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

News in detail as TO the wreck and
ruin wrought by the terrible storm Of
Tuesday morning was received in this
city yesterday from not only Carolina
and Wrightsville beaches and down the
river, but from numerous points all
along this section OF the coast. But
1t Is safe TO say that not even the
half is yet known. The Messenger of
yesterday told in a general way of the
losses in this city, especially along the
water front and also as far as could be
ascertained, the damage on the two
summer resorts and elsewhere. SO that
this morning a bill of particulars" so
far as they can as yet be a~scertained,
is inorder.
THE DESTRUCTION AT CAROLINA
BEACH.
h account in yesterdays Messen-
ger of the fury of the storm at Carolina
Beach, while bad enough, was not half
TOLD, and it is impossible to give an ac-
curate description of the destruction as
seen on every hand.
Quite a number of the cottage own
ers and a Messenger representative
went down on the steamer Wilmington
yesterday morning, while others went
down by private conveyance. Those
that went by steamer on arrival at the
pier procured a hand car and after
clearing the track for a quarter of a
mile of trees, timber, ETC., were soon
on their way to the beach. The track
from h pier to the beach is consider
ably bent and twisted and the entire
length will have to be surfaced again
before it will be safe for a train to go
over.
The wreckage from the storm at the
Beach was even more widespread than
was expected. The awful grandeur of
the ocean had changed into the mighty
fury of a huge demon of destruction.
n yesterday again the ocean smiled
and sparkled in the unclouded sunlight:
but there was irony in the peaceful
voice of its breakers, telling of the in
significance of mans structures in at
tempting to Withstand their massive
power in time of storm.
The work of demolition with most of
the property on the beach was COM
plete. Nine houses with their outbuild-
ingS We're entirely carried away, leav-
ing no Vestige of their location. All
the other houses were destroyed. with
the exception of two or three buildings,
dlO Lu6y were DdOly damaged. Inc
hotel is a wreck, and it's adjoining cot
tages were washed to pieces.
The violence of the storm is perhaps
atteSted by these few incidents. The
railroad was entirely removed from the
beach, and a large part of it carried
across the sound into the woodland, a
section of it being actually in the trees.
The platform in the rear of the hotel
with its accompanying steps was ar
ried intact beyond the sound across a
fence and new lies together with some
of the hotel furniture, opposite Mr..
cottage, perhaps a quar-
ter of a mile nOrthward. More of the
material of the cottages and their fur
niture is to be found across the sound
on the beach near their sides.
Wonderful evidences of the great
destruction abound.
Some of the residents along the sound
old of the fearful scenes they witness
ed during the gradual destruction of
the houses. This occurred entirely be-
tween daylight and 6 o'clock Tuesday
morning, and was accompanied by oud
reports from the collapsing buildings.
LOSSES IN DETAIL.
Below we give a detailed list of the
destructive effect of the storm. The
following cottages were entirely de-
Stroyed.
The Nursery.
Mrs. Isaac Bate.
Captain S. w. Skinner.
H. E. Newbury, of Magnolia.
Walter Sma1lbones.
C. w. Under.
Mrs. c.. P. Bolles.
c.. w. Yates.
w. P. Price.
J. A. Springer (two.)
NJ. F. Groom.
D. O'Connor (two.)
J. w. Collins.
H. C. Mcqueen.
J.. c.. Stevenson.
A. D. Brown.
vile.
Captain w. A. Robinson, of Fayette-
vile.
O. A. Robbins, of Charlotte.
Mrs. L. VoIlers.
Captain Patrick, of Clinton.
\. NJ. McEachern.
w. a. French.
w. a. Wilson.
The cottage Of Mr.. D. McEaehern is
standing, but is damaged and requires
attention.
The cottage of Mr.. j. F. Stolter,
known as the Castle" is damaged,
but the loss will not amount to very
much
The Hanover Seaside Club building is
not injured, with the exception that it
will require new steps.
The Sedgeley Hall Club escaped with
only the loss Of the steps, and the la
dies bath house being moved several
yards and half buried in the sand.
The hotel building is badly damaged.
part of it entirely gone, n is a wreck.
The same is true Of the adjoining cot
tages.
Mr.. w. L. Smiths loss will not
amount to very much. Considering
that he owned two cottages the damage
to both Of which is slight. He is to be
on getting off so light.
The pavilion is damaged and will re-
quire thorough overhauling.
The cottage of Mr.. John J. Fowler
sustained slight injury.
DR.. j. D. Webster's cottage sustain
ed some damage. The front porch and
one bed room being carried away.
The two cottages of Mr.. II. A. Kure
are in good condition. Some little dam
age sustained.
The cottage Of Mr.. Robert Smith, and
also the n adjoining, the property of