New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-30
NEW-JERSEY'S HEAVY LOSSES
DESTRUCTION WROUGHT BY WIND AND
WAVE ALONG THE COAST


AND THE sTATE CAMp-THE GRo"lN'
CROPS IN SEVERAL COUNTIES
SER orsLy INJURED-A FLOOD
AT BAY HEAD.
,,urv Park. n j., Aug. @ (Speciap-ihe
storm that visited this portion OF the coa9' 'as'
NIGHT and this morning was not nearly 90
structiye as at first feared ana hdu !" .'nD
hecn accompanied by an extraordinarily hisn u,
tho belief is general that the damage "ioue
along the coast from Sandy HOOK 10 p"''e
No., uouId have been exceedingly light.
Al Bay Head there was bad washou., ~
which the railroad bridge OF the fein'' 49,.
Railroad was badly wrecked, ana all trains On
sbore route of that road leading to Philade'pi''"
were stalled between there and Point tie"S
At Iiliagore's Pavilion, Ocean Grove tie woiN
dos,ruction was great The portion of that struc'ue
fortunate enough to escape the fury OF last VIZ
storm succumbed to the strength OF last ''e
tempest and only tangled mass Oh "'evN"e
left to mark the site of the popular pa'ioi on
bathing houses Mr.. LilliaSore Will begih reouiio
ing at once and hopes that before 'he pau '.o'.,
~ tho winter set in the work will be suihceh''y
advanced TO assure its completion before heN'
csc, rho extreme end OF the Ocean Grove fish,
ING pier for distance of l~ feet was e"'''e'
away and few of the piles were proHeh' ~
At Asbury Park only few planks mere anu '".'
Of the boardwalk were ripped off, but the hish
tide and fierce sea pushed the sand up ana Oh the
great plaza by the ton, and all along Tue 80"
front from the Asbury-ave. paviiioh 10 .e"' -,
Mr. Bradley was recalled from New-1orN, an" 10
been busy to-day experimenting the repair" ym
great plaza The wrecked schooner Mary F. ne"'
has been driven further up on the beach, ana no"
lies close to the boardwalk so that Pioi"e
NAV step from the walk to the stranded 'es9e"
At Deal Beach the wrecked schooner cons'o'
was turned completely around py inc -,
tide and now lies with the bow pointing =" e'''
northeast and further imbedded In the sai'u
At Long Branch where the new Jetues anu
bulkheads were constructed. the beach rena'"'
intact But further north. between the Florence
Hotel and Ocean Wave Hotel. just north OF broau
way there Is a cut Of about htteeh iee' III ~
roadway The Hotel Brighton suffered the loss OIL
part OF its slate roof fragments OF which were
blown seventy-hve to 200 feet from the building.
Point Pleasant. n. j.. Aug. % tSpeciaD'-Ihe
fierce southwest storm which has ragged here since
last night has done an amount of damage which
II is impossible to estimate at present The water
In Barnegat Bay was driven north by the gaze anu
at high tide this morning flooded the Town ol Day
Head so that people were compelled to use boats
in getting and from their cottages me ran
road station. the postoffce. the Episcopal ana
Catholic churches and many other buildings are
completely surrounded by the waters Of the bay
The old residents of the town say that to-days
tide is the highest ever seen there Several yachts
lying at anchor at the extreme head or the pay
turned by the fierce gale, although. OF
course. they did have stitch of canvas spread
one small cottage hoated from place two miles
below BAY Head and IL stuck on the Hooded mead
the railroad station.
The big cupoa top OF the Beacon by -the-Sea
blew of early this morning and the wreckage Is
distributed for many yards in front OF the hotei.
The storm being partly from of shore little dam
age was feared from the ocean. Last Wednesdays
northeaster piled the water up along the shore to
no hraa laSh he'd
porches OF the Stratford and the Leighton at Point
Pleasant Beach. Board walks were torn to pieces.
some sections were hoated several rods inland. and
others went out TO sea
The damage inland was much greater than on
the coast The wind appeared to be stronger than
il was in last weeks storm. The cottages and
/ hotels trernbled and swayed like ships at sea.
Many OF the guests who were nervous. dressed
after the storm began. and remained up all the
| rest OF the night.
one queer and painful freak Of the wind was
witnessed near the beach this morning A girl
eight or nine years Old the daughter OF one OF the
summer boSrlers. riding a tricycle. An I'M
usually strtRg blast of wind lifted her from the
machine and landed her her head. several feet
away. She received bad cut in her forehead
which was sewed up by physician.
Hundreds OF trees were blown down. The corn
which had not been completely levelled by the
storm last week laid low today. Although
there were many narrow escapes from falling
branches and trees. no loss OF HE mas Deeh re-
! ported In this neighborhood.
Red Bank ~ j.. Aug. 29The hurricane reached
this place at about O'Clock last night. The wind
gradually increased in velocity and at midnight
was blowing about forty miles an hour from the
southeast Trees and chimneys were blown down.
and Of the fruit remaining on the trees from
last weeks storm knocked to the ground
! The markets are flooded with fruit. The corn crop
il badly damaged. and the farmers in Monmouth
! County will be heavy losers. The tide IN the
| Shrewsbury River unusually high to-day ana
| much damage was done to lulkheads. The steam
ers Seahirl and Albertina did not make their reg
uar trips between Red Bank and New-lork to-
day. \ chestnut tree blew over this afternoon ana
| fell upon Samuel Gaunt and Forman Morris. Red
Bank carpenters who returning from work
Gaunt was seriously injured about the body ana
Morris cut about the head.
Sandy Hook. y. j.. Aug. 2s-During the hlgh
wind to-day the fishing schooner Frank Williams
dragged her anchor and went ashore on the beach
here. A small schooner yacht also came ashore.
They are on the beach near Camp Low ana are III
Trenton, * J.. Aus "a he, hesyy win, windst torn
ever. great as might have been eNpeoteu,
though thousands of trees were uprootsd, fences
were blown down and several roofs carried away
Few people slept during the nish BRIDGES here were
badly injured by the storm and the high water III
Cooper's Creek. They are the ones at State-st ana
f Hns Thn mhov ' division Of the Pennsylvania
! Railroad reports several bad washouts; ana an
| trains re late. The water In cooper '-reeh Gun.
tnues to rise, but slowly that 1t Is thought all
danger is past. - -. ,
| Lambertville " j.. Aug ga gale of unusual
severity accompanied by heavy downpour OF ram.
passed this region last night. IN TINS cily
large trees signs and outbuildngs were blown over.
| Telegraph wires are down and communication with
the outside world was cut off until noon to-day.
| Reports from the surrounding country are 10 the
| effect that great quantities or fruit We're blown
from the trees whole orchards in some places being
| destroyed. ., ....
Salem \. j., Aug. 20; terrible gale struck TINS
/ county about midnight last night. Trees were
blown down and build ings unroofed. The tide was
/ higher than any previous since 1873, and nun
| dreds Of acres OF corn and tomatoes have been
| ruined All the fruit remaining the trees from
the last hurricane IL on ana the OUTLOOK TOT the
! farmers Is dark one 49,,
Burlington ~ j.. Aug. 29.-The storm In this
neighborhood was severe. The steam launch Frank