New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12

avoiding future disasters OF the Kind. Inc ouihOa'
question is naturally the principal one, ana Do.G
have arrived at the conclusion that thoroughly
built sea-walls arc the only thing to replace the
br,ken.down surf. guard. The scheme planned Is to
erect wall Of solid masonry In arches OF angus
facing the sea. That Is. The apex OF cach aNn OF
angle Is be opposed to the attack OF the surf hgn
low. OF course such changes will not be maze ms
year, and Coney Island is practically done ior the
| present season. The hotels at Manhattan Beach,
brighton Beach and West Brighton Beach are all
closed, excepting the bars and even the pianoforte
artist Hczberg's who entertained vacancy
! with classical selections the day before, has been
washed away.
About o'clock yesterday morning the fremen OF
West Brighton. under Chief Nandevere, who had
been patrolling the beach In watches ali night were
| informed that the family OF man named Raven
hall in danger of being swept away by the surf.
The crew went as near the Ravenha house
as possible, the approach being
about 600 yards west Of the police
station West Brighton. Lanterns we're
carried by the and illuminated the house of the
lmperilled PERSONS The family OF Ravenhall. con-
sstng Of his wife and four children, had taken refuge
in the upper part Of tho building while the water
boiled the foundation and tho ground floor. No
boat obtanable and the frcmen eventually sue
ceclcd in resculng the endangered persons by con-
stucting rude raft from the wreckage on the beach
The Of desolaon generally along Coney Island
beach yesterday an intensified reproduction OF
the former day. Many persons visited the popular
summer resorts TO witness the ruin. The last trains
OYER tic C0ney Island roads at night carried hundreds
of people to the city and the resorts Of the pleasure
loving public OF New-YOri will have to take most
unromantlc rest for the next nine months.
There another high tide at Rockaway Beach,
t. l., at noon yesterday and the sea for a time ran
extremely high Not much damage, however, was
done. The several families who live on Oak Island
Beach succeeded in reaching the main part OF the
island I'm safety. When the storm broke over Point
Lookout the hotel about to close its doors for the
season. but there stll guests in the house
who had been unable to get away on account of the
storm. The provisions In the hotel our and the
few guests had been without food for hours when
| John r. Dcvinc, the proprietor of the Long Beach
Hotel, relief party with provisions to last for
a day two There also scarcity Of provisions
among the cottages Of Point Lookout.
The heavy gale broke down all the telegraph wires
along the Long Beach road below Peasalls. The
little railroad station at Point Lookout was blown
down Tuesday night.
Reports from all parts of the coast Of Long Island
tell of heavy damage to lighthouses and yachts.
| number Of yachts owned by members OF the Williams
burg Yacht Club, whose club house adons that OF the
Astoria Athletic Club dragged their anchors and were
| driven ashore The Katie Louise had her stern
| smashed in by collision with pier At Bowery
| Bay Beach the water rose over the sea wall and
| washed out the roadway I'm several places Rumors
! Of wrecks were numerous but lacked verlhcauon Az
! Patchoguc Islip babylon and other villages on the
south side Of the Island, the tide was very HIGH but
! little damage done
Much anxiety is fell for the llfc-savng station at
Jones Reach. 1t Is only separated from the surf by
a narrow strip Of land, part OF which was swept
Staten Island had not ceased TO suffer from tho storm
yesterday. Although the tide was five feet above
| hghwater mark il not high on tho previous
| night. At midnight Tuesday the members OF me
Clifton Boat Club concluded that their penthouse
Clifton would surely go during the night and tney
| removed all their boats to place OF Safety. Inc
| floats and bridge carried away. but the boat
house was not damaged, and the boats were replaced
| In the house Yesterday. Tho Clifton clubs loss j.
away the bulkhead along Bay.st.. Clifton, and cut
| away a large part OF The roadway. The tide also
swept over the tr',c work OF the staten Island Rail
| way Company between SapletOn and Tompknsvile.
