, 1889-09-12
RAGING AND ROARING.
The Mad Atlantic Cutting Up
Wild Capers.
Nights of Terror and Days of
Suspense.
Millions Of Property Destroyed
and Many Drowned.
The Great Storm.

NEW York., Sept. 1.-The wind has
subsidized somewhat but the sky is still
black and a light rain is falling. The
only steamer which arrived up to 9 o o'clock
this morning was the California. The
City of New York and Teutonic, both due
yesterday, have not been sighted. Other
steamers due TO day are the Wisconsin,
State of Georgia and Hammonia. Pas
sengers on all these steamers will I'M
doubtedly have interesting tales to tell.
They must have encountered the ~fiercest
OF gales. Reports from along the jersey
shore show wrecks everywhere. there be-
ing sixteen between Barnegat light and
Sandy Hook. The water alon z East and
North MYERS is not so high this morning
as at flood tide yesterday, but many Gel
lars and Easements are still flooded and
business at the docks and along the water
front Is still being carried Oh under great
difficulty.
Vessels at anchor along the South street
piers have the appearance of having pass
ed Though a cyclone. The rigging of
many is torn into shreds, the spars and
masts dismantled. while the waves beat
with great force against the vessels sides
even as they lay at their piers. Telegraph
wires between here and Sandy Hook are
still down, consequently there is the great
est uneasiness at the Maritime Ex-
change for the saietv Of vessels in the of
hing. lu a roundabout wav it is learned
that only two vessels had come up to
quarantine since last night. They wereithe
new Morgan line steamer, Elmar. from
New Orleans, and the Hamburg Steam
ship company's California.
The regular weekly feet OF transatlan-
tic steamers went out this morning. Pri-
yate advices from the quarters of the
health officers down the bay show that the
storm at quarantine is continuing with
great fury. The wind is blowing a heavy
gale and seas wash over the surrounding
walls. Along the battery wall the waves
dashed Tar into the custom house quarters
and the end of the immigrant dock is
completely filled with water aud the land
ing agents Office was submerged The
plDfall his morning was sixty one hun
deths of an inch.
The steamship California from Ham
burg which arrived at 9 a. IN Sept. 9,
encountered a hurricane from the west
shifting TO north and working to east and
northeast. OF Georges banks it blew
with terrific force from east TO northeast.
They mad the greatest difficulty in getting
u pilot on board The boat upset and
the pilot and three men were thrown into
the raging sea. They we're rescued when
almost exhausted
LEwEs. Del Sept. ll.-There are
seventeen vessels ashore here with "a full
score more fast drawing upon the break
ers. The crews of sixteen of the wrecked
vessels are now at the Virdiu house being
cared for. A three masted schooner is
ashore outside the inner bay and going to
pieces with a crew ui ten men clingine to
the rigSIag. The lines which the lie.
saving crew shut over her are tangled in
such a manner as to make il impossible
to send cut the CIR. No human power
can save The sailors. If the wind con-
tlnueV allowing as now for ten hours not a
slngle\ Il Of the sixty remaining in the
harborl i'll be afoat. Both wooden piers
have been destroyed.
SALISBURY, Md Sept. ll.-Reports
OF u startling character are coming in OF
the storm at Ocean City, Md. though
the office there is unuccupied. The large
columns supporting the porches at the no
tells and cottages are washed away. the
doors and windows are broker down and
the furniture is floating about the beach
The seas last night were breaking TO the
second story oi 'he Atlantic hotel and Con
Vress Lal aud huge waves we're running
through the hotels six feet deep. The
furniture is floating in the rooms. There
is not II vestige oil a bath house On the
bra,h
The lille saving station was damaged
and the crew were preparing To desert 1t
last night y special train was sent over
last night Ia rescue the dwtllers on the
beach. The work was ACCOMPLISHED by a
large number of 3 out men jpining hau1s
and wadlng through the water waist deep.
They brought the LADIES' to the cars one
by enc. seated on joined hands In this
way all were saved. 1t Was a p~cri,ous un
dertaking aud several times the rescucrs
were knocked down. Mr. Stokes, one
ut'the resculng party, was washed ont to
TO sea, but III incoming wave threw hun
back and he was save'i.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Il.-Superin-
tendent Dayton of the West Jersey X
Camden x Atlantic railroad was seen
to Eight hy an Associated Press represen
tative and Was able to rive a favorable r.
port II, to the condition of affairs at At
lantic City. When the tide receded
this afternoon gangs Of men made their
way from Pleasantville almost into Allan
tic City over the Camden 4 Atlantic
railroad. Telegraph communication was
at the same time established to within a
snort distance of the water hound city
and reports received showed that place tt
-bo in much better shape than had been
anticipated.
Wild rumors had gained circulation
here to the effect that a confederation was
Aging there. Dayton. who is informed,
ays half a dozen shanties on the beach at
Dc extreme southern end CT the island
1ere all hat burned. The damage cannot
very great. Communications were
30 hal indirectly this afternoon with Sea-
light City Postmaster Chester of that
place madchts-way to the mainland and