Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-25
FURY OF WIND AND WAVE.

This City and Surrounding Districts
Visited by One of the Heaviest
storms I'm Years-Damage Along the
Water Front-The Boats on Both
Lines Delayed-The Wires Down All
Over the City.
The furious northeast wind storm which
commenced raging in and about this city
Thursday afternoon continued with UNI
abated fury throughout yesterday and last
night. The tide yesterday morning in this
section was one of the higest ever known
and threatened to do considerable damage
to the docks and wharves along the water.
Long wharf was completely flooded, the
water being nearly foot deep on the
wharf, submerging some hair goods and
fertilizers. At some of the lumber yards
considerable amount of timber and
boards were washed away.
At Mansfeld's lumber yard above the
Grand avenue bride on Mill river men were
kept on duty all the morning to prevent
the drifting away of the lumber. Austin
Mansfield, who has been engaged in bust
ness on the river front for great many
years, said that the tide yesterday was the
highest he had known in twenty-five years.
The water flooded the boiler room at the
new plant Of the Electric Light company
on Mill river. Considerable damage was
done, especially to the newly erected por
lions of the buildings. The constant work
of large number of men was required to
bank up the river front in order to
prevent general flooding out. At the G..
F. Warner Manufacturing company the
tide flooded the roadways but did no dam
age to the property.
The storm started in the Gulf of Mexico
and moved along the coast northeast.
Thursday it was central on the Carolina
coast, this morning on the Jersey coast,
submerging Monmouth Beach and Sea-
bright tracks. r
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the cen
ter of the storm was supposed to be on
Long Island but as the storm had raised
such havoc with the telegraph wires along
the coast it was impossible to tell exactly
where it was located.
The steamer New Haven of the old line,
which had taken the place of the Con-
tinental and left New York Thursday
night for this city, had not arrived up to a
late hour last night, but owing to the fact
that word had been received at the Office
here to the effect that in consequence of
the storm the boat had given up the trip
and was lying at the foot of Seventh
street, New York city, no apprehension
for her safety was felt The G. H.
Northam arrived about an hour late last
evening and left again on her regular
trip about midnight. The Erastus Corn
ing of the Starin line has not been heard
from, but is probably lying at Fort Schuy-
Ter, or some other harbor near New York,
waiting for the storm to pass over.
The high tide at Savin Rock, despite
the high bulwarks, flooded over 300 feet
of the New Haven and West Haven horse
| car tracks at the terminus yesterday, and
| effectually prevented the cars from run
l ming on that part of the line. The road
| way was completely washed out in several
| places. A barn belonging to Mr.. Morgan
| is surrounded by the flood. An old resi-
dent of West Haven said yesterday morn
| ing that it was the highest tide he had seen
| in twenty years.
Sergeant Cox of the signal service says
| the storm is one of the most severe that
has occurred since he has been stationed
| in the city and that it is impossible as
yet to say when we shall see the end of
The wind blew at the rate of a small
sized gale, causing great havoc among
| the telephone and telegraph wires all over
| the city. Many of the electric lights are
| out of order in consequence of the storm.
| The limbs of trees in various parts of the
| city were also blown off.
A large number of vessels lie storm
| bound in the harbor and the damage to
| shipping interests will undoubtedly be
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