The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-11
Incoming and Outward Bound
Ocean Vessels.
People at Atlantic City Cut on From
Escape Telegraph and Telephone
Communication Interrupted.
Terrible Storm In Eastern
Pennsylvania Yesterday.

and storm waves, which have done sue
great damage along the coast. In thj
city the cellars and first floors OF built
ings along the water front are all foode
this morning, Reports Of great damag
done by the storm at high tide last nigh
all along the coast are coming in, an
as the tide this morning was highertha
last night, 1t is evident that an enormou
amount Of damage TO property has bee
done there. Along the New Jerse
coasts, the low beaches were submerge,
and the railroad tracks were injured
Thousands OF spectators watched til
surf, which was the widest aud highes
known in years.
Atlantic City was completely cut oi
from the main land. Much OF the boart
walk and many bathing houses hay,
been ground up into kindling wood
Several payilions have been lifted bodil!
from their pilings and destroyed.
Reports from Coney Island show tia
the storm was the worst ever know
there and oil night long the waves dash
ed over the breakwater at Manhattan
and Brighton Beach with tremendous
roar. The marine railway between thu
two places was entirely swept away
This morning not a vestige Is left OF the
esplanade in front OF the Manhattan ho
tel and the tide flows in and out Of the
hauamant ~ thu hni1dinu
AT NEW YORK CITY.
In this city some OF the piers are en-
tirely covered by the tide and some that
are usually twelve feet above high water
mark have their docks licked by the an
cry waves. The bay and rivers are in an
exceeding turbulent state owing to tue
high winds. The ferry boats and gen.
eral tiotilla were tossed about Ike play
things and white caps were visible as
far as the eye could reach. The Jersey
shore was inundated in many plAces,
particularly in the vicinity OF the stand.
ard Oil Uompany's works at Claiemont,
On the East river front the buildings
from Fiftieth to Fourteenth street aie
flooded In the great rise oi water. The
dock opposite Eiitieth street, which has
always been visible In OK.
tremo high tide, is now beneath the
water aud the spindle buoy on Pilgrim
Rock at Nineteenth street has for the
lrst time been almost covered. The
lower end OF Blackwell's1sland is sub.
merged and the keepers were engaged
early this morning III removing the pa.
tients from the frame outbuiIdings In
that portion Of the island.
Tho food was discussed by all the
men with considerable inter.
est this morning, and it seemed the
general impression that the tide exceed
ed anything that we have had in twen-
ty.tive years.
The storm raging over the country To.
day originated about five hundred miles
of the shore in the Atlantic. Incoming
steamships will probably bring inter.
esting intelligence Of It's effects at sea.
No vessel had arrived up to to-day noon.
The ocean racers, City OF New York and
Teuton, looked for here tomorrow, it Is
feared will have 10 bear the brunt OF the
gale, The calculations OF both the hy.
and signal service officers here
are that the storm is unusually severe
outside. 1t is right in the path Of the
European steamships.
GREAT ANXIETY.
The gale struck the New England
coast with great severity and subse.
euently came thunderingalong the Long
Island shore. At Rock Island last night
the wind blew with great force, making
the velocity at one time sixty-iour miles
an hour. OF the Long Island shore,
however, only thirty.two miles an hour
was registered. ALI telegraphic commit.
nication between here and Sandy Hook
10 destroyed by the storm 80 that what
disabled vessels, II any, have run into
port since 8 o'clock this morning cannot
be learned. The Sandy Hooks boats
have been compelled 10 tie up for the
day. The Sandy Hook came up this
morning, but dares not venture 10 re.
turn. The Monmouth which left here
for that point at 8 o'clock this morning
was unable to make landing In Conse.
quenCe Of the high seas, and was obliged
to bring her passengers back. On the
return trip the craft Jared badly and the
waves washed clean over 1t. The greater
portion Of the guard rails were carried
away. A dispatch TO the Maritime OK.
change states that the steamer Atlantic
from Montlgo Bay was the only vessel
to come into port up To 8 o. III, Tile
wind at Sandy Hook was blowinga a gale
and the atmosphere was thick and ioggy
~ LATER REPoRTs.
Word comes from coney Island thai
tue tide was higher this morning thar
last evening. This morning the Man'
haitian Beach Hotel was flooded 10 the
doors. The occupants were unable Il
leave. The guests oi tho Oriental Hote
were Imprisoned. In the same way The
West End Hotel Is submerged aud
the water 10 flowing over 10 sheopsheat
Bay. The beach At Manhattan has beer
entirely washed away, and the person.
gtill there are badly frightened.
A COnBy Island special 10 the Ttltgfdn
lAlUA AhV AANmh0tA bnbhNhH HNVlllul
belonging 10 the Manhattan beach Il
beaten BY the laundering waves, The
old Marine Railway structure was car
rled away early to-day, aud was tAker
With an awful Ctaah over the new Ma
tlne Hallway fully 400 feet inland, car
rylng the latter away bodily and over
tutning and gmabhing the cars like kind
ling wood. The old brighton Beach
bathing pavilion followed II With
dpaienIng crash, and then DRIFT WOO,
was carried With lightning faplllly AMI
hetGulean force against the new ball
house aud tearing part Of II away. TIL
Brighton Beach Hotel ID surrounded b,
over two feet Of water fully 100 foot q
the lawn In front Of tile hotel hAs bCel
beaten away aimee last evening 1h
Brighton Beach railroad IL Subiasfge,l
W rms HUDSON,
Reports from up tile Hudson shot
that the tide to-day was the hlgheEt "a
lmanyyeatA Az pouShkeOPsle the wat'