Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-25
SNOW AND HIGH TIDES.
VILLAGES FLOODED AND RAIL
ROAD TRAFFIC IDIPEDED.

PennsYlvania, New Jersey, New York
and the Lower New England Coast the
Sections VisIted-Fears that the oun-
datiOns OF the Brighton Beach Hotel
VIII be Washed Out
WASHINGTON, Nov. GA heavy storm
has prevailed during the past two days
through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New
York and along the lower New England
coast Along the shore the tide was ex-
traordinarlly high, and inland snow fell
in depth from inches at Westminster,
Md, to feet at some points in the coal
regions of Pennsylvania. In the latter
district railroad traffic is so greatly i'm.
peded that work was suspended at some
colllerles because the product could not
be moved.
FEARS OF FRESHET.
In this district there is now considera-
BILE dread of warm weather, as a thaw
would cause disastrous freshet.
AT Hunters Point, on Long Island, op-
poslte New York, and the terminus Of the
Long Island railroad, the tide rose this
morning to depth of several feet over
the docks and streets for distance of a
hundred yards, rendering foot travel to
| the ferries and railroad impossible.
boats, the latter being several feet above
the terry floats.
CoNEY ISLAND SUBMERGED.
The greater part of Coney Island is
| almost submerged.
Brighton Beach race course is flooded.
The horses have all been taken away from
the stable and there was no racing to-day
at Sheepshead Bay, and the water on the
boulevard is six feet deep, the Easements
and first floors OF many houses being
! flooded and their occupants compelled to
move the furniture to the upper floors.
Many small buildings have been carried
away. No serious damage has yet been
reported but it is feared that more of the
beach near the hotel will be washed out
and the basement of the hotel and the
| yard OF the Brighton Beach railroad
| flooded.
Very many waterside villages on both
sides Of Long Island are halt submerged.
A HIGH TIDE AT NEWPORT.
There was very high tide at Newport
last night, and many wharves were food
ed. At places along the wharf rowbOat
| had to be used to get to the shops.
There was heavy sea outside of New
port bay to-day, and the surf at the beach
and cliffs is magnificent. The Block
island steamer failed to make its trip. A
nlgner JlQe is reared tonight.
At Fall River, Mass, an earthquake
wave IN the lake at 8 80 O'clock this MORN
| ing caused the tide to rise feet above the
mean high water mark. No damage is
reported. A similar extraordinary tide
and heavy gale prevailed all along the
| Jersey coast. At Ocean Beach, n. j., the
ship Malta, which was rebuilt from an
old steamer, came ashore this morning.
One sailor jumped overheard, and was
| drowned, bu: the other members Of the
crew, 80 in number, were brought ashore
| by the life-saving crew. The vessel was
loaded with empty oil barrels.
THE TIDE HIGHER.
NEW YORK, Nov. %, "A. M.-Reports
| from along the New Jersey coast, Hudson
river, Long island sound, and the south
side of Long island show that the tide to-
night is even higher than last night, and
the damage cOrrespondingly greater.
Long Branch has suffered Considerably,
and the New Jersey Southern railroad
between Sandy Hook and Long Branch is
covered with sand, in some places three
feet deep.