The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-03

ing in %profusion. All the other cot
tages in that vicinity as far up as that
of Mr.. James S. Worth, two doors
north of the Seashore Hotel, were
practically u~ninjured, and the most
serious damage TO h hotel was the
washing of the tide underneath II
about the center Of the building where
when the tide was at its highest the
waves washed over ito the Banks chan
mel.
The damage TO Mr.. J. S. Worth's cot
age is also from the waves washing
up under the cottage and tearing away
a quantity of iattis work, as is also
that TO Mr.. K. G. Hollis cottage mex
door. The damage in each instance,
Mr.. Worth thinks, a be repaired for
less than $50.
The condition of the other cottages
in their order UP the beach toward
Ocean View can be briefly stated about
as follows:
Captain w. r. Kenan's cottage, I'M
dermined n the piazza carried away.
Mr.. Herbert Smiths cottage-Damage
very slight, principally by wind.
DR.. Robert Strange's Cottage-Com-
pletely demolished.
Mr.. H. y. Shorts Cottage-Under-
mined in front and much of the wealth
er boarding beaten off by the W.
Mr.. Ancrum Lords Cottage-Swept
away, with scarcely a piece of debris
to mark the site.
Mr.. A. NJ. Waddell, Jr's Cottage-Un-
dermined and the piazza carried away.
Mr.. NJ. j. Corbett's Cottage-Under-
mined, piazza gone, the floors torn up
and Notwithstanding badly damaged.
Mr.. Harry Walters Cottage-Swept
off the face of the earth, as Mr.. James
Worth would express it.
l. Mr.. r. NJ. Emerson's Cottage-Badly
wrecked and the front piazza gone.
Mr. IN II rhnIho,r1 NC Cot
tage-The bulkheads and terris on the
seafront washed away all the way back
to the railroad track, and the building
undermined so that the front door steps
are fully eight feet above the beach,
and the front piazza gone.
Mr.. w. III. Chadbourn's C~ottage-Con-
dftion much the same as that of Mr..
James H. C~hadbourn.
Mr.. p. L. Bridgers' COttage-FOunda-
tionS undermined, grounds badly wash
ed and new wing of the building Sc
verely wrenched from position.
Shelter of the Silver Cross-A COM
| plete wreck and much of the debris
washed away.
Colonel Murchison's Cottage (the
Observation-Disclosures up and gen.
orally wrecked. Washed back toward
the channel.
Mr.. Clarence C. Livingston's Cottage
-Wrenched from it's foundation, the
Walls IuSIitu III, pIOUdDly DOyOUO IT
pair.
Mr.. Wadley's Cottage-Undermined
and completely wrecked.
Mr.. J. a. Arringdale Cottage-Carried
back probably 100 feet to railroad
track and wrecked beyond possibility
of repair, furniture of which there was
quite a good deal, including a fine pi-
ano ruined or washed away.
Mr.. w. L.. Hollis Cottage-Washed
out underneath, but standing in fair
condition.
Cottages of Mr.. E. ]. Powers and
Captain E. w. VanCourt Lucas
Grounds badly washed, piazzas gone
but frames in fair condition.
Major D. O'Connor's Cottage-Com-
pletely wrecked.
Mr.. Geo. Parsley's Gotta Wash
ed out into Banks channe -ettled
on the marsh opposite TIC ueach, ap-
parently not damaged beyond repair.
The Governor Russell Cottage-Un-
dermined, down III front and badly
wrecked.
The VanAmringe Cottage and Bath
Houses-Completely demolished.
New Ocean View Hotel and SchlOSs
and Ocean View Public Bath Houses
Damaged to the amount of probably
5000.
The Public Pavilion next above the
new hotel is washed away, as is the old
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barroom just beyond.
Mrs. w. E. Mayo says she lost fully
50, 900 worth of furniture, which was
stored in the old Ocean View Hotel.
THE TWO CLUB HOUSES.
Both the yacht club houses on
Wrightsville Beach, the Carolina and
Atlantic, are very severely damaged.
Commodore Ancrum Lord, of the Caro-
lima Club, is of opinion that that club
Ill 1--- I1 49, 49,
foundation. The building is badly I'M
dermined on the north side, the floor
is all broken up and the weatherboard-
ing on the front all gone. The bath
houses are also practically wrecked.
The Atlantic Club house is in nearly
or quite as bad a condition. It is wash
ed from it's foundation, the floors torn
up, the dressing DON and bath houses
torn away and piled together.
THE BEACH RAILROAD TRACK.
From the Bridgers' cottage, down
near the Caro- ina Club house, all the
way to the terminal, the railroad track
is wrenched this way and that, the
rails in many places torn from the ties
md in other places the rails and ties
carried together out into the Banks
channel.
ESTIMATES OF DAMAGE. q
Mr.. Thad. Tyler, the contractor and
oAAoSA SoAN NAA~S
he estimates the damage on Wrights-
Vile beach and sound at SIS, 900. Of
this amount s25, 900 is to the Whining
ton Seacoast railroad track and
other property, and $50, 900 to cottages,
furniture and other property. He is OF
the opinion that the Atlantic club house
is damaged more seriously Than Caro-
lima, but thinks both should be rebuilt
throughout.
THE WRIGHTSVILLE SOUND DAM
AGE.
The heaviest loss of property OF
Wrightsville sound was by Mr.. w. H.
Stokley, whose store, with entire entire
stock of goods, was washed away, his
loss being fully $1,000. A host Of his
friends here will doubtless rally to his
aid in re~-establishing him in business.
The bar-room Of Paul Casey was also
washed from it's foundations and we'll
nigh wrecked.
The fencing and grounds about At
antic View Hotel and other property
of Mr.. j. II. Handy is washed away, as
is that about the cottages of DuBrutZ
Guitar and others.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
Mr. Un1tnn Tho IGNITION in ohoron nf