Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-31
a MAGE AT SEASIDE RESORTS.
70 Atlantic Coast Swept by Terrific Storm
- r. of Wind and Rain.

of Wind and Rain.
v,.w YORK. Aug. "a. The West Indi-
rycIone which swept over this part
,Le Atlantic Coast this morning on
nav 70 New England has left its
~. over the whole region around
-, York, within sweep of fully 900
los The rainfall, measuring 1882
hos during the last twelve hours, is
Lpaviest that has ever been recorded
me local weather service. Pre-
,n;tions of the coming storm were
4, ,osicrday afternoon at Long Branch
core the surf broke over the piers and
,.I walks. The wind which was al
ais, strong at 5 O'Clock in the after
nE steadily increased in velocity,
,"rhire a maximum of forty miles an
,,,,.,f > o'clock in the morning. The
""yy rainfall began at 8 o'clock. At
,a, Lour the bay was still full of steam
linz. and other vessels riding at anchor.
hnoyt all those which were in
rxposed condition sought safety
Inside The bay looked almost de-
rrtrd at 9 o'clock this morning. Many
these ships us well as steamships
hi,h are due to-day are now cruising
lnt4ldc waiting for the wind to subside.
hrough the dragging of anchors Of the
sraplng ships in the bay and North
P,yrr more than fifty cables of the
iyr.trrn Union Telegraph Company
scrr torn to pieces and are now lying
GLOSS on the bottom of the river.
Tbr ravages of the storm were no less
ar.rrr on land Trees were overturned
Central Park and many botanical
i,r,, were ruined. On Battery Park
hr,r elm trees were uprooted and more
h,,l = hundred sparrows roosting in a
;rI house on one of them were killed.
s kI,uy ulate glass windows in the vicinity
+ Madison Square and along Bro dway
Eyrrr shattered by the violent wind,
yliIc shutters were torn from houses
throughout the city.
Wire connection with Boston and
Nrv Haven was entirely broken. Be-
tween Stamford, Conn, and New York
Lrre we're still Il few wires left. Of the
,cyrnty-tive wires to Washington only
Twelve were standing, but the connec-
,on with Philadelphia was in compare
iyr,y GOOD order. All the wires on
81 ono island were badly affected and
n trains had ceased running on sched
n vile tmc. Railroad travel to and
from New England was circuitous.
Il Ala uashout fifteen miles from New
~ York; on lIlt Hull lluC VI tllt 1NCN
8 York. New Haven x Hartford road q
s. lrriuit train made fantastic wreck
,hout so this morning, and not train
8 hrs ,asscd to-day, though travel being
by vav of Il branch that taps the main
Il line fyc miles east Of the break.
THE guests at the Manhattan, Oriental
4 ,nd brighton Beach hotels had an OPP
portuuity early this morning to see u
4 Storm at sea- This one came, especially
A, the hotel at Brighton, too close for
their peace of mind. The sea reached
4 inland the farthest at Brighton Beach.
the waves roared right around the
music pavilion whore Seidl was
wont to delight his audiences,
washed miniature sand dunes upon the
lawn aud walks and their crests dashed
RIGHT over the veranda rails. The floor
Of the wide piazza was like 4 deep
laden ships deck awash, and the first
looY ut the hotel was soaked with salt
water. Nearly 200 feet of the trestle Of
hat famous and profitable monopoly,
he Marine Railway, was carried away
by the bIg breakers.
The watchman of the trestle had
los, call for his life. His shanty was
sweep. away and he was rescued by the
coast ifc-saving guard with Il life boat.
The storm which passed over Brook
iyn al an early hour this morning caused
great damage and Inconvenience.
| Nearly every street in the city was Gov
cred with the debris from trees. The
police report that at least ten houses
were unrooted. During the height OF
TIE storm a policeman found the body
Of dead man lying in Il peddler's
wagon on Whipplc Street. The wagon
8 was filed with water and the man was
81 floating around.
In New Jersey the storm was most
u severely felt and reports of damage
j more or less serious were coming
in throughout the day, but here,
as elsewhere, they were meager
on account of the prostra-
ton Of the wires, telegraph and
telephone. Throughout the Oranges
along the Delaware Il Iackawanna line
to Norrstown trees were blown down
IN every direction and news OF similar
effects of the storm were re-
ceivrd from towns and VII
lagos on the Jersey Central and
PrNa lines. A summary taken this
morning shows that fully $50 large elm
trees averaging ten inches in diameter
we've b,own down III Railway. Many
mario" escapes are reported.
AZ . o'clock, when the family OF Will
lam seaman, on Milton Avenue, were
asleep. thew were awakened by the
crashing through the roof of large
tree. 1t cut through the second story,
stopping just ut the foot of the bed IN
Whch Mr.. Seaman lay.
At Elizabeth fully 1000 trees were
blown down The streets at Elizabeth
port, near the Sound, were under water
to the depth of ,Wo or three feet. Peo-
pie Hoated about on RATS to getto work.
FROM the coast the news was partlcu-
i1rIy vague. The surf was high during
lae !ury of the gale and the stories
Nom out Ut sea are vet to be told.