New-York tribune., 1891-10-14
DAMAGE WROUGHT FROM SANDY HOOK TO
CAPE MAY POINT.
THE BEACH CUT AWAY IN MANY PLACES IN THE
REGION OF OCEAN GROVE AND LONG
BRANCH - Mr.. WANAMAKER'S
COTTAGE THREATENED.
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Asbury Park n J., Oct. f3.-The heavy northeast
storm which has ragged along the New-Jersey COAST
since early last night has caused considerable damage
from Sandy Hook Point to below Seaside Park Ihe
wind blew with velocity Of fOrtylve miles An hour
on shore nearly all night Shortly before daylight II
increased in fury until it was blowing at the rate OF
nearly seventy miles hOur. The waves ran heher
than at any time since the big storm of September TWO
wears ago-so nigh that they washed over the outer
end Of the fishing pier at Asbury Park The surf ran
over the beach at the foot OF Deal Lake, cutting out
the sand and undermining the new sluiceway A
number of the bulkheads Of the coagers at Elberon
were badly damaged.
At Long Branch the mede several big cuts In
the bluff along the east side Of Ocean-ave between
Hidreth,s West End Hotel and the great ocean pier
Oppose the Howland Hotel the surf tore out the new
bukheads and cut into the roadway for some distance
decided cut was made into the bluff south OF the
ocean pier and the bathing honse platforms were torn
10 pieces and swept out into the boiling waves
Last summer Ocean-ave. moved westward near
North Long Branch, where Richard J. Dobbins, Of
PHILADELPHIA. owns a big tract Of land To-day the
snrf tore ,t the face OF the bluff nearly up to the
east line Of the roadway. Opposite the club
house circle the sea made big sweep over into Ocean
ave and covered the roadway with rubbish Of all
kinds from wine corks and baskets TO empty barrels
and pieces Of timber
The surf tore up and down under the bukheads Of
and threatened TO sweep 1t out to sea. Between MI
Ives's cottage and the summer home OF D. larsen
Rhoades the surf made another cut INTO oceah-aNe'
u made another sweep across land between the TWO
cottagcs owned by Washington F. Conner, the banker
inst south Of seabnght The water ripped out most
NJ the bulkhead OF the big cottage owned by MIS-
william VI. Shtppen, Of New-iork and destroyed the
Ian nearly ND 10 The front OF the structure MS'
chinen s still occupying her cottage and she sat In
a big chair on the sea porch ana calmly We"eu INC
inroads made by the seetidns surf
,rhn eprf cut away THE lawn Of the cottage owned
hv M,ss Atterbury Of New-YOrk after tearing out
mart q, the bulkhead The big cump OF bathng'houseS
orred nv the Seabrght Land and Improvement o.
,ere undermined and tonight they VIII probably go
nt q. sea The bulkheads Of the cottages OF General
Ion,e n Fitzgerald and william w. shppen' 1r' Oh
New York we're damaged considerably Ihee u u
big cut across the peninsula between oe"o'ie' ~ ,
| Highland Beach, where the water is sweeping o'0f
| from The oceap into the Shrewsbury River
| L.. -. tnh, the Central New-Jersey trains are not
mnn,no north Of seabright. Up at Highland beacn
| both the north and south bound tracks were uhucr
water tonieht II was reported that the sea h%'
again cut new inlet over into the Shrewsbury h'ef
| between Highland Beach and Sandy HOOK but IL was
impossible 10 verify the rumor. Below Foht rr r"S"'
| CITY the sea has run over into Barfegat Bay ID
several places and has sanded the railroad tachs ~
| that trafhc is suspended A.. ,.ooh
At Can. Mav the surf washed high upon the beach
and did much damage. The front DITCH wan =. .-
courty ard OF Postms ser-Gencral Wanamahcrs 0o.os
al Cane NAV Point was washed away, as was S aiSo
portion of tie beach In front Of the cottage sIo
ilarisens cottage, however, dld no, SutI Ill birds
asmage S hIsd SS Il The Se tides The tracks Of
ths Camden and Atlantic Railroad being under wa.er
the company had to run It's Trains over '"o "''
Nays Landsss. N. j.. Oct 10 speciaD-The heavy