Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-10
WINTERS INCLEMENCIES.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION BY A
GALE ON THE COAST.

TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION BY A
GALE ON THE COAST.
Piers and Buildings Blown and Washed
Away at Coney Island, Atlantic CITY
and Elsewhere West Virginia Stin
SnOw-bOund-AI Atlanta Out Sleigh
Riding.
NEW YORK, Jan. ga gale this morn
ing and during the latter part Of the
night worked great destruction to pro-
perty at COney Island. Residents along
the beach spent restless night in fear Of
tidal wave that might submerge the
place. The water made inroads upon the
land, and flooded meadows. The finan-
cial loss is variously estimated at from
$5O0,000 to S1,0O0,000. The track of the
Marine Railway between Manhattan and
Brighton Beach was, it is reported.
almost entirely destroyed Culvers iron
pier was wrecked at the outer end.
and upwards of one hundred feet
of the structure was carried
away. The old iron pier also suffered
considerably. All the sheds and houses
nearest the beach were either entirely or
partly demolished. The bathing houses.
which were believed to be Tt a safe dis
tance from the sea, were borne out on the
waves to the ocean. The Brighton Beach
Hotel and surrounding property were
damaged to such an extent, il was said,
as to suggest possible demolition should
such visitation be repeated. The prom
enade succumbed during the night. and
the muslc-stand and drug store fell prev
TO the waves. The piazza in front of the
hotel and the lower part of the building
were also damaged. Engenan's pavilion
was destroyed.
GALE AT ATLANTIC CITY.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Jan. "a
southeast gale last night blew in very
high tide. At high water about 5 O'Clock
this morning great damage was done by
the sea to property along the beach. !
Boarding houses, stores, dwellings. bath
houses and other buildings have been
washed away and carried to sea. How |
ards pier is more than half washed away.
Much damage was also done to the South |
Atlantic City and West Jersey Railroads. |
and their trains are not running from this |
place to-day.
LONG BRANCH, Jan. 9.-sixty feet of
the Long Branch iron pier was washed |
away by the gale last night. The pavil- |
ION was completely demolished, having |
been struck by piece of an old wreck.
THE GALE OFF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Jan. 9.EThe fish |
ing schooner LYDIA A. Davis. of Newbu |
ryport, and the Martha Jane, Of GlOuces- |
ter, were wrecked in this harbor during |
the gale last night, which was one of the |
heaviest known. The crews We're saved. |
twenty coasters slipped their cables. |
losing their anchors, and came into this |
port last night.
THE DAMAGE IN FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 9.-Reports agree |
hac
orange trees somewhat, but none have |
been killed. Tender shoots have been |
mpped, which will shorten bloom on the |
trees for the coming crop. The fruit on |
trees has been badly damaged in the north |
ern part of the State. Guayas and ban
anas have been killed in the greater part |
OF the State. On the whole the damage is /
not so great as was first feared. The |
weather tonight has moderated. and the
danger is apparently oyer. 1t will take |
some days Of sunny weather, however. to |
tell how badly the orange trees are dam |
aged at the roots.
SLEIGHING AT ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, Jan. 9.-The Thermometer
was at 10 degrees above zero this morn |
ing, and went thence to nearly 80 degrees
in the middle of the dav. There was |
splendid sleighing yesterday and all TO- |
day, and the streets are alive with single |
and double sleighs. Street cars run only
till dark by the use of extra horses, snow |
scraperS and the constant clearing of ice |
from the track. Several persons have |
been severely injured by falling On ice on
the sidewalks, and several large cooking
ranges have exploded in kitchens on ac-
count of frozen pipes.
Nearly all trains are a few hours late
this morning on account of the ice and
snow.
No Savannah NEWS was resolved here
to-day.
AN INSANE LIEUTENANT PERISHEs.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Lieut. John J.
Augur, of the United States navy, escaped
from the BlOOmingdale Lunatic Asvlum
last evening, and this morning his body
was found in the roadway. Lieut.. Augur
was son Of Gen. Augur, of the United
States army, who at present has charge
OF the military post at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. Lieut.. Augur had been III the
navy since 1870. He was one of the Off
GERS sent out in an expedition to search
for the Arctic exploring steamer jean
nette. The hardships he passed through
affected his mind. He had been off duty
since last summer, and was placed in the
asylum on December "A last. His death
was due to the cold and exposure to last
nights storm.
CAUGHT IN A SNOW STORM.
KINGSTON, ONT, Jan. 9.-On Thursday
last William and John Sherlock, of Home
Island, left Clayton, n. Y. for home. A
snow storm came on and losing their way
they became separated. John becoming
exhausted, dug a hole in the snow and
crept into it. He was found next day by
some fishermen almost unconscious and
terribly frost bitten. Williams body was
found yesterday buried in the snrw.
SEVEN HOURS IN SNOW DRIFT.
RUTLAND, VT, Jan. "a terrific wind
and snow storm prevailed here to-day.
Many houses were unrOofed The wind
formed snow drift on the Bennington
and Rutland Railroad, in which train of
sleeping cars was stuck for seven hours,
FOURTEEN INCHES OF SNOW IN KEN
TUCKf.
RICHMOND, KY, Jan. 9.-There is a
depth of IA inches of snow here. 1t is the
heaviest ever known IN Central Kentucky.
INCHES DEEP AT HUNTINGTON.
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