The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-21

'1ON
sahs"aF We're floating past Masonboro
Nr: q D.. Mafiitt lost several noats
"hlcn Wee moored along the Ranks
channel. D@h
me beach has been changed in quite
d sood many ways. Formerly in front
vi Sea Shore hotel there were small
and all these have been level
eu, n in fact most OF the small sand
HliiS on the ocean side OF the track
were ieTeled. The track Of the Con
is 20 damaged so had On the
oeach further than 10 be covered zT:h
sdhd- AT n point. near tn Ocean
view hotel. the track is badly wis. Cd
"nere the water swe2t a-ross IN a
kind Of inlet.
DAMAGE ON THE SOUND.
The tide came yer. high or RI
SOUND side, having washed away = uo--
Uon or tha fence around the Atlantic
we" MOTEL. and Tentfup in the grounds
as nigh as the large pavilion. The
turnpike IN front Of the hotel grounds
Is covered IN ~Treckage and sea weed.
Inc water beat up against thee sub
station and the track be ween the sub-
s'atlon and By rha lighthouse was
badly undermined. No damage of any
consequence was done on the sound
side other than to wash AWAY soma
batn houses and g3ngways. All the
IeaVes for some distance inland were
Killed by the salt water.
WAS A RECORD BREAKER.
Captain James Walton stated yesrer-
day that the water on the beach
came up Is inches higher than he had
ever known and he had been familiar
with the beach for twenty-five wears.
m damage was not as great rs in the
past but the -ide was higher.
GUARDS ON THE BEACH.
All who visit the beach in the next
lew days Will have to get a permit
from Mayor Arringdale. this course
Delng, parsue1 to prot2ct thoe wlO
have property on the beach. Guards
Will be placed on the beach to see that
this mandate is carried out. Two gas
Ollne launches will be put on today
between the sound and the beach so rs
people can get their property over 10
the sound.
WIN 10 " DcSll DIT OuCS TeDdlIiQ2
the Il estle and it is claimed by the
officials that they can ,get the track
back in position Within two weeks
benches and can be pulled back with
out any great mor of trouble.
FEW PEOPLE STILL ON BEACH.
All Of the people did not leave the
beach yesterday afternoon, about tWel-
ty men remaining and also MI. ana
Mrs. Northrop. This will certainly end
the OCcIp2ncy of the beach for this
season, for the very earliest it will be
between two and three weeks tefore
the cars can be operated to the beach
again and it Will then be 100 late for
any one to want to be N the beach
GENERAL DAMAGE DONE.
The damage in Wilmington was not
great although a number of trees were
blown down and many telephone, tele-
graph and electric light posts. Only
about 2-3 Of the lights were burning
last night. Several buildings were
unroofed, among the number being the
Seamen's home aud the home Of the
presiding elder. The incoming Sea
board train was delayed at Clarkton
on account of the storm, some debris
having been blown across the track.
The smoke stack of the Wilmington
Cotton mills was blown down.
Considerable damage was reported
on Greenville and MasDnboro sounds,
not to residences but to smaller build
ings and bath houses. It was learned
Yesterday afternoon that several
sharpies and launches at Southport
were swamped in the storm. The New
York steamer, the NavahOe, due to ar
rive here yesterday morning has not
arrived. 1t is thought very probable
that she vent ito the southwark and
will probably reach port today.
The steamer ''Atlantic" which be-
LONGS TO one of the Menhaden fisheries
companies. is aground between the
fisheries plants and on the west side
of the river. The vessel went aground
during the high tide and is lying
brOadside on the bank.
Hundreds of people went TO the
sound Yesterday to view the damage,
as much OF it rs they could see ana
also to see how high the tide had been.
WIND RECORDS IN THE PAST.
The storm was a very sudden one,
and came from south of the Bermudas.
It struck the coast very suddenly and
was centered yesterday over the North
Carolina coast. Last night it had g0n2
into he interior instead of north as
indications pointed Yesterday after
noon.
The wind on the following OCCASIONS
in the past has attained as high q
velocity as yesterday, and on several
occasions higher:
1879. IS miles per hour; February
16tf- 1903, 81 miles; September 2Sth,
1874, so; September II. 1876, SO; Sep
tember 9th, 1881, "a.