Evening journal., 1896-07-28
VICTIMS or THE STORM.
CAMPERS ALONG THE DELAWARE
SUFFERED SEVERELY LAST NIGHT.

One OF Them Rsoited His Experience TO
an Evening Journal Reporter In the \
Dance Pavilion at PennsvIIe Last
Evening-Even the Lanternw Up.
The force OF the heavy wind aud rain
storm which swept over this sectl on last /
evening was perhaps more fully sppre
ciable on the Jersey shore Of the Della
ware riveg than anywhere else Early
yesterday afternoon the EVENING jour.
NAL staff. accompanied by friends from
Woodbury. Atlantic City and Whining
ton, sailed over 20 PenDBville, pretty
resort opposite New Castle on the yacht
Reporter. There was good sailing
wind from the southward aud no indloa
tion OF tue Northwestern which was soon
to burst Towards z o'clock IN the even.
ing the rain could bs seen pouring down
on Wilmington and driven rapidly Jor
seyward by heavy wind. Crafts Of all
kind made for harbor, AID by the time
the storm began raging on the Delaware
not sail or funnel was 70 be seen.
Whitscaps began to dot the Delaware.
They Increased in number AS the wind
got higher and the effects Of these IN
Vulnerable white racers beneath the dark
aud lowering sky WAS worthy Of the
brush OF an artist. This WAS especially
true Of the long stretch OF water between
Fenrsville aud New Castle
When the driving rain sot Ia the darcs
/ pavilion and other buildings set apart
for the use OF PenLsvillo excurslonists
were so wet that Nc Lewis, who ls the
moving spirit In the pleasant little Jer
l sey resort, tbr6w open his house 10 the
II i 81. Il. -
caught on a lee shore and did everything
In his power 70 make the evening pass
pleasantly He gave them the benefit
OF the orchestrs, and dancing Was the
ruling pleasure Of the evening, supple
mented by vocal and instrumental mueic.
Little NJ les Ethel Lewis led the opening
waltz
II was II o'clock before tho weather
permitted departure for home
During the height OF the storm en-
EVENING JOURNAL reporter was stand
ing In the pavilion watching the storm
HIS attention WAS distracted from the
raging clements by two lads runnlHg in,
one with a cat rifle In his band. They
vera dripping with water, almost out OF
breath, and looked az though they had
passed through tho mill.
''Well, ws held her as loug as we
could. but 1t Was no uss," said the
smaller one, addressing the reporter Ia
confidential, I-wAnt-your sympathy tone
"What's the mattelI Did your horse
get awayf
"aorsel Who said anything about
hoTssfn asked the lad. "Ips worse than
osso Of horse aud horse Tent, polss.
clothes Shoes, money, ticket home
everything gone
"0b, you are camping outi" exclaim cd
the reporter.
ono, we're not now; but half an hour
ago we were. We saw her coming and
di1 the best We could TO meet her, bat
10 was no use / held the tent as long
IS / could, but when she carried mo ok
or eight feet IN the air and started over
the oorpfsld with me / decided that II
wsB time TO stop plsying the parachute
business and Jet go. II you 60 up there
you can see the hols where / lAudod. 10
aln't very deep, but you'll 6ad the model
| OF my face Ia the sand or else I'm iiaI
, --sin'e 1 Bilf'
"Thst's what you are. said Bill, who
wasn't saying much, but engaged IN deer
, thought
, After our tent and outfit vent W,
! took sheltAr In 14x14 foot tent nesv
. by, continued the lad. 1t Was owned
! By sn old msn and bis wife. aud they ha.
4 three or four children. They were try
q ing to hold their tent down. aud ws die
y All We could to help, but It was no uss
!, We left
"What becsme OF them aud thall
tsntf' asked the reporter.
81 gusss they'll be down hers Ia a fey
y minutes and tell us all about II, he "a
piled "Ws didn't wait 20 sec her 60 ne
but the old folks looked as though the
had seuss enough 20 lot go Of bag OF win
N when IL Was heading straight Roros
q Jersey Yes, cir; my clothes, shoes
y money, ticket ana every thing else gone
q don't know how am going to got hom
60 Phiadelchla
- you'll hnd your things all right afte
\ ths storm Is over. Take your lantern an
40 out and look for them
"LsntoIr T. he almost yelled. "Why
d-n It, man, the lantern went up wit
the tent ard 80 did the oil and matches
J. They were wholly destitute, and,
), make matters worse. somebody stepped o
N their cat rihe aud broke It oil At th
IL stock.
In The experience OF these Pbiladelphl
1t lads is doubtless Identical with that q
dozens OF others Of the msuy campers on
along the Jsrsey shore Of the DslawsI
cove between PeDnsgrovs and Pennsyill'
j. and II their stories conld be compile
they would make very lnterestin
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