Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-09-13
The Atlantic Coast Swept By a
Storm of Unprecedented
Destructiyeness.
Millions of Dollars Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed and Scores
of Lives Lost.
Full Details Yet Unattainable Ow-
ing to Damage to the rele-
graph Wires.
Terrible storm on the Atlantic.
SIXTEENTH YEAR

New YORK, Sept. l0.-IncOming vessels
afe anxionsly awaited here for news of the
great storm at sea which has been raging
Turing the past few days. That it has
been the worst storm of recent years is
made evident by the high tides and storm
waves, which have done such great damage
along the coast In this city the cellars
and first floors of buildings along the water
front are all flooded this morning, and the
ferry boats are having great difficulty in
getting into their slip. Reports of the great
damage done by the storm at high tide last
night all along the coast are coming in
Atlantic City was completely cut off from
the main land. Much of the board walk
and many bathing houses have been
been ground up into kindling wood. Sew
eral payillions have been lifted bodily from
COney Island show that the storm was
the worst ever known there, and all night
long the waves dashed over the break
water at Manhattan and Brighton beach
with a tremendous roar. The Marine rail
way between the two places, was entirely
swept away. This morning not vestige
was left of the esplenade in front Of the
out of the basement of the building. Con-
course has been swept away and commune
cation between the east and west ends is
rendered impossible. In this city some of
the piers are entirely covered by the tide
and some, usually twelve feet above the
high-Water mark, have their decks licked
front the Buildings from Fiftieth street to
Fourteenth street are flooded by the
GREAT RISE OF WATER.
The rock opposite Fiftieth street, which
heretofor has always been visible in high
tides, is now beneath the water and the
spindle buoy on Pilgrim rock at Nine.
teenth street has for the first time been
almost covered. The lower end of Black
wells Island is submerged, and the keepers
were engaged early this morning in re-
moving the patients from the Outbuildings
in that portion of the island.
The storm originated about 500 off the
shore in the Atlantic.
incoming steamships will probably bring
interesting intelligence of its effects at sea.
No vessels arrived to-day up to noon.
The ocean racers, City of New York and
TeutOnic, are looked for here to morrow. 1t
is feared that both will have to bear the
of the hydra and signal service officers
here are that the storm is unusually severe
outside. It is right in the path OF the
European steamships. The gale struck
the New England coast with great severity
and subsequently
CAME THUNDERING ALONG LONG ISLAND
% SHORES.
At Black Island last night the wind
blew with great force, making a velocity
of sixty-four miles an hour. ALI tele.
Sandy Hook was destroyed by the storm
ru4,intO port since 5 O'clock this morning
cannot be learned. Sandy Hooks boats
have been obliged to tie up for the day
The Sandy Hook came up this morning
4 but dare not venture to return. The Moon
which left for that point at 5 O'clock this
morning, was unatfe to Q make landing in
consequence Of the high sea and was
obliged to bring her passengers back. On
the return trip the craft Jared badly, fol
the waves washed clean over it. At C0ney
Island the tide was higher this morning
than last night. This morning the Man
haitian Beach hotel was flooded to thu
doors and the occupants were unable to
] were also imprisoned. The West Enc
hotel is entirely submerged and water il
i flowing over to Sheepshead bay. The
beach at Manhattan has been entirely
washed away.
Reports from up the Hudson show tina
n the tide today was the highest for many
years. At POughkep the water covered
e the docks for nearly 100 feet from the nsua
waters edge. a severe storm Is raging
4 along the river tonight. At R0ckaWa9
y beach the tide reached an unparalleled
hstg ht; day, and bathing houses wer'
washed f SSs}isS +, 4, and the waves broke In or
tie VeraE:s IS ot the hotels. !.
The Storm which has been raging oil
day continued during the night. Tn.
waves at the battery swept over the sea-Wal
+ into the street. Never lii the memory Oi
. the oldest inhabitsnt has the tide run *
high. IL ragged to the level Of the street
Il The east end Of North river is most de-
serted, aid four unknown sch0oners ar
M ashore. h ssa a'5s8s ss. l::: 3s8.
h THE STORM AT OTHER POINTs-GREA
h /, N LOSS OF LIFE TEARED.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept.10 10 sever 9 wine
4 storm accompa pained By rain, prevailed Il
4 this city and vicinity all day. The fir
alarm, police, telegraph and telephon
wires are prostrated all over the city. an,
/ the, telegraph lines throughout the stat,
s are:reported inYery bad shape. The damag
ing storm which prevailed along th