The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-18
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Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
August 1s. 1880.


The annual Harvest Home OF I,pman-
uel Episcopal Sunday School was held
yesterday st Augustine Park. About 375
from this city boarded the steamer Twill
ght and from the time they left Delaware
street wharf until they returned homo
every ono enjoyed the outing. Rev. B. M.
Munson, d. u. in speaking Of the trip last
evening said, 1--WE thoroughly enjoyed
the pleasant outing and would like to go
again" Dr. David Stewart was one Of the
excursionists AMI on the return trip ex-
hibited a novelty to q hair snake. On
Sunday last while Mrs Stewart waswalk-
ing along the river shore at Augustine
Park she noticed something like q little
piece of string move along the sand. A
closer observance convinced her that the
string was a hair snake and was alive.
1t was captured and taknn to the house
where the little fellow was blaced In q bot
tie with some of tho river water. The
snake was still alive yesterday afternoon.
1t Is abont inches in length and IL
about as thick as a piece Of wrapping
twine with which grocers and clothiers
tie packages Dr.. Stewart stated he had
heard of hair growing into eels or snakes
when placed in water. He could not tell
this snakes origin,
Michael Lucher was severely injured
Yesterday by being kicked by u horse at
the Hairs corner race track.
A jollier crowd never came into New
Castle than Star Of Delawar. Lodge No.
Shepherds Of Bethlehem. c'hey went to
Augustine Park yesterday
As their special car came into town the
Shepherds band discoursed some excell-
ent mu,io under the leadership Of Mrs.
Wolf
II. Eben Watts had the misfortune to
lose his pocketbook yesterday at the mat
inee races
The harbor last evening showed that
tho wind outside as the seafaring mon soy
was blowing at furious rate. Storm sig
nails to warn master mariners md others
of the approach of u northeast hurricane
were displayed last night along the Allan.
tic coast north of Cape Hatteras. The
storm Is the typical cy clone under another
name. which developed two weeks ago in
tho Caribbean Sea and caused loss of
life and property in the W0st Indies and
Bahama Islands.
Tho storm reached Cape Henry late last
night, where the weather observer report
ed that the winds velocity had increased
to " miles per hour. The storm was uc-
companied by q northeast rain, and
high son will prevail on the Maryland,
Delaware, New Jersey and New England
COASTS tC-night
Vessels bound up and down the coast
sought shelter at the Delaware Break.
water yesterday. Before dark there wcre
more vessels at anchor behinl the Della
ware Breakwatsr than ever before known.
The fleet included the outward bound
British ships Norwood aud Cumberland,
the bark Giuseppe d Atundo, II fleet Of
steam ind sell yachts and so schooners.
The steamship Charles f. Mayor, bound
from Baltimore 10 Portsmouth, N. H.,
and the tug Georges Creek, from Bllt-
mere for Boston with long tow of
barses, also sought shelter behind tho
Breakwaler. Between tho Braudywine
Light and New Castle another large fleet
of vessels is at anchor.
Hurricane signals are flying from Care 4
Hal tera5 10 Ea, ,tport, Me. Yes ,els unable !
to make the land are standin 9 seaward en.
deavorlpg to run far enough out to se, to
get beyond tho storms course, ~
The Georges Creek put In hore for re- \
pairs. A bolt under the piston had broken
on her down trip and tho cylinder lead had
to be removed in order to got ii. tho broken
bolt. The repairs were made ut the works
of the National Tube Company. The
steamer Goldsboro put in for provision and
the tug Wrestler for water and to await
the passing of the hurricane. The captains
OF the tugs and steamer reported that they
never know OF moro dangerous looking
time outside.
William Morrison ana some bridge car
penters are making repairs to he Rcd
Lion bridge. The owner of some traction
engine cut holein tho bridge about threa
feet long and four inches wide He did
this to secure supply Of watsr An eff
fort should be made to have such person
arrested for he could easily have secured
tho water by dropping his hose over the
side of tho bridge 4
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