The morning call., 1892-03-02
SWEPT BY VIOLENT GALES.
Terrific Storm Raging Along the
Atlantic Coast.
VESSEL WRECKED Off SANDY HOOK.
Serious Damage to Shipping in New York Harbor.
Building Demolished and Telephone Wires
Frustrated.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

NEW YORK. March mot a sailing craft
left port this morning, because OF terrible
storm raging, and only the largest steamers
dared to leave. The wind played havoc
With the shipping anchored off Staten
island. and number Of small craft were
driven ashore,
The present epidemic and aerial disturb
ance Is due to the meeting OF two storms,
one OF which came up the coast from North
Carolina. the other having its birth in Cen
trai Ohio and N owing east. Each storm In
creased in violence until they met about
midnight last night. Vessels entering port
through Heligate report terrific weather on
the sound, all being delayed and all the
passengers aboard very seasick.
Atlantic Highlands. N. j.. reports the
highest tides ever known. Considerable
wreckage has been cast ashore.
A large vessel is reported wrecked off
Sandy Hook.
Several hundred feet OF new railway was
washed away near Milton Park. and a large
plledriver was sunk in deep water.
This morning the Staten Island tide vas
the highest ever known. Had it. risen au-
other inch all the heating apparatus on Ellis
Island would have been rendered useless.
Ihe furnace rooms OF the big immigration
ouuihsS McfS uOOutu thiS hhOIu uIus. ouu ~
was only by the greatest efforts that the
fires were kept going.
The upper bay is filled with wreckage to-
day. One OF the Staten Island ferry-bOats
passed the wreck of cana-b0at drifting
near Oyster Island flats. a large number
OF smaller craft are reported seriously dam
aged and there was much difficulty exper-
ienced by ferry passengers In boarding and
departing from the boats.
Many piers were submerged by the high
tide. In the city many telephone and tele-
graph wires were blown down and poles
were broken and wrecked. and there was
much delay In transmitting messages.
The storm is still raging furiOuSly to-
night Tie surf at Long Branch has torn
away twenty feet Of the bluff in front OF the
old Leland Hotel, aud great damage is
threatened by the high tide tonight. From
E!beron 10 Seabright the strong surf is
tearing out the beach badly. and the par
tally completed bulkheadS are all deinol-
ished.
Several cottages near the coast are in dan
ger. The storm Is tearing out all the wires
along the coast. and has carried away the
pines OF the Long Branch Water Works,
cutting eff the water supply of the cottages
at Monmouth Beach and Seabrlght.
At Atlantic City building in course oil
construction, intended to be one OF the
finest business structures in the city, was
blown down. and several smaller buildings
I we're demolished
The storm Is also ragibg through Penn
sylvana.
Rain, Snow and Hail.
READING, March IA violent wind
storm. accompanied by rain, snow and hail.
passed over the city this morning. lasting
two hours. Damage has been done all over
the city and the surrounding country. An
unknown man perished In the storm near
! the city.
ST. JOHNS, \. F., March Fifteen oi
| the men driven of from Trinity while seal
| hunting Saturday last perished from expos
ure, and ten are still missing Grave
! doubts are felt for their being found alive