Evening journal., 1890-10-25
A STORM SWEPT COAST.
Sad Havoc Worked by the
Waves and Wind.
E. D. MoRGAN's BIG YACHT SUNK

towns and summer resorts, strandfng yes
sells and carrying destruction before II.
The storm began here early on Thursday
morning and continued until late Inst even
ing. Unlike the great tempest Of a week
| ago, the wind came from the eastward and
it blew with even greater force. The gale
brought with it binding rain, which fell
| increasingly for over twenty-four hours.
At sea the rain fell in torrents. and the
tempest, gathering strength throughout
Thursday night, was sweeping inland at
the rate Of forty-iive miles an hour yester.
day. Such waves as piled in along the
Jersey coast and on the shores Of Long
island have not been seen for years before.
Immense Damage Caused.
They tore away bulkheads, inunad ated
many Of the coast railways, strewed fishing
craft all along the shores and undid in
many cases the labor of years. This morn
| ing the water rolls along the Long Island
and New Jersey shores where there was
I solid land on Thursday There can be no
l conception Of the terrific force of the wind
and waves. They brooked no obstacle and
there is no way of estimating at this time
the vast amount of damage wrought.
/ Inc ObuaAn AkeIfsrteu ashore.
4 A dispatch from Far Rockaway states
1 that four masted steamer is stranded at
| Long Beach. The unfortunate vessel is
supposed to be the OLDHAM, Of the Neither
| lands-American line, which was due here
yesterday from Rotterdam. She left that
port on Oct. II and should have reached
this port yesterday. She brings a number
of cabin and steerage passengers and
general cargo.
The New Jersey Coast Ravaged.
| Much damage has been done by yester-
days storm between Long Branch and At
lantic City. The places which suffered
most were Seahright Monmouth Bench
and Galilee The surf rolled over the
tracks Of the New Jersey Southern rail-
road at Sandy Hook and the roadbed was
washed away at different points. At Mon
mouth Beach and Galilee the bulkheads
and embankments were washed away by
the unusually high tide. Shortly before
midnight the water covered the low lands
at Seabright
AT Asbury Park the promenade at Sec
ond and Asbury avenues was badly dam
aged by being undermined. The pavilion
at the foot of Asbury avenue was consid-
erably damaged and many bath houses
were carried out to sea.
A Schooner Driven Ashore.
At Bayhead a three masted schooner was
caught in the gale and driven ashore The
crew was cared for by the life saving men,
The bridges over the Manasquan river
were all swept away. and the meadows be-
tween that point and the Atlantic High
lands were completely covered with water.
A portion of the railroad track on the At
lantic Highlands branch was submerged
and travel had to be suspended. All the
wires were blown down on the line Of the
New Jersey Southern railroad, and last
night no commu nication by wire could be
had with Sandy Hook.
Stranded on the Meadows.
The unusual high tide flooded the streets
along the shore at Jersey City aud Wee
hawken. At Atlantic City Clark John
sons new house was undermined by the
water and toppled partly over. An ice
schooner at the knickerbocker wharf
dragged her anchor and was stranded on
the meadows, and the people living in
many Of the houses between the thorough.
fare and Baltic avenue were so hemmed
in by the rising tide for a time that egress
except by rowboats was decidedly unsafe.
General havoc reigned at Point Pleas
ant, n. J. Trees a century old were up
rooted by the wind and small buildings
and fences were blown down. The board
walks along the beach were rolled over
and over in sections and fishing boats were
caps2zed and cast ashore in fragments.
The streets were inundated and the cellars
flooded.
The telephone lines were blown down
between Point Pleasant and Sandy Hook.
At Sea Isle City, n j., the wind and
waves spread terror everywhere. The
Ocean City railroad succumbed to the
waves and was badly washed out, com.
pletely isolating Ocean City from the ont.
side world. The washouts are very bad.
A Locomotive Upset.
The tracks of the Rapid Transit railway
at st. George, s. L., were undermined Sc
that when heavy locomotive attempted
to pass over the spot the rail sank down
and caused the locomotive to upset The
engineer and fireman escaped injury by
jumping from the cab. Last night gang
Of men succeeded in righting the locomo-
tive, which was not damaged.
E. ID. HTorgan's Yacht Sunk.
The magnificent English built steam
yacht Caterina, owned by Mr.. +. d. Nor
gan, ran on a rock inside the Matinecock
buoy and about one hundred yards from
Matinecock Point, Long Island sound. A
big hole was stove in the yachts keel, di.
rectly under her engine room, through
which the water rushed, causing her tc
sink in four fathoms Of water. There
were thirty souls en- board, including the
owner, Mr.. Morgan, all Of whom escaped
by taking to the lifeboats and rowing
, ashore near Glen Cove They had a tough
time of it, as the wind was blowing hur
ricane and the waves dashed fiercely ovel
them.
Mr.. Morgan lost everything in the shape
of clothing and jewelry that he had on
board, and the captain, officers, stewards
cooks and men were equally unfortunate
but were thankful when they reached terrf
firma that they got there alive.
Destruction at Coney Island.
Coney island presented a dilapidated ap
pearance yesterday. From one end to tbs
other signs Of wreckage Of every description
were visible. The greater portion OF ths
trestlework of the Marine railroad wa
swept away. The concourse In the direc
tion Of the Brighton Beach hotel was badl,
damaged. At one time It seemed as
the whole concourse would go. Near thl
Brighton Beach hotel Gus Reller's pavilion
was blown down and dashed to pieces b.
the breakers
The loss of the pavilion Is estimated al
81 800. The spacious promenade facinl
the ocean at the Brighton Beach hotel
which Is constructed of Belgian blocks
was unearthed. 1t is difficult TO state th
amount OF damage done, but it is said
will reach 100000