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outlines.
The hurricane at Newbern caused
siderable damage; tide was two
1 higher than ever before. At
r!.rleston the wind reached a velocity
i ai miles; no damage to shipping.
. The storm reached Danville, Va.,
. - v I yesterday; houses were
oo'ed nd other datnaife done
!!lo'aemin killed and two men
..!W iaiaredby a boiler explosion
,ville Ga. N.-C. Su
it Gi"e,VUie- . , .
jriati a new trial to a
Swm-wi of murder in -John-tan
countv: decides the penitentiary
Sms case in favor of the State treas
One new case of yellow
f"r at Sew Orleans. Battle-
Mp Kentucky went out on her
b.Jllders trial trip yesterday.
Tae Sew York markets: Money on
jl 'wiS firm at 630 per cent., last
oiaat 6 percent. : cotton closed steady,
iniddlinu uplands 7tfc; flour steady
ai fiiry acf.ve at uachanged prices
except for low grades, which showed
jnupwird tendency; wheat spot
gjuir.'So. 2 red'oc; corn spot dull
and easy. No. 2 4 )"ic; oats-spot firm,
Vu.2mixeJ rosin quiet and un
ehifled; spirits turpentine firm.
-WEATHER REPORT.
j DEP'T OK AQBIOCLTURK, f
Weather Bcrkac,
WlLMtSJTOS. X. C Oct. 31. )
X- aperaiures: S A. M.. 65 degrees;
ip I , $) decrees; maximum, 65 de
"r: mini -num. 6 J degrees; mean, 62
decree.
EUinfail for :ne day, .55; rainfall
saw 1st of the month up to date, 2 69.
Sa-of water iu the river at Fay
e:anlle at S A M , 4.2 feet.
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
YiSHisoTO Oct 31. For North
Ciroiiai: Fair Wednesday and Thurs
iiy. hih bu: diminishing westerly
winds Taursday
Port Alma nac Nov. 1.
San Rises 6 26 A. M.
j3D Sets 5 02 V. M.
Div'i Length 10 H. 34 M
His'u Water at Southport 6 12 P. M.
EjtiWiter.Wilminijton. 9.42 P.M.
It is perfectly natural that Hanna
iball defend tru3ts, but the Repub
licaa leaders think it very stupid in
him to do i: now.
Mecklenburg county is proud of a
toq3 citizen, who at the age of 10
jears, measures 4 feet C inches in
hel'itanl pulls down the scales at
VA pounds.
Tae New York Po.f, taking Gen.
Otis' report as authority, figures up
the casualties to the Americaa army
in the Paiiippines at 2.817, between
the Cth of August. 1S9S, and Octo
ber 23 j, lrj, of which 1,054 were
deaths.
A Wisconsin m in claims o have
in Tested a combination phonograph
and type which will write the
words sent over the wire, so that
Then a fellow wants to 3end a note
to his girl all he ha3 to do is talk it
at the other end.
Another Jellow ha3 been found, in
Sonth Africa, worth ? 1,000,000,000.
He is the second in the world. His
name is Alfred Belt, a German; but
e doubt if he feels as good with hia
U),000,0X a3 a boy does with
first billv goat.
Toledo, Ohio, has an incognito
33iia who is equipped with a hyp
notic glance, and goe3 around the
top throwing the poor girls into
juries ani all that sort of thing.
Taea she waddle3 off as cool as Jan
uary hunting for some more girls.
They are drawing the color line
oa the barbers in Chicago. One of
en has recently been arrested for
Ptin? his sign red, white and
'ne' TtlcQ is construed a3 a culpa
rejection on the United States
and a violation of the anti-flag
Rising law,
a Portion to the number of
PttMnj engage! foot-ball is more
japrouj aa 1 f ltal than actaal war
U-t thU year QP t0 October
C'?r'iint0the Chicago Tri--.
which is keeping a casualty
, number aeven, and eleven
ilj wounded.
?. far in the Boer
" making a good many
KEnndbelievfthatwJk-
g . the two Dutch Republics
womJ I ryaJb " the7 bought it
Poibii;7 then there is the
terfJn CVen Probalility of in-
dSath chmond North
$ 5 and 6th D V001,1118 November
ve,alr 5th R?0rrJ.a P0 No-
waWivh t6lh-- FiDal Iimitto
"""Wv witness unveiUne
vlJlonument.
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VOL. LXV.-NO. 34.
RIVER SHIPPING NEWS.
The Smaller Craft la WUminttoa Harbor
Fared All Right Daring Storm The
Driver's Rough. Experience.
The river boats yesterday suffered
very little on account of the erly
morning storm, which, without a
doubt, has proved more disastrous to
vessels along the coast on the outside.
