The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-02
TERRIBLE STORM.
WRECK AND RUIN ON ATLANTIC
COAST.
Frishtful Calamity on Manhattan
Beach-Damage and Disas-
ter at Other Points.
Schooner sunk.

with cargo of salt, went ashore on,
Plum Island in the sound, and sank
with all on board. Capt. Ste
phenson, OF the Scho oner Chester
reports sighting the Haynes and signal
ling for assistance, but finding it impos-
sible TO reach her, owing to the heavy
sea and dsngerou, locality bore away.
Suddenly high sea swept over the poop
deck of the Haynes, which threw her on
her beam ends and in few moments
she went TO pieces and sunk out OF sight.
The storm has been fearful, and dis
patches report damage and disaster all
along the Atlantic coast. At Coney Is.
land there has been great destruction
of property and eight lives lost. The
scene OF
a Great Calamity
was at Manhattan Beach property on
the east side OF the Island where the
storm struck with the greatest violence
fairly sweeping everything before it.
About half mile eastward from the big
hotel were two shsnties, where two men.
Wynne and Brennan lived with their
families. Shortly after ten o'clock the
men, who were employed rs wstchmen
by the Hotel Company, left their houses
for the purposc OF reporting the alarm
ing state of affairs 10 Weed, the head
ws;chmsn, and during their absence the
shsnties in which they lett their families
were swept away and the unfortunate
occupants, numbering three women and
five children, perished. When Wynne
and Brennan returned there was moth
ing left OF their domlCiles and no trace
of their families. The victims we're Mrs.
Wynne and three children, aged 3 and 3
years, ana AT infant but dsy old, Mrs.
Brennan and two children, aged , and 4
years, respectively. The third woman
who perished was nurse whom Sir.
Wynne had brought down only few
days sgo from Brooklyn TO attend his
wife during her confinement. There
were three tidal waves, which followed
in quick succession, and not vestige OF
the shsnties were left. The bodies OF
the victims were carried out 10 sea, with
the exception of that of Mrs. Wynne,
which was picked up st Sleeps Head
Bay this morning. The tide rose 8 feet
higher than any previously recorded
flood. At other parts OF the island tho
damage done is excessive. The fine
drive along the beach, known rs the
"Concourse," is completely undermined
and unsafe for horses
There has been Il wreck ard ruin all
along the beach. The Manhattan Beach
property suffered most severely. The
beautiful japanese structure has been
swept away, and the east end of the ho.
tel damaged The engine room and bath
ing houses were swept out to sea, stables
and out-house5 disappeared, and over
1000 feet OF the new railroad near the
hotel destroyed. Tno hotel is almost
isolated, It's approaches being washed
away. The damage TO this property Is
between $4,000 and $4,000. All the
other structures along the whole line Of
the beach not firmly secured were
wrecked. Eugenisn's lew dock, west Of
Gables hotel, and the camera obscurs
structure are gone, only few sticks
remain 10 indicate where mo Name
pavilion stood. The total loss 20 prop
erty is estimated 1T between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Later reports from Sheepshead say
that the bodies of Mrs. Brennan and
children have been found there.
AsBURY PARK, n. j, February L.
The most terrific storm known for years
has been raging along the coast. The
brig Eta NJ. Tucker, which came ashore
yesterday morning, is a total loss. Her
cargo of coffee, said to be worth $50 600,
is in the undertow. A heavy ses reached
over the sand bar and has almost COM
ple.ely destroyed the county bridge,
connecting Asbury Park and Deal.
The railroad bridge over the same
stream, known as the Great Pond, 10
bsdIy damaged, and lsst evening while
passenger train Of the Central road
from New York wa proceeding with
great care, men with lanterns going
ahead, the engine turned over into the
stream. aud John Batsnsre. 8 brakeman,
was thrown under the engine and
drowned. fhe engineer sni fireman
escaped. No trains are running from
this point either 20 PhilAdelpbis 90 New
York, the railroad bridge a. Spring Lake
being badly damaged. Long Branch is
reported W have suffered severely by the
storm.
LoSG BRANCH, y. J.-Almost every
building on the shore between Sandy
Hook snd Long Branch have been more
or lees damaged, ana Ali the hotels and
dwellings 90 the beach bad their grounds
badly washed. The bessh for miles Is
rtrewn with debris from these wrecks.
The New jersey railroad track has been
covered with sand IN many
plsces, and ia damaged 40 that II
will take seyerAl days ior repsin
20 ths. trains can run between Sesbright
and Sandy Hook. The telegraph SIres
have been down in sll direCtlObE The
East End and Brighton Hotels, the
Marion House and the Morris cottage
hsd portions 0! their roofs carried Awsy
by the wind, and in the csse Of the
. DTiEuLJu llOSel bbE tbAA Se7
the furniture bsdiY. sixty bath houses
were washed awsy 10 fsont oi The ocean
House.
SNOW storm.
NEW YoRK, February l.-Tbe snow
storm continued with undated yigor
throughout tie night, but moderated
thiz morning. TTGysI, however, is DIN.
cul. And the carr ere much dslsyed.
Railroad A Aretaenf.
BosToy, February l.-Tbe sSow storm
which begsn here yesterday afternoon "a
the seyeFsst since 1861, and caused The
alnos. entire IuspsnsiCa Of business.
/ Trsinf % the railroads have been great
IL DELAYED. About u inches Of snos
has fAl.ea and s ttIl coming. The
/ blscksds or the eastern road 81 Revere
wAs caused by rsin being thrown
from the track IN attempting 10 torres
IL way through huge triit Tie train
consisted o. Two eogises Eve cars and
heavy inoE plo~ 10 front and .: FIoyFi