The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-04


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Maine . 0eergln. ~ severe storm 90
One - the uighest Iides Ever Known-'
nasiness and rrove1 very ssrloualy I'm
peded.
NEW YoRK, November IS Contrary q
signal ofllce predictions there was &C.
we're storm all along the coast yesterday,
accompanied BY one Of the highest tides
ever known. Old river men In this city
compared the tide TO the disastrous rise
Of the river IN 1854. Great discomfort,
damage 20 property and delay 70 business
were caused by the submcrging Of steps,
streets and piers, and the flooding Of
easements and cellars. Ferry-boats
stood 80 high In the slips that teams
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 Scabright
were swept into the Atlantic. Few steam
ers and no sailing vessels attempted to
cross Sandy Hook bar 70 90 70 sea.
on Ocean Beach the ship Malta. from
Antwerp, for New York, stranded early In
the morning. One sailor jumped over
board and was drowned The other
thirty-three members Of the crew were
rescued BY the life saving crew. The
cargo Is ~ empty oil barrels. The
schooner peachdalc, which was stranded
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 families
have had 70 leave their homes. AT Long
Branch the iron pier Is being watched by
a strong force Of men. The new bulk
head In isont Of the Mansion House site
Is destroyed. The bluffs have suffered
severe inroads. Vessels have had sufii-
cient warning to keep OF shore In most
cases.
The high tide at Staten Island made il
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 TO stay In their sleeping hunks 70
keep out Of the water. sewer in South
street burst, flooding the cellars Of the
finest residences on the heights. The
railroad depot floors were under water,
and improyised bridges were laid for pas
sengcrs 20 walk on. Travel was delayed
for several hours by 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 Shccpshead Bay
boulevard. Hotel property or the island
Is flooded, but will probably not be seri-
ously damaged. The contour Of the
beach win, however. be much changed by
washing away, and the damage 10 shore
improvements is serious. Every house
and summer resort bordering on Flushing
Bay il more or less damaged.
There was q very high tide at Newport,
and farms were flooded. The heavy sea
outside was magnificent sight.
At Fall River what seemed 10 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 In 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.