Daily Republican., 1889-09-11
- Library oi Congress
INCALcULABLE DAMAGE ON
THE COAST.
Only Meagre Information-Teiegra
Communication Cut OH-Hayoc from
Cape May to Long Branch
Atlantic City Isolated.

Cape May to Long Branch
Atlantic City Isolated.
The high storm OF the past "a hours
has done incalculable damage to all the
New Jersey lines Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. No trains went through, either
to or from Atlantic City yesterday. The
9 O'Clock train from Philadelphia yester-
day morning ran TO Pleasantyllle, TO
which point wires are working.
Mr.. J. j. Burleigh, assistant train
master, has established his headquarters
wild is blowing such a gale that It Is
almost impossible for any one to stand or
walk.
Superintendent A. o. Dayton has pur-
chased several oarloads of bridge timber,
which was loaded at late hour, to be
shipped special to the furtheet point &C.
ceseible by rail, for use in trestling
washouts as soon as the water retires
sufficiently to allow the men TO work.
Through passengers from New York
and other points are quartered in Pbila-
deiphia, awaiting the resumption Of train
service.
5 The Angiesea railroad ia washed out
badly, and no tidings of trains can be re-
ceived. No train has passed over this
road since Monday night
The seweli's Point railroad is also
washed badly, and no trains are running.
Trains are running to Cape May, with
fair regularity. Telegraph wires to At
lantio City, Sea Isle City, Anglesea, Sea
Side Park and points along the shore, are
with these points.
The express yesterday morning for Sea
Side Park and points beyond was COM
PEELED to stop al Barnegst Pier, where the
crew requested permission to return to
Toms river aud walt for tue storm to
subside. The Sea Side Park people ap-
pealed to the railroad company to send
train 10 take their people away, and the
train was finally continued across the
bridge, and returned with sbout 40 peo-
pie to Toms river.
The tracks between Sea Side Park and
Bay Head Junction are reported entirely
washed away, with no likelihood Of re-
sumption Of train service for several
days.
fourth time In Its history, hss again been
completely demolished, and no tidings
have been had of the morning train for
Philadelphia.
1t is also reported that serious damage
has been done TO property at Barnegat
City, though the report could not be
verified at late hour.
sCHooNRRs ASHORE.
LHwEs, Del, Sept. 10.-The wind has
been blowing o gale all day and At 9 p.
m. is unabated. The tide wns the highest
since 1867. Telegraphic communication
with the Breakwater wae destroyed about
o'clock this morning. The ospes are
submerged and the Breakwater is flooded.
The schooners Alena Covert, Henry n.
Clarke, J. u. Becker, Byron NJ, Maud
Seward, Norens, Gertrude Summers and
four unknown sehooners are ashore.
Both wooden pierre have been destroyed.
THE ANaLRsEA TRAIN WRECKED.
CAPE MAY CoURT HOUSE, Sept TO-
The Anglesea train met with an accident
on Monday night between and o
O'Clock, which proved to be o very mar
row escape for the passengers. The train
was moving across the meadows at
very slow rate of speed, when Suddenly
tho tracks slipped away by the roadbed
sinking cut OF sight, and the two passen-
ger cars and one freight car were over
turned In the ditch, throwing the IS or
30 passengers from their seats and bruis-
ing them somewhat by striking the sides
of the cars and the seats. but not in-
Turing any one seriously. The engine
was also derailed aud, II was stated yes
terday, was considerably damaged. The
passengers were considerably frightened
and with great difficulty climbed out
OF the windows and perched themselves
on top of the cars TO wait for the tide to
recede.
rrpraA utNa arI WON Ana NDorRn
CARE MAY, Sept 10.-All last night
the wind from the northeast blew
heavy gale. Some cottage residents were
SO terrified by the shaking of their sum.
iner houses that tbey remained up all
night. This morning the sea poured over
Poverty Beach, where the crevaese was
made yesterday, In o tremendous tor
rent. Meadow lands, low streets and
local railroads are under water.
Tho breakers are pounding away at the
sea wall from tn front OF the Windsor TO
the western terminus with great fury.
YACHTS ASHORE AT soMBRs's POINT.
SoMBRs's POINT, N. j., Sept. 10-The
storm which commenced last evening is
now raging In terrific manner. The
wind is fully so miles au hour, and rain
is falling In torrents There 10 no com
W hh VI HlEu VIII CGd 1Slt1
Ocean City, Anglesea or Atlantic City.
The tide this morning was fully eight
inches higher than II had been for eight
years, and must have done great damage
at all the Coast resorts. Sea Isle, being
the lowest, will probably fare the worst.
The tide, by present appearances, will be
higher tonight
DAMAGE ON LONG BEACH.
MT. HOLLY, N. j., Sept. 10.-The |
storm along the sea coast to-day has been |
unprecedented, and the tide |
8 higher than has been known for years. |
The full extent Of the damage has NOT
yet bsen learned, but from hasty sur |
yey of the situation this afternoon It is !
safe to say that nearly everything move |
able on Long Beach has been either |
,wept away by the sea or the wind,
which has been blowing almost hurri- |
:ane since O'Clock this afternoon.
THE LowLANDs UNDER WATER.
ELIzABETn, N. j., Sept. 10.-Ths tide
n Staten Island Sound and Newark Bay
8 running very high. The waves dash
,ver the Central Railroad bridge. The
owlands OF Staten Island aud Elizabeth
)ort arc under water.
OCEAN GROVE, N. j., Sept TO- A
cEfiDio nlOIu PAcNdhou alOuS tut CDhtt
ast night and the wind is blowlnge
,ale from the northeast The surf Is tha
heaviest ever seen here.
IN NEW YORK AND ITS VICINITY.
New YonK, Sept. 10.-The great storm,
which las done so much damage along
he coast has made Itself felt hero. North
liver, from Liberty Island to sixtieth
treet, was swept by the hurricane, aud
h t,xanraaa of fcrruhania atha.