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CAPE MAV CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, OCTOBER i S , 1903.—EIGHT PAGES.

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In Wake Of The Tide, wind and Storm.

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WRECKAGE.

CAPE MAY IS LUCKY

^Boardwalk Damaged in Two Maces—Other Minor Results of The Storm. Tbe »U>rm which began Tburaday and which was at first characterized by an unprecedented deluge ol rain took on tbe feature* of a tornado at many places late Friday night. On Saturday morning the worst damage waa done on the New Jersey coast. Tbe heavy wind, which at some points along tbe coast reached a velocity of sixty miles an hour, combined with the swelling streams to do damage mounting Into tbe millions in eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Maryland. The storm seemed to be central ov*r sn area 100 miles In di*merer, with Atlastic City as tbe centre. At that reeort the sea was forced up over tbe boardwalk and Into tbe basements ol hotels sod dwellings erldom rsacbed by high tides. Tbe boardwalk was wrecked at several places, a Urge scat km of Young's Pier ooliapeed, while at the Inlet great damage was done The rgUbontinned unabated until a boot nine o'clock on Sunday morning. Since Sunday noon tbe tides bavs been gradually going down to normal. At Easton, Pa n the Delaware waa hlgb■cr than ever known before, and a 000-foot railway bridge was washed away. At Trenton tbe Peonaylunls Railroad was blocked for twelve boors on account of tbe water covering the tracks at a low

point.

All along tbe New Jersey coast the ei did heavy damage, while inland towi were doodad %y swollen streams. Tbe coast resorts did not suffer so badly, bat some ol them are still cut off from tbe outside world, the railroads to Ooean City, Sea Isle City, Wildwood, Angleees sod Holly Beach baying been completely washed ont of business. A million dolUra* damage waa done to Atlantic City. Ooean City soffe,ed badly, too. The Townaeod Inlet Hotel, a structure with forty rooms, waa undermined by Saturday night’s tide and ool lapsed Sunday morning, being carried out to toa. Ho lives are reported lost. Sew Isle City was entirely under water. Tbe storm dU lass damage at the Cepe fhan waa at first expected. The wind most of the time blew directly from tbe north, and tbe tides and aurf were blown along the coast and not against It. Tbe actual damage will not be over *8U0 In tbe city proper. The rain waa incessant and heavy and everything was flooded with rainwater inland. Tbe tide In on the meadows and waa tbe big beat known in some years, and sll that portion of Cape May extending from Madison avenue west lo Howard street, Columbia avenue and Beach avenue waa uuder water from a few Inches to four or five feet. Trolley poles along tbe beach front line wen toppled over and the trolley eervlua suspended between BeweH'e Point and Cape May Point. Tbe public pavilion at tbe foot of Goerdcjt street had part of iu floor torn up by tbe wavee. Wbat was left of tbe Queen Anne pier, at the foot of Broadway, waa demolished, and two sections of tbe boardwalk were let down by a cave-ln. Tbe beach to strewn with wreckage and great quantities of lumber which bad been pUed up on East Cape May beach for aae la tbe building of tbe new Seawall aed boardwalk there, were driven ashore in front of tbe eily. At Booth Cape May tbe trolley railroad baa been washed away and the howae of Mr. Sykes badly damaged. Tbe node*pinning In the frost of tbe cottages of feamoel Bailie asd P. W. Walton have * been washed not sod part of tbe Mount Vernon Hotel cut away On tbe Cape May Point front about M feet baa has been takes ont of tbe bluff st the fool of Cape a venue and the boardwalk nearly aU destroyed. Lake Lily •waa swollen to a half dnseu times IU uatarsi stse, tbe wetor reaching from the beach to Cape Uiaod turnpike and eniyunadiof the entire apper portios of tbe

town.

In Kaet Cape May the contracting firm of DeiUtcb * Bowser baa lost about «3tt> to they bad piled np for s of a beach drive talkMad asd boards! aeeflse asd Seweil’a Poise.' Head the Cars Mar JHKBBPi leading Cape May paper.

