New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-02
md the lowands OF Pennsylvania opposite this city are
covered with water,
BEATING AGAINST THE JERSEY COAST.

WORK OF THE SEA AMONG THE BULKHEADs,
BATHING HOUSES, HOTELS AND COTTAGES.
Long Branch, n. j., March l (speciaD-The heavy
rain wind storm that ragged along the Northern
NewJersey for twenty hours has wrought serious
havoc with qhe cJastline Of the state. No iAforma
ton could be obtained to-day from Sandy Hook, beyond
The statement that number Of vessels which had
their tOp.ails torn away by the strong winds had
sought shelter In the harbOr there. The buhhcad Of
William Halls cottage at Selbnght torn orr by the
surf The new bIilIieading II of the Smppcn cot
tages torn out and swept away imo the sea. Inc
surf washed our nearly twenty-five feet OF the ocean
front at seabrght. 1t swept in fury around tie
bukhead OF the cottage Of j. a. Rutherford and after
carving II ont into the boiling waters 1t cut away
the lawn untn the front porch Of the structure was
undermined. Mea set to work removing the
furniture and before high ude tonight the cottage
was completely stripped.
The surf made big cut short distance noTh
of Sea view-ave., Long Branch. In front OF the on
Leatd Ocean Hotel property The surf nppod ou'
nearly twenty feet If TIE bluf, tore In behihu inc
shore end Of the great Ocean Pier, ana swept away
~, - ,unoo, =, ,ooror,a Surf IIouse The
kitchen Of the surf House was undermined a"" ~
COopers men removed the ranges ana furnaces. IN"
sea made big cut In the bluf south OF inc i'o' VI
C,he,sc,.are The telegraph wires between Long
Branch and Sandy Hook were blown DOWN anu "0"'
was forwarded from Long Branch by iaih.
Tho sra swopt over In 0 the Shrewsbury RIVER |uSV
south # andt,s Octagon House, at reabIlGht' aier
tearing away the bCuch .o,
Al Asburv Park the surf tore out the Deach, 'Pp''
mn the flooring If the lg pavilion of James A. b'uos'
,h. toupder Of the town. the foot 81 AsburyaVe''
sond then ate away the beach OF ocean "io'e'
Ar Point Pleasant City the bathing'hoise' WIZ
carried ont 10 Gu and the handsome paVihoh al"
observatory OF Professor Charles knox, Oh tie 'ooS
terrain Theological Seminary at Bloom'ieu' ~ 90 "N
ont into the surf III small pieces. $1,000.
The pipes Of the Long Branch watcrwoTkS' between
Long nranch and scabright, have been carried away
r,,in of tho water supply of the cottages III " III
mouth Beach and ScabriGht .,,
The GA, supply Of Monmouth Beach Is aiso c"'n.S
ont off The people at Monmouth Bedo'' "
md seabricht are being supplied with tncr 49,
wafer by a rarCa engine which has Uech prcaS0 my
service and is making hourly trips. steamer Is ~
n,r,ed ashore by the llfcsaving men ut SHARK hNo'
II f. impossible nc this time 10 compute the u'"'
done by the storm, but the replacing OF inc pu'N",'
alone will involve The expenditure ol seNe"' ""'~
thousand dollars. M, ,,,o,o.+
Atlantic Highlands y. j., March linz
.rm and highest tides ever known here are being eN
,or,opcod considerable wreckage has been cast on
shore A large vessel is reported wrecked on amy
Hook Several hundred feet OF the new ral"'S n,
been washed away near Hilton PARK, Wme "i CIV.
large steam piledrivcrs at the emu OF '''c III" '
Is Wrcchcd ana sunk In deep water . a.,
MAYS Landing March l (spccaD.-Cne vi INC
worst storms known here for years has pee" i's'"e
for the last two days and shows no signs OF aO"co
Tin, country roads are washed 50 Dauy ID ~ ~
almost impossible The highest tide for many t SvaL
Is coming in tonight ana mas oVtr d ,'deJ hc al
Gaining lowiandS Ihe tracks of the Camden ana
Atlantic RailNad were washed 50 badly Is 10 ni;."o
I ayel dangerous and the trains are being run ovtr
tha Vest Jersey road 4 freight train was thrown
from the track by seawecd carly this morning.