Evening journal., 1920-02-06
Wind and tide
REHOBOTH
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are OF the opinion tnat the resort VIII
never be safe unlll the Federal Gov
ernment does something 10 divert the
currents that now play havoc up and
down the coast. Residents blame the
Lewes breakw1ter for sending The de-
| structlve swirl down past Rehoboth
/ That eats great shelves In the beach and
/ wipes out protecting bulkheads. They
say that In providing a harbor or Lewes
I the Government engineers wrought de-
struction 10 RehOboth. The building OF
Jetties out into the sea and the dump
ing or some bargel0ads OF stone az
points TO create shoals are advocated
TO minimize the menace that comes 90
hehoboth with every gale. In fact.
many persons have wondered why Del
aware's senators and congressman
have not sought Federal action to pre-
vent the oceans encr0achment upon
the historic Henlopen lighthouse and
this resort. Englneering operations 20
stlrt sand shoals on shore would not
cost a great amount. 70 Is contended.
Henlopen ll7hihouse. built Of stone in
1863, was in imminent danger yesterday.
as was pointed ont In these columns.
but today 10 apparently has withstood
the latest assault Of wind and waves
upon II. Last night II bcamed forth It's
beacon 10 mariners as usual. Today %
apparently was standing as upright and
sturdy as ever. Communication with the
lighthouse Is cut on by road and tele-
ph0ho but from a distance the light
house seemed 10 be an right az noon,
although the ocean had been lappins at
lis very feot only a few hours before.
Harry Palmer. chief engineer and his
three assistants there are holding the
ancient fortress. just as the keepers in
The Revolutionary days and In the War
Ct 1872 held Il against The menace OF
=" .ish frgates ard landing parties.
There Is no more immediate danger,
Il is felt. unless a similar gale lhreshes
up. Anxiety. however, Is felt for the
three life-saving stations along the
coast near RehOboth. Telephone wires
are down between the stations and
Lewes. Indiana River llfe-savlng sta
tion Is in the greatest danger. The
RehObOth life-savlng station has been
caved In by the bOmbardment OF wind
and water The kitchen and cookhOuse
are gone, as Is part Of the watch tower.
Morris Jester, a coast guard was com
ing down the tower at the station when
Il crumbled under him. lie fell on his
head, but escaped serious injury.
Al Dewey Beach. near n hobOh. con
s.dfiable damage has been suffered. on
ly Two cottages OF the cfght that were
iheIe are standing The B8ltin GRE y VI
c A. camp was carried away s. were
the Wedderburn Timanus, Evans and
fan othcr cottages owned by Bdlii-
nioreans. The cottages Of 5. y. Trump
q Wilmington, and d. NJ. v lson Of
Dover, are safe.
Lest night a portion OF the porch OF
the Belhaven hotel on the ocean 'front.'
wa inundated d by the waves. The sea
len was calm compared VIII us a.
tlens OF the previous tweniy-four hours
but the tide was very high. The porch
also was carried away from The Rud-
dell cottage adjoining the Belhoven.
Mrs. Mary C. Barnet OF Wilmington. two
or three days ago bought the Belhaven
for $1,000.
The cottage Of Joseph Harper, OF
Chester. was battered. but was saved
by its heavy cement foundations. Wa
ter was up TO the front OF the cottage. |
MFR. Harper and c. w. Mccullough, OF
came here today to look /
after the cottages. Mr.. Harper will (
move his further inland. The front /
porch OF the Mccullough cottage was /
damaged. Mr. Mccullough viii move his |
cottage to a site on Virginia avenue.
Mr.. Harper had a good offer to sell /
his cottage a few days ago, but re-
fused Il.
The contents OF tha Harvey Cooper
cottage were saved by residents OF the
'esort before the cottage tumbled into
he sea.
The Hotel Henlopen apparently Is un-
INJURED. although the ocean whirled
nadly all around II yesterday morning
rhe supports OF the porches withstood
he flood. Some repairs will be necs-
ary 10 the hotel. however. The cement
walks about it were washed away.
Walter Burton, OF Washington, the
lwner, arrived here today to look after
IFS property. The ocean has receded
rom the avenue alongside OF the hotel,
where for awhile Il coursed all the way
Jack 10 the lake north OF the town.
The cottages OF former Senator j.
rank Alice, OF Dover; Lr. Frank L.
irler. OF Milford. the b. F. Shaw cot
age. and the Baltimore Y. w, C. A. cot ,
ace. were found TO be intact after the
lda wave receded. although some re- !
airs will be necessary to the under 7
mined pOrches OF those summer homes. ?
In front Of the Baer cottage the bluff
fas inundated by the waves and ex-
osed a brick well that had been used
DR. storage purposes. The brick well
TODD up under the assault Of the waves,
Though all the earth was washed
'Om around IT, 7
The cottage owned by Bishop John
Monaghan and the Franciscan SIS
rs and tn Catholic Church at the :
Duth OF the resort, are all right The
ulkhcad he'd there, but the fence In
ont Of the cottag was carried away.
Mr.. Mccullough and Mr.. Shaw built
leir own bulkheads In front OF their
jttslzes, and they attribute The saving
their summer homes 10 that fact.
the bulwarks stood up under the
OF Ice and water, while prac-
cally all the O,hcr bulkheadlns was :
lrried away. ,
When the Harper cottage was built \
We years ago. there was 300 feet OF
nd between Il and the surf. Now the
ater Is washing under the porch Of
e cottage.
O. s. Horn today said that while the
orm has been a severe blow TO Re :
lboth he believed the boardwalk :
ould be rebuilt. H. said there is a
,mand for cottages far in excess OF
G number OF properties available for
e summer and he expects good sea-
n. No ships have been washed ashore