New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-25
HIGH WATERS ON THE COAST.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AT THE SEAsHokD
TOWNS IN NEwJERSEY.
SEVERITY OF THE STORM At sEASRi0n1'
GAxILEE, MONMOUTH BEACH, LONG
BRANCH AND AsBURY PARK-A
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Asoury Park, N. J., Oct 24.-There WIS pu' -
sbatement to-day OF the terrific storm that SCI IN As
tho Eew-Jersey sesshore towns yesterday >se.ho'n
An Day to-day the wind howled and ragged ana oio" ~
the rate OF sixty miles hour The order sent out
terday by Superintendent j. G. W. Havens oil tho liz
States LneSaving Stations to double the ps1rois 1e
the shore last night and keep . sharp lookout for
had but little effect, Is the men could not n'AA '
progress in face of such Q storm they encounters.
This Is the severes storm have seen In tiie
years that have patrolled the beach, said one VI ',o
Grew Of Lfe-Saving Station No. to-day. 80
supposed to look out for wrecks and warn vessel. "
any impending danger should they be driven 'oo 49,
to the shore, but instead Of looking out for
night had to look cut for myself to Keep iFop -
bodily carried away This was the eApse 7,
nearly all the patrolmen OF the various sOauon' =,
was indeed one Of the worst nights cncountereo ni
many . year.
The storm spent much Of lis fury at seaorsn'' s"u
viii take neat sum Of money to make s'ou S-.
damage done. In front Of Ssndts big octaeon
the waves dashed up over the stone bnlkheau oeo 49,,
last fall and rushed into the basement OF INC NJ
The seabright fisheries were In a terrible s'A'o. 80
Of them are on low ground. When the SIT o0s
mining in over the small strip land that sepsraVee
them from the ocean, there was lively stampeoe' ~
what was laying around loose was quickly 49,.
away for safety from the ravagcs OF the ooe".A
north of sesbrtght at Normsndiehy- the-ses uie
cut into the BLUM and made clean sweep seNo, '0
road and over the tracks Of the New-JerseJ 7ouN
Railroad. The road was damaged 70 sucn .. 80 :.
that Superintendent william " Clark ordered usS ~
be discontinued north Of seaoright until the uue 10
oedsd AL along the road from Monmouth beA'A ~
seabrteht the tracks were IN POND n "s"' -
aaoser-n tags were strung along inc roao W
uneers to run with much care. Az V~noe ..
one had to secure boat to make tour OF Ao 49,.
rhe sea had dashed over the beach and ~asneo mO
udf r1bbsh tprtuN eo"s~
,o,v.ra Monmouth Beach another bad break wsh ns~o
tp4o sbe beach bssween tho houses OF j. o. bseoon e
ntovton ,xans both Of New.York. The see mo. :
cham sweep Of about thirty lee' o' 49,
rosd and into the Shrewsbury hlvsr w ~,
opposite side. The water In the hi'uU'.
the road ives fully three to five feet seep s.a-'
On the Easements Of the houses were hned Win VOC,
a, Iorc prancb the worst damage done vas al the
,,rttad states Hotel grounds, where the heavy sur
aaeh.d into the bad break In the bluff OF last ial-
Hundreds of people visited the beach 10 "ssch VIC .
breakers dash over the big iron pier. Az Meh 49,.
the breakers dashed fully three feet over tbe pier,
AZ ordinary tide is twenty feet above msn-"sOi
onsiderable planRing on the GIN VI sA' r'
M and carried ont to sea.
rh. nort,oo on the promenade that yet renamed UNI
a.mooad at Asbury Park badly wrecked TO-DAY
At Frst-ave. the breakers ran up unoer inc pro'.N
and carried much Of 1t away. Nv 49,.
N. hath houses were undermined and topped over n
ths sea. At Avon the storm dia mucn aAmass.
rha h,ah tide IN shark River was the oisg~e
.. rroun snhonoids boatrhouse was carried
80 And number of smsp boats noated out 10 sea-
The ta,eeraph wires are down from SANDY HOO.
~ s.ahrieht and no information can DC socufe0
from the Hook. AL the Ash ponds between hAsn
land Beach and Deal Lake have o'ou w
stroyed At parnegat Bay the storm was the
one known In fifty years. Al te sioounH uo~ 80,
are flooded and the gunnert from New-fork and fliA
ao,,ba have been compelled to seek shelter In inc
hotels This morning a yacht carrying q parry un~'f
c,a,oe Of the City Clerk Mr.. Van Brunt- Oh hons
Branch nut In at Chadwics's Stauoh. LIE "'
Tho how we're running so high that Captain tombstone
tho owner Of the yacht, would not RISK tur'ie ,
All the roadways the beach mont Of isiauu iee
are under water and tonight az msh-uue u' ror,,s
n,n nrohablv wash over the railroad tracks NJ iohi
River. .- .,.,,. t,ro
,,res oa shore opposite Bay Head. her niainn@'.
and nec1nc have been carried away ana arc Hi"s
,he aide Of the vessel. she is heavily laoeh a'tu
ths storm does not subsde she viii become q o'a'
wreck. A number Of yachts have oeeh oA''N0N "
p.rnorat Bay and badly damaged.
The Pennsylvania Railroad ohiclaiS h.u "a
uo-, ,aaAr and sent them down along the coast anu
s.,r had the sand which had been washed up sIrsd
treks removed % that travel Would not ne Ie hieheSt
me tide u sns wears. Al the meadows are sub
merged and most Of the oos,,n .p pach Tow Moor
New orx ion Branch are under water and nave
s u.u hadiv damaged Boats running between hFAl.,
10y 80 seabriCht and New York have ooen , gor
Pt .n Al snontinue trips because OF the storm Ha
*. small boats tn the river we're torn TON 49,. w..
OF G - ana dr. ven upon shore. The beautlIui oIine
IL Though Monmouth Beach. Hno"p a. .hn 49,
way xsrcS with wreckage washed 90 II by the sun SUIT
Tonight the surf IS running hsh AAu
xrther damage Is feared
,,o,u or WIND AND WAVE AT ATLANTIC CITY,
,.,.,tc City =. j.. Oct. % tspeciaD.-A severe
,...n-r, has prevailed along this coast since oaS
- ,.et.rdav accompanied by considerable rain
a, o;clook this morning the wind was only blowing
~, Mica an hour but shortly after this gale set III
-, the north blowing thirty eight miles an hour'
=. the tnlet the waves dashed over the ouBeau III
-, ,,o,uma The hotel In connection with b""Aer
sa,,,oa, landing had it, foundations badly weakneo
= .h b,ob t,dc and has taken decided lurch 70 Tile
louer side Peters Beach is completely suOnicrt
I'D charles Smith and HIS wife arc again mprSoneu
.n. raves in their isolated hotel. Viewed from uhe
in,.s Rr,cantine Beach appears TO be consloerso9
da,ed and fears are entertained that the miles Oh
ost,r testewogk recently built across Grassy Bay au
th. tbo,oughfare by the Brigantine Beach haliroo
Comnanv has been seriously damaged. The WIN
I'm blowing over forty miles hour. but sergeant
p,r,he Of the Government Signal Station. says tle
storm win soon move from this SEXTON NJ
g. ~ any serious DAMAGE entertained to night e
Snr,rg memorable storm Of september. loco, 1o'
nina had reached a velocity OF scvenN-two nh6 @'i
honr before the destruction became general