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

the loss TO cottage oWHSIS VIII
so, 900. counting loss or buiioihss anu
contents. -
Tn. New anover Transit Company
will soon rebuilding the
track and putting their property IN
good condition
NOTES FROM THE BEACH.
Well. wasn't 1t fun working a hand
car. 1t Was either work or walk
Several of the cottages were entirely
swept away. The only way you could
ascertain where Mr.. W. A wilson :
cottage stood was by the water pipe:
Mr.. Wilson's cottage was found about
three miles up the beach. between free
mans and Horns landing, part IN the
marsh and part upon dry land
The majority OF the ~wreckage Is on
the sound side.
a Messenger representative. with W
others, thought they had found a corpse
but il sturned out TO be an empty coz
fin. II had never been used. though
il was no fault OF the coffin. as IL was
-ascertained that Ii had been carried
to the beach during the summer for a
colored woman, who was very sick at
the time, to be in readiness at her
death. but she fooled 'em and got we'll,
and the coffin was placed under n house
on the sound side, but the storm. not
caring whether il had an occupant or
- ~ III AAAVAAS AAN Viz ~
wreckage from the beach.
A portion OF the old wreck in from. OF
Mr.. Stolter's cottage is now in the rear
of the cottage.
1t is noticeable that while the beach
has washed away in front about three
feet. that il has built up more than
that On the sound side.
SITUATION ON WRIGHTSVILLE
BEACH.
7 ~r0,rJ, ~ MISREPRESENTATION
went down TO Wrightsville yesterday
on the special train at 10 a. m. and on
the regular 2:30 p. m. train. Some of
the passengers went down TO view the
ruins and others on the disagreeable
mission of looking after their wrecked
or damaged property on the sound and
on the beach. The horrible damage
wrought by the storm was given in
yesterdays Messenger. No language
could convey an exact idea OF the ire
mendous damage which resulted from
the furious ~onslaughts of the waves,
aided by winds nat blew with terrific
force.
A large number of hands were at
work on the Seacoast railroad trestle
yesterday clearing away the debris that
had been caught and lodged there. The
force started to work from this side OF
the trestle n will work toward the
HammocRs. Planks, poles, logs, shin
giles, parts of roofs and everything con-
ceivable was taken off and stacked.
The work Of clearing the trestle will be
pushed as rapidly as possible and the
work of repairing it will begin at once.
so that it will o be long before trains
will be run owe to the beach again.
CLEARING THE SOUND WATER
. FRONT.
Many laborers were employed clean
ing up the debris on the water front of
the sound. The shell road, which was
completely covered up with the ac-
cumulated wreckage, is being cleared
and put in order. The property owners
along the water front are having
the boards and trash removed from in
front of their cottages. and in a few
most of the debris will AVE been
removed.
CONDITIONS ON THE BEACH.
The situation on Wrightsville and
the Ocean View beaches remains just
as the storm left it. Many property
owners visited their cottages during
the day. There vas no work done to
amount to anything. No DISPOSITION
was made of the furniture, ETC., IN any
of the cottages.
NOTABLE INCIDENTS. q
An iron bench from Ocean View
hotel was found near the depot on
w f1SnISVllle SOunO WnerP IL lac Deen
carried by the waves.
The railroad track the entire length
of the beach is turned and twisted into
every possible shape.
The telephone wires are a continuous
tangled mess, but the beach exchange
is in tact.
Small boats were carried across the
SOUND to Wrightsville and dashed into
splinters on the shore. There is not a
hnaf hp11cn LOFT ? ondinr arI +hara To
not enough of a plank walk left to
give an LEI of what one looks like.
COL, FOSTER AND KITTIE COT
TAGE.
The Messenger inadvertently omitted
to include the cottage of Col. +. w.
Foster next door to that of Mr.. Clar-
ence Livingston, among those which
were totally wrecked. There is scarce
ly any debris e left to mark where
the cottage once stood.
1t is of interest to note in this con-
nection that by a peculiar deed of sale
by which he conveyed Kittie cottage.
which he formerly owned, to the Kit
tie Club, that property, situated some
distance lower down, standing uninjur-
ed, reverts ito him. The deed stipulates
that in case the upper cottage is wash
ed away or becomes by reason of the
proximity of the sea undesirable to
Colonel Foster, the title to Kit
tie Cottage" reverts to him and
the club u take the upper or,
If it is washed away, then its
site in exchange for it. Accord
ing ito this agreement Colonel Fos-
ter now owns "Kittie Cottage" again.
and the Kittie" clubmen must content
themselves with the ownership of the
site from which the other cottage was
washed by the recent storm.
CoIonei Foster found the wreck a.;
his surf boat. the Won Kyke. on
Wrigntsville sound above the Arm
strong cottage, and secured the lart
her name as a souvenir.
ON MASONBORO SOUND.
Reliable news as to the wreck
wrought by the storm on many parts
of the neighboring coast was gathered
by Messenger representatives yester-
day from people those sections who
visited Wilmington, many Of them for
the purpose of securing supplies with
which to repair the damage especially
to fishing boats, nets, etc.
Mr.. j. A. Farrah, of Masonboro
sound, said that the tide on Tuesday
morning was fully five feet above the
hlghest previous water marks. Large