New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-13
ELEMENTS poILED AT ASBURY PARK.
SUFFER GREATLY

SUFFER- GItEAILh'
Asbury Park sept. 12-This place probably SUI
fered less from the storm than any place on inc coast
Together with Ocean Grove It IS sheltered by point
Here the furious waves break with less force than
upon the beaches north and south The board
walk suffered a little more damage last night Ihah
on Tuesday night. Some precautions had been taken'
however. and serious injury TO # was averted Inc
beach which has been the playground Of people young
and old was washed out. and the music pavilion at
the foot of Fifh-ave. and the boardwalk was under-
mined The sight of the foaming and roaring ccmbers
as they dashed in from the ocean was grand one
In the town. now almost deserted save by its permanent
residents comparatively little damage was done.
Caleb T. Bailey. chief of police here and confidential
clerk to MIR. Bradley, the founder OF the town. re-
ceved encouraging reports this morning from the men
he had sent out to ascertain the extent of the damage
done at the beach and about the town. TIE reports
we're surprising and gratifying lie thought that the
beach would be by the force that carried
It away. lie said he had never known Of so severe
storm in this vicinity.
This morning copies Of The Tribune were at pre-
MUM. as it the only newspaper that contained
detailed descriptions Of the ravages of the storm along
the NewJeisey coast. The Tribune was eagerly pur-
chased as the newspaper train arrived, and In
short time not copy TO be had. People here
who had bravcd the storm and walked ard rode along
the coast 10 sec for themselves what havoc the ele
ments had wrought confirmed every statement made
in The Tribune concerning the STORM heItdDouS'
The dsmantlcd tin roof of the COonnade Hotel
hung over the south side of that big building until 1t
reached half way to the ground. The strong wind
banged it about and when IT struck the side of the
hotel the report could be heard for distance. The
rain poured down through the unprotected boards Of
the roof tricked down the walls. and formed big
puddles upon the floors Of the bedrooms. The wind
looscned the tin roof OF Sunset Hall. on Fourth ave.
lint Il was spiked down before any serious damage
he ind a shingles
from the roof of the Hotel brunswick, at Kingseyst
and Fourth ave. and scattered them in
fragments the streets and vacant
lots at the foot OF Fifth-ave. The
big Fifth-ave. pavilion OF James A. Bradley al
though undermined 10 extent, will no doubt
withstand the assaults of the surf. The fishing pier
which is so popular with summer visitors mas been
twisted out of shape by the waves, and the ratings
on which the patient fishermen leaned their rods
while trying 10 lure big bass from the salty waters
last summer have been torn away and scattered IN
fragments along The beach.
An trains bound both north and south were dc
! layed to-day by the storm The trains over the
sandy Hook Division Of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey run only as far north SEA Bright. Reports
from Point Pleasant City told how the surf was rush
| ing over the narrow STRIP Of sandy beach between
the ocean and Barnegat Bay Iiing sand and wreck
age uDon the tracks OF the beach route from Long
Branch TO Philadelphia Of the Pcwi.y vania Railroad
Going southwark from ocean Grove The driveway
found 10 he mpa,sa9le at ne nofth emu OF thg
Of water that the water had run ont over the roadway
and covered Il to depth OF ten feet
At Spring Lake Beach the sea has torn out nearly
every plank Of the walk from Hastings square
! che block OF costly cottages owned by Mrs Matthew
| BaIr OF philadelphia up to the Hotel "lbuFton al
The camping ground Of the National Guard OF New
Jersey at sea Grit has suffered considerably from the
surface water
number Of small yachts and catboats have been