Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-18
A HEAVY STORM.

Roads Flooded and Much Damage | Done by High Water-The Dock at | short Beach Washed Away and | Many of the Bath Houses Along the l Coast Damaged-A Large Elm Tree Falls on Hnmmond,s Cigar Store on Broadway-Roadway Damaged at Savin Rock.
 A heavy storm of wind and rain struck the city early yesterday morning. It is the same storm that has been sweeping over the country from the great lakes and which has done serious damage in the middle states. Most of the shipping man. aged to get into the harbor or in the lee of the breakwater, and but very little damage was done in the sound. Along the water front the unusually high tide caused a considerable amount of damage. A south. eastern gale always raises the tide in the fall and early winter, and yesterday was no exception to the rule. Many of the smaller boats and oyster sloops dragged their anchors and sustained some injury by being dashed against each other. The lower part of Beach street, Savin Rock, in front of the Galhraith and other cot tages was partly washed away. The float ing dock of the New Haven Yacht club was swept away and the lower floor of the house was flooded, but there being no car pets but little damage was done.
 At one time the waves came clear over the Tomlinson drawbridge and even flooded the road beyond 50 that driving was i'm peded. ss5
 Down at Morris Cove the lower shore road was completely covered. Captain rNr l1z- IL, <,cA A1no otnr hn1e in the employ of MT. George H.Townsend, said that it is the heaviest storm of the season, the waves coming nearly up to the door of his little station on the bluff. The harbor was completely closed to outgoing small boats.
 Reports come from East Haven that the long dock at Short Beach, which runs out over hundred feet, was completely wash ed away. The piles, however, are still standing and it can be easily rebuilt This dock vas used by all the summer cottagers and will probably be replaced before next season opens.
 Further down the Short Beach coast and at Stony Creek some of the bathing houses were wrecked, two or three being washed completely away. Many of the outside telephone wires are down and it is impos- sible to get the full extent of the damage. The Western Union wires suffered some what.
 In the city, MT. Hammond, who keeps a cigar store on Broadway, had a most mar row escape. The great elm in front of the store blew over and crashed down through the roof of the store. The main wall, be- ing of brick, broke the force of the fall somewhat; otherwise MT. Hammond and three friends who happened to be in the building at that time would scarcely have |. .s. TIo Vanf0 | shattered most of the glass and crockery in the house, but most fortunately none of | the four inmates was even slightly injured. | The tree was over four feet in diameter | and was rotten to the heart
 During the progress of the storm a woman, in trying to board State street horse car near Court street, was prostrated l by the force of the wind and was only dis entangled after some difficulty from a cloud of flying draperies by gallant but | impetuous rescuer. Just then the hat of a spectator was caught up in the gust and flew down the muddy street with accel- erated velocity, much to his discontinue and the consequent amusement of the passersby. Soon after this incident sign became dislodged from neighboring saloon and fell upon an accumulation of l crockery exposed for sale in front of the l eon oeo1o DoAooeA3 eLAes1AAAh6 oo'SA~A oA 'AA> valuable prizes.
 | At this point the feelings of suscepti. ble infant, who saw the catastrophe and was awed by the violence of the wind, com pletely overcame it and by it's melodious and prolonged bowling lent a certain pathos to the scene. To cap the climax the fire alarm then sounded and the streets were soon filled with throng hurrying tc see the winged fire steeds and the shiny machines go by.
 The wind and tide played great prank'
 with lumber and boats along Mill rivel yesterday. Planks played games of chase
 with each other on the river, and the tide ooaxed away much loose lumber. The tid'
 rose very high and flooded the meadow
 around Warmers foundry. Many boat
 which were supposed to be high and dr.
 drifted away, most of which are probabl..
 gone never to return to the owners.
 The osyter sloop, Mattie R., owned b,
 Gilbert Eaton of Oyster Point, was tor1
 from her moorings at the Point and dashed
 upon the rocks off the new City Poin
 park, where she rapidly went to pieces owing to the violence of the waves. Sh
 was valued at only $500, being an old yes l sel