The Penn's Grove record., 1889-09-14
THE STORNO THE COAST
HAVOC FROM CAPE MAY TO LONG
BRANCH.
ATLANTIC CITY ISOLATED FROM THE
REST OF THE WORLD.

Il Ah
grauhic communication was last night
reported entirely cut off between
PHILADELPHIA and Atlantic City, Cape
May, Sea Isle and Ocean Cities, as well
as all the other resorts further up the
coast. Inquiry at the railroad offices
revealed the fact that their wires were
also out of order, and 1t was stated
that they had nO wire working below
Pieasantville, on the Pennsylvania sys.
tenn.
The only information received was
indicative OF extensive damage all
along the coast, and at n Of the
offices it was stated that early in the
day q very heavy tide was rolling In,
| which promised to exceed any former
tide during the present storm. Rail-
road officials stated that the damage
along the coast to railroad property and
real estate at the resorts was incalcnia-
bic.
The high storm of the past "a hours
has done i~ncalculable damage to all the
| New Jersey lines Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. No trains went through,
either to or from Atlantic City yester-
day. The 9 O'1ock train from Phila.
delphia yesterday morning ran to
| Pieasantville, to which point wires
are working.
Mr., J, ]. Burleigh, Assistant Train
master, las established his headquar-
tiers at Pleasantville, and telegraphed
that the wind Is blowing such a gale
that it Is almost impossible for any one
to stand or walk.
The Sewell's Point Railroad Ia
washed badly, and no trains are run
ming.
Trains are running to Cape May,
with regularity. Telegraph wires to
Atlantic City, Sea Isle City, Anglesea.
Sea Side Park and points along the
shore are all down and there is no com
munication with these points.
The express yesterday morning fol
Sea Side Park and points beyond was
compelled to stop 1T Barnegat Pier,
| where the crew requested permission
to return to Toms River and wait for
the storm to subside. The Sea Side
| Park PEOPLE appealed to the railroad
company to send . train to take their
people away, and the train was finally
cont nued across the bridge, and re-
turned with about 40 people to Toms
river.
The tracks between Sea Side Park
and Bay Head Junction are reported
entirely washed away, with no likeli-
hood OF a resumption Of train service
for several days. The sea Is reported
to be beating almost entirely over Sea
Side Park, and it is feared that q con-
tinuation Of the present high winds
will cause such a high tide that the
entire place will be destroyed. Lava
lette, Chadwicks and other local sea-
/ shore points are also suffering great
damage, though full particulars could
not be obtained last night.
The Long Beach Railroad, for the
fourth time in its history, has again
been completely demolished, and no
tidings have been had Of the morning
train for Philadelphia. A relief train
was despatched from MaDahawkin.
Yesterday morning, to meet tie west
received of it last night.
Reports received state that several of
the lar2e bridges on the Philadeldhia
and Long Branch Railroad between
Sea Side and Bay Head are washed
ieay. The only passengers that
reached Philadelphia yesterday from
Atlantic City came over the Atlantic
G ty (Reading system) Road, but traffic
vas also suspended on that road later
In the day.
THE ANGLEsEA TRAIN WRECKED.
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. Sept. 10.
THE AngIesea tram met with an &C.
.tdapt on Hnpdoy rsuhf4 hot uunapso apd
8 O'Clock. which proved to be a very
narrow escape for the passengers. The
train was moving across tie meadows
at q very low rate of speed, when sud-
denly the track Slipped away by the
road bed sinking out Of sight, and
the two passenger cars and one freight
car were overturned In the ditch,
throwing the Is or 80 passengers from
their seats and bruisIng them some
what by striking the sides of the cars
and the seats, bat not injuring any one
seriously. The engine was also derailed
and. it was stated yesterday, was con
,ideTably damaged. The passengers
.ere considerably frightened and with
sreat difficulty climbed out Of the
windows and perched themselves on
Top Of the cars to wait for the tide to
recede. r
1t was stated al the railroad Office in
Camden yesterday that the tide still
continued to rise for about an hour
and q half after the accident occurred,
and the water rose over the tracks
from two to three feet, frightened some
of the passengers greatly. who began
to fear for their safety should the wa
ter come mp higher.
The baggagemaster. whose name was
not learned, started out to 90 back to
Cape May Court House to notify the
railroad officials Of the plight the train
and passengers were 10. He had to
cross q long stretch of meadow land,
and at times, 1t was stated, waded
through water nearly to his shoulders.
He fnally reached the main land and
then continued OF to the Court House,
when dispatches were forwarded 70
Camden, and q wrecklng train was
sent to their relief.
1t was stated last night that the
wrecking train had been unable to
reach the sceneof the wreck and would
not be able to get to 1t until the waters
subsidized.
1t was stated that the passengers had
succeeded In reaching Fitzgerald's FISH
ing house at the big bridge, where they
would be safe until the storm was
over and the tides went down.
OCEAN GROVE, N. j., Sept. 10.-A
terrible storm prevailed along the coast
last night, and the wind is now blow
ing a gale from the north asst. The
surf Is the heaviest eyer seen here.
The railing and door of Lillagore's
large bathing PAVILION has been torn
away, and the surf is now running over
the board walk on the Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting Association grounds in
several places.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. H.
Telegraphic communication IL now
open, and railroad connections will
probably be restored to-day. No lives
were lost in Atlantic City, nor was any
serious destruction wrought there by
the storm, except along the beach.
The greater Iortion of the boardwalk
and most OF the structures along 1t