The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-20

Wreck and Ruin Visited Upon tho
Atlantic Coast.
= Tidai Wave 81 Immense Proportions
Followed by Terrific Ga;e-r
summer Hesrrts on the Coast
severe Sufferers.


high tide aud heavy surf are playing sad
havoc with the remaining portion. The
greatest tide that has ever been expert.
ensed struck the island at six o'clock this
morning. and Increased IN fury long after
sight O'clock. CONSERVATION rcigned
supreme eyerywhere. There X even
seen. Water IL pouring ia VOL
umes underneath the Manhattan
Hotel. The waves are dashing AGAINST
sbe mrs.c-stand aud Ii bids fair TO 70
doIn. The concrete walk directly iii
frcnt OF the big building has been tora
away aud every breaker carries tons ~
water beneath the building. I; looked
to-day as If il were doomed The balk-
head has been torn up. The cellar ~ the
hotel AZ seven O'clock to-day was three
feet deep with water and IL was still, pour
sng ia. The little strip " land
between Brighton and Manhattan
has been eaten away and the ocean and
Sheepsheaa bay are connected by fully
i've feet ~ water. The Manhattan and
Oriental hotels stand By themselves on 4
little island that j. fast bciAg eaten I'D.
The mammoth bathing pavilion belong
Ing 20 Manhattan beach is being
beaten down. The old marine rail-
way structure was carried away
and was taken with an awful crash
over tile new marine railway fully
30 feet inland. carrying the latter away
bodily anu oyerturning and smashing
cars like klndlins wood. The old
Brighton Beach bathing pavilion fol-
lowed II with deGtening crash. the
drift wood. carried with lightning ra-
phity, tearing away part OF the new
place. The Brighton Beach Hotel i SUR
rounded BY over two feet Of water,
which extends as far as Sheepshead bay.
Fully 100 feet Of the lawn in front Of
the hotel has been eaten away
siuce last night, and from indi-
cations early to-day il viii ali be
gone before night. The Brighton Beach
railroad Is submerged. The angry waves
dashed against Seidl' music-sta each
wave tearing away great chunks of il AT
every burst. All efforts TO save the
structure have been abandoned. The
Little Children's Society Cottage has
given way. Waves are breaking under
the elevated road station and fears are
entertained for its safety. Brighton Beach
is nearly all under water and j. sep
arated from Kearn's Hotel by five feet
~ water. The race course is two feet
deep with water aud the sfablemen are
panic-strickeu. Kcarn's Hotel is sur
rounded by water. One If the little she'll
houses belonging to Prospect Park. situ-
ated on the Concourse has been smashed
10 splinters. The other two little houses
are sunk ten feet in water and being
dashed TO pieces. The entire Concourse
Is inundated and the concrete pavement
torn up. The main road by the course is
submerged and nearly every street within
5000 feet OF the beach is flooded.
The flooring Of both the old iron pier
and Doyle's iron pier has been torn
up. There Is CONSERVATION everywhere.
No such time has ever been experienced
ia the history OF the island. The great
tidal wave made It's first appearance at
precisely six o'clock to-day. The wind
was blowing hurricane of shore. As
Che morning advanced the hurric Ane in
creased TO a perfect cyclone. Following
the first great tidal wave the gigantic
swells came rolling in in rapid success
sion.
Tao tide tonight was 50 high as to Ia =
undate the streets aud cellars along the
river fronts. Few small craft ventured
out o. the docks. The waves dashed high
over the Battery walls; ferry boats had
difficulty in making landings. and numer.
ons minor mishaps occurred. A high
wiRi ard heavy rain prevailed. Old
river uen said they could not recollect =
worse night for this time Of year.
The highest tides seen on Staten Island
Tor thirty years washed the north and
south shores at eight o'clock this morn
ing. The surf broke over the Stapleton
dsts. aooding the railroad tracks and do
ing great deal OF damage. The greater
part OF the old Stapleton ferry pier was
~rrrici away. Many small craft were
swampel al their mornings.
AT South Beach the tide broke over the
banks, flooding the meadows, aud the sea
broke ar0rnd the many hotels, cutting
them on from the main land. Several
bath houses were washed into the sea.
AT Leocher aud Stabb's Hotel the surf
flooded the bar-roDm. ana the verandah
of ale Happy Home Hote, was partially
wrecked.
The floating house Of the New York
Canoe Club. containing canoes worth
thousands Of dollars. Il ia danger OF be-
Ing swept out 70 sea, a portion Of the
dock TO which IL Is moored having al
ready been carried away. The ferry
boats experienced considerable trouble
in making their landing. and the cap
sni1s say II was one ~ the toughest days
ia many years on the Staten Island ferry.
A large feet OF vessels Is anchored of
Siapleton. and many OF them were COM
pesilc1 10 drop an extra anchor to save
themselves from going ashore.
serious Damage Ia New York sarbor.
NEW YoRx. Sept. iO.-The damage by
The storm at the water front here has been
very great Along South and West
ssnreets nearly all the cellars have been
flooded and goods destroyed in ware
houses. The few vessels that have put
into the bay for safety report very heavy
weather and seas all along the coast.
Many az the local and coasting steamers
did net leave their docks. among them
being the Sandy Hook and Monmouth.
which ply 10 Sandy Hook. The captains
say they have not witnessed
such high seas SO near shore
In many years. They report many
small boats adrift. II is reported that
che wires are down at sandy Hook aud
tslcgraphic communication has been cut
Of. The landing stage at Castle Garden
IL almost completely submerged, some-
ching never known before. The lower
end or Blackwell Island IS submerged,
and the keepers we're engaged early this
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