Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-28

York, is ashore near tho mouth of the
Broadkiln River. lior deck load ia
gono. The crow escaped in their own
boat.
The three masted schouner Lille
Falkingburg. with lumber. from Suf.
folk, Va, for New York, came ashore
about O'Clock yesterday morning,
opposite Pilot Town. She is full of
water, but will probably lie gotten off.
Her crew of aix men we're landed at
daylight by the iIewes and Cape Hen
lopen liiu savers.
The schooner Sarah j. Vaughan.
from Philadelphia, with coal, for Nor
folk, Va, came ashore yesterday about
day light She is full o. water, and
will probahly be total loss, She was
built 10 1862.
The schooner Elizabeth S. Tee sprung
leak 10 the harbor yesterday morning.
Tho tugs Camnania and Pioneer took
hold of her and towed har behind the
wall of the Breakwater, but they were
unable, with their pumps, to keep her
| free. and she was beached at the point
of the Gape, whore she lies full of
water. Her cargo of coal ia probably
| total loss. The Lee WAS one of the
wrecks OF the March blizzard 10 1888,
when she was floated oil by the Lewes
| Wrecking Go.
L. G. Mau!l's pier is badly damaged
by the high tide and heavy seHH.
While the crew Of the schooner Sarah
j. Vaughan were being landed yOater
day morning by the life savers, several
hundred people were on the beach,
| witnessing tho performance. After the
apparatus was adjusted the whole crew
of six men were safely landed in about
80 minutes.
The schooner Il. S. Lee, which
stranded at ths point Of the cape
yesterday. went to pieces last night.
and her remains are strewn along the
bench north and south of the point.
No communication with the Break
water or south of the Rehubnth life
station has been had since Sunday
morning. Telephone wires are down
near the cape, and the cable to the
Breakwater is broken or displaced.
A report from Renoboth states that
the sea is washing the front badly, AMI
last evening part OF the. boardwalk
washed away Tho dPcayed piling in
with the very high tide ia making a
bad break in the bank. The pavilion
at the foot of Rehoboth avenue Is
undermined and is expected to fall if
the storm and high tide continue.
b. Seaford, Oct. 2G-One of the severest
wind and rain storms for several years
has been raging here for "a hours
Many shade trees in town have heeu
uprooted. and two frame houses in
course OF erection have had their
frames twisted out of shape.
Telegranhic communication between
hero and Cambridge cannot be had,
owing TO the telegraph poles along the
line of the d. g. q. railroad having
been blown down.
Tne steamer Chowap, which leaves
here every Sunday at noon, was com
PEELED to cast anchor down the river,
she being unable 10 proceed in the gale.
Dover, Oct. 2G. The storm haa done
considerable damage in this vicinity.
Bowers Reach is covered with water
Az feet deep. and the tide is still
rising. Several vessels haze boen blown
ashore, many cottages have been washed
away and part OF the hotel stablss has
been blown down. The Lebanon Navi-
cation Ca. 3 warehouse is flooded, and
tho family of william Spencer, the
X aeper OF the wharves have been
obliged to flee to the second story of
their dwelling. The first floor Of the
hotel is inundated.
The steepla of a church owned by
colored people, near Magnolia, has
been demolished.
Mahon's lighthouse cannot lie an'
preached, the rnad leading from Little
Creek heing covered with water.
A II the cottages at kits Hammock,
| NO u,aft ht, M u :,
Downes of Dover, have been washed
away. Tho water covers the greater
part of the beach, and tho marsh is
flooded.
New Castle, Oct. 26. The storm in
this city and vicinity caused hut slight
, damage. Several trees were blown down
and largo branches on other trees wers
broken or twistuh OIL \ yaWlbuat be,
longing tn the sand dredge owned by
, the Charles Warner Co. Of Wilmington,
which vas lying at Delaware street
, wharf, hroke loose and was dashed
! against tho wharf and Atoyo in. The
, large threa-Hlqst schooner Emma d,
Cottingham is high up on Rsybold
, Beach, about four miles south of this
city. Several tugs have gone to her
assistance. The vessel dragged anchors
during the high wind OF yesterday
morning while tho tide was full and
went ashore stern on. 1t is thought
, that it will bo necessary 10 have ma.
, chine to dig channel in trout of the
vessel before sho can be released.
/ house cabin owneIl by Jack Daley oi
Wilmington, which was mooretl 90 the
river shore abovu this city. hroks loose
: ffcm its inooringH and was drivnn down
| the shore and now lies opposite the
home of henry lianey. There were
snveral colored mr. in tho boat and
, they were seon I scramble out in 1
, hurry and wade -nors. Hugh Duffy,
/ manager of ths estcrn Union telc.
4 graph Office in city, had Johr
n Foster place two lines up on tbs
, top of the main par, of the long flag
/ pole, in order to prevent the polo from
4 being broken of by tho wind. The
| pole is S3 feet high and was roc:ing
0 badly.
. The Golfer dam at the Rogers qluict
/ above this city bruge yesterday morn.
, ing and carried otf a great portion oI
the lumber and inundated the sur.
, rounding lands with water TO the depth
i, of several feet. The banhs were broksr
! in numerous places. several men en-
. gagged in the work of building the new
Q sluice at this point attempted 10 GtoI
the leak and bad narrow escapes IRON
being caught in the tloon. The losi
3 will amount TO several hundred dollars
/ Dover, Oct. 2G.-Tte storm ia Rhatius