Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06

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ty and eight lives lost.
THE SCENE OF THE GREAT CALAMITY
was at Manhattan beach property on
the east side OF the Island, where the
storm struck with the greatest vio-
lence, fairly sweeping everything be-
fore it. About half a mile from
big hotel were two shanties where
two men named Wynne and Brennan
lived with their families.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock the men,
who were employed as watchmcn by
the hotel company, left their homes
for the purpose of reporting the
alar ming state of affairs to Weed, the
head Waterman, and during their alb
sence the shanties in which they left
their families were swept away and
the unfortunate occupants, number
ing
THREE WOMEN AND FIVE CHILDREN,
persisted.
When Wynne and Brennan return
ed there was nothing left of their
domiciles, and no trace of their loved
ones. There were
THREE TIDAL WAVES
which followed in quick succession
and not vestige of the shanties was
left. The bodies of the unfortunate
| persons were carried out to sea with
the exception of Mrs. Wynne, which
was picked up at Sheepshead Bay
this morning. The tide rose nearly
five feet higher than any previously
| recorded
THE FLOOD
at other parts is aba,ing, but the dam
age done is excessive. The drive
along the beach, known as the econ
course is completely undermined,
and is unsafe for horses.
AT LONG BRANCH.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., Feb. AL
most every building on the shore be-
tween Sandy Hook and Long Branch
have been more or less damaged, and
all the hotels and dwellings on the
beach had their grounds badly wash
ed. The bath houses are all gone
and
MANY BEAUTIFUL SUMMER HOUSES
have been either washed away or
blown to pieces by the gale. The
bulk-heads are all destroyed. The
beach is strewn for miles with debris
from these wrecks. The New Jersey
Southern Railroad track has been
covered with sand in many places and
damaged so that it will take several
days to repair so that trains can run
between Seabright and Sandy Hook.
TELEGRAPH WIRES
have been blown down in all direc-
tons in the east, and the Brighton
Hotel, Mansion House, and Morey's
Cottage had portions of their roofs
carried away by the wind. In the
case of the Brighton Hotel some of
the furniture was also badly dam
aged. Sixty bath houses were also
washed away, in front of the Ocean
House. 1t has been
THE MOST TERRIFIC STORM
ever experienced here. The water
was never known to be SO high; it
has washed over the bluff into Ocean
Avenue in many places.
THE COMFY ISLAND DAMAGE.
New YORK, Feb. There has
been wreck and ruin all along the
beach. The Manhattan Beach Hotel
property suffered most severely
The beautiful Japanese structure has
been swept away, and the east end of
the hotel damaged. The engine room
and bathing houses were swept out
to sea. The stables and out-houses
have disappeared, and over 1000 feet
of new railroad track in the rear of
the hotel is destroyed.
The hotel is almost isolated, the ap-
proaches being washed away. The
damage to this property is about $751;
600. All the other structures along
the whole line of beach, not firmly Sc
cured, we're wrecked.
Engeman's new dock, west of Ca
blc's hotel and camera obscure struc-
ture, gave way. Onlya few sticks re-
main to indicate where the pavilion
stood. Total loss to property is esti-
mated at between $4,000 to $4,000.
Later reports from Sheepshead Bay
say the bodies of Mrs. Brennan and
children have been found there.