Evening journal., 1897-10-25
A SHARP NOR EASTER.
Blows Down Trees and Swells
the Tide.
CAUSED A STREET TO GAVE IN
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE ABOUT
TOWN AS A RESULT OF THE
BLOW AND DRIVING RAIN-TIDE
UP TWO FEET.

BLOW AND DRIVING RAIN-TlDE
UP TWO FEET.
A violent northeast storm has been
raging throughout this section since
Saturday night. AS a result of the
strong and sometimes fierce wind and
heavy rain, houses are leaking, cellars
are under water in many places and
outside work is seriously interrupted.
Last night and this morning even the
little Christiana was turbulent. The
violent nor'easter caused trouble tol
navigation on the Delaware river and
bay In the bay small gale was rag
ing.
Notwithstanding the very rough
weather on the Delaware number of
pleasure yachts were out. on Chester
a 24-foot yawl rugged yacht capsized
and the crew OF three men were thrown
into the river. They swan and reach
ed the yacht and clung to her keel with
the waves dashing over them.
In a short time they would have been
compelled by the cold to release their
hold, and would have drowned but for
the timely assistance afforded them by
\ George Scheetz, Edward Scheetz and
John Culin. who put out in a rowboat
tthA bAOhbhb AAiNhA ooAbltf loMlIh Ant|
capsized yacht The accident was
caused by the main sheet becoming fast
as they went about. The rescued men
hurried of without leaving their names
or thanking their rescuers.
At the capes this morning the wind
was blowing at the rate of twenty
seven miles an hour from the northeast
with occasional squalls. Many vessels
were anchored last night in the harbor
at the Breakwater. few schooners
were dragging their anchors Life
savers are expecting some hard work
ONE MAN NEARLY DROWNED.
Charles Irons, colored, of No 241
! Tatnall street, narrowly escaped being
drowned last night in the big wash-out
of the Silverbrook sewer at Third and
Union streets, caused by the heavy
e. rain.
Ircns was driving along Union street
at rapid rate and did not see the
break in the sewer. Horse carriage
e and driver plunged into the trench.
D Luckily for Irons he held on to the car
= riage, thus saving himself from being
trampled to death. Officer Manion, with
a several others, secured ropes and got
= the carriage out of the ditch. Both
r man and animal escaped injury.
: EXCAVATION CAUSED A CAVE-IN.
h The recent work OF connecting IN,
!. houses between Second and Third
e streets on Harrison with a sewer causet
that spot to give against the elements
and the pavement caved in fully fvl
feet. In front OF the property Of El
wood /. Truman this was especially
bad. Fell & Josephs, owners OF the prrp-
R erty, were notified at once and sen.
wOrkmen to make the place safe fol
n pedestrians
GOOD TIDE FOR BIG SHIPS.
+ The Hildegaarde. the large steamship
e coming to the Harlan and Hollings
If worth Company, is reported safe at th'
W Breakwater and may come up thu
,fl ChTistiana on the next high water. Sh
v can get anywhere around tho shipyar,
or in the dock so long as the presen
II northeaster continues.
s. NOTES OF THE STORM.
4 The Whitaker brothers steam launcl
Is Crescent went ashore high and dr..
" near Eleventh street bridge.
lr The surf was running across IN
III beach at Ocean City into Sinepuxen
n bay last night. No damage has beel
IN done excepting to railroad tracks am
ie boardwalks. If the wind does no
ST change before the next high tide ii i
'e feared great damage will result.
III Point OF Cape Henlopen spar buoy
y which was carried away from its sta
Id tion, was replaced Saturday by tn
III lighthouse tender Zizania.
~ Some idea OF the force Of the win
OF may be had from the fact that tn
n schooner II. w. Laws, at Lewel
" dragged her anchors and went ashor
OF bn fch ba "a
IN saved by the life-saving crew. F1iTthe
al up the beach from Lewes, opposit
ne Frank Maulls pier, a dredging machin
at and an unknown vessel came ashor'
us II the wind continues in its preseI
us strength there is a prospect Of MOI
a vessels, now at anchor in the harbO
coming ashore. The life-saving ere
at Lewes is patrolling the beach an
everything is in readiness to rescue III
shipwreeked mariners.
The pavement in front of No. q
A ! Harrison street, caved in, leaving
A dangerous hole.
A large maple tree In front Of II
home of Miss Ella Maddy, at No. g.
-er King street, blew down, and almost G
III a pedestrian.
an The top of a tree at Twelfth an
ID Market street was torn off by Il
as wind
M An awning on Fourth street betwe5
li- King and French was cut into fra
cn ments by the blow
81. The Pusey and Jones Company's yll
Ms was flooded by the high Chr.stiana.
Ia Southern railway express, due 10 a
D. rive in Wilmington at 9.33 a. m, W.
delayed four hours.
81 tpee was blown down on Job
" Jackson's lawn, at Delaware avenl
Dr- and Washington streets.
al
ne The celebrated Knabe, Steinwa
oi Ivers &. Pond, J. & c. Fischer and Be
II Pianos, at Robelen & Co., No. 40 Ma
pn ket street.