Tne steamer Driver, which cleared
late Monday afternoon for Fayette
ville, had proceeded up the river only
as far as Navassa station, about five
nailes from the city, when she found
it expedient to lie up for the night by
ine barge Maria Dolores, which is dis
charging a cargo there. A special
message to the Stab yesterday morn
ing said that the storm was terrific
there, but the sturdy little steamer
rode it out without a scratch. At 4 30
o'clock the lines and hauser of the boat
popped like straws, but Capt Jeff Brad-
shaw and Engineer B. Jones handled
their boat well and kept her out of
the rice fields, which were flooded with
water. They anchored her by the rice
field banks and kept the river all night.
She proceeded on her way to Favette-
ville about 1 o'clockjyesterday after
noon, having withstood the storm re
markably well.
The Haxces is lying at her wharf and
though Capt Black was forced to come
ashore yesterday morning in a canoe.
the-boat is all right and is scheduled
to reaume her regular trips up Black
Kiver to day.
The Hurt is on her way down from
Fayetteville but is delayed on account
of the storm. She is believed to be all
right and will be down to day.
The Seabriaht is still tied ud at her
wharf awaiting for favorable weather
to make her usual trip to Little River,
C.
No damasre whatever is reDorted to
the river crafts besides the tug Blanche
and steamer Southport, reference to
which is made in another column.
LOCAL DOTS.
Cotton receipts yesterday
were 2,992 bales against 6.121 bales on
the corresponding day in 189S. The
docal market is unchanged.
Justice Borneman yesterday
tried Richard Hill, colored, for disor
derly conduct. Judgment was sus
pended on payment of costs.
For the month ending last
night, license for the marriage of 16
vfeiie couples and 11 colored couples
were issued by the Register oi Deeds.
There was no meeting of the
Board of Health yesterday afternoon
on account of the lack of a quorum.
The meeting will probably be held
during the present week. '
The local spirits turpentine
market yesterday "took on" the boom
with everything else on the wharf and
closed at one fourth of a cent ' higher
than Monday's quotations. There
were sales at 47i48ic with receipts
of 39 casks. -
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A. Shrier Hats.
Opera House Darkest Russia.
Opera House A Jay from Jaysville.
Bcsurrss loo alp.
H. Hauser For sale.
Wanted Dump carts.
"A. T." Position wanted.
Wil. Iron Works In stock.
Music J no. Francisco's Band.
Wanted Board in private family.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
"Mr. A. B. Shiver, who has
been quite sick, is much improved.
G. B. Patterson, Esq., of Max-
ton, is in the city to attend Federal
Court.
Mr. R. W. McKeithan, of Lock-
wood's Folly, is in the city on a busi
ness trip.
Mr. Amoa J. Johnson, of Clear
Run, Sampson county, is among the
wholtsale purchasers in the city.
Funeral of Capt Smith.
From 8t Paul's Episcopal Church,
at 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
funeral of the' late Capt William
Smith, who died Monday morning in
Greensboro, was conducted in the
presence of a large concourse of friends
by Rev. Milton A. Barber, rector of.
the parish.
The interment was in Oakdale Cem
etery, the following persons acting as
pall-bearers: Honorary, CoL John
Wilder Atkinson- ani Col. W. . u
DeRosset; active. Col. Roger Moore,
Capt A. L. DeRosset, Capt. T. D.
Meares, Capt John F. Divine, Capt
Henjr 8avage, and Mr, J. Alvis
Walker.
Here From Fajettevilie.
Mr. A. J. Woodward, of Fayette
ville, father of CoL W. J." Woodward,
is in the city as a juror for the Fed
eral Court Mr. Woodward is the
guest of his son here and his many
friends are glad to have him here with
them for a time. He is 82 years of age
and is believed to be the oldest living
member of the Fayetteville Indepen
dent Light Infantry.
If ttaii Kin rnii? tickets bv the Sea
board Air Line you will have time to
take in all the sights of Virginia's
Capital when you go to the unveiling
of Winnie Davis Mounment
Don't forget to visit Render's. Only
four more days of Bargains. t
Be sure and visit Rehder's to day.
Bargains in every department t
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CARIBBEAN STORM.
It Goes. On Record As Oqe of
the Most Disastrous On
This Coast.
THE BEACHES ALMOST RUINED.
Nearly Forty Cottages at Wrightsville and
Carolina Beaches Wrecked and Swept
Away Damage at Sontbport.
Loss a Quarter of a Million.
The Caribbean storm which reached
Wilmiagton in full force Monday
night at 10 o'clock, increased in veloc
ity till "5.30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and it will go down in history as
one of the .worst wars of the elements
ever experienced on this coast. The
tides at the seaside and in the river
were enormous. At Wrightsville
Beach the tide was eight feet above
the high water mark, and in the city
the river came over the wharves and
flooded Water and Nutt streets.
The Storm in the City.
