New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-18
RAVAGED BY THE WAVES.
BULKHEADs TORN UP AND RoADwAYs CUT
INTO RAVINES.
NAvEsINK HIGHLANDS AND AsBURY
PARK-PLANKs AND TIMBERs AFI.oAT.
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Asbury Park, March THE high tides of fast
night and this morning did great damage along this
part Of the New-Jersey coast. The board walk Of
Asbury Park was broken up, The north end at
Deal Beach wns torn away and tossed about in the
| waves. At Elberon, several bulkheads were torn
out The waves tore into Ocean-ave. at Long
Branch, north OF the West End Hotel, along the
| front Of the Howland Hotel, and the cottages
owned by Richard j. DObbins, OF Philadelphia.
At this point the bluff was washed away into
Occan-sye. at least TWENTY-FIVE feet and three
poles Of the Western Union Telegraph Company
fell down. The bluff was cut in opposite the
cottages Of Mrs. Nicholas De Peyster, at the head
Of Morris-ave., and ayeTal poles Of the telegraph
company were displaced. In front Of the United
States Hotel, which is owned by the Rev. Father
Mcmahon, of New-Yorls. the sea tore out fully
thirty feet of the shore In front Of the old
Mansion House, the bluff was torn away for some
distance The bluff was also torn away at North
Broadway and from there some distance north
At the summer home of Oliver Doud Byron, at
North Long Branch, the sea began tearing away
the bulkheads, and nearly every bullIhead be-
tween Castle Byron and Seabright was more or
less damaged At the Galilee Fishery the sea
swept over Ocean-ave, and carried barrels, Spars
and the like over into the roadway. Nearly op-
posite the Galilee Fishery big hole torn into
0cean-ave. Between Monmouth Beach and Low
Moor the damage reached it's highest point The
angry waves tore out tie new bulkheads Of the
cottages of Christian Herter OF New-YorlS. Nearly
half Of the new bulllhend OF Dr. Gilbert was swept
away. The north end Of the new bulllhead Of the
cottage OF DR.. Gilbert was also torn out The
sea undermined the cottage OF DR.. H. L. Keyes, and
tore nearly all its foundations out. Near Sea-
bright the sea worked its way into the foundations
Of the cottage formerly owned by United States
Senator Mcpherson, and now owned by David
Duncan, of New-Yorly, and tore out the cast side
wall. The bullthcad OF the cottage belonging 10
the estate OF Ellen McLaren was torn out by the
angry surf and carried away. The bullShead Of
the cottage OF ex-Attorney-G General Gilchrist of
Rew-Jersey, was partially carried away The sea
cut huge gap In the lawn OF A. II. Calcf, Of New
York. The waves swept over the stout bulkhead
Of the octagon House, at Seabrght, but did no
damage. The bulkheads Of the property Of Miss
Julia Paul and 'James NJ. Alger were torn par
TALLY away.
Up at the Highlands Of Navesink, now known
as Highland Beach, the sea washed over the tracks
Of the New-Jcrsey Southern Railway Of the Cen
trail Railway OF New-Jersey, into the Shrewsbury
River. The railroad track was torn up and twist
ed by the seething waves into al sorts of shapes.
The heavy stones placed two years ago in the
stone jetties designed as protection 10 the track,
were tossed about by waves like corks, and num-
Der Of them were piled up on the tracks and plat
form Of the station at Highland Beach. The rail
rohd track is torn up for distance OF over mile,
while IL Is covered with sand 10 depth OF several
feet i0f nearly nile
Tho lIfe-soyina station nb Deal Lake Is Eafe
although the slniceSny has been partly torn
ont The damage 10 the board walk at AS
bury Park is estimated az $1,000; The damage
at Ocean Beach andsSprtng Lake Beach Is Slight
only few bathing paviliOns heing torn away
and swept out to sea. At Lake Taekanassee,
between ElberOn and West End, the sea swept
over the beach into the lake and filed 1t so fun
Of water that the lighthouses OF the cottaTrs
set TO work cutting out the sluiceway to-day
and by dusk the water bad fallen nearly two
feet At several points between Asbury Phrk
and Seabrlght gangs of worlSmen were busily
eyed to-day in recovering from the surf
the plankS aud timbcrS which had been torn out
Of the cottage bulkbeads At Monmouth Beach,
by the wind until the lighthouses of the cotta@rs
were nearly nfOat. The water backed up TO
within few feet Of the Monmouth Beach Casino.
IL was rumorcd that the handsome Protestant
been totally wrecked by the surf. This rumor
proved to be untrue The surf washed away
the beach up to the bulkhead at the east OF
the edifce, but as the timbers OF the bulkhead
were too strong for the surf. no damage was
done. Phrt OF the bnlkhcading Of the cOttage
OF Dr.. Tubbs, near the church, WIS torn out.
The bullIhead Of the cottage OF j. II. Herrick,
Of New-YorE, went S out to sea, . and @ DR., r. g;
Of his lawn. The east end Of Lilllg0res bathing
pavilion in Ocean Grove is badly twisted and
bent: Thousands OF men and women visited the
beach this afternoon 70 see what ravages had
been wrought by the storm.