The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-06
Down state Items.

Milton, Del DO, ~ The storm here yes.
terdny " uS II severe one. The water is sew
eral inches over tho bridge which divides
. north and south Milton.
. The schconers Lydia and Mary, Golden
Rule ana William Ram5o nro in n precnr
ious condition, as they are loaded with Pine
wood. and it Is feared that the strGng cas-
terly wind will sweep their loads off into
tho river before they start OIL their voy.
ages.
Butcher Joseph V. Fields, who lives
close to the bridge. has been compelled to
move his lower household goods to the sec'
Ond story of his house, as the waite. stands
, several inches deep in tho kitchen. ~--
Scaforh,4 Dec. ga we'll dressed man,
giving his name us Frank Giboney, and
his residence rs 2l5 Elm street, Newark,
n j., was run over botween Br )au Greek
and Sesf1rd this afternoon.
Tho man was walking upon the path by
the side of the railrond track and stepped
directly in front of extra freight train No.
1i5. B.fore tho train could be stopped he
was struck. Ono leg WAS struck aJ the
ankle and the other at the knee.
Tho man was placed on the train and
seut to the New .Castle county hospital at
Farnhurst to have his legs amputa: oil.
G.boney was we'll dressed and dill not
have the appearance OF tramp, although
he was walking about the country. He
did not tell how he chanccd to be there or
what ho was doing.
Doxor Dec o. Owing 10 the continued
seroH, illness of Mrs Baker. wife of the
presiding elder of this district, DR.. G. s.
Bakor, he has made an exchange with
Tho Rev Alfred Smith, d. d., by which
DR.. Baker is temporarily ministcring to
the,Wcsley church people, and DIR Smith
is actingas presiding elder at Cambridge,
Md, AND otLer Dorchester county church,
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The effects Of Sunday nights storm show
that 1t was more disastrous than the furi-
GUS one OF November 2S. Bowers Beach
was storm centre, although no great
damage was done, but Today the beach ia
lined with drift from other damaged places
ter boats now ut work there woro gathered
in c'oso to The shora and stripped to the
decks.
Th1 most serious res ults nf tho storm III
lower Delaware were reported this after
noon from Lowos, A score Of vessels m
chorcd inside tho Breakwater began to
drag anchors about 0 o'clock last night
and were driven far off sboro, but all es-
eaped collision or accident except the
Philadelphia schooner, George A. Law
renee, which has gone down and Is n par.
ber from Savannah. put into the Break.
water, leaking badly, aud soonbegan drag.
ging her anchor. Striking against an oh
81 'aele, her port side was stove In and she
begdn to sink. Her crew began to signal
with bells, and two towboats put out res
c ing all OH board. Tho schooner's heavy
cargo os lumbor kept her partially htloat,
for nearly all night, ,but it became water.
logged, and she is now in thirty feet Of
water.
Two young men, Douglas Kersey and ,
Walter Jarrel. started from Dover in
buggy for Little Creek. A violent gust Of
wind overturned their carriage, throwing
them into the ditch. The horse ran away, !
the carriage and has not |
since been found A boy was sent out on
horseback to recover the runaway, but the |
roads were heavy, this horse hpunderad,
ths boy was thrown off and severely injur.
3D. Tho lost horse belonged to William
Boone of Dover.
Tho schooner Ella Call, owned by Cap
;ain Ed. Call of Milford. for whose wife
'ho was named, was wrecked at the mouth
If the B:oadkiln river, while anchored for
ho night, loaJCd with cargo of stone
md may prove total loss She is valued
It $4,000. and wreckors were put to work
'ary to-day to save her by beaching her
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