The storm in the city reached the
height of its fury at about 4.45 o'clock
yesterday morning. The barometer
at the Weather Bureau was lower
than it has been since the establish
ment of the bureau and the wind at
tained a maximum velocity of 54
miles per hour, though there were
gusts when it went as high as 60
miles. At 5 o'clock yesterday morn
ing the barometer began to rise from
28.98 inches, the lowest registered,
and continued to rise until the normal
was reached. The rainfall for Ihe 24
hours ending yesterday at S o'clock
was 1q inches.
The strong southeast wind which
kept up its blow during the night
ran the tide up to nearly the highest
point it has reached in the river dur
ing the history of the port, and much
damage was done to submerged
wharves and warehouse floors.
Only at one time, during the
fearful storm of September, 1893,
has it been higher. At that
time Mr. J. C. Heyer marked with a
cold chisel on the curbing in front of
Heyer Bros', store the height to which
the tide ran, and yesterday morning
at 8 o'clock when the water was at its
maximum depth it was noticed that
this "freshet' was eclipsed by the
overflow in 1893 by only about one
inch. At many points the over
flow covered Water street and there
were very few wharves that were not
entirely under water.
At Market street dock the Wilming
ton's wharf was a foot under water
and the steamer floated nearly on a
level with the street
Mr. Preston Cumming's wood-wording
plant at the foot of Dock street
was completely submerged and con
siderable damage done to machinery.
Mr: Cumming built the place in 1872
and doesn't remember when the floor
was submerged before.
At the tug Buck's wharf many of
the timbers were loosened and a quan
tity of cord wood belonging to Capt.
Ward floated up .the river.
Both the wharves of the river steam
ers, of the Fayetteville line, between
Princess and Chesnut streets were
washed up to some extent, and
shingles piled thereon were damaged.
At the old C. F. & Y. V. wharf the
greatest damage probably resulted. It
was completely submerged, and a
quantity of seed oats, flour and other
merchandise belonging to Mr. S. P.
McNair was badly injured, and lime
belonging to Col. Roger Moore, as were
also goods belonging to Oapt. James
I. Metts, the B. F. Keith Company and
others. The losses here will probably
approximate $1,000.
At the Clyde Steamship Company's
wharf the water was equally as high,
but by the prompt action of Superin
tendent Smallbones and his competent
assistants, most of the freight was re
moved to the upper wharf before it
suffered serious consequence.
At the naval stores yard of Messrs.
Murchison & Co , a number of birrels
of rosin and tar washed away. There
were different owners and the amount
of loss cannot be approximated. Across
the river the naval stores yards suf
fered to some extent Wharves south
of Market street were torn up in
places, but the damage was greatest
north of Market The Hilton, Cape
Fear and Chadbourn lumber plants
had to suspend operations on account
of high water. Timber in the pens
was saved by high piers, and Capt.
Beery, who is one of the leading in
spectors, told a Stab representative
yesterday morning that there was only
m. . i Ti a. a .
one rait on tne ouisiae. xt wem uj
pieces.
At the Clarendon Waterworks
plants a Hilton bridge several cords
of wood were washed away, but the'
machinery was uninjured.
There was little damage at the com
presses and during the progress of the
flurry incident to the high water a
reporter noticed that the work of load
ing the big steamers at the Champion
was steadily going on as if nothing
had happened.
The tide began to recede at 9 o'clock
and the water front was besieged
with people curious to see the objects
floating up the river. A number of
negroes were out in row boats gather
ing drift wood. J. E. Howard, janitor
at the Custom House, fished out a
small trunk in which there were a
number of articles of clothing, some
papers, trinkets, a small amount of
money and other articles. From the
articles and papers in the trunk, it is
evident that it is the property of some
member of a Ashing crew down the
river at Zeke's Island.
There were no fatalities reported in -incident
to the storm.
In the city proper the greatest dam-'
age wrought was by the falling of a
WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
section of the outside wall of the Ma
sonic Temple upon the roof of the.Mac
Rae building adjoining. The brick
crushed through the roof and fell in a
heap into the Knights of Pythias hall
on the second floor. This occurred
after daylight. The section of wall
made an aperture in the roof about
15x20 feet. The damage which
amounted to about $300 was immed
iately repaired by Messrs. Getaz&
Co., the'Masonic Temple contractors.
At other places in the city trees
were uprooted and fences razed to the
ground. Several buildings in pro
cess of construction, and one especial
ly on Red Cross street, were twisted
about and olhe wise injured.
The trolley, fire alarm, telephone and
telegraph lines wre all "set crazy" by
the wind, but the managers of all the
plants concerned displayed much en
terprise in getting most of them in
ship-shape before the day was over.
Telegraph men reported much trouble
on all wires South. The line to South
port was down for most of the day and
many were curious to know of the
damage to shipping there.
The Clyde steamship Oneida, which
cleared for New York Monday after
noon, did not put to sea, but rode the
storm out in port. She proceeded yes
terday afternoon.
