The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-01
LAsT WEEKS STORM.
Many Lives Lost on Land and Sea and
Property Destroyed.


NEW YORK, Aug 25.-The fishing
schooners Empire State, with crew of
ten men, and Ella NJ johnson. with caew
of eight men, went down Wednesday night
off Manasquan on the Jersey coast, and all
on board were lost.
These two vessels were in company Mith
the ChocoTua at midnight when the storm
struck them, and after beating around all
night IN some OF the worse weather ever
known of the coast, and with loss OF her
captain and first mate, the Chocorua tied
up. the only survivor Of the three
The storm struck the three vessels about
midnight, and at l o'clock the johnson
disappeared About half past one, as near
rs can be calculated, Captain Perry aud
First Mate Joseph Francis, of the Choco-
rua, We're swept overheard by gigantic
wave The lights of the Empire State dis
appeared almost Immediately afterwards,
and at daybreak her masts were
seen projecting out ofthe water about three
feet.
The crew of the Chocorua say that no
small boat could possibly live in the sea
that was running at the time and the do
ries on board could have been u no posi-
bic use to the crews OF the two vessels.
The captain of the johnson WAS John
Connors, and Of the Empire State, Captain
Ericsson.
All of the boats were from New London
and were owned by their respective cap
tains.
SOUTHAMPTON, L l., Aug. 25-About
0 O'Clock yesterday morning two vessels, a
coal barge and towing vessel were
wrecked OFT the coast at this point, follow
in the wake Of the severe storm. Up to
tho present writing six men from the
wrecked vessels have been washed ashore
out Of total crew Of 81 men on both yes
sells.
New YORK, Aug. s5.-The storm of
Wednesday night and yesterday morning
was the severest known in years and did
great damage for hundreds Of miles
around New York, especially along
the New Jersey coast and on Long and
Staten islands.
Reports by incoming steamboats,, from
the surrounding localities and rssorts
show that the storm has played havoc
with the small sailing craft, and that the
shores are strewn with wrecks OF schoon-
ers, yachts and tugs.
AT Rockaway Beach the storm raised
havoc with the frame hotel, aud cottages.
Many of them were partially or wholly
wrecked, but no loss OF life has been re-
ported. Over 800 feet of the iron pier
was swept away and many roofs and
chimneys blown off The loss il esn-
mated at between $40, 900 and $4,000.
The marine railroad running to Manhat-
tan Beach is totally washed out, shutting
off this section Of the island from commu-
nications with the West End, the Brighton
Beach hotel grounds are wrecked and the
lawn and walk completely gone. An idea
OF the height of the tide can be gained
when it is shown that it swept up to the
Electric railway tracks on Sea Breeze
avenue, nearly an eighth of mile from
low water mark.
Sew Jersey.
Ine storm did thousands of dollars dam
age to farm crops in Central New Jersey
All the peach trees in the Hon VIM.
II Grants orchard at Middletown were
blown down. Mr. Grant expected to pick
over 5000 baskets Of peaches The roads
in some townships ara impassable on nc
count Of the trees that lie across them and
people ara compelled 20 drive across the
fields. A number of planted fields are
badly damaged by washouts
At Long Branch the famous old ocean
iron pier is thing of the past. The storm
carried away fully four. ffths Of It, and all
that now remains is about 25 feet from the
shore ont A large portion OF the pier was
cast upon the beach just south of North
Broadway and directly into Coroner Van
Dykes fish pond.
The two-mas,ed fishing schooner Mary L.