Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-28
DANGER ON THE DEIAWAR
The Worst Storm in Nineteen
Years.
HAVOC AT LEWES AND CAPE MAY
Several Boats Wrecked at the
Former Place.
The Stockton Hotel aud the Land Northeast
OF II surrounded by Water-The Gales
Velocity Forty Miles an Hour.


OF nearly 80 miles an hour last night
is blowing at the rate Of 40 miles an
hour.
The schooner H. W. Laws, which
went ashore near the fish factory yester-
day, is still poundin. on the beach.
The crow have been rescued.
The BChooners Lizzie Fakanburg and
Sarah j. Vaughan came ashore last
night at the west Maull's pier, and barge
No. Il and dredge are aground near the
life-saving station.
Dover, Oct %. The storm is raging
fercely at Bowers Beach. William
Spencer and his wiTe are in the second
story OF their cottage, which IL sur.
rounded by water, and help cannot
reach them. Many animals have been
drowned. Several boats have been
washed ashore, and one vessel lies in
the main street OF the town.
Cane May, .J., Oct, % The north
east storm, which has prevailed along
the coast for five days. developed in
the night into the worst storm which
has struck Cape May in 10 years,
The tides cover over one third Of the
territory of the town, and surround the
mammoth Stockton Hotel and all the
epction northeast Of it,
Tho wind has reached a velocity Of
40 males an hour.
The boardwalk ia slightly damaged,
and four miles of trolley on the beach
are entirely broken.
Sightsuors says that one vessel went
down OF shore about 80 0'clock this
morning, but this statement cannot be
verified,
Trains ovsr the South Jersey railroad
Gannot got across tho meadow.
Ocean City, Nd, Oct. 81. The surf
is running across the beach at Ocean
City into Sinepuxent Bay TO night. Nc
damage has been done excepting to rail.
road tracks ana boardwalks.
Atlantic City, N. j., Oct. 25. The
sea here, last night and to-day, has
been the heaviest in years. No wrecks
or injury to vessels have set resulted
off this coast, but considerable damage
10 local way has been done. Fully 20
yards Of fnupg's ocean pier has been
washed away. and a considerable por.
tion of tie old boardwalk of Chelsea
has bean wrecked and washed out IL
Hea. At the other end Of the city the
water in the inlet is very high, and
the inlet pavilion has been badly
damaged. The tide is exceptionally
high, aud the railroad tracks across
the meadows are submerged. This is
the unly route of the railruah into the
city, and all trains on both the Penn.
Hylrania and the Reading railways
have been abandoned. Tha telephone
wires between AbsecOn and Atlantic
City are all down.
Milford, Oct. %, The Miapillion
River has overflnwed its hanka, ano
the cellar of the Windsor block il
flooded. The employees of the o, X.
shirt factory. at tho head of navigation,
were compelled to discontinue work to,
day, owing to the engine room and frs
floor heing Hooded. The lumiier yarC
of a. w. Powell and both shipyardi
are under water The large phosphate
factories OF W. |. Simpson and Draper,
Davis & Co. aru under water, entailinl
n heavy loss on raw material, The
storm is still raging and thu watei
rising
Ocean City, Md, Oct. %. --ThC
storm which has been raging here tht
last IS hours is probably tho wors
Ocean City has had within 10 years.
Considerable damage has been don,
to property along the ocean front. al
the hoardwalk south of the life. sayinl
station is either swept away or is il
such condition that it will have to b
torn up.
A cottage at the south end of tn
town, known as Mordecai Cottage ant
owned by George i. Harrison OF l}alti
more, ia a complete wreck. Tho build
ing and furniture we're valued at 81. 600
Croper'h large pavilion porch is tor
uown. The porch in front of Payne
Hotel is damaged. One end Of th,
Atlantic Casino porch ia carried away
Hobbs pavilion is slightly damaged
SchaeiIer's bakery ia damagad abou
$500. Tho pound of the Ocean Cit.
Fishing Go. ia torn up The north on,
OF the town sustained little damage.
Pocomoke City, Md, Oct 25 -Th
wind and rain which have been raginI
The last As hours show no signs O
ahating, The gale has uprooed tree
and played havoc with the electri
light anu Telegraph wires, hayinI
stopped telegraphiC communication 10
several hours. The heavy rains nav
washed away many roads in the rura
Ia districts, making travel difficult. Th
water in the Pouomoke River is tn
N highest over known. 1t is on leve
with the bank in every part, aud il
some places has overlooked.
Franklin City, about IL miles from
pocomoke, on the Uhincoteague Bay
is submerged. Water is foot deep ii
every store and house there. The in
babitauts are compsllod to retreat t
the second floors of their houses
Lewes, Oct. 26.-The gale from th
northeast, which haa prevailed here ia
the last 4s huurs, still continues, bu
In a somewhat less degree.
On Sunday night the schooner Il. W
Laws, which was anchored near th
tishhouse piers, with cargo of Goa
for Luce Bros, dragged her anchor
and grounded She is full of water
and will probably be total loss,
During the night stone barge No. II
Il owned by Hughes Brothora " Hange
which was at anchor under the bhete
of the Breakwater. hroke adrift and ]
high up on the beach.
A sand dredge, from Philadelphia an
under convey Of the tug Pioneer, mt
the same fate.
The schooner Annie u. Ponder, fror
Milton, with load of wood for Ne'