, 1889-09-11
A RAGING STORM.
y hHdING STUnW.
The Atlantic Seaboard Ravaged
by Angry Surf.
High Water Mark for Twenty
Years Reached.
Pleasure Resorts Demolished
and Marine Loss Feared.
A Terrific Storm.

WASHINGTON, Sept. I0.-The hyd ro-
graphic office has prepared a statement to
the effect that the tidal waves along the
coast of New jersey and Long Island
for the past few days have been caused by
a hurricane coming up the coast from the
West Indies. Disasters at sea are feared.
The necessity for telegraph communica
ton with Bermuda and Nassau, that
warning TO shipping may be given, is
pointed out. This is the hurricane season
and grave fears of disaster to shipping
are entertained.
NEW YORK, Sept. l0.-Incoming yes-
sells are ~anxiously awaited for news OF the
great storm at sea, which has been raging
during the past few days. That it has
be en- the most severe of recent years is
made evident by the high tides and storm
waves which nave done such great dam
age along the coast In this city cellars
and first floors OF buildings along the wa
ter ron are all flooded this morning,
ferry boats having difficulty III getting ln-
to the slips. Reports of great damage lone
by the storm at high tide last night all
along the cost are coming in, and as the
tide this morning is higher than last night
1t Is evident an amount of prop
erty has been destroyed along the New
Jersey coasts; the low beaches are sub
merged and railroad tracks injured.
Thousands of spectators watched the surf,
which Is the widest and highest known in
ears.
Atlantic City is completely shut of
from the main land and many battling
houses have been ground up into kindling
wood. Several pavilions were lifted bod
lily from the pilings and destroyed. Re
ports from Coney Island shows this ~ be
the worst ever known there. All night
long the waves dashed over the break
water an Manhattan and Brighton beaches
with tremendous roar. The marine rail
way between the two places is entirely
swept away this morning. Not a vestige
is left of the Esplanade in front of the
Manhattan hotel and the tide flows in and
out OF the basement of the building.
Communication between the east and
west ends is rendered impossible.
1t is believed the gale is right on the
track of the ocean steamers, and it is
feared some of them, including the City
of New York and the Teutoni Ihaye suf
fered. Telegraph communications to
Sandy Hook is cut off. Outside the har-
Dor is so rough and the weather so thick
that boats dare not venture out Word
comes from Coney Island that the tide
was higher this morning than last night.
Manhattan Beach and the Oriental hotels
are flooded to the doors and occupants are
unable to leave. The West End hotel
is entirely submerged. The water
is blowing over 10 Sheepshead
Bay and the beach at Man.
haitian has been entirely washed away.
Those persons still here are badly fright
ened.
Il ConeY Island special says the Mon.
mouth bathing pavilion belonging to
Manhattan beach was beaten down by the
numbering waves and the Old Marine
railway was carried away early to-day and
taken with an awful crash across the New
Marine railway. fully 300 feet inland, car
rying the latter away and badly overturn-
ing and smashing the cars like kindling
wood. The old Brighton Beach bathing
pavilion followed with a deafening crash
and drifted with herculean force against
the new bathing house, tearing part of
that away. The Brighton Beach hotel is
surrounded by over two feet of water.
One hundred feet of the lawn in front of
the hotel has been eaten away since last
night and all will be gone before night.
The Brighton Beach railway Is submerged
and no trains are running.