Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-30

stood the sea now flows. The aspect of
the Sunda straits is much changed and
navigation is dangerous.
Tho tidal wave completely destroyed
ADjier. Tho loss of life among both
Europeans and natives at North Bantam
was enormous. Since noon Wednesday
everything has been quiet. Tho sky is
clear and Communication with Serang has
been restored.
a sfOkM ON rHE COAST.
extensive Damage at Atlantic City-Oar-
cssses OF Cattle Washed Away.
The high tides of the past few days at
Atlantic City have been greatly augment
ed by the northeast storm which has pre-
vailed. At times the wind blew gale
and vessels had to keep far out at sea.
Navigation hereabouts was out OF the
question. Gradually the sea worked up
the beach and soon the work of destruc-
tiou began. Portable structures were
moved back out of danger, but many bath
houses, booth and frame shops were de-
molished by tn, waves. The board walk
was broken up in many places and the en-
tire strand is strewn with wreckage.
Every foot of the board walk between the
Atlantic City pier and the foot of the
United STATES avenue is smashed to pieces
and several shops and pavillions are
wrecked.
There is not place on the beach front
that has not been damaged to some extent
by the high tide and heavy surf and the
total loss will not be less than $40, 900.
Long before high water the board walk
began to wash away, and by high water
the beach along the centre Of the city was
q mass of debris. Bath houses, restau
rants. photograph galleries and stores
with dwellings attached, which wore built
so far from the surf that it was thought
that no sea could reach them, were under
mined and carried bodily into the ocean
and beaten by the waves into fragments
Two hours after high water the tide had
fallen but little, and great anxiety is felt
about the next high water, as the wind
from the northeast is increasing in force,
and should it continue until high water TO-
day the damage will be more than double.
The surf was by far the heaviest ever seen.
The branch of the Camden and Atlantic
railroad company along the beach front to
South Atlantic City was badly washed,
and the passengers who took the late
train were compelled to abandon the train
and walk distance of five and half
miles. All the railroad tracks except the
West Jersey, are submerged, and will un-
doubtedly sustain much damage.
Al Long Branch.
The beach has been badly washed away
in some places. The undertow was too
strong for bathing and the Plymouth Rock
was unable to run to the ocean pier. Late
yesterday afternoon the tide began run
| ming over the track Of the New Jersey
Southern railroad, opposite the highlands
| of Neversink. The track was undermined
in several places and the waves ran over
into the Shrewsbury river. At some
points the sand from the beach was piled
upon the track to depth of nearly three
feet. Passengers from New York were
transferred around the washout in boats
A train load of stone was sent to the scene
and large gaug of laborers was set tc
work repairing the damage. Superintend
ent Blodgett said the track would be
ready for the passage of trains before
the Philadelphia and Long Branch division
The trains to and from Philadelphia arr
running over the New Jersey Southern
road between WhltiDg's and Farmingdalt
So as to reach Long Branch.
Cattle Washed Ashore.
The bodies of 13 steers were washed W
along the shore between Seabright and
Highlands Station. Several more were tt
be seen floating in the heavy surf. Tht
smell from the bodies, which must have
been rolling in the water for several hours
is not pleasant, nor is their presence agree
able to bathers. The carcasses will nc
/ lou nv, thu hoo .,DI ,,rloSs
private enterprise starts in aud buriet
them, as the authorities have no fund to
stand any such expense. The bodies are
supposed to have rolled or been thrown
from the English steamer Tower Hill OF
| Lydian Monarch, which left New York on
Saturday bound for London. The vessel
was laded with beeves. She was SO tor
heavy that in the quiet waters of the upper
| bay she rolled to such an extent that
| curiosity was expressed over her coming
| trip, and predictions were made that she
would lose part of her cargo. The suppo
sition is that she encountered heavy sea
| with the result as stated above.
Poison In Uake.
Nat NJ. Smith, of Nashville, received
from the post Office box of cake, accom-
| panied by a letter signed "Annie L.
Sullivan" dated New Albany, Ind, with
a Louisville postmark on the envelope.
The letter explained that the cake was
wedding cake and announced the marriage
of the sender. Mr.. Smith ate two pieces
of the cake, and discovering bitter taste
suspected it contained poison. Shortly
after he was quite i'll from the effects, and
was only restored after some hours by
physicians who were called in. An analy.
sis showed that the cake contained strych'
nine. Smith does not know Annie L.
Sullivan, and is at loss to divine the
motive for this attempt to poison him.
The Connecticut Tobacco Drop.
Reports to the Neso England Homestead
from over 100 tobacco growing towns in
the Connecticut and HousaConic valleys
indicate that the crop for 1888 will be q
full average yield, while excelling in quality
The total acreage is reduced fully Is per
cent, with one third increase in Havana
tobacco.
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS,
Lock Haven is to have a new morning
daily about October 1.
Progress is quite certain that the reno.
val of the state capital to Philadelphia is
only question of time.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
and so will Blaine and his friends, says
the West Chester Republican,.
The Greenoastle Press says the pasture