New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-22
HEAVY SURF ON THE COAST.
A LIVELY STORM WAS THE CAUSE.
IT STAYED OUT IN THE OCEAN, BUT 1T
TRAVELLED SWIFTLY AND LEFT
TROIDLE PEUTND 1T.

Bathers who like a heavy surf were in good luck
yesterday II they went to Coney Island. The gri'ho
swell heavy that the Iron STEAMBOATS, hau
difficulty in landing at the pier. One OF the co"''
broke several ropes in the forenoon while trying 10 a
n landing. There bciserOus sport enough III
the water TO please the most ambitious swimmer
and several hundred active young snen and not
a few daring women allowed themselves with great
delight TO be tossed like chips the powerful breakers
The steamboats,, after making vain ehor's I'd
battle against the tides gave 1t up for nope
less task ard landed passengers nj Nortons Pont.
This solved the problem for the steamboat people pu.
not for the passengers, but those who wanted to teSt
their strength I'm the waves did not complain, ana
those who were content to view the powerful SVEN
from a distance felt well enough repaid not to rsnd
the change OF programme in the steamboat companys
landing.
A great storm has been raging on the Atlantic
Ocean. on last Friday II playing ducks and
brakes with everything In the ncghborhood OF the
Bcrmudas, and there lively times for seafarng
men who found themselves in It's path. The hurricane
is called by experts storm. but ii has been most
ambitious Storm Early in the week II was enjoying
life in the Gulf OF Mexico on Monday or Monday
night II decided that II wanted change OF air IL
started to get It in the usual impetuous way OF
hurricanes. on Tuesday IT dancing Virginia reels
around ST. ThomaS staying mp all night to do IT,
1t recled all the Atlantic ocean in that neigibor-
hood for the next three days. and then started To 20
north. II went rapidly on Friday night il was blowing
great guns around the bermuda Islands and encour-
aged by the fun 1t had previously had 1t went with all
possible haste still further north By this time 1t had
so got In the habit OF being in hurry that 1t thought
nothing of making thousand or more miles for lltce
baforc-1lnncr exercise. Last ngrt it Off Nova
scotia, still In hurry, ard still having everything IL
way.
The storm fortunately stayed away from the coast
but early saturday reports were received cf lts
swift progress. Fishermen began 10 come into port
with tired look on their weather beaten faces. a
fishermen likes the sea- but he doesn't care to have II
"run7 tie universe. Then coastwse vessels had
stories 10 tell OF big swells and troublesome times
Later came melancholy tales Of peopc who were swept
away by the heavy snrf along the EewJcrsey coast
and on Long Island.
The strong undertide and the ground swell are
likely TO last for at least day or two longer ana
people who go To COney Island today VIII have an
opportunity TO what a real wideawake storm out
on the broad Atlantic can do to nd TO the gnycty OF
nature.
The undcrtow hns been so strong in the surf at
Concy Island dnring the last two days that bathers
have been warned 10 hang 10 the ropes Thomas CLARK
and alfred Gerard Of the life saving corps, had their
hands fall yesterday saving the victims oi the cbbng
tide. About . O'Clock IN the afternoon Miss Etha
Hughes Of IIoloken. swan too the dangerous
Iron pcr and being tOved rapidly out to sea. when
Gerard swan out and brought her back. Miss Agnes
IInxon OF No. I52 Fat Twenty thIrd st.. New York
tainted In the about City feet from shore and
was promptly brought to re beach IA the nfeboit.
She revived and thanked her rescueS. Ihe thiu ca'r
that OF an unknown man. who Ipst M loouhs ~
the iron pier and wa, brought tu shore III an asni"
lfclcss condition. lie carried To Dcvlns pa
yilion When lie came 10 he vas very Grabbed ana
rcfI.cc 10 gl"c lis name address.
(iilmOrc's jubilee at Manhattan Icdch wolnu up III
"a hl,ze Of glory last night, not mindlng the tide or
surf The ampllhcatrc was packed, wtile the hotsI
piazza and the adjacent walks we're black with people
who wanted To hear. but couldn't MAKE up ,hrlr
minds TO pay twenty-five cents lvr 'he P'i'".s
This has been exceptionally profitable season, ana
the Manhattan Beach Hotel and lnld Company
which has never before paid dividend Will come
out at least S12j 600 ahead at the end oi the year
The surf superb on the bathing beach, although
the occnn seemed emOOth enough, and the crowd
Which went In bathing IN the afternoon got well
pounded occasionally dg roller would rise up out
II nowhere in particular and knock the bathrS over
IKE Il OF ten pins. Many ol the women bath'I"
Involuntary initiated MIR. McGinty and went 10 th"
bottom oi the SEA. whence they were hsh'd om by
their escorts with their hair In their eyes,
and much salt water down their thioats The spray
was thrown over the board walks At high tide ana
sprInked the unwary who sat upon the benches
listening to the sad sea waves.