Smyrna times., 1903-10-14
TIDES DESTROY PROPERTY
ALONG FLEMING'S LANDING
WASH INTO THE TOMATO cANNeRy Ann
PUT OUT THE FIRE IN THE BOILER

reariul Storm Last Week Damaged Roads an
UauSeWays and Destroys Corn in Shocks
ana Wheat that Has Just Been Planted
one OF the severest storms in twentv
years visited the Atlantic Coast last
thursday, Friday and Saturday that
carried IN Its wake thousands of dol
lars OF destruction. Atlantic Citv
Ocean City, N. j., Rehobotb Del
ana Ocean City, Md, were among tbe
RESORTS that were more or less damag
co. Most of the destruction was
caused by the high tides. which rose
70 an enormous height and carriad
away property NEAREST to the shore
In this locality the damage was COM
Parltlvely slight. Bombay Hook
Island experienced some yerv biob
tldes. AT the Light House the wafer
was within twelve feet of Captain Ben
son 5 residence. The report came that
the Lighthouse road and the Wood
land Beach roads were washed owov
out this was found to be incorrect
Inc Lighthouse road was but SLIGHTLY
damaged and needs only to no
strengthened where the tides washed
the most. The Woodll ad Beach road
suHered the most and was rendered.
lmpassable, but the damage to if il
not considered as bad as at first 70
ported. The matter of most seriops
moment is the damage to corn and
wheat fields. In the low lands thara
Is much newly sown wheat undor
water and shocks of corn have been
washed and carried out by the tides
II number of washouts and Aoo+i,o.
bridges were caused by the storm,
AT hehoboth, resort of much interest
70 Smyrna people. great damage was
lOne' The whole ocean front was
swept by the mountain like waveo
ma large portion of the boardwalk
Ina many small buildings along the
more were washed away. The
douglass House was also badly dam
ged. 0"ln-
harles B. Archer Has Exciting Experience
Charles B. Archer, one of the rnroI
: Ian CARRIERS came near losing a valu. :
Die young horse on Saturday A !
mall bridge on the Lighthouse road ,
ear the residence of William Broad.
,ay, was washed away bv the storm I.
lr' Archer did not notice this as no .
as driving along the road and his :
orse fell from the bridge into the :;
ater, distance of five feet Aftor y
'nslderable difficulty and with the -
'slstance of Mr.. Broadway and his y y
en, the horse was gotten ont DR. ~
Z. L. Ryan had very narrow escapo y
lVlns passed over the bridge only q -
lort time before. ~
a nerd OF cattle belonging to Mr. -
NTH on the emory Scotten, farm, IL
'ar the Iron Bridge, were caught on a' D'
g marsh during the storm of Satpr.
y The cattle were completely snr. ~
D.I
unded by water and before tbor VI
IRE rescued several were swept away 81 81
the strong current and drowned u
l'gh Tides Down ia ThOrOughfare Neck
hoRoUGHFARE NECK, October 12.- ="
9 neaVY storm of last week has mt u,l
Top TO wheat seeding in this vicinity
several days. Seeding in low
'und has suffered considerable Tho
rm also drove in high tide which sar
'merged the causeway at Tavlor's An
dge and like condition prevailed ha'
flemlng's Landing. making traffic eve
reaoouts dangerous. The wotor pie
so high that muskrat borooa the
e Hoated from their ANCHORAGE ed
cn is cunningly chosen amono sui
Us and marsh grasses. The rats of
Q driven ashore where thew bo. oys
70 an easy prey to their manv epo- emo
s. such as hawks, foxes and docs IN
~ were seen floating on tbe Eve
ched roofs of their houses in by 1
that reminded one of tho u;ot;~ the
ne Mississippi floods. Trappers reso
gnlze the damage done to marshes thin
us season as serious. On Satpr- milk
sne tue rose so high at Fleming's the
aing that the fire was extinguisbed caus
Ie boiler at the cannarr % - is sa
Obliged to shut down with con.
able tomatoes on hand. The
Iments occupied by the employees
also flooded. ~ Farm
John W. Fenimore Iosas S.,. CH