The New York, Capt. Ingram, for
the safety of which some fears were
entertained, eame into port uninjured
at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
There was slight damage to her cargo
of general merchandise. Capt. In
gram encountered the storm off Fry
ing Pan Lightship and put to sea. He
reports a rough experience.
No damage to shipping along the
coast has yet been reported, but it
must have been great Tug boats will
probably go out to-day to see if any
vessels can be found in distress.
Awfol at Wrightsville Beach.
The storm at Wrightsville Beach
was awful, and havoc was wrought
by wind and waves. The damage to
the cottages and club houses on the
beach and the track and trestles of the
Wilmington Ssacoast Railway is esti
mated at $75,000. The damage to the
cottages, it is believed, will be not less
than $25,000 and the railroad com
pany will sustain a damage of about
$50,000.
Mr. Thad. Tyler, the contractor and
builder, who visited the beach, makes
this estimate.
Cottages Wrecked.
Messrs. M. S. Willard and F. A.
Lord reached the beach by boat from
Greenville Sound yesterday and made
a tour of the beach, examining the cot
tages as they went.
The Seashore Hotel sustained very
little damage. The piazza of the new
Ocean View Hotel was undermined,
but no considerable damage was done
to the hotel building or the Ocean
View bath house.
Beginning at the cottage of the Rev.
Robert Strange, D. D., and going
south along the beach, the damage as
reported by Messrs. Willard and Lord
is as follows:
Dr. Strange's cottage foundation
washed out and cottage standing on the
sand.
Mr. H. B. Short's cottage badly
wrecked ;foundations gone'and board
ing stripped off, showing the furniture
up stairs and down stairs.
Mr. F. A. Lord's cottage, swept
clear away. His kitchen was drifted
into Mr. Short's lot.
Carolina Yacht Club building wash
ed off itss foundation 30 feet toward
the Banks channel; complete wreck.
Ladies' bath house intact but gentle
mens' bath . house torn to pieces.
Janitor's quarters wrecked.
Cottage of Mr. A. M. Waddell, Jr.,
undermined and drifted 30 to 40 feet
toward the Banks channel and set
flat in very good shape.
Mr. M. J. Corbett's, cottage, badly
wrecked, and furniture floating
around.
Mr. H. Walters' cottage, clean
sweep.
Mr. T. M. Emerson's cottage, kadly
damaged.
Tne cottages of Messrs. W. II. Chad
bourn, and James H. Chadbourn, Jr.,
had the lattice work swept from under
them. They were left high on their
underpinning but the buddings were
Hot damaged, except the piazzas. The
bulkheads in front of the cottages were
washed away.
Shelter of the Silver Cross, smashed
into kindling wood.
The Sprunt-Murchison cottages,
(formerly Mr. H. U. Butter's,) torn to
flinders.
Col F. W. Foster's cottage under
mined and wrecked beyond repair.
Mr. C. C. Livingston's cottage swept
away.
Mr. H. Q. Wadley's cottage, gone.
Mr. J. A. Arringdale's cottage, un
dermined and twisted around. A fine
piano destroyed.
Mr. W. L. Holt's cottage (formerly
Mr. S. H. Fishblate's) very little
damage.
Mr. E. J. Powers' cottage, left in
very good condition.
Capt E. W. Van C. Lucas' cottage, '
(formerly Mr. W. E. Peregoy's) in
very good condition.
Atlantic Yacht Club house and boat
houses, down flat and badly damaged,
beyond repair. Not quite as bad. as
the Carolina Yacht Club house.
Mr. George D. Parsley's cottage
(formerly Mr. A A. Nathan's) swept
off the beach and landed across the
Banks Channel in the marsh.
Maj. D. O'Connor's cottage, occupied
the cast season by Mrs. Bowden,
swept across the beach and railroad
and set down on the edge of the
Banks channel.
Mr. Cyrus S. VanAmringe's cottage
carried over on the Banks channel,
VanAmringe bath houses damaged.
The Sanders, Rogers, Rouark cottage
rfnrmerlv Governor Russell's), under-
minded and set flat on the beach.
The Sanders store on the west side of
the railroad track, standing and liitle
damaged. The track of the railroad
is bent around the front of the store,
the iron rails curved as if they had
been lead.
The Ocean View pavilion carried
over to Wrightsville by pieces.
The old Ocean View hotel, set flat
and twisted and washed to pieces.
The Hewlett houses torn to pieces
and floated away.
The cottages north of Dr. Strange's
cottage received little or no damage.
Disaster to the Railroad.
The Wilmington Seacoast Railroad
sustains a disasterwhich will require
thousands of dollars and months to
repair.
