Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-19
already long list of trophies to Neptune's


power.
HAVOC AT LONG BRANCH.
At Long Branch the surf ran so high
that 1t wash the outer end OF the great
Ocean Pier, and tossed it's foam and spray
200 feet inland. The bluff hos again
been badly damaged, and il will cost
fully 8l70,000 to repair it. The worst
cut in the bluff is opposite the site of the
old East End Hotel, north Of the Hotel
Brighton. Here the surf has eaten half
through Ocean avenue, and every assault
Of the angry waters makes the gap bigger.
Down in front of the United States Hotel
there is cut that extends into the road
way. There is third one at North Bath
avenue. All along the ocean front tho
surf has undermined the bluff, and to-
night big chunks OF dirt ore falling down
and being swallowed up by the boiling
waters.
The surf has twisted several OF the iron
piles of the ocean pier out OF shape end
torn off the railing at the sea end. Many
OF the hotel bathing houses have been
torn to pieces, and the beach psvilions Of
the cottsgers have been undermined and
swept away.
DROWNED BODIES AT sEABRIGHr.
Nh 1SeoA 6hs AuI'b itkht WNp n 70
terror. The cottagers were badly fright
ened by the terrible SURF and the furious
wind. The surf thundered away on the
east side, and on the west the water in
the Shrewsbury river rapidly ovethowed
into the streets, flooding the houses and
| stores. The sea out new inlet throuQh h
into the Shrewsbury river, north of Sea.
bright, near where there was an inlet 100
years ago, tearing away the Sandy Hook
tracks of the Central railroad and again
making Sandy Hook ~n island. Many
cottages were totally wrecked by the sea,
and several bodies have bsen seen Host-
ing In the surf, but no one could recover
them.
At Highland Beach buildings were
Injured and the tracks Of the Central
railroad were washed away.
All along Long Beach the waves have
had full sweep and they have been cut
ting up the sand at great rate. The
roadbed of the railroad has been swept
away at several points and it will be sew
eral days before full communication can
be restored. last night was an exciting
one at Berkeley. The sea swept across the
bay and the high tide flooded the place.
Cottages were surrounded by water two
or thres feet deep and the occupants
were greatly frightened.
AT Long Beaoh City and Beach Haven
the damage is reported to he very great,
but it has been impossible to reach them.
| If the blockade continues much longer
there will be serious famine.
AT Cape May most Of the Baaoh drive
OF Cape May Point has been washed away
and Carlton Hall is not 90 badly damaged
as was reported. Cottagers lett their
houses on Howard street and Beach
avenue yesterday afternoon and took
refuge in the hotels that are open. Only
three have closed yet. The wind held it:
velocity and the rain beat harder thar
during the day, but to-day it has slack,
| ened somewhat.
After all the terrible sights $500 will
repair the damage done to Cape May City
beach front. The Delaware Bay &c Cape
May railroad was moved of its bed, bui
not damaged to any extent. The Noun
Vernon settlements damage will probably
amount to 1000, and Cape May Point'l
damage will not exceed 81 500.