The New York herald., 1877-11-04
THE STORM ON THE COAST.

NIGHT IN LIFE SAVING sTATIoN-THE
SPECTACLE OF A STORM AT SEA FROM
LAND--wHY ARE NOT THE LIFE STATIONS
MANNED?
LoNo BRANCH Nov. 3, 1877.
The storm which visited this coast yesterday was
pronounced by old TO be the severest that
visited the Jersey shores in many years. and were
it not that toward night the wind changed from south
east northwest there Is no doubt but that
noble craft would have stranded upon these Shores
as owing TO no precautionary sign ais being displayed
at Sandy Hook, many vessels who we're harbored in
the Horseshoe over night left for their destination
the morning. The HERALD correspondent, through
the courtesy OF Captain Valentine, passed
the day and night In Lite Saving Station
No. and witnessed the grand spectacle OF the
storms fury. The arst intmaon that the 'cyclonen
was coming was the lull and heaviness OF tho air.
which increased SO strangely and closely TO seem
almost portenous aud the well practsed eye OF the
signal station man tracing, IN many little things
to andsmen, the slow but sure approach OF fearful
storm. This was at ten A. NJ and the precaut
signals displayed from the thir five stations
which line the coast. AS the storm approached a
long, hollow blast moaned and shivered round the
station house. followed by the roar Of a mountainous
wave bursting the beach, and exclamation broke
forth IRON sturdy wrecker, "God, have mercy on
all exposed TO ITS iuryl" As noon drew near the
storm increased, ana O'Clock Its Jury became
appalling. Blasts, long and loud the reverbation OF
caunonry, succeeded another with awful rapdity,
tearing up huge trees by the roots and TILES ir, In
roots. Toward night the ocean, ashed to widest
fury, rolled in high mountains oil troubled waters
throwing up showers OF snowy loan, contrasting
strangely with the darkness Of earth and heaven, and
bursting with sound that deadened for time oven
the wild roar OF the blast. About i've O'clock how
l.,Ilad "a
Ing forth and then long, sopbIg wall, as re.
gretful that It's work OF destruction checked
but the sea ragged with equal fury, aud gave ap-
pearance OF a calm. As the storm passed Sandy Hook
NJ Two O'Clock station No reported the WIND to be
travelling fifty miles hour. Az niue O'Clock tho
wind est-northwest and blow perfect tornado.
All the telegraph wires south oil Long Branch ON the
snore line pr0srated and, although Information
camo oil much damage on tnc southern shore, no
news cou,d oe received by telegraph All nignt did
for moment TINS morning crowds OF
fishermen snd townsmen congregated on the
looking out Tor any valuabics or pieces oil wreck
that might be washed up tue sands On looking 10
the winaward one behed the green masses oil water
that rolling IN toward the land Will u violence
irresistible, crowned with ridges oi loan
and there were moments wneL the AIR appeared ileu
with sparkling gems as the rays oi the rising sun ell
| upon the spray That was swept from wave TO wave
| Toward the land the view was silh more appalling.
Tue Dluls at times nearly hid from the eye by
the pyramids Of water, which the lurIous element, so
suddenly restrained It's violence, cast ngh
arr as IL seeking TO overtop the boundaries that
| ture had affixed t0 iIs uomnlon.
THE STORM KINGS VICTIMS.
At Winslow, The Wareiown road, the Episcopal
Church lost roo and NJ seaside on Baruegat Bay
u new the course OF erection Was unruoIcd AZ
the first stage oil The storms Jury, aud during the
westerly gale last night the frame wall OF The Dudng
| was blown INTO the sea Between Heightstown ana
| Borasntown, ON the Camden aud AnDoy divsion. tho
greatest damage was done by the wind AT Heights
town the seeple Of tho Methodist Church came d0wn
crash, aud during tho night the roof was blown
| OF. Huge trees were snapped IKE pipe stems and
| bent ike whip cords. Scarcely an clubhouse
| or barn Ia the vicinity escaped the Jury
| OF the hurricane Al Occanport part oil the fencc
| about the Monmouth Park racing track was blown
along the pine tree region on tns ne oil lh
| New Jersey southern Ranway nIucn damase Is re-
| porteu. During the month VI October three OF the
soverest northeast gales tnat has been known for
twenty years the Jersey Shores ana not
one vi The ie saving stations has yet Ueen manned
nor Will tney DO Until November To- IL Is true that
such ring fellows as Captain Valentine. of station
No L. ana Captain OF station No. 3, on sucn nights
US last ight muster a small crew and remain Ia tho
Stations but there Is no lie saving .ar or mortar
ready ana should u vessel come ashore these brave
fellows would almost Ue helpless to leLd ad ~ the un
fortunate mariner, us tnoy have nothing but hshng
boats, wnicn could not 1.-Two IN the heavy sea that
| rolled In shoreward during the gale last night