The trestle from Wrights vil'e to the
Hammocks is wrecked nearly all the
way across. It is a mile and an eighth
long and several hundred feet of the
track and crossties on the Wrightsville
side were lifted over the benches and
swung over into the sound. From
Wrightsville to the Hammocks the
trestle is a mass of timbers, planks,
and shingles drifted around from
the beach and lodged against the
piling and stringers. In the debris
are bedsteads, bureaus, chairs, refrig
erators, bedding, crockery and house
hold effects in profusion. The Banks
Channel trestle is very little damaged,
but the approaches on both ends are
washed away.
The railroad track, beginning at Mr.
Sol Bear's cottage and running two
miles up the beach, will have to be re
built The road-bed was washed away
and the crossties and rails drifted and
twisted in all sorts of shapes. In several
places the track was carried into the
Banks Channel, and in other places
what remains of the . track is several
feet under sand. At Mr. E. J. Powers'
cottage, the track appears as if Mr.
Powers had run it from his house to
the Banks ChanneL
At the Hammocks.
The Hammocks is strewn with
wreckage. All kinds of furniture,
bedding and household goods drifted
over there and lodged. Considerable
portions of the wrecked houses also
drifted there in confused heaps. The
railroad's tool house was demolished,
but the section master's house was not
damaged, except by water.
Kola at Wrightsville.
Over at Wrightsville on the main
land, separated from the beach by
Wrightsville Sound, there was wreck
and ruin. The turnpike on the sound
front for a mile was washed up and
it will require several hundred dollars
to repair it The turnpike on the en
tire sound front was piled with the
timbers from the wrecked houses on
the beach. Yachts and boats of all
descriptions are smashed and mixed
up in the timbers
Mr. W. H. Stokeley's store on the
edge of the sound was swept away and
not a timber was left standing. All
his stock of groceries went with the
wreck. He estimates his loss at from
$1,200 to $1,500.
The building occupied by Mr. Paul
Casse as a bar, was washed off its
foundations and dropped down in the
marsh. The . building is wrecked and
will cause a loss of $700 to Capt. John
H. Hanby who owned it Mr. Casse's
bar was ruined, the counters and shel
ving being torn out and his supply of
liquors mixed up generally. He and
some colored men waded in water
nearly to their arm-pits to save some
thing from the wreck. He estimates
his loss at $250.
The store occupied by Mr. Ned
Edens, where the turnpike crosses
over to Summer Rest, was damaged,
the flooring and part of the front be
ing smashed. He will "probably sus
tain damage to the extent of $100.
He had to wade in water waist deep
to his stables to release his horses.
The stables were afterwards torn to
pieces by the beating waves.
Mr. W. A. Sanders' clam house with
his outfit of tongs, etc., was swept
away. His sharpie Mary Vance was
also capsized and her stern smashed.
This loss will be about $700.
Capt. Otto also had his sharpie
beached - and split open on the star
board. His loss will be about $150.
The fencing of nearly all the cot
tages along the turnpike were washed
down or blown away.
A resident of Wrightsville estimates
the damages 'there at not less than
$8,000.
Carolina Beach Cleaned Up.
No details could be secured from
Carolina Beach, but the ocean made
almost a clean wreck of the cottages.
Mr. Tom McGee, who is in charge of
the beach, wrote to Capt Jno. W.
Harper, general manager of the New
Hanover Transit Company, that near
ly every cottage was washed away. ,
It is said that in all eighteen cot
tages were either . washed clean away
or totally wrecked. The hotel, Sedge
ley Hall Club House, Hanover Sea
side Club House, Mr. D. McEachern's
cottage, and Mr. Hans A. Kure's cot
tages were about the only houses left
standing on the beach. The railroad
track was also washed away in places.
The damage at Carolina Beach is esti
mated at about $12,000. Carolina Beach
pier sustained very little damage.
Destruction at Southport.
The storm was very severe at South
port. The water was higher and
rougher than the oldest inhabitant has
any recollection of. r
The steamer Southport, belonging to
the New Hanover Transit Company, of
which Captain Harper is general man
ager, was thrown up on the shore one
hundred feet from high water mark.
The Cape Fear Towing Company's
tug Blanche was thrown high and dry
on the beach. The company's launch,
The Naptha, which cost about $1,800
recently, was smashed and is a total
wreck.
Night of Horror.
Mr. J. T. Dooley, Bection master of
the Wilmington Seacoast Railroad,
1, 1899.
who lives with his family in the cot
tage alongside the railroad at the
Hammocks, came up to the city yes
terday. He says he never had such an
experience in all his - life as on that
stormy night. In his family were his
wife and two little children, Messrs.
John Bergen and John Bergen, Jr.,
two fishermen who board with him,
and two colored section hands, Dave
and John McKoy. He states that
about 4 P. M., after a considerable
blow all day Monday, the gale began
to blow stronger and when night came
on it was so dark a man could not see
his hand before his face. The rain
poured down in torrents, and
there, was nothing to do but
stay in the house. The tide kept
rising and the gale kept howling, and
there was no sleep for- anybody, The
wind was blowing from the southeast
up to midnight and then if changed
to the east and blew right in from the
ocean. Its velocity, he declares must
have been 100 miles an hour. It blew
out every light, and the howling of the
tempest and the roar of the surf was
appalling. Out over the ocean it
looked as black as ink and the surf
was beating over the high banks,
making a noiseaa if thousands of can
nons were being fired. In the mean
time the entire Hammocks were
covered wish the rising water
and it began to run into his house.
