St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-30
swept BYAT0RNAD0.
Atlantic Coast Laid Low by
the Awful Hurricane.
SEASIDE TowSS DESTROYED.
Telegraph Wires Down, and
Many Boats Wrecked.
HIGHEST TI0E SiRcE 1878.
Heavy Loss Of Property From
New York to Florida.
4 LONG LIST OF FATALITIES.

NEW YoRK, Aug. 29.-The violent
storm which swept over the city and the
surrounding country from midnight till
So'clock this morning bore close re-
semblance to the hurricane which
worked such havoc n few days ago.
Like that storm, this one had its origin
in 9 cyclone that arose in the West
Indies and then swept along the Atlantic
coast in nOrthwesterly direction. While
the other, however, only skirted the
cast along the gulf stream, scarcely
penetrating inland, this one, since it
swept over Florida on Sunday, had its
storm center well inland. and reached
out i'll every direction for distance of
more than 1,500 miles. AS almost all
telegraphic connections are broken, the
signal bureau this morning was unable
to give complete report OF the storms
course, or of its exact direction, but
from the local observations it was sur
missed that the cyclone had gone west
ward and would probably make its way
out to sea through the ST. Lawrence
valley.
The view of the bay from the Battery
early this morning was magnificent and
crowds gathered to see it. Old boatmen
said it was most uncommon, if not un
paralleled in their experience. The
tide was unusually high, piled up by the
south gale. At o'clock it reached It's
highest level, and delayed travel con-
SideTably. The water had that pecul-
iarly forbidding and dangerous look
usual when there Is a violent storm at
sea.
Big Waves
were churued up by the wind, their
white crests falling over each other.
Passing vessels pitched and rolled and
scattered the water before their bows as
they plunged forward.
The waves dashed against theBattery
sea wall with an awfnI roar. The tide
was up almost to the top of the wall.
As each rolling sea came in it broke
against the granite abutment and
sprang high in the air. The seas car
red i'll debris and. going out, left it in
Battery park. Some of the waves
mounted as high as fifteen feet above
ID v all.
The or lwd stood far back in the park.
The hlgn seas bombarded the long shed
D. the barge office, flooding the ground
DO II and rising nearly to the roof of the
Du1 y wall. No boats could make
l;ndin; there. The Bedloe's island
bool came over TO the Battery wharf at
5 So'clock. When near the dock Ticket
Agent Neal j. Lafferty saw the danger
that the boat would be dashed to pieces
and shouted to the pilot to keep off. The
boat put back to Bedoe's island, but
gould not make landing there either.
and went up the North river. The Ellis
i,,and terIy boat, ShackamaXon, failed
to make IFS appearance up to 10:30 a. m.
A small army of immigration officers
and employees stood about the barge
office waiting for it, Assistant Com
missioner McSWeeney was imprisoned
Oh Ellis island When he heard that
Storm Was Coming
yesterday he decided to remain at the
island all night, with number of the
day force, to protect the building.
There was no communication with the
Island today.
An electric wire that had been
lousened by the storm fell in the street
this morning. Two monster horses
owned by a brewing company were
standing directly under the wire, and
it tell fairly across their hacks. Both
animals were instantly killed.
At 6:l5 this morning the wind lifted
@ part OF the rooF off the two-Story
blck house OF John Buckner, of Brook
lyn.
At $50 the winds swept away nine
houses that stood i'll row on Bleecker
street. The houses, not being quite fin
iShed, were not occupied.
At Grafton street four four-story
houses that were going up were lifted
from their foundations.
Along the COney island beach every
thing has been completely wiped away,
and the roofs of many big buildings
have been lifted off and carried blocks
away. On George Tilyouse worlds
fair grounds, the buildings in which the
Bolivian Indians were sleeping, were
blown down. The little frame structure
began to rock at half-past o'clock, and
the Indians, terribly frightened after
last weeks storm, rushed out on the
beach, and falling upon their knees
prayed until daylight. The building
fell at o'clock, and there was no one
In it at the time. The big awning of {
hotel OH Sea beach palace walk was
blown down at 4 o'clock while Charlie:
Barlow, the manager, was Stdndlna
under it. Barlow had three ribs broken
and suffered from severe
Scalp wounds.
Along the beach all of the Frank
furter, popcorn. fruit and other catch
penny stands were carried out TO sea.
Electric and gaslight globes have al
been smashed to pieces, and large can
vas awnings and flags have been tori
into ribbons.
The southeast corner of the roof o
tue Sea Beach Palace hotel has beer
torn off and nearly every pane of glas
In the building has been broken by til
storm.
Tne fence around Pains firework
enclosure, at West Brighton, was blow
down, and the long roof of Swigert'
toboggan slide on Jones avenue, wa
lifted off and carried 800 feet.
The big building of the Coney Islant
Athletic club, which is Oh the water
edge, rocked for hours this morning
while the heavy wind blew in window
and scattered the Glass in pieces on tn
Roor
Razzle-dazzle, snerry-go-rounds, to
boggan slides and other amusemen
machines were unable to stand til
heavy pressure of the tornado aud fel
The cars on the Brighton elevate
and the Marine railroads were not ruL
ming today on account of the storm.
All the telegraph and telephone wire
were down, and 1t was very hard
communicate with people in this city.
The people here are waiting patianh