Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-12
a TIDAL WAVE.

l ~ IOAI VAvG
rt Sweeps Along the Atlantic Coast Leav-
ing Great Havoc in Its Wnke-Much
Damage in New York City and Several
i Famous Summer Resorts Heavy Snow
IN the East.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-The greatest tide
! known in this city for thirty-tive years rose
| Yesterday on both North and East Rivers,
| reaching ten feet, or five feet three inches
higher than usual. Along the river fronts
| damage a%ggregating $500, 600 was
caused, and the reports are still
incomplete. A gentle breeze started
along the Atlantic coast on Sun
day morning, INC cautionary signals
were displayed. The vino increased until
1t rushed down the coast at the rate OF
thirty miles, bringing with it great sea.
Late last night the wind was forty miles an
cipal damage by the tides has fallen upon
New Jersey. The New Jersey Southern
Railway is buried in the sands for a mile
north of Seabright, and washed away for a
quarter of a mile just north Of the High
lands station. The Long Branch Rail
way is submerged at Morgan. The New
Jersey Central mosquito branch"
between Newark and Elizabeth, was water
logged, and three trains were stalled in
different places. Only one shipwreck has
thus far been r~eported-that of the iron
English ship Malta, from Antwerp, which
struck at Ocean beach early yesterday
morning. OF the twenty-four persons aboard
only one was lost-a sailor. who did not
care to risk his life with the life-saving
crew.
Coney Island is inundated. The horses
at the Brighton Beach track had to be re-
n,oyod IN a plaon Of Safafv M cpriOnc
damage has as yet been reported. From all
points of Long Island the reports are that
the tide is the highest ever known. AT
Hunters Point wagons are unable to reach
the ferry-boats. In the lower parts of Flush
ing the people have been driven from their
homes. At Northport, Long Island, a boat
loaded with oysters was floated to the door
of the Northport Hotel, an eighth Of mile
from the bay, and unloaded. From At.
lantic City numerous wrecks of buildings
are reported, and people are using row.
boats to reach their homes.
In this city, cellars from the Batter" tc
the Harlem River, on both water fronts,
were flooded, and the storm seriously inter-
messages. Two elegant Queen Anne cot
tages at Seabright, N. j., were completely
wrecked by the sea-, and many of the build.
ings inland damaged, involving a total
loss at Seabright Of $685. DOC. At Long
Branch the damage is widespread but
not very serious, while just below,
at Monmouth Beach, houses and bulk
heads were washed away. the loss being
placed at $500, 600. At Railway, N. j., the
people on the bay side fled from theil
houses in small boats, the water in some
places washing the second-story windows OF
houses. Children were taken to school in
boats. Special dispatches from Hudson
River points tell of great storms, and tide
damages are reported from Providence,
Newport, Fall River and other New En-
gland towns.
AsBuRY PARK. N. j., Nov. 25.-The
storm has been the most severe known
along the Northern New Jersey coast fol
many years. From Barnegat Bay to
Sandy Beach the beach is covered with
boards torn from bulkheads and sum
mer houses. The schooner Peacedale has
been knocked to pieces. The crew LOST
everything but their clothing. The ocean
promenade and pavilion at Asbury Park
were damaged to the amount OF one thou,
sand dollars. The tracks Of tie New Jer-
sey Southern Railroad are undermined and
the rails are badly twisted. For q distance
OF twelve miles above the Highlands the
tracks are covered With sand to the depth
VI lilee lcct. LUIS lhlPoSSlDle III picSeIl'
to give the amount Of damage done.
Wn.kEsEARRE, Pa, Nov. 2o.-A heavy
rain-storm set in here on Sunday and con.
tinned throughout Monday until evening,
when it changed to snow. The storm is
still raging iuriously. Reports from the
mountain districts are to the effect that
sixteen inches Of snow have already fallen.
The snow at Fenobscot, seven miles from
here, is reported twenty-five inches deep.
The fall Of snow continues, and is now
over two feet deep along the lines of the
Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia q Reading
railroads. All the trains on the Lehigh Val.
ley Road are run with three to four engines.