Finally at3.3(To'clock yesterday morn
ing, he said that the water in the
sound was nearly on a level with the .
trestle, and was beginning to beat over
it. Then he thought it necessary to
seek safety by getting his family to
the mainland, fearing that the sound
would be carried away. He and the
other men waded in water waist deep
to the railroad track and carried his
wife and children to a hand car. They
had to crawl and feel their way, but
they finally got the car started. They
covered up the heads of the children
to keep them from seeing the raging
waters over which they would pass in
crossing the sound. The rain was com -ing
down in sheets, and the surf beat
ing over the trestle would deluge the
car while it was crossing the trestle.
At times it appeared as if the wind
would blow the car off the trestle or
that the waves would wash it off.
Finally the car reached the Wrights
ville side, and Mr. Dooley says his feel
ing of relief can better be imagined
than described. In a half hour after
they had crossed the trestle, it wasJ
a wreck. He declares that any
one who experienced the storm where
he was, with not even a flash of light
ning to relieve the gulf of darkness,
and with that ominous, explosive sound
of the surf, even drowning out the
howling of the storm, they could well
stand in Ihe front with the American
Army in the Philippines.
Only Soul on the Beach.
Henry Brewington, colored, who
watches at one of the cottages on the
beach, was the only living soul that
spent the night on the beach. He
passed a horrible night and never ex
pected, to see land again. He was
where he could see the cottages being
pounded down aud washed away. He
was in the cottage formerly owned
by Governor Russell, when it went
down. There was no escape for him till
daylight, and he went from one high
part to another till the welcome dawn
came. He left the beach at 6.30 o'clock
yesterday morning and walked the
trestle. When he got nearly to the
Wrightsville side the trestle had gone
over into the sound, and he stood dazed
till Capt. Oscar Grant, general man
ager of the Seacoast railroad, and
others went out to his rescue. He
was a badly frightened, thoroughly
wet and awful hungry man.
To See the Ruin.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Grant
ran a train to Wrightsville and car
ried down about 200 people, who
viewed the wreck and ruin wrought
by the storm. This morning at 10
o'clock a special train will be run
down, in addition to the regular train
at 2.30 P. M.
The steamers Blanche and South
port, although high above water, are
very little damaged. The Blanche will
be floated again in about six days. Capt
Harper contracted yesterday with
Capt. S. W. Skinner to relaunch the
Southport and Capt. Skinner will go
down this morning with his wrecking
crew. He expects to float her in a day
or two.
Several two-masted schooners and
sharpies were beached and some of
them are from 100 to 200 feet from
high water mark.
A bark and a three-masted schooner
in the harbor rode out the storm in
safety.
Miss Kate Stuart's hotel was strip
ped of its piazzas and water ran
through the building 4 feet deep. The
floor of her parlor yesterday morning
was a foot deep with seaweed. One of
her cottages near the hotel, valued at
$600, was swept away. Her loss
is estimated at $1,000.
The Brunswick Hotel was unroofed
and damaged to the extent of $500.
A house belonging to Capt. J. L.
Einner and occupied by Mr. John W.
Galloway and family, lately of Wil
mington, was washed away with near
ly all of Mr. Galloway's household
goods.
Both piazzas of Capt. O. D. Burriss
two-story residence was carried away,
and other damage was done.
The store of Dosher, St. George &
Co., was undermined, and the damage
to the building and stock of goods, is
estimated at $1,000.
Both of Capt. J. T. Harper's wharves
and the wharf of the Cape Fear Tow
ing and Transportation Company
met with destruction. - In fact the
government coal dock is the only
wharf left standing.
Considerable other damage was
done, and the bay front piled I
high with wreckage tells the story of I
how Southport suffered. It is estima- '
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"ted that the damage will be $12,000 to
$15,000.
The Quarantine Station.
The Quarantine Station n&ar South
port sustained damage to the extent of
several thousand dollars. The wharves
around the station were washed away
and only the buildings were left on
the foundation of piling. The crew of
the, station took to the bark Johannes
which was lying along side the wharf
and thus made their escape.
Fort Caswell Damaged.
There was considerable damage to
Fort Caswell, at the mouth of the
Cape Fear. Several small frame
buildings used by the engineer corps
and 200 cords of wood were washed
away. The railroad was also consider
ably damaged, and the emplacement
of one of the rapid fire guns was
undermined.
Disastrous Along the River.
The steamer Wilmington, Capt.
