
been exaggerated
The iron drawbridgs was not broken In
having been blown around, but after the
water went down sufficiently, the bridge
was placed in position, and travel over
It was soon resumed.
After the correspondent succeeded in
driving through deep water he reached
/ William Heverin's store, Just on the
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this store a good view could be had Of
the damage done. Several schooners
were driven ashore some almost on their
end The large schooner "Nettie, which
was driven on the wharf, was
slid off again into the water.
The streets Of Little Creek are one
mass of mud aud slush, aud travelling,
both on foot and carriage, is anything
but pleasant. At Mr.. Heverin's house,
the water was deep enough to ruin bis
| carpets, and they were ali strewn out on
the fences and In his store TO dry
| His large Fairbanks scales Just In front
i Of his store were washed away, aud no
traces could be found of them.
Just opposite from where Mr. Heverin
lives Is the house and farm owned and
occupied by John 7 Kemp, who is, with
out a doubt, q heavy loser by the storm
His household goods and furniture were
also considerably damaged, judging from
the appearance Of the articles placed on
the line 10 dry. A visit to his stables
and pound where the drowned stock
we're, was q sight not often seen. Nor
has such calamity been known TO occur
in that vicinity before.
Sheep and Lambs Buried in SIlre.
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lambs lying in all sorts of positions and
some even buried deep into the mire.
There were also ten head Of COWS aud
calves all 6ne and good stock and these
were being pulled up and hauled away.
Several hogs were also among the
drowned. As both Mr.. Heverins and
afr. Kemps places are SO near the
stream, ib Is for this reason that they
6rst received the fall benefit Of the water
and shared the destruction.
The People Of Little Crock
Say that there has never been a storm
like this before with them since 1878.
From Little Creek, the correspondent
proceeded to the farm of w Z. Cotter,
hoping to hear something definite about
his son Eastman and Joseph Heverin,
who had not been heard from. since
Tuesday The shanty in which the
boys were tenting Was found about 100
yards from where it was at first turnrd
over. The boat which they had was
found yesterday morning on point just
back of Cotter's farm, about half-mile
from where the shanty was. IL having
drifted there.
In the boat were found the net which
they had been using in ihing. rubber
boot, lantern and the oais, one of them
being tied to the boat, the other one be-
ing loose in the boat. In the locker OF
the boat were also found some clothes
I which Mr. Cotter identified as belonging
to the boys, mostly to Heverin. The
marsh, around as far as possible wal
secured yesterday, but no signs of then
could be found Word was sent e
J Mahon's lighthouse IL any one had beer
rescued there, but it was learned tha
{ there had not been any
When They Were Last Seen.
, The boys were last seen on Tuesda,
evening, when young Cotter was at Littl
Greek after provisions and was heard t.
remark that ''he must get back soon a
Heverin was all alone
As nothing has since been heard o
i them, the only theory probable is tha
z the young fellows are drowned. Afte
q the tide goes down so that access can b
= gained 10 the march, a further diligen
e search will be made
}, It was reported here yesterday after
Q noon that they had come ashore. anS
g were safely housed at a mans housI
named Cowgirl. few miles from tn
: bay, but relatives of the two younl
e fellows went down to investigate, bu
}. found the report false.
K Heverin was about 80 years old, ant
{ was q son of the late James Ii. Heverin
= ex-register Of wills. Cotter was sol
g Of w. Cotter. OF Philadelphia, ant
J. was about 81 years old.
it The water on the marsh Is yet owe
Il four inches deep on the level. All alon
10 the roads flom Little Greek to Dover
debris csn be seen piled up, also shantie
n and outbuildings have been washed int
o fields and across public highways,