Geaalp of Tbe Tows lo Which Vou

nay be Mentioned.

EDWARD L. RICE FOR STATE SENATOR.

re. John D. Thomas, Jr , and two eons, have gone to Massachusetts for the winter. \ and Mrs. Jamee C. Corry were gU'ate over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. James M. E. Hildreth. Mrs. William A. Pouchpr, of Brooklyn is passing a few daya with her parenU, Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Eiaenbrey Taggart, hart closed their Cape May cottage, and art now in their Philadelphia home. ■ Mrs. John M. Rogers has bought the property on Decatur street now occupied by Moses Wright, as a tonaonal

parlor.

CapL F. G. Edwards, of Bristol, who made his headquarters at the Colonial during the summer is now stopping at the Windaor. Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Damon have closed their Columbia avenue cottage, and are now lo their Spruce street borne Philadelphia. Mr. aud Mrs. Jones Wister, who have passed tbe summer in Europe, are now occupying their cottage on Beach avenue and Ooean street. Mr. H. C. Thompson of this aty has in hia possession a lamp of lava which we« thrown from the top of Mount Pelee in Its terrible eruption. Reports from the bedside of Dr. Walter H. Phillips, who is ill in the Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, are that be is getting along nicely. ^ Miss Ada Bennett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bennett, is spending tbe winter in New York City, as a student in a fashionable dressmaking establishment. Mrs. Seward Q, Powell aud daughter, Miss Gertrude, hare now been in Denver, Colorado, for a month, where they have gone for tbe benefit of Mias Powell's health. Councilman H. H. Church, who is a Delaware River pilot, waa carried to tea In the vessel be was taking out in the recent storm, and will be landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia. S. Winchester Reeves, son of former Sheriff John W. Reevea, and who has been s&ving in tbe marine corps, in Philippines aud China, is expected to arrivu at his Cape May. home the last of the week. Mrs. George Reel and two cb Idren left last week to join Mr. Keel in New York>t tbe hotel Markwell, where ne with Mr. Riley, baa been basily engaged fur the last week getting the botal in readiness for opening. Mr. a»d Mrs. I. Merreti ScheRengv entertained a house party at Koyeraford, Pa,, last week, in which wee Mrs. es M. E. Hildreth, Mrs. Thomas W. Eastwick, Mrs. Joseph M. Schellenger and Mrs. William U. Sheppard. Charles Foulk, Jr., only child of Mr. and Mrs. Chari- • Foulk, who for sometime has been an inmate of .Goober Hospital, eras operated upon on Wednesday, and the latest tidings from the sick room are, that tbe patient is doing as well aa could ba axoectcd. William R. King, ^ho makes Ilfs agreeable in many ways in Chpe May daring tbe summer, was registered st the Aldlue the first of the week. Tbe Hedges, Mr- King's summer home at corner of Jackson street and Beach avenue, is undergoing repelysGeorgeD. McCreary and family, of Phiiadelpbie, who hare since early summer occupied their handsome cottagwtoe Colombia gyenpe, took their departure for f home yesterday. Tbe McCreary’s are staunch friends of this old resort, end they find their stay hers not only beneficial bat one of plea aa weU. May they re turn for many ditionai seasons Is tbs wish of a large number of friends.

CHANCE OF FRONT

Mrs. Julia Swain, widow of the !*«• Lemuel Swain, who waa the first mayo/ of the borough of West Cape May, died at Ocean City, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Ereringham, last Sunday morning. Tbs funeral will take place at Oosan CKy to-day, the intert to be mads at O-U Spring Prasby-

tenan Church.

who waseweeatiy celled to the

of the First Praebytarian Church tom.