Jno. W. Harper, left the city yester-
port. She carried about a dozen pas
sengers, and when they boarded her
at her wharf, at Market dock, the
water being over the wharf, they had ,
to crawl on board over the wood
corded at the back of the passenger
shed.
The Wilmington got back to the
city last evening at 5 o'clock. Cap
tain Harper says at times, with the
wind dead ' ahead on the trip down,
the steamer hardly made any head
way. He says the banks at Mr. Fred
Kidder's "Clarendon" plantation, Mr.
James Sprunt's "Oaks" plantation,
Mr. Fred Kidder's plantations at Lil
lipurt and Kendal, and Col. K. M.
Murchison's "Orton" plantation have
sustained considerable damage. The
wharves at all these plantations were
swept away.
Capt Harper told a Star represen
tative after his return that every fish
erman's hut on either bank of the bay
was swept away and that the water
was strewn with the wreckage of
houses. On his way down he passed
the floating carcasses of twelve cows,
and two hogs in mid stream. There
was also one live hog in mid stream,
at least a mile from shore, swimming
for dear life, but with little chance of
saving itself. The bay was awful
rough and great seas were breaking
At Southport he saw a drowned pony
in the water.
No Lives Reported Lost.
So far there has been no report of
lives lost, although it is feared that the
next few days will bring to light some
mishap to some of the fishermen or
boatmen on the river.
Fishermen who have lived at
Wrightsville Beach and on the river
for forty years say that if there was
ever a greater storm on this part of the
coast they do not recollect it.
Certainly it has been a destructive
one, and it is feared that the half has
not been told. The damage in and
around Wilmington will foot up nearly
a quarter of a million dollars.
THE STORM IN THE COUNTRY.
All Sections Had a Touch of It, But Ex
perienced Little Injary.
Mr. W. W. Miller, of Rocky Point,
who arrived in the city yesterday
from Castle Haynes, said that. the
storm was very severe there early yes
terday morning. Ungathered crops,
especially corn, were badly damaged
and peanuts in the field were much in
jured. Mr. N. McN. Patterson, of Elrod,
Robeson county, who arrived on the
noon S. A. L. train, said that the
storm was rather rough in his coun
try. Trees and fences were blown
down and other minor damage done.
Cotton is practically all but in that
section and very little injury was ex
perienced by this crop.
Itr.B. F. Keith, who has a planta
tion up the river, when asked about
the possible effect of the storm further
up the river, said that the lowland corn
was about all gathered and an over
flow would not result seriously.
Mr. E. P. Brock, superintendent of
the cutting force of the Acme Tea
Chest Company up the river, came
down from Gap Landing yesterday
afternoon. He said the tide was about
one and a half feet above high tide
mark, but that there was no damage
to speak of. He had a' nnmber of rafts
of gum timber but these were saved
without trouble. The tug Imperial,
which is engaged in towing the rafts
down the river, came into port yester
day without injury. '
Tax Collections.
City tax collections thus far for the
present fiscal year from all sources,
exclusive of privileges, amounts to
$34,983.70; same time last year $22,
649 94.
The county collections up to close
of business last night were $33,884.30;
same time last year, $14,79L 68. Sheriff
McRae, it will be seen from these fig
ures, has over doubled the amount
taken in up to November 1st. last
year.
The city people are much more
advanced in their amount on account
of the increased rate over tne county's
assessment They have also collected
much in excess of what was receipted
to November 1st last year. -
The Crazy Negro.
A commission of inquiry, composed
of Col. Jno. D. Taylor, clerk of the
Superior Court, and Dr. W. D. Mc
Millan, superintendent of health, yes
terday investigated the case of the
young negro Tom Means, reference
to which was made in yesterday's
Stab. Dr. R. J. Price, who attended
him; Chief of Police Pannele and
Cornelius Means, the boy's father,
who came down yesterday from his
home in Charlotte, were the only wit
nesses examined. Young Means was
adjudged insane and ordered sent to
the Goldsboro asylum for colored per
Delivered to Subscribers In tm
City at 45 Cents per Month.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
Fall Session Opened Yesterday
Morning, Judge Thomas R.
Purneli Presiding.
JURIES DRAWN FOR TERM.
No Cases of Importance Have Yet Come Up
for Trial Admiralty Case Argued by
Counsel Just Before Closing of
Yesterday's Proceedings.
Pursuant to adjournment Monday
the United States Court onvened yes
terday' morning at 10 o'clock, Judge
Thomas R.' Purneli presiding, District
Attorney Bernard and Assistant At
torney Oscar J. Spears prosecuting.
Other eourt officers in attendance
were Deputy Clerk W. H. Shaw, U.
S. Marshal H. C. Dockery and Deputy
Marshal T. O. Bunting.
