Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
A MOST DISASTROUS STORM.
High Tides Do Immense Damage
on the Atlantic Coast.
OCEAN CITY is SUBMERGED.
All the Telephone, Telegraph and
Fire Wires Down in Philadelphia
-Couey Island Fiooded-At.
lantic City Isolated.
Tho Worst I'm Years.

Tho Worst I'm Years.
New YoRK, Sept l0-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 os recent years was made evident by
the high tides and storm which have done SO
much damage along the coast. In this city
the cellars and first floors of buildings along
the water front are all flooded this morning,
and ferry boats have difficulty in getting into
their slips.
Reports of great damage done by the storm
at high tide last night all along the coast are
coming in, and as the tide was higher this
morning than last night, 1t is evident an
enormous amount of property has been de-
stroyed. All along the New Jersey coasts
:he low beaches were submerged and rail-
road tracks were damaged
Atlantic City was completely cut oft from
the mainland. Many bathing houses have
been ground up into kindhng wood and sew
eral pavilions lifted bodily from their pilings
and destroyed.
Reports from Coney Island show that this
is the worst storm ever known there. All
night long the waves dashed over the break
water at Manhattan and Brighton beach
with a tremendous roar, and the marine rail-
way between the Two places was entirely
swept away. This morning not vcstigc is
left of the esplanade in front of the Manhat-
tan hotel, and the tide flows in and out of the
building. The Concourse has been swept
away, ana communication between the east
and west ends is rendered impossible.
The storm raging over this part of the
country to-day originated about five hundred
miles Off shore in the Atlantic. 1t is right
in the path of European steamships The
gale struck the New England coast with
great severity, and subsequently came thun-
dering along the Long Island shore. All
telegraphic communication between here and
Sandy Hook was destroyed by the storm, so
what disabled vessels, if any, have run into
port since o'clock this morning cannot be
learned. The Sandy Hook boats have been
obliged to tie up for the day.
Later reports from Coney Island state that
the tide is higher than it was last night. This
morning the Manhattan Beach hotel was
flooded to the doors and the occupants were
unable to leave. The guests of the Oriental
hotel were imprisoned in the same way. The
West End hotel is entirely submerged, and
the water is flowing over to Sheepshead
Bay. The beach at Manhattan has
been entirely washed away, and
persons still there are badly
frightened A Coney Island dispatch says
the mammoth pavilion belonging to Manhat-
| tan beach is Deing beaten down by thunder
| ing waves The old Marine railway struc-
| ture was carried away early to-day, and was
| taken with an awful crash over the new Ma
| rine building fully 300 feet inland, carrying
| the latter away bodily and overturning and
| smashing the cars like kindlng-wood. The
| old Brighton beach pavilion followed 1t
| with deafening crash and dlfted with
terrible force against the new bath house,
tearing part of that structure away.
| The Brighton Beach hotel is surrounded
| by over two feet of water. Fully one hum
| dred feet Of lawn in front of the hotel has
been eaten away, and from the Indications
it will all be gone before night
The Brighton Beacn rail way ls submerged
| and no trains are running. All efforts to
| save the Seidl's music stand havo been
abandoned.
Reports from up the Hudson show that
| the tide to-day was the highest for many
years. p.
At Rockaway beach the tide reached an
| unparalleled height to-day. The bathing
| houses were washed away and the waves
| broke in on the verandas of the hotels. The
| short stretch of railroad running between
Rocl1away beach and Far Rockaway was
submerged. portion oi it was undermined
| and the trains had to be discontinued.
All the small islands IN Jamaica bay are
covered with water Scarcely anything
could be seen at Hog island to-day at high
| tide. All the buildings on the island have
| been washed away
| Fire island and Oak island were cut off
| from all communication with the main
| land by boat or telegraph. From
the Babylon shore great waves could
| be seen breaking over both islands.
During the afternoon it was rumored
| that four cottages on Oak island occupied
| by families from Babylon, had been carried
| away. An effort was made to send boat to
the assistance of the occupants but the boat
| Was beaten back by the wind and tide. AT a
| late hour no detinite news was received con-
| cerning their fate.
| Sag harbor was flooded. The water cov-
| cred the Long Island railroad tracks and
| yards. All the towns along the shore report
more or less damage. Small crafts anchored
| in the harbors and bays were driven ashore,
| and in some instances completely destroyed.
! The telegraph and telephone wires are down
all over the island.
| The storm which has been raging all day
| continued during the night. The waves at
| the battery swept over the sea
| wall into the street. Never in
| the memory of the oldest inhabitants
had the tide ran so high. 1t crept tonight
| up to the level of the streets. East and
| North river are almost deserted, and none
| Of the smaller crafts seemed inclined to VEN
| ture out. The nigh tide created sad havoc
| in the cellars olong both the river fronts.
| Nine feet OF water was reported in some OF
| them before the tide fell