Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-12
A DISASTROUS GALE.
The Atlantic Coast Pleasure Resorts
Pretty Much Demolished.

New YORK, Sept. 12.-lncoming yes
sells anxiously awaited for news OF tn
great storm at sea which has been ragin,
lor the past forty-eight hours. 1t ha
been the worst Of recent years, made eNl
dent by high tides and storm waves which
have done, great damage along the coast
Ferry boats are having difficulty in making
trips. Reports of great damage done bN
a 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 evident that an enormous amount OF
property has been destroyed along New
Jersey coast low beaches. Submerged
railroad tracks injured. Atlantic City
scompletely cut off from the main land
Several buildings lifted bodily from pill
lngs and destroyed. Reports from Coney
Island show this the worst ever known
there. All night long waves dashed over
the breakwater at Manhattan and
Brighton beach with tremendous roar.
The marine railway between the two
places is entirely swept away. Yesterday
not vestige was left of the esplanade in
front of the Manhattan hotel and the tide
flows III and out of the basement OF the
building.
LeWes, Del.--There are seventeen YES
sells ashore here, with full score more
last drawing upon the breakers. The
crews of sixteen of the wrecked vessels
are now at Nirdin house being cared for.
A three masted schooner is ashore lust
outside the inner bay, and is going to
pieces with the crew of ten men clinging
to the rigging. The lines which the life
saving crew OF ten men shot over the YES
sci became tangled in such manner as to
make it it impossible to send out q car.
No human power can save the sailors. |
II the wind continues blowing as now for
ten hours more not u single sail of the
sixty remaining in the harbor will be |
afoat. Both of the wooden piers have
been destroyed.
New ork.-The steamship California,
from Hamburg, which arrived at 8 a. m.
September 8, encountered the hurricane
from the west, shifting to the north and
working to the east and northeast of
Georges bank. 1t blew with terrific
force from east northeast. The ship had
the greatest difficulty IN getting pilot on
board. The boat upset and the pilot and
three men were thrown into the raging
>ed' LIey we're IeSCu6u NASu allllU5t eX-
lausted.
Somers Point, N. Accommodation
las been established between Atlantic
Jity and the mainland by means of
'achts and steamers. A frightiul state
il affairs is shown. The storm ragged all
lay yesterday with great fury, and added
o the horror of wind and waves was that
If fire. A steamer brought the news that
fire is raging in Atlantic City, and that
louses alongside OF the burning buildings
re being demolished to prevent Il general
onflaeration.
Additional intelligence is to the effect
hat one OF the largest hotels ut Inlet
vas destroyed by the waves, together
Nth several cottages. At the last re-
orts the water at Atlantic City was Us
Ugh MS at any time during the storm.
several miles south OF Atlantic
)ity, is entirely cut off from communica-
ion with the shore. Anglesea and
,cean City are all right. 4 number OF
ouses are reported to have been washed
way at Holly Beach. The captain ofthe
acht arrived yesterday and reports that
ne Continental hotel at Sea Isle City
as been undermined by the waters
nd entirely destroyed. There is great :
nxiety to hear from Sea Isle City, as the
eports are to the effect that the city has
cen wiped out. A train load OF pqssen-
ers were detained at Grassy island, be-
Seen Angesea and Holly Beach. They =
ave been detained there f0rty-eighty
ours. Provisions are Oh the way to \