It was ordered that eighteen grand
jurors be drawn and they were sworn
in as follows: Wm. Struthers (fore
man), W. C. Jackson. Thos. J. Owen,
T. J. Newsom, J. J. E. Lucas, Eugene
Philyaw, John H. Mintz, E. S. Saun
ders, Lindsay Walker, A. J. Johnson,
Edward Williams, David Ward, J. C.
Wooten, Thos. L. McNair, D. C.
Whitted, Luther Cash well, Harrison
Singletary, Alfred Lawson.
James Lochlin was sworn in as
bailiff in charge of the grand jury.
G. W. Chesnut and Benj. Motte
were excused from the jury by request.
Also, Stephen H. Chadbourn.
Petit jurors were sworn in as fol
lows:
Jury No. 1. S. P. Cowan, D. W. L.
Smith. Joseph Sharp, Council Meares,
J. B. Weatherly, J. A. G. Inman, J.
8. Quick, J. W. Taylor, C. C. Bor
deaux, Holly Jones, L. B. Carr, Wm.
A. Sutton.
Jury No. 2. O. W. Polvogt, L. H.
Vollers, Jordan Nixon, John R.
Bundy. James ttuske, Andrew smith.
C. H. Durham, James Powell, Wm. G.
McLean. Maury Ward, G. W. Mar
tin, J. C. Atkinson,' A. J. Woodward,
Matt Southerland, O. H. Lennon,
Levi H. Bizzell, Kenyon Gavin.
Deputy A. D. Morrissey was sworn
in as crier for the term, and C. B. Mil-
liken and J. A Ashe as bailiffs.
The following cases weredisposed of :
TJ. S. vs. Jno. F. Jacobs et al., suit
on nostmaster's bond: judgment ac
cording to complaint for want of an
answer.
- U. S. vs. John Richardson, retail
ing; judgmenfsuspended.
U. S. vs, J. G. Lewis, illicit distill
ing; judgment suspended.
U. S. vs. A. J. Johnson, retailing;
fined $200 and costs and sent to jail
for six months.
U. S. vs. Alex. McLaurin, retailing;
thirty days in jail and $100 fine.
U. S. vs. Charles Moore, retailing;
witnesses called and failed.
U. S. vs.' James White, retailing;
plead guilty ; four months in jail and
$100 fine.
U. S. vs. John Porter Hayes, retail
ing; plead guilty; sixty days in jail
and $100 fine.
U. S. vs. John F. Carver, retailing;
plead guilty; continued.
Maria R. Lewis vs. Providence Life
Insurance Co., of New York; case
continued (Circuit Court.)
U. S. vs. Ed. L. Clark, violation
Sec. 2, War Revenue tax, (running
billiard table without paying tax);
judgment suspended upon payment of
costs.
Court, then took a recess until 3
P. M.
In the afternoon the grand jury re
turned true bills against the fol
f owing for. retailing: Grant Treade
well, Moses Britt and Henry Smith.
The case of G. M. Taylor for
violation of Section 3269 was continu
ed until to-day.
The following cases were next
heard :
U. S. vs. Moses Britt, retailing; six
months in jail and $200 fine.
U. S. vs. Press Bowers, scifai; dis
missed on physician's certificate.
U. S. vs. W. S. Crump and Charles
Ewing, sci fai, defaulting witness; sci
fai; dismissed on physician's certifi
cate. '
U. S. vs. Henry Smith, retailing,
plead guilty ; judgment suspended.
Charles Biggs, witness for the U. S.f .
called and failed: fined $40.
U. S. vs. Charles Moore, retailing r
30 days in jail and $100 fine.
U. S. vs. A. J. Bright, retailing;
judgment suspended.
tJ. S. vs. M. A. Ray and S. J.
Cameron, sci fai; judgment according
to sci fai. ...
U. S. vs. Wm. Oliver; sci fai; dis
missed on answer filed.
U. S. vs. H. F. Thames, retailing, .
judgment suspended upon payment,
of costs. -
The admiralty case of S. W. Skin
ner, libellant vs. George Harriss, Jr,
was the last thing to engage yesterday's
session of the court Argument on
the question of jurisdiction was heard
from Thos. Evans, Esq., for the libellant
and E. K. Bryan and Geo. H. Howell,
Esqrs., for the defendant The case
went over to the reconvening of the
court this morning at 10 o'clock.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ,
OPERA HOUSE.
Thursday, 2nd Noy.
Just one night of Hilarious ran I
The Laughing Success,
"A Jay From Jaysville."
Magnificent Band and Orchestra. Music,
Dancing and Fun Galore!
35 People .." 35
with nothing in the world to do but amuse
the audience.
The Jaysville Band Parade at noon, watch
for it. n0T
Wednesday, November 1st.
EDWIN C. JEPfeON.
Presents the greatest success of the present
DARKEST RUSSIA.
Interpreted hy a Peerless Company and staged
with most elaborate detail. A heart story
deftly woven with clean, bright wholesome
comedy. oc 89 t