The Convention Was A Tame Affair—Evans Slaughter For Assembly. Tbe Democratic County Convention was held st Court House last Thursday afternoon, and was called to order by Chairman, S.amuei E. Ewing. Sbtrill Ewing was unanimously chosen ■gain for permanent chairman and exPostmaster R. Howard Tboen, of Ocean City, was re-elected Secretary. There baring been no delegate* elected at Angleaea, Avalon and Sontb Cap* May, tbe conrenliod', through iu chairman, appointed Learning M. Rice to represent Angleees, Cbsa. H. Simmennan, for Avalon, and Evans G. Slaughter for South Cape May. The following commit lee* were appointed: , Credentials—Reuben C. Y-'Ui.g, Chas. F. Qnidort, Jesse D. Lad lam. Resolutions—Leslie 8. End Ism, R. Howard Thorn, Chas. A. Norton. By resolution the piesent County Executive Committee was authorised to bold-over, with power to revise the rt&ee of the party and to fill vacancies in the Committee. The Credentials Committe reported, the following delegates: Angleaea—{Kone dec led) Learning M. Rice Avalon—(None elected) Chas. H Simmerman. Cape May City—Chaa. F. Campbell, Cbsa. F. Qnidort. Dennis Township, 1st Dist.—George S. Robinson, James G. Stiles. Dennis Township, 2nd Dist.—Jesse D. Ludlam. Holly Beach—Chas. A- Norton. Lower Township—Wane Dickinson. Middle, 1st Dist.—Leslie 8: Ludlam, George Nichols. Middle, 2nd DuL—Robert T. Efrickton. Ooean City, lat Ward—Howard N. Stanton. Ocean City, 2nd Ward—R. Howard Thorn. , Sea Isle CUy-Jacob WeU*. South Cape Hay—(None elected) Evans G. Slaughter. Upper Township—Reuben C. Yonng. West Cape May—Charles Hughes. Wildwood—Charles H. Mickel Woodbine—Levi 8* pain. The delegates Mien retired to the grand jury room for consolation, where they remained about three quarters of an hour. Upon their return from their secret chambers, the Resolutions Committe reported the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That we, the Democrats of Cape May Co duty, in convention assembled, denounce the present Bepublioan State Administration aa incompetent, exteavagant and corrupt; thakit ta forced through the legislature laws uncaUedfor,

tntion of the affUra Nominations for State Senator being declared in order, os calling for tbe roll R. Howard Thorn, of Ooean City, in a brief speech presented the name of Former Ooqnty Clerk, Edward L~ Rio* Fred Bchmidt and Jessie D. Lad lam being appointed tellers, the convention instructed Chas. A. Norton to cast the ballot, and Mr. Rice was declared the unanimous choice. Fur Assembly, Evans fl. Walighter, of Wildwood, was also nominated un :

Celebrated Golden Wedding Anniversary After One-half Century of Married Life, This Good Couple Bedded to gi/e an Anniversary in Remembrance of Bye-gone Days.

Alderman and Mrs. French K. Dnke of this dty celebrated their golden wedding, at their borne on Lafayette street, Monday afternoon and evening, when a large number of their relatives and fnenda.were present to enjoy with them this happy event. They bad actually been married a half-century on Sunday, October 11, bat decided to have their crlebrmtioh tbe following day. Alder man Duke is one of Cape May’s most prominent dtisens. Mrs. Duke wss before her marriage Miss Sophie Louise Eldredge, a daughter of the late Thomas Eld red ge, Sr , and a sister of Pilot Thomas El dredge, Sr., of West Cape

May.

Alderman Duke was born at Harper’s Ferry, Va., December 7, 1830, where he

The Chair appointed Mtssrs. Norton, I-ndiatn and Young to conduct Mr. Rio* before the convention, and Meesre.

tan, Dickinson and Qnidort to

perform a like duty with Mr. Slaughter, Mr. Bier spoke foe 16 minutes in his

raal happy etyja, his ‘

Mr. Slaughters speech was short.

We want all the Democratic votes, aud we have good reason to bebey* that we will get a good many from the opp-eition. — From the speech of

— In nominating Rice.

