The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
STORM SWEPT.
Great Havoc Played With Vessels
About the Delaware Capes.
DAMAGE TO ATLANTIC CITY.
The Wind Reached velocity

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of Eighty Miles nn Hour
and 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 a
result at least five lives were lost.
The storm lasted from 3 a. m. to Z
q. m. The wind reached Il 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
we're drowned. The Marsh hailed
from New London, Conn. and was
bound from Painters Point, Maine, for
Philadelphia, with 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,, however, did not hold, and the
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
schooners dragged their anchors and
collidcd. They we're the Emily E.
Northam, Adelne Townsend and Sea
Bird. The Sea Bird, which was
two mastcd vessel, sank, and her
crew was rescued and landed on the
point Of Cape Henlopen. The men
were cared for at the life saving sta
tion. The NUrthan had her jibboom
carried away and her yawl stove. The
Townsend lost her head gear and jib-
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. There are no
tidings Of the SparGan's crew
Ms siStsa har tnds that tIlrea s,al..s-
An unknown Sbark Is ancuureuSeuir
0cennl Z City, Nd. with distress signals
In herrlgging. The pilot boat Phila-!
delphia has gone to her assistance.
Considerable money damage was
done to the brealwater. 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 Lcwcs, near here. Many trees we re
blown down and chimneys damaged.
The smokestack Of the city power
hcu-e fell aud considerably damaged
the buidi:sy.
ATLANTIC CITY HARD HIT.
A dispatch from Atlantic City, N.
j., Says the storm which hit the coast
early Thursday morning was one Of
OF the scyercSt experienced for long
time. The wind blew with hurricane
force, and while it lasted kept up
speed of seventy miles an hour. The
storm was terrifying to a degree, but
The damage was not as great as was
at iirSt believed. A conservative
guess places the entire damage at
$3.50 or $50, 900. 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 rumurs
that 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
alnuSing stories about the freaks OF
the storm.
Great damage was done along the
board walk where the one-story
pavillions suffered to IL considerable
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 of, entaling loss Of $2,-
200. The other largest damage was
do!e 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 uprootcd, 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 were blown over.
When the roof Of the McClay build
ing was blown Off the fifty or more
families in the house were thrown in
to panic. They were quickly paciti-
ed however, and all left the building.
One sick lad, John Flanagan, snf-
fcrcing from fever, was hurried to Il
hospital.
Young's pier was slightly damaged.
The territory in the vicinity of the
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