Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-12


ami doing oons,isfSo!e damage to cot
tage property. There is no railway com
munioation with Ocean City, aud pas
sengers for that place are Obliged to re-
main here until the railroad, which is
badly washed away, can be repaired and
train service resumed.
DAMAGE AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.
NEWPORT, Il. l., Sept. Thu sea is
verv high to-day. The surf has broken
across the cliff walk in places aud at high
tide this morning the bathing beach
broke away across the roadhed into Eas-
tnn's pond. Ths shingles wsre stripped
of the pavilion in places aud water in-
vaded the dining room and waiting room,
bus did no serious damage Inc bath
house8 at the eaia end OF TINS beach were
moved from .he postiJuB Tha aorf is
said to he tny highest for 20 years The
Narragansett Pier boat was unable to
make her trips from here to. day and the
| Block Island boat has not come in.
| AN EXPLANATION FROM TIE nYDRgGRAPHIo
OFFICE.
| WASHINGTON Sap. On view OF the
interest ezc,.ed b5 reports OF very heavy
SURF, tidal wayea 30, along the coast
of New Jersey aud Long Island, and ut
Newport, the following sta sment has
been prepared nj tins United States
Bydrogra pho Cfies. 1t viii be seen
that the phenomenon is by no means IN
e1plicab!e, aad merely indicates the
passage of severe cyclonic storu along
the coast.
A hurricane, or ''revolving Storm" as
sailors csll it, on account of its marked
rotary character, is great whirlwind,
with winds Of terrific violence near the
centre OF the whirl. The actual velocity
of the wind in hurricane is, no doubt,
very often as great as $50 miles an hour.
Now the motion of the whole storm
along its track may be only 10 or 20
miles an hour. 1t happens that the tre-
mendous waves that are started by these
violent winds easily outrun the storm
and are felt at great distances from it, on
every side. In fact, when u long rolling
swell Ia encountered at sea, not evidently
due to the wind that prevails at
the time, it is universally re-
garded as indicating o distant but
severe storm. Moreover, the in-rushing
and whirling winds, together with Bthe
reduced barometric pressure at the storm
centre (aoting as partial vacuum) cause
general elevation of the surface of the
|
ually higher than at points beyond ths
storm area. The is called the Storm Wave
and it is this that causes the terrible
floods that often occur when hurricane
reaches land. The most msm orsble in
stances on record are those in the Bay of
Bengal. In October, 1887, for example,
the water rose 40 feet above the mouths
OF the Ganges, and about 800, GOO lives
were lost; aud in October, 1876, 215, 00C
persons were drowned by the B1oker
! eunge cyclone food. Many such floods
! are remembered slong the coast OF the
Cuff Of Mexico, those a. Indianvla, in
1875 and 1856, ror-example.
II is also common experience at SEE
!, and along coasts whers, there is con.
,, tinuou9 heavy surf to find an occasional
wave that greatly SURPRISES lis mates IL
size; two or three such waves sometimes
! occur in rapid Succession.
While it is Gauss for congratulatior
J that the recent storm did not reach oui
> coast with any noteworthy violence, ye
it ia feared that it was experienced will
I great severity by vessels along its tracl
s, at sea. Reports from incoming vessels
: will be awaited with great interest. Nov
: that we are in the midst Of the hurricane
! season, absence OF any telegraphie com
u muricstion with Bermuda and Nassau il
very keenly felt.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-The storm now pre-
!. vailing worked considerable damage Of
a the North and E sgt river fronts and tn
a cellars of the warehouses and tenaments OF
: both the east and west sides OF the lowe
: part of the city are In decidedly chaotic
j state. Some OF the piers are entire
covered by the tide and some that are usu
d ally IL feet above high water matk hav
t their docks licked BY the angry waves. TIL
o bay and rivers are In an exceedingly turbu
/. lent state OWING to the high wind. tn
!, ferry boats and general fotilla were tosse
about like plHythtngs and white caps wer
o visible as far as the eye could reach. Tn
J. Jersey shore was inundated In many place
t par;icu ariy In the vicinity OF the Standar
!, OIL Oompany's works at Olaremont.
d On ths East river front the building
from Flftleth street to Fourteenth stree
!, are affected by tho great rise OF watel
The spindle buoy on Pilgrim Rock at Nine
y teenth street has for the first time bee
+ almost covered. The lover end of Black
Q weli's Island Is submerged and the keeper
d were engaged early this morning In remoN
/. ing the patients from the frame outbuild
a Jugs on that portion of the island. Th
a bridges OF the various ferry slips on tn
- river front arc surprisingly high and tn
water has found its way into many of th
d freight aheds on the North river piers.
o In Liberty street several occupants {
). Easements were surprised to find the
n places flooded. Chinese laundry nea
ia West street IL In sad predicament, til
4 waste water being at least two feet deer
- Several fish mongers discovered this morL
70 ing that their stores had been converte
70 Into miniature tieh ponds. A barber neH
70 Washington street who occupies bast
d ment was without patronage this mornin
70 because OF the unexpected visit from NeI
"a tunes subject. May of the business me
, In that Vicinity contanted themselves b
- standing on the sidewalks waiting fC
Va the tide TO recede. TIE food was diseusse
Y by all the seafaring men with considerab
d interest this morning, and 1t seemed IL
10 general impression that the tide exceede
any that we have had in 25 years.
COMFY ISLAND WRECKED.
NEw YoRK, Sept. i0.--R0ports from Gone
70 Island are 10 the effecr that last night
10 storm and its accompanying high tide we
20 the most disastrous in the history OF TIL
.. torm.beaten Isle. Tie marine railway hi
ID been swept away. the ssplonade in front I
!, the Manhattan Beach Hotel washed Of
= and the sea 81 flawing into the basement
the Manhattan Bsach Hotel. The great
m part OF the enncourss is also gone.
y sTE.MgRs CAN'T FACE THE STORM.
Id VINEYARD HAVEN, Sept. l0-Aheavy mort
r. east storm prevails to. day. The reguli
10 steamers 10 ana from the mainland whiC
X carry mails and passengers are not ru
Ia nins. No disasters ure reported.
"a p.sHtSG ovgE TIRE RAILROAD.
Ia ELlzsR&TH. N, j., Sept. l0,-The tide
40 Staten leland Sound aud Newark Bay
10 the Central railroad bridge. The lovlan'
Of Staten Island aud Elizabeth are md
water. Several factories on South Fro
street are shut off from the city by Il