Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24

Inuadelphia Ledger, Monday.
Cant. John P. Virden, president of
be Pilots Association, who was in
5ommand of the stean: pilotboat Phila-
nlnbia, which arrived yesterday after
Sonn from the Delaware Capes for coal
nd provisions, as she docs every
nontb, reported that the big fleet of
[essels which had been detained in the
bay and in the harbors at the Break
fater for more than a week because of
be storms off the coast, had gotten
5,nder way Yesterday and passed to sea.
h was the largest fleet that had been
betained for some time, comprising
kbout l50 vessels, ranging from
<teamer to barge. Tug Sea King re-
borted that there were anchored on
Saturday between Dan Baker Shoal
bnd Ship John Light q coal laden
|Isrees, seven ocean going tugs, includ-
Linz the Catawissa, Concord, Inter
national, r. b. Little and Eureka, and
In three.mast schooners, while more
hhap 100 vessels we're at anchor between
shin John Light and the Brandywine
Shoals. Besides, there were number
Lii AphSPlS III bllb llhl JOib tnb l1Ibdh-
water. From the latter place came the
Information that the wind yesterday
AFTERNOON was blowing at rate of
'only seven miles an hour from the
northwest, striking contrast with
/ last weeks weather, when the velocity
( was as great as 30 miles an hour, the
= wind then coming from the northeast.
. The weather yesterday was described
. as heng smoky, and the Thermometer
registered SO degrees.
1t was busy day for the observer at
/ the Breakwater, who had to keep track
4 Of the names of all the vessels, even to
/ The barges, that went seward, besides
( all those vessels which passed in, the
Ipumber of which was about the daily
average The detained vessels were
mostly big tugs with tows of barges
/ from this city and from the Chesa-
peake, the latter having put in for
harbor during last week, when the
wind approached gale All weathered
/ 10 safety tho high wind, which was
accompanied by rough seas, while the
pilotboat Philadelphia rode the angry
waves in good shape, placing pilots
aboard incoming craft and taking off
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usual position outside the capes.
There was one schooner, however,
which was badly damaged last Wednes-
| day by going ashore Just outside the
Harhor of Refuge, when seeking shelter
in the bay while bound from New York
/ for I.ewes, Dol. After being floated,
she was anchored under the lee of the
harbor until yesterday morning, when
she started for this city for repairs in
tow Of the tug Asa Hughes, with the
4 tug Harbor astern acting as a rudder,
the schooner's rudder having been
broken when she stranded. Besides
this her hull is badly damaged. She
has a large quantity of water in her
holdand the pumps have to be manned
continually to keep her from sinking.
She left the Breakwater at 7.20 O'Clock
in the morning, and one hour later was
passed by the Philadelphia a little
below the Brown Shoal. At that time
she was stated to- be steering badly.
Last night she passed Reedy Island.
As result of epcountering the
fierce storm, the Danish steamer Tyr,
Capt Funder, arrived Saturday in a
badly damaged condition. She came
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and II half days, more than two days
longer than the usual time. On the
18th inst. in latitude 80. Al north,
longitude IA. Is west, she encountered O
hurricane, which lasted 80 hours. Nc
sooner had it subsidized than a cyclone
came, during which the Tyr was hove
to for six hours. 1t was then that tht
damage was done. Her port and hel
starboard lifeboats were stove in, anc
her engine room, skylight and forward
were damaged, while all the movable'
were either injured or swept into thu
ocean. Her cargo OF IL, 1926 punches O
bananas shifted, giving the vessel {
list, in which condition she came int
port.
Clyde Line steamer emassee, Capt
O'Neill, which arrived last evening
from Norfolk, had, because of thu
storm, been tied up at the latter por
IRON Wednesday until Saturday. Sh
experienced very rough seas in thu
chesapeake, and on the way up tn
coast, but they were nothing like thos
running during the early part of las
week, when the northeast storm wa
raging. The wind having changed t.
the northwest, the seas had becom
considerably calmer. Those on tn
emassee say it was beautiful pictur
10 see the numerous vessles putting t.
sea from the Chesapeake and from tn
Delaware Bay. Roughly estimated, tn
number of vessels sighted is put a
50O. Clyde Liner Gulf Stream, Capt
Tunnel, also from Norfolk, which ha'
q trying experience in the Chesapeake
Bay, reached here late last night, a
also did another Clyde Liner, tn
Winyah, Capt, Simmons, from Rich
mond.