The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-27
DESTRUCTION By WAVES
A DEVASTATING sT0RM ON TnH Al.
LANT1C COAST.

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LANT1C COAST.
Hotels and Pavillons E1oodea or Washso
Away-shipplrg 1T h MsrSy oe the We.
tsrs-The Loss OF Life a Preperty Enor-
mous-scsnss Of Destruction.
A New York dispatch Of tie nth
inst. says: The great storm which
has been raging along the coast, con.
tinues, and word comes from Coney Island
that the tide this morning was higher
than last night. The guests OF the 2
haitian Beach and Oriental hotels were
prisoned by water, and the West End
hotel was submerged. Tho beach at Man.
haitian has been washed away.
The mammouth bathing pavilion b.
longing to Manhattan Beach 10 going
down before the laundering waves The
old marine railway structure wa carried
away early to-day and taken with an
awful crash over the new marine railway
fully 800 feet inland, carrying the latter
away bodily and o%verturning and smash.
ing cars like kindling.wood. The old
Brighton Beach bathing pavilion followed
II with a deatening crash and then driftsd
force against che now bath house, tearing
part Of that away. The Brighton Beach
hotel 10 surrounded BY over two feet OF
water. Fully 10V feet Of the lawn In
front Of the hotel has been eaten away
since last night and from indications early
to-day It will all b gone before night.
The Brighton Beach railroad Il submerged.
The storm has caused great damage
along the coast OF Long island. At Rock.
away Beach the tide reached an unparal.
leled height. Bathing houses were washed
away and the wave broke In on tho
verandas OF the hotels. The short stretch
Of railroad running between Rockaway
Beach, Arverne, and Far Rockaway was
submerged, . portion Of It was under
mined, and the trains had to bs discon-
tinued. A bridge between Arverns and
Rockaway Beach was carried away. All
covered with water. Scarcely anything
could be seen OF Hog Island to-day at high
tide. All the buildings on the island had
been washed away. Fire island and Oak
island were cut of from all comnunica-
tion with the mainland by boat or tele-
graph. From the Babylon shore great
waves could be seen breaking over both
islands.
The new Morgan line steamer Elmar has
arrived from New Orleans. The storm
struck her on Monday night about ono
mile north Of Cape Hettsras. From that
time till she almost reached Sandy Hook
she steamed In the teeth Of . most terrific
storm. Heavy wAv dashed the sides Of
the steamer and broke clear over her
deck. At one time the waves arose clear
to the top of hsr smokestacks, which stand
forty-five feet out Of the water. Tho
smokestacks looked like gigantic frosted
cakes as she came into the harbor. They
were covered with salt. Capt. E. A. Hor-
tor and First Officer B.. A. Benson said
they have witnessed during the last four.
teen years. At times they could not SEQ
the ships length. It was impossible to
take any observations from the time Cape
Hatteras was reached until the vessel
arrived near the bar. The officers had to
depend upon their knowledge OF the course
N b %soundings made.
The Wisconsin and the California had
similar experiences. Both secured pilots
with the greatest difficulty. The Califor.
MAS llfeboat was upset and Chief Officer
Knuth, Two seamen, and the pilot were
saved by life lines.
Postmaster Chester Of Sea Isle City
made his way to the mainland and reports
things in very bad shape there. The sea
wall which was built to protect the place
from the see has been destroyed. About
fifteen houses have been washed away, in
house, and the Shakespeare hotel. The
Continental hotel, which is the largest and
most important hotel there, is ali right.
The Excursion house, which Is directly on
the sea front, and the Surf house are said
BY Mr.. Chester to no in danger Of destruc-
ton. He does not report any loss of life.
The Townsend inlet bridge, which is q
very important structure and one that II
will be hard to replace, is reported to
have been washed away. Many miles of
railroad track have been carried away and
weeks will be required to place the lines
where they were before the storm.
Loves Del.) dispatch: The loss Of life
In Delaware bay by the storm has been
almost as heavy as during the great bliz-
card Of March, 1888. Three coal.laden
%schooners, the J. & l.. Bryan, the Walter
+. Parker, and Kate F. Morse, have sum-
at Fourteen-Fo bank, and of thirty-thres
persons on board only two are known to be
saved. 1t is reported that two other
schooners have gone down at the buoy, q
short distance above Fourteen.Foot bunk,
with all hands on board, and IL this rumor
should prove true 1t would swell the loss Of
life to thirty-flve. The two survivors Of
the wrecks are Mate jacobson and Stew.
ard Hunter Of the j. T. L. Bryan, whose
experience in battling for life has probably
been the most thrilling of any shipwreck
that has ever occurred in Delaware bay.
The men were tossed upon the angry wa
ters all night long and drifted ashore on q
hatch seventeen miles from the scene Of
the wreck.
Advices from the Delaware breakwater
say that at least two-score vessels are now
beached. Both wooden piers were washed
away. The beach from Rehoboth to Lewea
is strewn with wrecks. It is thought al
least fifty lives were lost. Men were seer
clinging to the rigging of the fast sinking
vessels frantically yelling for help. The
life saving crew were po verless to render
assistance owning to the fury Of the gale.
1t was o terrible sight to witness, but No
human power could ave them. Their
bodies were washed ashore this morning
and were buried In the sand along the
water. The loss to vessel property ct the
breakwater will reach, IL IL Thought,
s., 900, 100.
Salisbury Md.) dispatch: Reports Of
Q startling character are coming in Of the
storm at Ocean City. Md. The large
columns supporting the porches at the
hotels and cottages were washed away, the
doors and windows are broken down, and
the furniture u floating about the beach,
The seas last night broke { the second
story Of the Atlantic hotel and Congress
| hall. and hura wavaa ran khrounh a.