Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-04
Jhe 3aily xre,, ss1 9atstatas
the STORM

Particulars Of the Disaster 81
New York.
New York, Fsb. l.-AtConsy island there
has been great destruction Of property and
eight lives host.
The scene Of the great calamity va At
Manhattan Island, where the STORM struck
with the greatest violence, fairly sweeping
everything before it. About halfa mile eat
from the Big hotel were two shanties where
two men Wynns & Brennan lived with their
falnilies. Shortly after 8 o'clock the men,
who were employed az watchnen by the ho-
tel Company, left their bou - 70 The purpose
Of reporting the alarming state Of affairs to
Weed, head watchman, and during their ab-
sence the shanties were swept away and the
unfortunate occupants, numbering three
women and i've children. persisted. When
nothing left Of their domiciles and NO trace
Of their loved ones. There were three tidal
waves which followed each other in quick
succession, and not 4 vestige Of the shsnties
were left. The bodies Of the untortunates
were carried to sea, with the single sxcep-
ton of that of Mrs. Wynne, which was
picked up At Shsepshead bay, this morning.
The tide rose nearly five feet higher than
any previous recorded flood.
At other parts Of the island the damage
done has been excessive. The drive along
the beach known ~ the Concourse, 10 com
pletely undermined and unsafe for horses.
There has been wreck and ruin all along
the beach. The Manhattan Beach hotel
property suffered the 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, stables and out. houses
disappeared, and over 1000 feet ofnew rail
way track in the rear Of the hotel destroyed.
The hotel is almost isolated, the approache.
being washed away.
The damage to this property is SIS, 600.
All other structures along the whole line
Of the beach not firmly secured . rewreck-
ed.
Engemx's new block west of Coolies hote
and the Camera Obscura structure are gone
Only a few sticks remain to indicate wher,
No Name pavilion stood.
The total loss of property is estimated 4
between $4,000 and 5 $4,000.
Almost every building on the shore be
tween Sandy Hook and Long Branch has
been more or less damaged and all the hotel
and dwellings on the beach had theil
grounds badly washed. Bath houses ar,
all gone and many beautiful summer houses
either washed away or blown to pieces b,
the gale. The buikheads are all destroyed
and the beach for miles is strewn with debri
from these wrecks. The New Jersey South
ern railroad track has been covered will
sand in many places and damaged 20 that i
will take several days to repair it 30 tina
trains can run between Sea Bright andSandy
Hook.
The telegraph wire has been down in al
directions. The Eastend and Brighto.
hotels, Mansion house and Moreys cottag
had portions of their roofs carried away B
wind, and in the case of the Brighton hote
the rain has domaged furniture badly. Sixt
bath houses we're washed way from tn
front Of the Ocean house. 1t has been til
most terrific storm ever experienced here
The water never VA known to be SO high
1t washed over the bluff into Ocean ayenu
in many places.
Baltimore, Feb. 1.-The brig Chats
noosa went ashore yesterday at Little Gov
point. The captain, second mate and q ses
man were drowned.
Boston, Feb. 1.-The storm which bega
here yesterday evening is the severest sine
1857 and caused almost the entire suspensio
of business. Trains on the railroad are ger
greatly delayed. Several accidents, thrill
ing but not destructive of life, are reporte
in connection with the attempts of trains I
break through the snow drifts on variou
roads.