Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-14
Wind STORM
Destruction of Property on
Coney Island-Railroads
Swept Away.
All the Houses on Hog Island
Observation-Disclosures
Loss of Life.

4 "A6ukNdION, OCPOCmDCI ny
geographic Office has prepared the follow.
ing statement OF the effect upon the tidal
marks along the coast OF New Jersey and
Long Island for the past few days. caused
by hurricanes coming upon the coast from
the West Indies. Disasters at sea are
feared. The necessity for Geographic com
munication 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, September 1O.-Incomlng
vessels are anxiouely awaited for news of
the great storm at sea which has been
raging during the past few days. That it
had been the worst OF recent years is made
evident by the high tides and the storm,
which has done such damage along the
coast. In this city cellars and first floors
of buildings along the water 'front.' are all
flooded, and this morning boats are hav-
ing difficulty in getting into the slips. Re-
ports OF the great damage done by the
storm at high tide last night all
along the coast having come in, and
as the tide this morning is higher
than last night. it is evident an enormous
amount Of property had been destroyed.
Along the New Jersey coast low benches
are submerged. and railroad tracks injured.
Thousands of spectators watched the surf
which was the widest and highest known
in years. Atlantic City is completely cut
off from the main land. Many floating
houses were ground up into kindling wood.
Several paviIions were lifted bodily from
their pilings and destroyed.
Reports from Coney Island show this
storm to be the worst ever known there.
All Light long the waves dashed over the
breakwater at Manhattan and Brighton
Beach with a tremendous roar. The marine
railway between the two places is entirely
swept away. This morning not a vestige
is left OF the esplanade in front OF the Man
haitian hotel, and the tide flows in and out
of the basement OF the building. The col
course is swept away and communication
between the east and west end is rendered
impossible.
In this city some piers are entirely
covered by the tide. Some. usually IL feet
above high water, have their decks licked
by the angry waves. The bay and rivers
are exceedingly turbulent owing to the high
winds. The sailors say it is the greatest
flood in twenty-five years.
1t is believed the gale is right in the track
OI OCGdu St6dIuSTSt duu ~ 10 lCdICO bOuiO u
them, including the City of New York and
Teutonic, have suffered. Telegraphic COM
munication TO Sandy Hook is cut of.
Outside of the harbor it is SO rough that
boats dare not venture out.
Word came from Coney Island this morn
ing that last night the Manhattan Beach
and Oriental hotels were flooded to the
doors and occupants were unable to leave.
The West End MOTEL is entirely submerged.
The water is flowing over to Sheepshead
bay. The beach at Manhattan has been
entirely washed away. Persons still there
are badly frightened.
A Coney Island special says: The nam.
moth bathing pavilion belonging to Man.
haitian Beach a beaten down by thun-
dering waves. The old Marine railway was
carried away early to-day and taken with
an awful crash over the new Marine rail-
way, fully 800 feet inland, carrying the lat
ter away bodily. overturning and smash
ing cars like kindling wood. The Die
Brighton Beach bathing pavilion followed,
and, with q deafeniDg crash, drifted with
herculean force against the new bath house,
tearing part OF that away. The Brighton
Beach hotel is surrounded by two feet OF
water. One hundred feet OF avn in front
OF the hotel has been eaten away since last
night, and all will be gone before night.
The Brighton Beach railroad is sub
merged. No trains running.
the tide to-day was the highest for many
years. At P~oughkeepsie the water covered
the docks for nearly one hundred feet from
the usual water edge. A severe storm is
raging on the river tonight.
The strong n~ortheasterly gale n hlgh
tides that have been prevailing for the last
two DAYS have caused great damage along
the coast of Long Island.
At Rockaway beach the tide reached an
unparalleled height. To-day the bathing
houses were washed away and the water
broke in on the verandas Of the hotels.
A short stretch of railroad running near
Rockaway was submerged, and a portion
OF it wal undermined, and trains had to
be discontinued. The bridge between Ar
verno and Rockaway beach was carried
All islands in Jamaica are covered
with water. Scarcely anything could be
seen of Hog island to-day at high tide: All
the buildings OF the island have beer
washed away. =.
Fire island and Oak island were cut of
from all communication with the main
land by boat or telegraph from the
Babylon shore. Great waves could be
seen breaking over both islands during
the afternoon. It was rumoIed that four
cottages on Oak island, occupied by fam
lilies from Babylon, had been carried away
Efforts were made to send a boat from
Babylon to the assistance of the occu-
pants Of the cottages, but the boat was
beaten back by wind and tide. At a late
hour no definite news had been received
concerning their tate.
Sag Harbor was flooded. The water
covered the Long Island railroad track
and yards, and all the towns along the
shore report more or less damage. Small
craft anchored in harbors and bays were
driven ashore and in some instances COM
pletely destroyed. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down aH over the island
NEW YORK, September 10.-The storm
which has been raging all day continued all
night. The waves at the battery swept
over the sea wall into the street. Never in
the memory of the Oldest inhabitants has
the tide run so high. It crept tonight up
to the level of the streets. East and north
rivers are almost deserted and none OF the
smaller crafts seemed inclined to venture
out. The high tide created sad havoc in
the cellars along both river fronts, as much
as nine feet of water being reported in some
of them before the tide fell.