IMs election is one of the greatest

remaineal until he wa* ten years of age He came to Qtpe May in IS47, where, as a carpenter, he helped to bulk! the famous Ml. Vernon Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Duke then moved to Delaware, aud when the Civil War broke out be entered the Union Army, serving in the Second Ddaware Regiment aa a lieutenant, and was promoted for meritorious services in the battle of Savage Station, Va. He came hack to Cape May in 1868, and for ten years wara justice of the peace of Lower Township. He served in the City Council of this city from 1886 to 1891, and in 1890 was president of Council. He was coroner of Cape May county from 1893 to 1896. He is now serving

his second term as alderman.

A namber of valuable presents were

received during their celebration.

BOOKS* EXAMINED. Lower Towaahlp Accounts Befog Gone Over by Experts. Two expert accounts have for several days been going over tbe aaseesment books and account* of the officials of Lower Township. About a mouth ago several of the dtisens of Lower Township applied to Judge Hendrickson asking for s summary examination of the township books, bat owing to the matter of the signing of the petition and .the offer made by the attornera for the township, the Judge said he was opposed to summary examinations on the ground of their ex penat venees. The township officers offer to allow a voluntary examination of the nooks waa accepted and thus the matter was practically dismissed aa a matter of court record. Tbe expense of the examination is being provide 1 for bv the applicant#. Messrs. Beldon and Learning, of Camden represent the dtisens, while tbe township solicitor, Lewis T. Stevens, James M. K. Hildreth represent the township officials. The examinattonTs taking place in the office ol Lewis T. Stevens.

It is gretifyingto tbe people of Cape' _ May County to know that .Lewis M. 1 Creese the Republican candidate for

State Senator is a self made man. has earned for himself a splendid

potation, baring forged ahead, first as a teacher in the public schools of the oounty, and then aa an officer in banking Institutions at Sea Isle dty, Atlantic City, and Oosan City, finally

president of the Ocean City

National Bank. Sometime after haring goeL Mr. Crease married and established a permanent residence in Ocean City, He is a native of Bwaio-

ioo, this oounty,

fore a convention and fail*. It is tbs duty of defeated aspirants for nomina- ■ to tun In and do all In t power for the tiokbc—From the speech ot Samuel E. Ewing, who aspired to the nomination which waa given to Rice. 1 consider It tbe solemn duty of a tan who like me was a eandidals for ariecled Mr. Rice to do all in my power

FACTS IN BRIEF. Matters of General and Local Intercut Mentioned. Football. Chsetnuta. High tides. Chrysanthemums. Read the Hnutu Flowers are fading. Apples are plentiful. Well handled—the pump. Awfully swell—the Ocean. Read the Cape May Mould. Mud-hen shooting on the streets. And the Democrats had a Concentici.' Visit South Cape May and see the

rights.

Get your job printing done at tbe Hxxald office, The HyauLp contains all tbe news, both of aty and county. *?-■ There can be no doubt about fitting occasions at the dressmakers. If the lair sex attend a fair the fair may be said to have been a fair success. Grey foxes are reported onoanally plentiful iu the swamps of Cape May

County.

Tbe Cold Spring Life Saving Station u being moved beck to a new lot which has been traded for between tbe government sod the Cape May Real Estate

Company.

Henry S. Rutherford has purchased a property on the west side of Decatur street between Washington and Lafayette streets, where he will establish tus

under taking'bun ness.

•10,00 wgxxu- can be earned by refined waman by corre*ponding ■ for prominent society weefevy. Experience unnecessary. J. C Kosv 289 Fourth

avenue. New York City.

Walter D. Wilson, the Democratic candidate for surrogate of Cumberland County was born at Cape may Court House in 1808, when his father, Rev. T.’ S. Wilson, a Methodist minuter, was

stationed there.

