Daily globe., 1880-02-04

which begun shortly after midnight last
night was the most severe storm of the win
ter thus far. Although but three or four
inches of snow fell on level the wind drift
ed it from the roofs of houses and from ex-
posed cross streets, and in many places the
snow was packed foot or moae deep. The
snow was 80 fine and fell SO fast navigation
on the rivers was very difficult, the veil of
snow forming as great barrier as heavy
fog. The storm increased in violence and
the wind rose to perfect gale. just before
daylight toe wind, which was from the north
west, reached the greatest velocity, forty
eight miles an hour. 1t blew at this rate
from till $50 o'clock, and the ferry boats
and other craft in the rivers and bay were
tossed about roughly. The night on the
sound vas very wild one, and pilots OF
sound steamers say the wind was hercer
than any which they had experienced for
long time. But all the boats got through
safely, though somewhat behind time, and
the waters was very rough, making some OF
the passengers seasick. Railroad trains
were somewhat delayed. The snow is rapid
ly disappearing from the streets, rain con-
verting it into mud, and the slush making
walking abominable.
TRAINS BLoCKADED.
PouGHKEEps1E, N. Y, Feb. "a heavy
snow storm along the Hudson last night and
to-day. East of here near the State line the
wind blew hurricane and snow drifts are
ten feet deep. Trains on the roads running
east and west are blockaded.
LONG BRANCH DEVASTATED.
LONG BRANCH, Feb. 3.-Tae most severe
and destructive storm that ever visited this
coast prevailed to-day. The wind blew with
tremendous fury, carrying away summer
houses, pavillions, bath-houses and portions
of the p.azzas and roofs of nearly all the
hotels on the shore. A brig is ashore at
Seabright, and q schooner mile north, ana
another o half mile south of this place. The
iron pier is injured to some extent.
DESTRUCTION OF CoNEY ISLAND.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The high tide and
tremendous gale caused serious damage al
Coney Island. The water broke through
between the pavilion and hotel at Brighton,
tearing up the planking and flooding the
back grounds. Engemann's wooden pier IN
front of the Ocean house, Brighton Beach,
was swept away. The beach is strewn with
floating timbers and some OF the small
pieces are floating over the race course on
which the water is about two 1lIoaes deep,
1t is impossible to get to Manhattan, bat as
viewed from Brighton the waves were flying
over the road, but the hotel was
upinjured. The old band stand at Brighton
is probably swift away ere this. At West
Brighton all the bathing houses and port
able structures are floating around or smash
ed on the beach. The waves reached the
floor of the iron pier and some structures
thereon were carried away. The islanders
say they have never witnessed SO severe a
storm. The danger to the hotels and rail
roads was made manifest by the presence at
the beach of many railroad men. A man.
name unknown, went to the end of Brighton
pier, this forenoon, and was carried away
with portion of the structure.
BLOWN FROM his TRAIN AND KILLED.
New York, Feb. 3.-This forenoon VIM.
Murphy, brakeman on the Hudson River
railroad, was blown from the train and
killed.
ENeL1sHvILLE, N. j., Feb. 3.-Edward
Neil, Now York newsboy, while passing
through train of cars this forenoon, was
blown from the platform and killed.
FISHING FLEETS ENDANGERED.
BosroN, Feb. 3.-Dispatches from various
quarters along the coast represent the storm
as terrible. Much damage to shipping, and
fears are entertained for the safety of the
fishing fleets.
DEEP SNOW.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, Feb. 3.-Snow from q
foot to fifteen inches deep along Lake Cham
plain, and still falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MANAsQUAN, N. j., Feb. 3.-The roof OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad depot was blown
away tonight by the gale, together with the
wind wheel of the company's reservoir. The
loss will exceed $4,000.
HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 3.-The heaviest
Snow storm of the season has been raging
all this forenoon and continued this even
ing.
ATLANr1cv1LLE, N. j., Feb. 3.-The cap
tain of the brig Augustine, which came
ashore here to-day, shot himself when he
saw the vessel must be wrecked. The crew
were saved with difficulty.
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.