, 1889-09-12
Fuller Particulars of the Cyclone
That Swept the Shores of New
Jersey and Long Island.
Vessels Damaged But no Lives Re-
ported Lost---An Exception
ally Heavy Rainfall.
Railroads Washed Out---Hotels
and Cottages Undermined
Scenes OF Devastation.


The only transatlantic steamer which
was tho California. The City of New
York and the Teutonic, both due yester-
day, have not been sighted. Other
steamers due to-day are the Wisconsin,
state of Georgia and Hammonia. Pas
sengers on all these steamers will un-
doubtedly have interesting tales to tell,
as they must have encountered the
iicrccst of the gale. Reports from along
the Jersey shore show wrecks every
where, there being sixteen between Bar
mega lighthouse and Sandy Hook. The
water along East and North rivers Is not
so high this morning as at Hood tide yes
tcrday. but many cellars and Easements
are still Hooded and business at the
docks aud along the water front is still
being carried on under great difficulty.
Vessels at anchor along the South
street plors have the appearance of hay
ing passed through cyclone. The
! rigging OF many are torn into shreds,
| spars and masts are dismuntlcd, while
waves beat with great fury against the
| vessels side even as they lay ut tine piers.
Telegraph wires between here aud sandy
| Hook UrO still down, consequently the
/ greatest uncasiness Is felt at the mari
time exchange for the safety of vessels
in the otiing. In u roundabout way IL
| IS learned that only two vessels had
como up TO quarantine since last night.
/ They were the new Morgan line steamer
| Elmar, from New Orleans, and Ham
I burg steamship California. Tho FL
| mar was detained twelve hours
outside the pier by rough water. This
/ vessel encountered a hurricane on the
9th inst. While there WAS no serious
damage sustained things ON board were
made lively and the decks were Telashcd
fore and ait. The California has ON
board big load Of immigrants. The
new German steamer Kaiser Wilhelm,
which left her dock at Iloboken yoster-
day, was Obliged to lay 10 this side the
quarantine over night. The vessel
I passed out To sea ut q O'Clock this morn
| ing. The regular weekly fleet of trains
/ Atlantic steamers followed soon after.
I Private ndyices from quaratine health
officers down the bay, slow the storm at
the quarantine is continuing with fury
the wind Is blowinga II heavy gale and
seas wash over surrounding walls.
| Along the battery wall waves dashed far
| into the park iron railing surrounding
the wall alongside the dock commissions
ers' building ut the pier and was carried
away, while the dock ut Castle Garden
WAS being completely washed. The
custom house quarters at the end of the
j Immigrant house was completely tllcd
4 with waller and the lahding agcnt's
office w,ls submerged. The rain fall this
| morning was siSty-one-hundredths oian
inch.
| The steamship California from Ham
| burg, which arrived at o A, NJ, Septom-
| ber ., encountered hurricane from the
west, shifting to the north and working
to the east and northeast off Georges
| Banks below with terrific force from
cast northeast, continuing TO port OIL the
/ bar. They had the greatest difficulty to
get the pilot on board. The boat upset
| and tho pilot and three mon were thrown
] into the raging sea. They were rescued
| when almost exhausted.
! SoMERsPoINr, n. j., Sept. 1l.--Com-
muniCatio has been established between
| Atlantic City and main land by means
OF yachts and steamers. a irightnIl
state of Affairs Is shown, the storm still
/ raging with tinabatcd fury, and added TO
the horror of wind and waves is that of
tire, A steamer brought word that fire
was raging in Atlantic City, and houses
alongsidU burning buildings were being
demolished to prevent Il general conlia-
/ grafton.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Sept. 1i.--Addi-
/ tioual intelligence IL to tho effect that
one of the largest hotels At the inlet was
I this morning DESTROYED by fire together
with several cottages. Al last reports
| water ut Atlantic was high as at any
/ time during the storm. Iondenort,
seven miles south OF Atlantic City, isen
| tirely cut oil from communication with
the shore. Angclsea and Ocean City are
all right. a number of houses are re-
| ported MS washed away at Alley beach.
! The captain of u yacht arrived at 1870
and reports the Continental hotel at Sea
Isle City has been undermined by waves
| aud entirely destroyed. There is great
anxiety To hear from Sea- Isle City, us re-
ports are to tine effect that the city has
| been wiped out. a train load of passen-
gers are detained at Grassy island be-
| tween Angclsea and Holly beach. They
have been there iorty-cght hours. Pro-
visions are on the way to them.
| SAusBUkY, Md, Sept. 1l.--Seports of
| "a startling character are coming III OF
storms at Ocean City, Maryland, though
the telegraph office there is unoccupicd.
! Large columns supporting poluhes at
| hotels and cottages are washed away,
doors and windows are broken down and
furniture is floating about the beach.
| Seas last night were breaking to the
second story OF the Atlantic hotel and
Congress hall and huge waves were run
ming through hotels six feet deep. Fur
nlturc h ilouting in rooms. There is
not ycstige of bath-housc on the
beach. The llle-saving station was
damaged and the crew We're preparing to
desert II last night. \ special train was
sent over last night to secure dwellers on
| the beach. The work was accomplished
| by u large number OF stout men joining
hands aud wading through water waist
deep. They brought ladies to the cars
one by one,on joined hands in this way,
all were saved. IT, was a perllous un-
dertaking and several times Icscuers
were knocked down. Mr.. Stockes, one
of the rcsCuing party, was washed
out TO sea, but an incom ing wave washed
him back towards the beach and he was
saved.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1i.-Supcrinten-
dent Day ton ofthc West Jersey aud Cam
den K Atlantic railroads was seen to-
| night by associated press represcntir-
tives and WAS able TO give n favor
able report as to the condition Of af-
fairs atAtlaDtic City. When the tide
receded this afternoon, gangs OF men
made their way from Pleasunty;lle al
most to Atlantic City over tine Camden
a. Atlantic railroad. Telceraphlr com
municatlon was ut the same time eSiab-
lished TO within short distance of the
watcr-bolind city and reports received
showed that place to be In much better
shape than had been anticipated. WIKI
rumors had gained circulation here to
the effect that u conttagrntion was rag
| ingthare. Dayton was informed that
half a dozen shanlies on the leach at
the extreme southern end OF the island
were all that burned. The damage
cannot be vrry great. Communication
was had indirectly this aitcrroon With
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