New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-11
RAGING ALONG THE JERSEY COAST.
RUIN CAUSED BY THE TREMENDOUS SURF AT
ALL THE SUMNER RESORTS.

RUIN CAUSED BY THE TREMENDOUS SURF Al
ALL THE SUMNER RESORTS.
Long Branch. n j., Sept lG.-The storm has
PLAYED havoc along the Jersey coast, and floating
tim Der and wreclage be seen in every direction
for miles The Oldest inhabitants of Long Branch
do not recolect having experienced such terrific
storm before 4 northeast gale mas eva.lcd al day
and the sea rose to an alarming height The
surf swept away everything in its path that was
movable Thus far the damage has been chiefly
along the beach. The surf has reached twenty
feet above hgh-water mark. and is still rising
About thirty feet of solid ground that projected
ont on the bluff directly in front of the Atlsnnc
Hotel has been washed away. Washouts from
two to three feet wide have been made at the en-
trance 10 Ocean-ave, and should the TIDE rise
much higher the grand driveway VIII be SUB
merged. Along Ocean-ave, between Hotel scar
borO and the Atlantic Hotel, great damage hts
already been done to property fronting on the
ocean, At r. Percy DObbns's estate the newly
constructed bulkhead has been swept away, leav-
ing nothing 10 protect the property from the
heavy seas
At the Iron Pier the widest excitement pre-
vailed this afternoon, men, women and children
running 10 places of safety, loaded down with
bundles and baggage. The neutrality-suspicious. Of
William Green, j. Il. Thomas and A. l.. Herbert,
located near the pier, are completely wrecked.
At the extreme end of the Iron Pier a portion Of
the wooden bullihead has been lOoSened and about
twenty-five feet Of the roof carried away. IL Is
feared that the pier will sustain heavy damage,
as the water tonight is breaking over the top
of it..
The Hollywood and West End neutrality-suspicious.
have all been washed away, leaving nothing but a
1.h, t,a hoa oh,
The work of destruction was equally as great at
Elberon. Telegraph communication has been
seriously interrupted between Long Branch and
various points For this reason the full amount
of the damage done along the coast within few
miles OF this place cannot be ascertained. IL is
raining hard tonight and the wind is blowing a
hurricane. II is impossible TO estimate the amount
of damage at present. At Ocean Beach Fultons
photograph gallery, at the end OF Gordon's pc
| tide. The promenade from Gordons Pavilion TO
the Neptune House is total wreck. II is re-
ported tonight that tie raging sea has completely
wrecked small buildings along the beach from
| Como to North Spring Lake.
Ocean Grove, n j. Sept. 10.-A terrible storm
prevailed along the coast last night and the wind
| is now blowing a gale from the northeast The
surf is the heaviest ever seen here. The railing
and floor of Lillagores large bathing pavilion have
! been torn away, and the surf is now running
over the board walk the Ocean Grove Camp
SOmers Point, ~ j.. Sept 10.-The schooner
| Louisa b. Robinson, wood laden, dragged ashore
here to-day at noon She is lying in bad
| position.
Perth AmbOv. Sept. 10 SpeciaD .-Rartan BAY
and river form a cul de sac from which the only
escape for the mountains OF water forced in by
the storm are the lowlands between here and
New.Brunswick. About 10, 900 acres OF meadow
land is under water and the tides have risen To
heights unknown here for years. Haystacks are
bobbng about like gigantic fish floats, and every
ebb tide brings down the river ouihouses LOGS.
RATS OF lumber, stray boats and drift OF all sorts
| Along the water front much damage has been done
by tic waves which roll in from the open ocean
with irresistible force. Several piers have been
swept away, and many more damaged number
of small boats anchored off shore have been
swamped and several carried ashore and stove in.
| The damage here will aggregate several thousand
dollars, just how much 1t is yet impossible Ia
estimate, and large part of this loss will fall
most heavily on the oystermen and fishermen who
| live along the waters edge.