Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-27
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
THE WEEKS GREAT STORM HEAVY DAMAGE
FROM HIGH TIDES ON THE ATLANTIC COAST.

THE WEEKS GREAT STORM HEAVY DAMAGE
FROM HIGH TIDES ON THE ATLANTIC COAST.
The protraoted storm and heavy northeast gale,
which prevailed Al the beginning Of this week, caused
the highest tides all along the Atlantic coast which
have been known for years. and great damage to prop
erty resulted. The river trout In New York city,
Brooklyn, Jersey City aud Hoboken was swept Tues.
day morning by the highest tide that anybody
member, the water touching point four inches above
the famous high.water mark recorded In February,
1884. The damage done hardly he estimated but
some venture to place It between $4,000 and $780,
900. Nearly the entire water front Of South Brooklyn
and Gowanus with its great warehouses, was flooded
during the forenoon, aud great quantities OF lumber
and other loose material we're swept away; Families
were driven from their homes in lower HOboken with
their household goods; aud the water front In the
lover part Of jersey City was partly submerged. The
tide came up even with the top Of the sea-wa at the
Battery for the hrst time in years and ut times the
water overApped the granite aud flowed into the park
The bridges IN the ferry houses on the North river
tilted up by the tide to an angle Of 80 degrees
and the incoming boats scraped along the top Of
the rack guards When the boats were made fast 20
the docks, the passengers In many had TO be
hoisted up on the bridge All the basement saloons
sud stores along the water front were from one to
through the block from Barclay street to Vesey which
entertans 5000 guests average every forenoon,
was damaged 5000. BY O'Clock the dining-room
floor was flooded to q depth Of 10 inches, and at II
O'Clock there two feet. The damage along
the North river by the food is estimated at 100000
At every point along the and the Sound the tide
overh owed the mainland, and many small craft were
set adrift and washed high upon the shore. The
storm the most severe known along the northern
New Jersey coast for 20 years. Tho greater part Of
Coney Island was almost submerged The Brighton
Beach race-course was flooded. At sheepshead Bay
the water the boulevard was six feet deep the base
ment aud first floors Of many houses being flooded.
On the Massachusetts, coast the wind blew Monday
night and Tuesday OF average velocity Of more than
80 miles an hour. The tide extremely high, aud
considerable damage done. At Cohasnet the tide
was higher than at any time since 1851 and numerous
buildings on the wharves flooded. At Nantasket
beach the high water swept away the band stand the
piazza Of the Crockett House, and undermined the
roadbed Of the Nantasket railroad for qutea distance
binding snow storm prevailed at Kingston N. Y,
Tuesday and large drifts obstructed railroad and 9TH
er travel. There IL 10 inches Of ia the CAtska
and fair sleghing.
Heavy snow storms are reported throughout the coal
regions Of Pennsylvania. At Mount Carmel from Is
to "a inches Of snow has fallen. Railroad travel il
impeded and work has ceased at number OF collier
les There 10 six inches Of SNOW on a level nj Faston
and trains are badly delayed There is six inches at
Wessnstet mu'i Auu slelgns are on the Streets The
stoI mnhesOatte Is SAID 70 be the heaviest for 20
ysih. Inete are TWO rect OF snow along the Lehigh
NAley railroad
President Bartlett Of Dartmouth college fell upon
an icy slope In the college grounds Monday and sug-
rightarm.
The burning of A b-story tenen,ept IN F,st ettb
street. New York, develops into a sad trneedv This
house with an Rdioipin0 tenement contalned abont
100 Bohemians aud when the bremen came 10 search
the Quilted building AFTER the Are bad heer ,rt ,t
they found in q rear room Cd the TOP floor a whole
family smothered to death-Afary Faika a widow 40
years old, and her two children, aged aud O. It is
claimed that Henry kohut, cigar-maker, set the fire
IN order to get $500 insurance on his furniture, which
was worth about SIS.