St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05
RE WILD WAVES WORK.


Destruction Along the Atlantic Coast'Frorn
Maine to Georgia, by Severe Storm and
nne of the Highest Tides Ever known.
business and Travel Very Seriously I'm
peded.
NEW YORK, November 25.-Contrary TO
signal Office predictions there was Sc
we're storm all along the coast yesterday
accompanied by one OF the highest tldes
ever known. Old river men in this CITY
compared the tide to the disastrous rise
of the river in 1854. Great discomfort,
damage to property and delay to business
were caused by the submerging OF steps,
streets and piers, and the flooding OF
Easements and cellars. Ferry Dcats
stood so high in the slips that te'tins
could hardly get aboard.
Along the Jersey coast the storm was
especially severe. Sandy Hook was mum
dated and the Government Station was in
danger of falling. The Southern New
Jersey Railroad tracks were submerged.
Two fine summer cottages at SeaDriBht
were swept into the Atlantic. Few steam
ers and NO sailing vessels attempted TO
cross Sandy Hook bar to go to sea-
OF ocean Beach the ship Malta, from
Antwerp, for New York, stranded early IN
the morning. One sailor jumped over
hoard and was drowned. The other
thirty-three members of the crew were
rescued by the life saving crew. Inc
cargo is of empty oil barrels Inc
schooner Peachdale, which was stran led
there Monday, broke in two during the
storm yesterday, and is total loss.
Walks and beach improvements at
Ocean Grove, Deal Beach, and Atlantic
City were submerged and damaged.
Houses are undermined all along the
Shrewsbury River, and many 1amllleS
have had to leave their homes. At Long
Branch the iron pier is being watched by
a strong force of men. The new oulK-
head in front of the Mansion House site
is destroyed. The bluffs have suffered
severe inroads. Vessels have had SUM-
cient warning to keep off shore IN most
| cases.
The high tide at Staten Island made it
impossible to land ferry boats at some OF
| the stations. Numerous vessels dragged
| their anchors, and were in danger OF driV-
/ ing ON shore. All along the east shore the
| docks are submerged.
In Jersey CITY sewers and Easements
were flooded. Prisoners in the city prison
| had 30 stay i'll their sleeping hunks to
| keep out of the water. A sewer in South
street burst, flooding the cellars OF the
finest residences on the heights. The
| railroad depot floors were under water,
and improvised bridges were laid for pas
sengers to walk on. Travel was delayed
| for several hours byla general blockade on
the roads, owing to the HackensacK
meadows being dangerously flooded.
Most of Coney Island was submerged.
The Brighton race track was flooded, and
the races were postponed. The water is
six feet deep ON the Sheepshead Bay
boulevard. Hotel property on the island
is flooded, but will probably not be seri-
ously damaged. The contour of the
beach will, however, be much changed by
| washing away, and the damage to shore
improvements is serious. Every house
and summer resort bordering on Flushing
Bay is more or less damaged.
There was very high tide at Newport,
and farms were flooded. The heavy sea
outside was a magnificent sight.
At Fall River what seemed to be an
earthquake wave in the bay caused the
tide to rise three feet above high water
mark. No damage was reported. The
telegraph wires around New York and
throughout the country are i'll bad shape,
and business is much delayed.
The Signal Office reports that the
storm has been felt from Atlanta, Ga, to
Eastport, Maine.
Snow fell last night in Ohio and In
diana. Clearing weather is predicted for
some time to-day.
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