The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-11
A Tempest on the Sea.

NEW YORK, Sept 10-Incoming vessels
are anxiously awaited for news of the
great storm at sea which has been raging
during the past few days. That it has
been the worst for recent years is made
evident by the high tides and storms which
nave done such great damage along the
coast. In this city cellars and first floors of
buildings along the water front are all
flooded. This morning the ferry boats are
having difficulty in getting into the slips.
Reports of the great damage done by the
storm at high tide last night all along the
coast are coming in, and as the tide this
morning is higher than last night it is evil
dent that an enormous amount of property
mas been destroyed. Along the New Jersey
coasts the low beaches are submerged and
the railroad tracks are injured. Thousands
Of spectators watched the surf which was
the widest and highest known in years.
Atlantic C.tyIs completely cut off from the
main land. Many bathing houses are
ground up into kindling wood. Several
DaYiliOns were lifted bodily from the pill
lngs and destroyed. Reports from COney
island show that this is the worst storm
ever known there. All night long the
waves dashed over the breakwater at Man
haitian and Brighton Beach with tremen-
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the two places IS entirely swept away. This
morning not Vestage is left Of the es-
Olanade in front of the Manhattan hotel
and the tide flows in and out of the base
mont Of the building The concourse is
swept away, and communication between
the east and west ends is rendered i'm
passabIe In this city some piers were en-
tirely covered by the tide and some usually
Twelve feet above high water have had
their decks licked by the angry waves. The
bay ana rivers are exceedingly turbulent,
owing to high winds Sailors say it is the
greatest food in twenty five years.
It is believed the gale is right in the
track Of ocean steamers, and it is feared
some of them, including the City of New
York aud Teutonic, have suffered. Tee
graphic commune ltion to Sandy Hook is
cut off Outside the harbor so rough is
the weather, and so thick the mist that
boats dare not venture out Word CONT
rom Coney island that it is tide higher
this morning than last night. At Man
haitian Beach the Oriental hotel is flooded
to the doors, and the occupants are un-
able to leave The West End hotel is
entirely submerged The water is blow
ing over to the Sheepshead bay.
The beach at Manhattan has been
entirely washed away. The per-
sons still there are badly frightened.
ACOney Island special says the mammouth
bathing pavilion belonging TO Manhattan
beach is beaten down by the laundering
of the waves. The old Marine railway was
carried away early to day and taken with
an awful crash over the new Marine rail
way 300 feet inland, carrying the latter
away, badly overturning and smashing the
cars like kindling wood. The old Brighton
Beach bathing pavilion followed with
defening crash and drifted with herculean
force against the new bath house, tearing
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hotel is surrounded by over two feet of
wtaer. One hundred feet of lawn in front
of the hotel have been eaten away since last
aight and All VIII be gone before night.
The Brighton Beach railroad is submerged
and no trains are running.