Milford chronicle., 1918-04-19
LEwEs.

The wind and rain storm that swept
over Lewes and vicinity on Tuesday and
wednesday did great damage. At Re-
\ hOboth the tide reached the cement bulk
head and the boardwalk was complete
" destroyed. And there was much anx-
iety among the cottage owners for fear
the large cottages would be destroyed.
Two barges. the AIerrimac and Severn.
broke adrift from the tug Eastern and
went ashore at Rehoboth. Al Lewes the
Garner. one Of the Coast Fish OIL COM
pany's boats that was sold 70 the Gov
ernment and was stationed on the Break
water. broke loose and as the steering
gear became broken she went ashore on
Slaughter Beach. The men from the
I.ewes Coast Guard Station went to her
rescue and all Of the men were saved
except one. who was found in the woods
nearby This is the third one Of the fsh-
ing steamers that were sold to the Gov
ernment to be destroyed With the wind
blowing a gale from the northeast at
the rate of Is miles an hour the three
masted schooner Warnock could not stand
the sea and wind and had been dragging
her anchor all day Tuesday and early
Wednesday morning It landed upon the
shore about a hall mile from the Cedars
or about two miles from the Lewes
Coast Guard Station. The schooner was
laden with stone. bound from Stoning-
ton. Ne. to Annapolis. Nd The seas were
washing all over her The entire crew
was rescued and brought TO shore safely
after strenuous effort by the men Of the
Lewes station. Much credit Is due Capt.
John S Lynch and his crew for their
noble work
AT Loves Creek the bridge was de-
stroyed And the Lswes Canal over
flowed its banks. covering the marsh
land with a perfect sea, over which the
waves were ripping in white caps. Never
in the knowledge Of any living resident
has such storm at this time Of the
year been 50 severe. Electric light poles
and trees were an easy mark for the
heavy wind. And some Of the residents
on the beach lost calves. chickens and
pigs.
A large number Of Red Cross members
were present on Monday evening to hear
the report Of Mrs. c. W. Johnston, who
was the delegate from Lewes 70 the State
convention. Her report was splendid and
put more enthusiasm in the work than
ever. DR.. c. H. B. Turner. the president.
presided. Miss Clara Wilson In white
apron and Red Cross cap Of the trained
teachers. began the organizat ton of
classes in surgical dressings. These
classes are to be composed Of not more
than fifteen each, but there viii be
several classes. This branch has more
than 800 members. The Coolspring and
Nassau and RehOboth branches are all
doing splendid work
The congregation Of the Lewes NJ. F. |
Church gave a reception to Rev. and Mrs. |
o. E. Jones in the Sunday school room |
Of the church last Friday evening and /
It was we'll attended and much enjoyed. /
Mr.. 7. p. Scott. president OF the Board /
Of Managers made the opening address
and welcomed Mr.. and Mrs. Jones In a
hearty manner. Thomas r. Ingram.
f. f. B. Anderson, secre-
tary Of the Y. NJ. c. A. at the Lewes
Naval Base. and Rev. John F. Winkel-
beck, chaplain's aide at the Base, were
called upon for speeches and they re-
sponded in hearty manner. Between
the speech making vocal and instrumental
music was rendered by Miss Sarah JOS
eph, Don Phile. Miss Elizabeth Lynch
and Mrs. Jacob Morris Miss Esther
Register gave reading. Mr.. Jones has
been in Lewes three years.
Mrs. Frank Laucerica, formerly OF this
own. but now Of Wilmington. IS spending
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gary T. West.
Mrs Walton 7. Virden spent Sunday
with Mrs. Jerome Robbins.
Mrs. Ebe T. Lynch Of wilmington. Is
'isiting relatives and friends in Lewes.
Donald Evans, son Of Mrs. Mary Evans.
las been promoted to Senior Lieutenant Z
'nly second TO captain
Mrs. Martha Holister of Philadelphia.
S spending a few days with her mother.
Hrs Jennie Mason.
George c. Prettyman. Jerome Robbins.
nd Marjorie Robbins visited Mr.. Pret-
yman's sister. Mrs. Clara Russell. who is
H. az the home Of her son. George wa
les, in Milton. on Sunday.