The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
!. STORM SWEPT.
Great Havoc Played With Vessels
About the Delaware Capss. @ 81
DAMAGE TO ATLANTIC CITY.
Tho Wind Reached a velocity
of Eighty Miles an Hour
und Rain Fell in

Torrents.
A dispatch from Delaware Break
water says the Southern storm, which
had been coming up the Atlantic.
coast for several days, struck the Della.
ware capes early Wednesday morning
with almost cyclpnic force and as q
result at least live lives were lost.
The storm lasted from 3a. m.,. to 2
q. m. The wind reached a maximum
velocity OF eighty miles an hour and
the rain fell in torrents. The most
serious accident reported was that
which wrecked the schooner Hattie
A. Marsh, whose captain, J. b.. Me-
haffey, and four members OF the crew
were drowned. The Marsh hailed
from New London, Conn. and was
bound from Painters Point, Maine, for
Philadelphia, with a cargo of paving
stone. She was caught IN the terrific
wind storm outside the new stone
breakwater. The captain tried to reach
the harbor Of refuge, but before lie
could do SO the vessel had to anchor
and try to ride the storm. !. Her anch-
Ors,i however, did not hold, and tile
schooner, with her dead weight OF
stone, was dashed upon the rocks OF
the harbor refuge. The steam pilot
boat Philadelphia went to the rescue,
but only succeeded in saving Mate
Norman Campbell and one seaman.
In the old harbor, southwest Of the
maritime reporting station, three
SchoDncrs dragged their anchors and
coilidcd. They we're the Emily Il.
Northam, Adclinc Townsend and Sea
Bird. The Sea Bird, which was a
two-masted vessel, sank, and her
crew was rescued and landed on the
point of Cape Henlopcn. The men
were cared for at the life saving sta
tion. The Northan had her jibboom
carried away and her yawl stove. The
Townsend lost her head gear and lib
boom.
The barges Elmwood, Gilberton and
Kalmia, laden with coal from Phila-
delphia for Eastern points, were sunk
In Delaware Bay, westward uf the
Brown Shoal. Their crews we're res
cued by the tug Tamaqua, which was;
towing the barges. The tug SPARTAN!
which was towing the coal barges, is;
reported to have sunk. y. There IRE mo
tidings of the Spar Gre ~
~ 'sSrn fis f1rl,a
ii,8sp
IAN sunknownsbark Is anchored = or
Ocean City, Md, with distress signals
in, herrgging. The pilot boat Phila-
delphia has gone to her assistance.
Considerable money damage was
| done to the breallwater. The harbor
OF refuge, east end light and the day
mark on the breakwater were carried
away.
The fury Of the storm was also felt
at Lewcs, near here. Many trees we re
blown down and chilnneys damaged.
The S,moleStack Of the city power
Acu-c fell and considerably damaged
the building.
ATLANTIC CITY HARD uIr.
a dispatch from Atlantic City, N.
j., says the storm which hit the coast
early Thursday morning was one of
OF the severcSt experienced for long
time. The wind blew with hurricane
force, and while it lasted kept up a
speed OF seventy miles an hour. The
storm was terrifying to a degree, but
The damage was not as great as was
at first believed. A conservative
guess places the entire damage at
$4,000 or $50, 700. The telegraph
and telephone lines leading out of the
city are down, and the fact that the
city was cut of from connection with
outside world started wild rumors
tllat the great resort had been entire
ly swept away. The first train in
from Philadelphia and other points
brought down excited relatives and
friends, who were anxious about the
welfare Of their love ones who found
| them well and happy and telling
amusing stories about the freaks OF
the storm.
Great damage was done along the
board walk, where the one-story
pavillions suffered to Il considcrab BILE
extent. The storms first attack was
made on the McClay apartment build
ing at Pacific and South Carolina
avenues. The roof was more than
half torn Off, entailing loss OF S2,-
200. The other largest damage was
doHc at the Hotel Strand, situated on
Pennsylvania avenue close to the
| beach. This hotels handsome brick
and frame porch was completely rip
ped out and demolished by the wind.
Outside Of these places, the damage
consisted Of broken plate glass win
dows, tin roofs curlcd up, awnings
| blown down and trees uprouted, while
In the inlet district, at the upper end
Of the city, a number OF boats were
| torn from their mooringS and several
| boat houses we're blown over.
When the roof Of the McClay build
ing was blown OH the fifty or more
families in the house were thrown in
to a panic. They were quickly paciG-
cd however, and all left the building.
| One sick lad, John Flanagan, snf-
fercing from fever, was hurried to a
hospital.
Young's pier was slightly damaged.
| The territory in the vicinity Of the
pier was made dangerous by dying,
glass. Big bulk windows gave way.
under pressure of the storm, and
pieces OF the glass flew i'm all direc-'
! tion. At this point, DR.. Richard Pan
coast, aged 10 years, uf Philadelphia,
was blown down by the wind on the
board walk and his hip was fractured.
lie was hnrricd to the city hospital.
Among the hotels whose roofs
were damaged by the storm were the
Marlborough, Mathematician Kuonhlcc