Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-11
WIND AND TIDE.
Neptune Trespassing on the
Atlantic Shores.
A GREAT STORM PREVAILING.
Unprecedented EncrOachment of the
Sea Upon the Land-Coast
Resorts Ruined.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. !
New YORK, September 1O.-Incoming
vessels are anxiously awaited for news of
the great storm at sea, which has been
raging during the past few days. That it
has been the worst of recent years is
made evident by the high tides and storm
waves which have done such great dam
age along the coast. In this city the GEL
lars and first floors of buildings along the
water frontage were all flooded this
morning, and ferryboats had difficulty in
getting into the slips.
Reports of great damage done at high
tide last night all along the coast are
coming in and as the tide this morning was
higher than last night, it is evident there
is an enormous loss of property. Along
the New Jersey coast the low beaches are
submerged and railroad tracks injured.
Thousands of spectators watchedithe surf,
which was the widest and highest known
in years.
ATLANTIC CITY CUT OFF.
Atlantic City is completely cut off from
the main land, and many bathing houses
are ground up into kindling wood. Sew
eral pavilions were lifted bodily from the
pilings and carried away.
Reports from Coney Island show that
this is the worst encroacbment of the sea
ever known there. All night long the
waves dashed over the breakwater. At
Manhattan and Brighton Beach there
was q tremendous roar. The marine
railway between the two places was en-
tirely swept away. This morning there
was not vestige left of the esplanade in
front of the Manhattan hotel, and the
tide flows in and out of the basement of
the building.
In this city some of the piers are en-
tirely covered by the tide. Some places
usually twelve feet above high water are
licked by the angry waves. The bay and
rivers are exceedingly turbulent, owing
to the high wind. Sailors say it is the
greatest food in twenty years.
FEARS FOR OCEAN STEAMERS.
The storm is believed to have been
right in the track of the ocean steamers
it is feared that some of them, including
the City of New York and Teutonic, have
suffered. Telegraphic communication to
Sandy Hook is cut off. The outside har-
Dor is 90 rough and the weather 80 thick
that boats dare not venture out. Word
comes from Coney Island that the tide
WAS higher this morning than last night.
The Manhattan Beach and Oriental
hotels are flooded to the doors and the
occupants are unable to leave. The
West End Hotel 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 the
Manhattan Beach hotel has been beaten
down by the laundering waves. The old
marine railway was carried away early
| today, and taken with an awful crash
over the new marine railway, fully 300
feet inland, carrying the latter away
bodily, overturning and smashing the
cars like kindling wood. The old
Brighton Beach bathing pavilion fol-
lowed with adeafening crash, and drifted
with herculean force against the new
bath house, tearing part of that away.
The Brighton Beach hotel is surrounded
by over two feet of water. One hundred
feet of the lawn in front of the hotel has
been eaten away since last night, and
will all be gone before tonight. The
Brighton Beach railway is submerged.
No trains are running.
REPORTS FROM UP THE HUDSON
Show that the tide today was the high
est for many years. At Poughkeepsie
the water covered the docks for nearly
100 feet from the usual waters edge. A
severe storm is raging along the river to-
night.
A strong northweHterly gale and the
high tides that have been prevailing for
the last two days have caused great dam
age along the coast of Long island. At
Rockaway Beach the tide reached an un-
paralleled height today. The bathing
houses we're washed away, and the
waves broke in on the verandas of the
hotels. The short stretch of railroad
running between Rockaway Beach, Ar
verne and Far Rockaway was sub.
merged. A portion of it was under.
mined, and the trains had to be- discon-
tinued. The bridge between Arverne
and Rockaway Beach was carried away.
All the small islands in Jamaica bay
were covered with water. Scarcely any,
thing could be seen of Hog island at
high tide. All the buildings on the
island have been washed away. Fire
island and Oak island were cut off from
all communication with the mainland by
boat or telegraph. From the BABYLON
shore great waves could be seen breaking
over both islands during the afternoon,
and it was rumored that four cottages.
occupied by families from Babylon. had
been carried away. An effort was made
to send boat from Babylon to the as.
sistance Of the occupants of the cottages,
but the boat was beaten back by the
wind and tide. At late hour no definite
news has been received concerning their
fate.
Sag Harbor was flooded. Water Gov.
cred the Long Island railroad tracks and |
yard. All the towns along the shore re- |
port more or less damage, and ali craft
anchored in the harbors and bays were
driven ashore, and in some instances /
completely destroyed. Telegraph and
telephone lines are down ali over the
island.
THE STORM CONTINUES.
The storm which had been raging all
day continued during the night. Tie
waves at the Battery swept over the wall
into the street. Never in the memory
If the Oldest inhabitants has the tide ran
30 high. 1t crept tonight up to the
level of the streets. East and North
rivers are almost deserted, and none Of
he smaller craft seem inclined to VEN
;ure out. The high tide created sad |
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