The forty-third session of the Cape May County Teachers’ Association was held in the High School Building last Friday and Saturday, and elected officers as follows: President, A. W. Baud; Vice President, Miss Sarah Holmes: Secretary, Edwin K. Stile*; Treasurer,

> of the Cape

The annual oouven

May County Women’i Union waa held In the M. E

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Prof. Smith Gives Interesting^ Lecture About the Pests M At City Hall. The vi.lt bare last week of Prof. John I B. Bmt b. Bi.te entomologist of New J Jersey, and bis talk to members of tbe j City Council sod tbe Board of Health baa borne fruit, and bl. suggest Iona are likely 9 to be taken up by tbe local author;lies In for effeciira work is ridding (Jape . May of moeouitoes. Prof. Smith has been encouraged by • tbe residents each time be has oome here, sod bis advice bss been taken. At bis “gRvstioo ercb householder has left tbe ] ra'n ba-rrls covered sad free from brewL .J ‘ng •‘wlgglere.” Irom whlcbare hafotol ^ tbe mosquitoes. At hto lecture here Prof. Smith stated '! at a thorough examination bad been made of tbe Cape Msy peninsula by bto J assist*.it, Mr. Viericb, and that it had mapped out and all tbe breeding j p'scee located. He said that lb* salt meadows between Cape May City, 8ewPoint aud Two-Mile Beach wee free > them, and that iu East Cape May tbe officers of tbe P.!tsou-g syndicate, ^ ‘eh now own* that section, bad re- .-S t‘eved tbe a bole of tbe iwc-mlie s, retch from Madison avenue, eaal to Sewell’* Point, by carrying out the suggestion* of-i Mr. Viericb and bad ditched to all places ' standing water, where the tide did nob a .’•xcb aud let in lbe fiah. Where fish, no ter bow small, a-e able to live no j mo'.qoito eggs can be propagated—

* eaten np.

He said that Cape May’s crop of mou ^8 quite* came this Sommer only when the ' . wind wa* blowing from tbe west, and ' propagtted in tbe "Ope meadows* j.»st weal of West Ope May and north of Cape May Point and on tbe easterly shore > •f Delaware Bay* Tbe only other places £ wbe.-e they were bred were a few isolated

Weal Cape May and

Capa May, and along either side of the 'alley road running from Cape May City f to Cape May Point. Tbeee poo.* hays 1 been created by tbe road building em- . b.-okments on which to rieyafo tracks,. a id leaving tbe kotos out of which tbe lb was tikeu. This toll an almu^B roalinuout ditch along in route, with two Y

lo ig stagnant pools of water.

Prof. Smith stated that of all tbe exauination* be bad made during tbe part J two years under tbe authority of tbe Leg* :

is'slurs of New Jersey, be km place lo this Bute where the * of the peat oould be more c

fected than on tbe Cape May penlneuRil A that to, on Cape May city proper and BMl outlying vlllageo. He further stated (hab be believed the expenditure of tSMO would effectively prevent tbe further raleing of tbe crop, of tbe Insect, and that If * begun In time Cape May could be ] caily moequitolem next Summer. Details of tbe work to be dou^ ■■mjj submitted, such aa ditching along .roller road, cutting s'atoes from I

low spots, tbe filling of <

building oe si nice gales to Pood .<

aaklog some <

meadows to allow a flow into Point Q so that fishes oould penetrate every ]

sn of the meadow.

Council will probably a priaticu necessary u> do the work, wM Prof. Smith will give free the use of I State's information, although most of tj workVill have to bo done outside of tf Corporate limits of tbe reeort itself. : j

: exurmta*e nearly sf-

Contractor Harry A. Miller, of 1 alngtoo, baa completed tbe b trunk rewer, from 1 evenueand Washington street, I Lafayette street and out tbe t Bay, a distance of t and OM-balf miles. This main it ti inches in diameter and will carry a! of Cape May City f pumping station to be esected on M son avenue below Corgie street, main baa been tested and found h in * thoroughly complete conditi* cording to contract, and Mr. paid by tbe dty the i

for the Hmuu*.