Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-12
WORST STORM OF THE YEAR
a Furious Gale Swept Along the Atlantic
Coast.
Wreck OF q Vessel Near Cape Hem
age Caused mt Summer Resorts.

terrific gale swept along the Atlantic
coast last night, causing considerable dam
age and " recking the schooner Luther A.
Roby on the Delaware coast, near Cape
Henlopen. The worst northeast storm OF
the year ragged at Atlantic City last night.
The storm set in late Saturday night. All
day yesterday the wind blew at the rate OF
ffty-f1ve miles an hour. The meadows
between Atlantic City and the mainland
were totally submerged. At several points
yesterday afternoon the waves broke en-
tirely over the new boardwalk and the
water ran over some of the hotel lawns.
At IL o'clock yesterday morning the wreck
Of the old schooner Metcalf, which came
ashore on the beach at the foot Of Massa-
chusetts avenue last year and which has
since lain buried In the beach, was washed
from Its sandy bed and cast with terrific
force against the iron pier. The founda-
lions of the pier wavered beneath the first
shock and when. the mass of wreckase was
thrown against them second time 100
feet OF the pier-E earest the boardwalk sank
into the surf, hopelessly wrecked.
At Cape May.
While no damage was done In Cape May
City proper, in South Cape May the sea
ran through into the meadow just north
Of the settlement and submerged the rail-
road track. The driveway and boardwalk
tHcTc dlSO sustained CdIndR6,
while property all along the front at Cape
May Point was severely washed. hole
was made In the seawall near the cottage
Of ex-President Harrison, and also near
the Cape House and Wanamaker cottage.
The latter has once been moved back in
order to save 1t being undermined by the
waves.
Reports have been received that the
ocean fronts of Holly Beach and Angle
sea have sustained some damage. but how
much ia known Tho railroads H.
ming to those points are submerged.
Wrecked Near Cape Henlopen.
At daybreak yesterday morning The
American schooner Luther A. Roby, from
schiverte, Nova Scotia. for Philadelphia
| with a cargo Of plaster, struck near the
Point of Cape Henlopen while a gale wa:
prevailing. The force Of the sea was S,
great that the vessel was pounded L
pieces on the sands before the life-savinl
men could get a line to her. Three Of the
crew lost their lives and five men wer,
| elements. The dead are Harry Mildly
| Thomas Shines and an unknown Norwegian
| sailor.
At Norfolk.
| Norfolk and the surrounding section
| caught the full force Of the tropical hurri
cane yesterday and last night. In tn
| city the wind reached q velocity of siXt,
| miles an hour, swapping trees as II the.
| we're pipe stems and doing more or les
| damage.
| The tides last night were higher thai
| they have been for seven years, and "a
| along the water front goods In ware house
| are ruined. the loss OF which will be sew
eral thousand dollars. The water in tn
| lower streets IL five feet deep. and vessel
| lying at the piers are above the stree
| level.
On the Virginia Coast.
| At Cape Henry and Virginia Beach tn
damage was great. The terrific wind
caused the sea to come up past the board
walk at the Princess Anne Hotel and Cap
Henry, where the wind was blowing sixt
| miles an hour. The light house keeper
| residence Is under water. The TELEGRAPH
| wires are down south OF Cape Henry, an
| poles washed away.
| Observer Blundon, at Cape Henry, VIII
| has seen seventeen years of coast serv
ice, says yesterdays storm is the wors
| in his experience.