Telegram-herald., 1889-09-11
CREATSTORM ATSEA
Destruction Wrought Along The
Atlantic Coast.
GREAT DANCE At COyEY HLASD
AtiaAtis CITY Com PlstsIy Cut or From
Ihs Hstn Le1d-fhe storm Rignt
"a ths Er4ek or EaroPsAa
steam-rs.

Nav 10sE, sept l0.-IncOming yes
sels are anKl0us.y awaited for news Of
the great storm az sea which has been
raging dmng the past few days. That
. has been the worst storm OF recent
years E4s made evident by the high
tides and storm saves which have done
such great damage along the coast.
La tn.s city the cellars and first floors
of buildings along the water front we're
all flooded th.s morning, and the ferry
boats had difficulty 10 getting nto their
clips. Reports Of great damage done
bg tae storm at hign tide last night
al along tie coast are coming
n, and as the tide TINS m0rn-
mg was higher than last nlpbt
ll &, evident that an eu0rm0u, quantity
Ci property mas been destroyed Along
zoe W" Jersey coasts the low beaches
~ere submerged ald the railroad
tracks were injured Thousands OF
spectators watched the surf, which
VAS tne widest and highest known IN
years
Atlantic City vas completely cut of
from Che mainland. Mlcn OF the board
walk aad many bathing houses have
reen ground up into klndllng wood.
several paulons have been lifted
hoAiy from plllugs aud DESTROYED. Re
ports from C0ney Island snow that
tns IS the worst storm ever known
there, and all night long the
waves dashed over the break water
40 Manhattan and Brighton Beach
With tremendous roar. The marine
railway between the two places was en-
trely swept away. This morning not a
Feslge was left OF the Esplanade in
front ~ the Manhattan Hotel, and the
tlde flows ln ana out OF the basement
~ the building. Ine cOncourse vas
swept away, and communication be-
tween the east and west ends was
rendered impossible.
The storm raging over the country
today originated about 500 miles Oft
shore m tne Atlantic. Incoming steam
ships Will probably bring interesting
intelligence Of ITS effects at sea. The
ocean-racers City OF New York and
Ieutonic, looked for here tomorrow. it
20 feared will have 10 hear the brunt OF
the gale The calculations OF both the
uydrographic and signal Service |
officers here are that the storm IS un-
usually severe outside. IL Is right /
"a the path of European steamships. !
Tie gale struck the New England coast /
with great severity, and subsequently, /
came laundering along the Long Island |
shore Al Block Island last night the I
wind blew with great force, making the
velocity 40 one time of sixtv-fOtlr miles
an hour. or the Long Island shore.
however, only thirty-twO miles an hour
was registered. Al telegraph COM
muncaton between here and sandy
Hook was destroyed by the storm, SO
that what disabled vessels, If any. have
run into port since o'clock
can not be learned The
sandy Hook boats were obliged
o tic up for the day. The sandy
Hook came up this morning. but dare
not venture tO return. The Monmouth.
winch LETT here for that point at
o CLOCK tins morning, was unable 70
MAKE landing IN consequence of the
nign seas, and was obliged 20 bring her
passengers back. on tnc return trlp
tle craft Jared badly, for the waves
washed clean over lr. md the greater
portion OF the guard-rais were carried
away. a spatCh CD the Maritime TX
change states that the steamer Atlantic.
from Mont'g0 Bay. was the only vessel
tp come lnt0 port up tO q. M. The
vud at sandy Hook vas blowing a
g1le. and tne atmosphere was thick
aad to--y.
PHLApElrHA. sept l0.-The tele-
graph wres .n tins city and through
olt tHe adjacent country are ln a ,
Itulurt. ret c0Dd ton and the railroads, .
ore also badly uturfercd with bv tno
Storm. Reports OF damage come from