The floating bath at the stapleton Easin IS com.
plctc wreck. The bath cost 5000 and Is owned oy
a stock company The old ferry landing at Ciiiton
was badly wrecked and considerable damage was done
to the Quarantine pier. TIC sailors NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Their was a heavy washOut the staten Island Rapid
| Transit road at New. Brighton, which delayed the
The staten Island fcrryboat Mortified while enter
| ing her slip at 81. George yesterday morning, was
carried by the tide against the ferryboat Robert Gar,
rot which was in adjoining slip The Garrett Garrett
starboard rail was carried away pei I,5 ar ibc
tho old south Beach fisherman VINO mas IVeu on ,ne
beach for fifty years, was made homeless carry Sta
to-day morning by the sea washing away ms r nut
The high tides have played havoc Win inc boa Pg y
| erty OF the Princess Bay fishermen. AOouI MY
small boats have been sunk ana %recnea He'e an
large trees blown down on nc teleph99he anu
telegraph wires at staplcton and Clifton The clec
| tfjr llrh
Total darkness large fleet OF vessels including iyo
steamers detained by thc Storm were stu at ahchOr
| off staten Island last night.
WI Henry W. Maxwell. OF Maxwell Graves; who are
prominently interested in the various doID o PEP PEP
critics. said Yesterday that me storm hsa aG a flt
ticay no damage TO the Long Island ROAD ne Icrt
sure that Fl GOO would moro than cover any lhluIy.
lie estimated The total LOSS TO e ct ar ScdHs the
| replacing OF the railway: at TlOoVo. Ihe udmdsc
The damage done by The storm, at Jersey City was
!nconSlderablc compared with that Of Tuesday; Along
| WinG had been made a, secure possible. and al
though the tide rose again 10 an unusual height the
| evcrut In few instances. Tie largo sl00pyacht
Grace Darling dragged her anchor and was driven on
wnrk and il Is expected that she will become total
| wreck \ pOvdcrbo broke from her moorngs near
| Hack Tom bur was captured before she struck the
! island The cellars in the lower part OF Jersey Iliiy
were Hooded again Yesterday when the tide was hlgh
| several trees we're blown down and the nigh WIND
| Frustrated some telegraph and telephone wires. =, -
| The ide high enough Yesterday 10 cover inc
meadows lying north Of the Morris Canal IN Jersey
CITY, between the National Docks RAILWAY ana taGlc
| ave. when the water went down hundreds OF nSh Oh
| various kinds could be from the Sidewalks IN
| pscGc ave noundcrnc about among the rank grasses
Of the meadows end av0rng 10 get back mo me Wat9r
moor ucope living along the canal. and scores OF
sheets and conntcl pancS came troopmg 20 the meal
ows NadinC out into the marsh, they capturee4
blucfsh. wcakfsh, seabasS and perch with their odd
! conirvances. Excellent han!s were made ana lSt,r
IN the dav dozens OF men and women who had iaken
| consumnfion went about the streets s'lling their
snrplus. and Ienzing for once that IT really Is al
| m wind thai blows nobody good. - , ,,,
" Tho boat in front Of the New Jersey yacht CUP 5
| house wrr. = dmped The boat hOuSes OF the Rose
| IT, Atlantic and Valencia clubs were seriously
Ian Ta The Valencia Clubs house. a twostory
bgildng which richly furnished was washed ron
| ~ m"or'ng end one side Of II was blown n. Inc
| nrnIt,re Du0 boat were crushed. ,,,,
snveraI bridges In the ncghborno0d OF Woodbridge
y vcre damaged and the Chc"Seqnake brdge wa
r,rcni away Tho Rar,tan River was extremely high
IVA tsicnL0ne wires were badly dcraneed. NJ Pain
sn,1 trcos and telephone and telegraph wires were
blown down. 49,, Loo,.- ,ri,ds hol
! t.nt vessel, Al Bridgeport FOR fOrtN-clght houiN
| ,he,,, had been no arrivals or departures,
| Tbcrc was a furious gale along the lower HUDSON
s,r,n, Tho dav Many small craft wera Swamped and
wcclcd In Rockland County trees suffered severely