, 1889-10-05

The town is completely cut off from rail-
road travel, both north and south. The
only way to reach New York is by crossing
the Jumping Point Bridge over the south
branch of the Shrewsbury River to Rum.
son Bluff, and then driving west to Red
Bank and taking north bound rains over
the New.York and Long Branch Railroad.
While the sea has been cutting away the
east side of the town, the wind has forced
ND the water in the river on the west side.
All of the streets on the west side OF the
town are flooded so deeply that the water
reaches to the second floors of the build.
ings. The people are going about IN boats
anil removing their clothing and furniture
from their houses. The stout brick walls
of the new Methodist Episcopal Church
rave been undermined and oyerthrOwn.
Last night the sea swept across the land
at the south end of Sandt'S OctagOn House
and running over the railroad tracks n0Wed
into the Shrewsbury River.
All along the ocean front the beach is
covered with wgeckage, and the surging
water is filled with pieces Of cottages and
furniture and household supplies OF all
kinds.
Ocean City Swept Away.
Women and children SGved Just IN time from
the undermined hotels.
Baltimore, Sept. II (SpeciaD.-News
reaches here to-day that Ocean City, a
resort on the Worcester County shore, six
miles from Berlin, Md, has been almost
washed away, and the last report received
stated that the water was up to the second
story in the hotels. The stretch of saud
between %Synepuxent Bay and the Atlantic,
on which several hotels and a score or
more of cottages were built, is only about
half a mile wide. On Monday night a
tremendous sea rolled across the beach
aud united the ocean ana the bay. When
it receded, the foundations OF some OF the
bindings were found to be- undermined,
and in some places great holes had been
washed i'll the sand. The few guests at
the hotels and the servants were terribly
frightened, and took refuge IN the upper
stories, only to nave their fears increased
as the big frame buildings rocked and
trembled under the force Of the fearful gale
and he tremendous seas. 1t was a night
of terror. The crew Of the lIfe-saying sta
ton got in readiness two boats and kept
them near the hotels, intending, should the
buildings become too dangerou', to try to
save the people by carrying them across
~Synppuxent Bay to The mainland. This
would have been a hazardous Undertaking
as the bay was nearly rough Ms thu ocean.
AT noon yesterday the wind was blowing
sixty-tWO miles an hour. The llte-savlng
station was abandoned, the little building
demolished and the wreckage swept out
to sea. The water was six feet deep IN The
GiningrOOms of the Atlantic and Congress
Hall Hotels.
At Salisbury, Md, it Was feared that
the whole of Ocean City would be DIES
troyed before assistance could be sent to
tn people hemmed in by the angry waters.
Twice relief trains attempted to reach the
place, but the high wateI In the meadows
but out the fires of the locomotives aud
flooded the ears. Finally, last night, II
train succeed III getting across, he enGl
neer and the rescuilg party risking their
lives. AS the one car and locomotive
were crossing the bridge over a narrow arm
of the bay the waves nearly swept them
from the track. The work of the rescuing
party was periIOus. AT low tide the place
was covered two f ct deep with water. AS
the Atlantic Hotel stands furthest back
from the ocean, the women and children
were gathered there, all of them Frustrated
with fright. Members of the life-saving
crew assisted the rescuing party. The res