New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
Rim ON THE JERSEY COAST.


SIMMER HOMES AT LONG BRANCH DEmOLISHfD-
RAILROAD BRIDGES AND RoAp-BEDs WASHED
AwAY-sUsrENsIoN oFirRAvEL-TrE SEA WORK
ING INRoADs THROUGH THE BEACH-COITAGEs
DESTROYED OR DAMAGED.
frRoM AN oCC AsToSAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRBuYEI
Long BRANCH, Feb. 3.-The entire sea
front OF the southern coast OF New-Jersey. from the
Highlands of Nuvcsnk Squan picture OF destruction
and dcsolation $50 600 damage has bren done 10
the handsome summer cottage district OF Long ranch
and with the exception of the Howand House not one Of
the large hotels escaped The northeast gale ON Thursday
and Friday swept directly along the coast making inroadS
in the entertainments, and sweeping NIL the hotel buk-
heads INTO the Between the Highlands station M"
seabright have cleared the narrow belt OF sa
separating the ocean and the Shrewsbury River
ana upon which the New-Jc,sey Southern Rail
way rms and to-day the lbreak forms Wide
and deep inlet All railroad travel on the
southern has been abandoned. and hundreds OF
aborcrs are making attempts to iii mp and repair the
washoui The road cannot he repaired within ten days
ON the Long Branch division OF the Central Railroad
there is no travel below Long Branch the break at Deal
Beach where the fatal accident occurred on Thursday
not vet having been repaired The bridge across the
Squln River which was blown dawni u total loss II
cn. 10000, and connected Monmouth and Ocean Coun
ties AT Wreck Pond and shark River the railroad budge
auu,iIcns swept away IT Is expected that travel
on tbs road Will reopen 10y Tuesday.
Coroner Ilray Gusir. Of Long Branch, held an inquest
ls evening Slu1n over the body of Young Batenan
who was killed hl the railroad accident caused hy the
washout NJ Great Pond on Thursd,y night verde; Of
accidental death was rendered. The body % coorcd
man. apparently that of IA sailor, was washed ashore
eight mile, b lOw Point Pleasant last night. Nothing
wa found on his body aid in identifying him. All
that r.uains ~ the Inflated bark Eta NJ Tucker Is
lircr of her hall The beach along the shore mp toward
srabrshi l. s'rcScd with fragments of her cargo. Two
of Ia
IN front Of th, Ocean Iiotcl to-day.
Tl. storm at Ocean Grove. IN" great Methodist camp
meeting ground has cu uprootcd trees and overturned
hol.cs The new Hotel Bellevue. nj Scdhrici lost part
NJ it, roof Nearly every little hut IA the h,h village
,llrinx the shore At scabrgut. blown over. The
town Itself was com plccy submerged and several fam
lc, had to be- rescued from pcriiiou, sntii"n' b'
boats III the The lon- bridge across the Shrc"'
bury ri The highlands which cost the county Sl""o
IN IS7i IL almost q worthless wreck. M Monmouth
Beach -car,c, cottage escaped tE' storms fury. Those
most seriously damaged SER the summer houses ." MrS
osnorn. Diver D,gd Byron, JuiSc pruur. and Ia"
Kra.by WINSTON rimp-ol Merrill. Ruicrfori Annoy
~vft- KEYS and iIazcitoue cottages j. Wyuan Jonc-s
hausc and ts"." oi iin2h y camp 1hd NM.
i,u,d losj their bIklcads and tatli1tshors..s. \
uoItion Of the roof the Lat Ind Hotel
Wiz carried away, and the entire upper h"ofS were
hnpdr,l. iLc hotr open f1I Tue accommodation o.
Winter visitors and lts uioWl't"r tapiah Isaac H.
~itn. -s his l"-- - eictl, "N hli me '""i w, -
furnished ready for occupancy A. me ocean h"l, T.
m-t summer, tie leland, conceived tA' plan building
o. ,inaL,ut ana strong bathing houses WllcI cond stand
ir WiH;Ty seventy of tprm WciC blown :" s'h
| on !IuaS. IDc root ot thc United states Wa
ini- placed and !. now IN hIaN CuLd ltun.
a All of Tho hotels Tie damage is heavy
sgIqrAt"i furuur, ANA oarpci e. AZ - t-i}. bon" ="
.omc piatt3 dcrp .ull,- 80 feet vidc wished
acg.-, The beatu into winch Gr l. milking drcI Ia-
| roads ~caic. y ~ tlr urIrt ul summer u>r-
when n,d fur u tuut Of the h"ftI- ANA cot
ta.c- j. riu.dIng. ~ Spung iHkr Beach tlc
! domc at Tie Igkc Huu-" wa blown uh. and
roof. chimucys and outhuIldug5 were ar'cbrd Mas
rondau village and SEA Gut are also snnc1ue. great
damn. nr.ng dorc o H the Irali summer cuuag,- ut
ti'-r places
Oe iu. to a,r,ak n railroad communication below Long
Branch and 10. po-tiUiIuu pi o.. ri"Vd v.I,, nlt
reports of tr damage iO tA- southern .r. o4 ihc
/ .ap.p cfu hrttufurrd.
At -.a-sll- Pa.a, w.ch is built "n the Iairnogt
.frich, tIr rIt Oi thr Tom, llNr. 'Irr1 co'ttr
rI. stand ma T. D., tIr np Ip.s Il 'lt+"u "l thr
.lU. .cy c.-t. .lli There supposed iu h ItN ui
r.u-Yiers 30 vnri TIC tllc,cH lur. cr news frpl
there j. ;tuhlDu.t uS.IIr:L Ih' Bt ur-df lnirt
.ud r,i. iy,t strVct y4fh tie dcirl- u' ltuic
I work Of demolished huiuuc- supposed iu lee
/ rom tlr wreck col ~cu--id Puk itl IHiHrs
CORE, pond .ui got g. taI Toms Eiyc' . u4nt. but
brivrrn tuut pace aud Euuc.t BIS tn.rr cni-
uo, ton Pant of tc Old NrOrN thr G'rnsl - nj
-hp Ncw En-. which with |uo rr grant, -finct thc
,lorc A-aur, Idrk .u tuc lJth oi N1tcnh,r l-Jl,
W.. picked oI Point lir.-fft Alt'. d.. storm ou
IIdGt. ard r'rp.nI' I'i and 80 tu tr- Aluiy PIfh
tiu-eUii D., q %. 10 utU %. ttc great tornado.