Evening journal., 1902-12-06
VESSELS
BLOWN ASHORE
Terrific Storm Which Swept
Over Wilmington Damaged
Shipping
SCHOONEA'S CREW SAVED FROM SEA

Tug Atlas Owned by Repauno Chemi-
cal Company Of This City Aground
on Tinicum island Near Chester.
Sloop on Marsh
The Thermometer at o'clock this
morning registered lG degrees; at 9
o'clock, 25 degrees. and at noon, So de-
grees
The terrific storm that swept over
Wilmington yesterday played havoc
with shipping all along the Delaware
river From this city to the Break
water, almost ninety miles OF channel,
comes the report OF the effects Of the
gales
Several vessels Were blown ont OF
the channel and grounded in the blind
ing clouds of sleet and snow. One
schooner was wrecked off the Delaware
Breakwater and its crew rescued with
great difficulty. Other reports indi-
cate that in its suddenpess and inten-
.sity the storm has seldom been equaled.
rOr several hours the wires from the
reporting stations along the coast were
soundless. and 1t was noon before the
first message was received from the
Brealwater station.
At the Breallwater the wind blew
with terrible velocity. At a. IN. the
wind was fifty-two miles an hour. driv-
ing all before it, Three hours later II
fell to 45 miles and at p. m. 1t had fall
en- 10 35 miles. the lowest dur
ing the day. Towards night the wind
Increased, and shipping men became
more anxious concerning the sailing
vessels battling in the storm along the
cast.
Schooner's Grew Saved
The worst disaster was that OF the
three-masted schooner Virginia Rulon.
(which now lies swamped 70 its decks
loft Assateagua Life Saving Station,
pounded by a fierce sea. The crew was
4 RESCUED.
When day broke the outlook saw the
Rulon being driven helpiessly before
the wind with its canvas in shreds and
It's anchor dragging. The life saving
: crew launched the lileboat. and afte
q hard struggle got near enough to the
sinking schooner to rescue the crew
one by one falling into the boat Short
lly afterward the Rulon. which was
lumher-laden from Norfolk and malIinl
for this port, went under and ther
grounded in the mud. IL is likely thai
: the vessel will be a total wreck.
The Rulon. whic was built in '73. Il
, so old that in its present sunken con
/ dition it is likely to break up in {,
I very small sea. This is the fourth o.
! fifth adventure OF the Ruion IN mari
time disasters. and will likely be thl
iast "A tug which had been dis
) patched to its assistance from Norfoll
) would not venture out last night, as i
would be impossible to render any ser
vice.
The crew Of the pilot boat Philadel
phia rescued two seamen from a small
sloop that was dragging out from
shelter at the Delaware BreakwateT
The sloop was being blown about an,
tossed like a cork, when the plot boa
ran alongside and a lifeboat wa
launched.
Tugs to the Rescue
The schooner Belle HalladaY, one da'
out from this port for Saugerties oi
the Hudson river. was sighted at noon
flying signals Of distress. The Gu
sommers N. smith towed the schooner
which lost all but its hedge anchor
into the harbor. The same tug ais
! tOwed the schooner Luther Eldridg'
? from iewes to Cape May, into tn
lharbor
The drtdge Baltic. which has bee
1 working in Point Penn Range. Due
= Creek Flats. sank IN the range whe
the sttim vas at its height. The cre
L was saved. but they lost all their q
Z fects.
late last night a deep foreign steam
er, supposed TO be the Norwegian Vi
y ania. from Wabana. c. B.. was repor
q ed to be aground in the Horse Shoe, ;
i, the upper end.
y The little tug Atlas, owned by II
= lRepaunO Chemical Company. Of tn
- city was liftd almost bodily out of u
water and forced into the mud in Il
upper end of Tinicum Island. Tl
tugs position is not considered dal
IS gerous.
he During the gale the oyster slo'
y. Two Friends was blown high on q
as marsh near the mouth of the Mauri
nd lriver. The crew was unable TO COZ
y, municate with amy one owing to q
tn meadow being covered with water, b
will he taken off TODAY.