The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
HAVOC ON THE COAST.
The Greatest Storm That Has
Been known I'm the East for
Many Years.
Over a Score of Vessels
Wrecked at Lewes-Forty-
Three Lives Lost There.
Coney Island and the Whole Coast of
New Jersey Devastated - Humid
reds Of Cottages Wrecked.

New YORK, Sept. 14.-No such storm
has been experienced here for years as
that which has been raging along the
coast Of New Jersey for the last three
days. AT = a. N. Wednesday a great
tidal wave made its appearance, the
wind was blowing q hurricane. AS the
morning advanced the wind increased in
fury, and gigantic swells came swinging
in i'll rapid succession, causing destruc-
tion all along the beach.
The Greatest Loss of Life
was at Lewes, where it is known that
forty-three sailors were drowned. and
probably the list was greater. More
than two score vessels were wrecked or
driven ashore there.
Concy Island Was Desoiated.
Nearly half the island was submerged
by the tidal wave. The b%ulkheads were
crashed down and the Marine railway
totally wrecked and carried away.
Large strips of beach were eaten away
by the furious waves. Manhattan beach
is nearly all gone and the hotel founda-
lions were badly wrecked, the surf thun.
dering under the hotel. Many summe
cottages and bathing pavilions we're de-
stroyed.
At New York.
The landing stage at Castle Garden was
completely submerged. a state of af-
fairs that was never known to exist be-
fore. The lower part OF BIackwel's
island was under water and prisoners
had to be removed. Cellars Of ware
houses were filled with water and
goods destroyed.
At Ocean City.
The destruction wrought by the storm
at Ocean City was great. All the porch
columns at the hotels and cottages were
washed away, doors and windows
broken away, and furniture floating
about the beach. A train was sent to
rescue the jewellers ON the beach. The
work was Gone by a largo number of
men joining hands and wading through
the water waist deep. They brought
the women to the cars one by one,
seated on their joined hands.
At Sea Islo City.
The sea wall has been destroyed and
fifteen houses washed away. including
the NewIand, Star and Shakespeare
hotels.
The schooners II. r. Leeds and Re-
becca Nj. have been lost. A number of
yac0 were wrecked at the moorinys,
At Atlunti City
the high water shut off all commupica-
ton with the outside world. For three
days the $1,000 summer boarders of
Cape May hotels were in a state of ter
ror and when the first train went out
over the still submerged meadows it was
crowded to the lowest steps with fleeing
guests, The damage here was not 80
great rs at other points.
At Jersey City
water rose far above many of the docks.
in some of the streets water was two feet
deep. The Erie freight yards were in
undated and thousands of barrels of
flour ruined.
1;0ckawny Beach
is strewn with wreckage. Much dam.
age was lone to sunlne cottages and
bath houses.
Point Pleasant
was the point that suffered the greatest
property loss. Twenty-nine of the thirty
cottages were washed away. The occu-
pants were forced to take to boats,
In the Country
much damage was done to peach and
apple trees. Telegraph wires were
torn dow. Much damage was done to
railways.