The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-11
THE WORST FOX YEARS.
A Great storm Reported on the Atlanti
Coest. Doing m uch Damage

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a Great storm Reported on the Atlantic
Coest. Doing N uch Damage
NEW Yo7K. Sept. lO-The photographic
ofiee has prepared statement to the effect
that tidal marks along the coast OF New
Jersey and Long Island for the past Few
days. are caused by a hurricane coming up
the coast from the West Indies, and disas-
ters q. sea are feared The necessity for
telegrapbic communication with Bermuda
and Nsssua. that warning 10 shipping may
be giSen, ia pointed out This is the hur-
ricane season and grave fears OF disasters
to shipping are entertained.
Incoming vessels are anx Ously awaited
fer news Of the great storm at sea whlch
has been raging during the past rev Gays,
and that il has not been worse in recent
years is made evident by the high tides
and storms which have done so much
damage along the coast In this city the
cellars and first floors OF buildings elons
the water front are all flooded. This
morning the ferry boats had difficulty in
getting into the slips Reports OF the great
damage done by the storm st high tide
last night all along the coast are coming IN
and as the tide this morning Is higher than
last night il is evident that an enormous
amount of property has been destroyed.
Along the New Jersey coast low beaches
are submerged and railroad tracks injured
Thousands OF spectators watched the surf,
which wss the widest and highest known
in years.
Atlantic City is completely cut off from
the main land, many bathing houses were
ground up into kfudling wood aud several
pavilions we're lifted bodily from there
pllings and destroyed.
Reports from Coney Island show this
storm the worst known Al night LONG
the waves dashed over the breakwsier at
Manhattan and Brighton Beach with a
tremendous IOar. The marine railway be
tween the two places is entirely swept |
away. This mOruing not q vestige Is lett
OF the esplanads in front of the Manhattan |
hotel and the tide flows 10 and Out Of the |
basement Of the building. The concourse |
is swept away and communication between |
the east and west ends is rendered imPos-
sihle.
Il this city some Of the piers are entirely |
covered by the tide. Some. usually twelve /
feet above high water, have their docks |
licked by the angry waves. The bay ana /
rivers are exceedingly turbulent, owing 10 |
the high winds. The sailO's say 1t is the /
greatest food in twenty-five years.
IL is believed the gale was right in the /
track OF the ocean steamers, and IL j.
City Of New York and Teut0Dia havs snt-
fered. Telegraph communication with /
; andy Hook is cut of outside Uf /
the harbOr, and so rough Is the
fure out. Word comes from COney /
Island that the tide is higher this morning
than last night The Oriental hotel l.
flooded 10 its doors and the occupants are Il
unable 10 leave. The West End hotel
j. entirely submerged and the water is
flowing over Sheepshead Bay beach. AT /
Manhattan the people still there are badly /
frightened. A COney Island special says
the mammoi bathing pavilion belonging
to MauhattG beach was beaten down by /
thunderOus waves. The Old marine rail
way was carried away early TO day and /
LATER with an awful crash went
over the new marine railway, full |
ly 800 feet inland, carrying the latter
away, badly OveTturning and smashing
cars like kindling wood. The old Brighton |
Beach bathing pavilion followel with
deafening crash, aud drifted with Her
eulean force sgainst the new bath house,
tearing part OF IL away. The Brighton
hotel is surrounded By over two feet of
v AteT- One hundred feet OF the lawn in
front Of the hotel has been eaten away
since last night, ard all will be gone be
fore night. The BTie htOB Beach railroad
is submerged and no trains are running