The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-11
FIERCE STORMS AT SEA
Great Damage Reported Along tho A.
lantic Coast.
Fesr- for the safety oG ln~ossiag v~.a~i~-
sssalors SAy II ls the Gr~atrss
storm in Twe@ty-n~~


sells are anxiously awaited for news of tho
great storm mt sea which has becn raging
during the past few days. That II had
been the worst of recent year. is made
evident by the high tides and the storm
which has done such great damage along
the coast. In this city cellars and first
floors of buildings along the water front
are all flooded, and this morning bOats
having difficulty in getting into the
slips. Reports of the great damage done
by the storm at high tide last night all
along the coast having come i'm, and ssS
the tisls. this morning is higher than last
night, il is evident that am enormous
amount of property has been destroyed.
Along the New Jersey coast low beaches
are submerged. and railroad tracks i'm
jars.sl. Thousands of spectators watched
known in years. Atlantic City is complete
~ cut oil from the main land. Many
floating houses were ground up into Kind,
ling wood. Several pavilions were lifted
boslily from their piiings and destroyed.
Reports from Concy Island show this
storm to l,e the worst ever known there. All
night long the dashed over the
breakwater at Manhattan and Brighton
Beach with "a tremendous roar. The mt
tircly swept away. This morning not n
vsstiys x left of the sspien.tslc in front of
the Manhattan hotel and the tide flows i,i
and ont of the. basement of the building.
The co,,co,irsc il swept away and corninu-
uication between thc east and west ends
H. rendered impossible.
Ir, this city SONS. piers arc entirely COW
cred by the tide. Some. usually II t'st
above high water. hav. heir decks iich"l
arr. exceedingly turbulent owing IL tine
high winds. The sailors say j, * the
greatest food in p -..rs.
Rcport, from mp t,,u Hudson show that
the tide. to-day was the highest for NANNY
years. Al Po,ighkecp''i" the water covered
from the usual waters edge. a sever"
storm j. raging. the river tonight. \
that iav" been prayaiIing for the past two
days have caused great damage along th',
coast of Long island. Al Rock away
height to-day. The bathing houses were.
washed away and the water broke in s'n
str..tth of railroad running ipctwccn Rock
away was snbinergcu and - portion ~ II
was undermined and trains had to bc dis
continued. The bridge h.twccn Arvcrno
and issnkaw;.y WAS carried sway. scatcs'-
ly any thing could he ss,eti of Hog Island
to-day at high tide. All tho building oI,
the island have been washed away. Fire
Island and Oak Island were cut of from
all communication with the mainland by
boat or telegraph. From the Babylon
shore grs.at waves could l,c seen l,rcakin
over both islands. During the afternoon
| il was runored that four cottages on Oak
Island. occupied by families from Baby
Ion. had becn carried away. An effort
was made. to send boat from Babylon To
[, tagc.. but the boat was Scatem back Ivy
! the wind and tide. Al ~ late hos'r mo- def
mite news had been received concerning
tracks and yard. All towns along ,i.:
| shore report mors. or less damage. Small
craft anchored i'm the. harl'ors and bays
| were driven ashore and in some INSTANCES
! completely destroyed. Telegraph and
/ telephone wires down all over tn"
| II is believed the gale WAS right in the
track of % 3sean ;;,; stsn.nsrs' nmd = Is f'Sr N
| York and the Teutonis.. have suffered.
| Tclegraphic communication To Sandy
weather Is, rough and So thick that boats
J dare not venture out. Word comes from
Coney Island that the tide was higher this
| morning than last night. Manhattan
Beach and Oriental hotel arr. Hooded tn
the doors, and occ.,pants are unable Ia
| leave. The West End hotel il entirely
| submerged. and the water is flowing over
| to Sl,ccpshcad Bay. The bs'ach at Nam
haitian has been entirely washed away.
Persons still there ar, badly frightened.
! A Coney Island special says the mammoth
bathing pavilion belonging To Manhattan
ing waves. The old Marine railway was
| carried away early to-iay and taken will,
am awful crash over the new Marine rail-
| way fully I'D feet inland. carrying the lat
ter away and badly ovcr'urning an.
smashing the cars like kinailing-wood.
The old Brighton Beach bathing pavilion
followed with "a slcafcning crash, and
driftcsl with herruiean force against the
new bath ho',s:. tearing part OF that
| rounded by over two feet of water. One
hundred feet of the lawn in front Of the
\ nOtel HAS thS.f esltt11 away
| and all will lpc gone before morning. The
| Brighton Beach railway IL submerged ;lisl
| no trains are running.
| The storm which has bAsu raging all
day. continued during the night. Waves
at the Battery swept over the sea wall into
the street. Never in the memory of Tia.
oldest inhabitants had the tide ran sc
! high. crept tonight up to the level oi
the street. The East and North rivers
arc almost deserted. and none OF In.
smaller crafts seemed inclined to- ycnt,ir,
out. The high tisle created sad havoc ir
cellars alof,t, both river fronts. ss much az.
nine feet of water being reported in som'
of them before the tide felt.
PHILADFLPHiA, sept. to.--A severe wtfi'
storm accompanied by rain prevailed in
this city and vicinity all day. fir. alarm,
police telegraph and telephone wires arr
prostratstl all over the city and tsicgr, pi
lines throughout the state are reported IL
bad shape. The damaging storm wliicl
has prevailed along the Atlantic cts;ts
since Sunday still continues and roport
received here Indicate the. d;sniasss. to rail
road lines entering Atlanta City. Gaps
May. Ocean City and other coast route.
very great. Only a few early train
succeeded i'm getting through. Ih.
, meadows near Atlantic are covered will
water and the tracks washed away il
many places. The latest reports wrr
that the heavy northeast wind was grow
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