The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-25
roun LOST AT AsnunY PARK.



AsBURY PARK, N. j., Aug % The
Mary f. Kelly, two masted fishing
schooner from New York, was wrecked
here yesterday and four men were
drowned Those who perished were the
captain, Christopher Bratton, Of Brook
lyn; First Mate Charles Brown, of Green
point, L. l.; the steward known as oval
ter" and a Norwegian fisherman, Harry
Broden. The crew was composed of eleven
men, and seven were saved. The boat ran
ashore at the foot of Seventh avenue, and
although within twenty feet of the board
walk, the waves were so high that it was
impossible for the men to be reached
Ropes were thrown from the boardwalk
to the vessel by the hotel guests and in
that way four men were rescued. The
others saved were washed ashore by the
waves.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 25.-The fierce
northeast storm of Wednesday night and
yesterday caused considerable damage at
this place, and it will be some time before
the Branch entirely RECEIVERS from the ef-
fects of the storm, which without doubt
was the severest experienced at this place
in years. There are but very few houses
in Long Branch with a whole chimney.
Nearly every one was blown over or par
TALLY ruined Trees have been uprooted
and flagpoles broken and twisted and not
a bathing house is to be found intact.
Scarcely eight feet Of the main roadway is
left in front of the Grand View House, Just
north of Seaview avenue.
PERTH AMBJY, n. j., Aug. 25.-The
worst storm that has visited this vicinity
for many years burst upon this city Wed
nesday night Trees were upTooted and
chimneys blown over. The streets were
| literally filed with limbs of shade trees.
| The bulkheads along the water front We're
undermined and much OF Front street
washed away. One hundred oyster skiffs
and small boats were wrecked. Thesloop
! yacht Ida was driven ashore and will prove
| a total loss. James Wallace, who started
across the bay just before the storm, has
not been heard from, and it is believed
that he has been lost
| RED BANK, n. j., Aug. Ej.-The storm
did thousands of dollars of damage to
farm crops in central New Jersey All
the peach trees in Hon. William Grants
orchard at Middletown were blown down.
Roads in some townships are impossible.
In Red Bank chimneys were blown off,
and houses and electric light wires torn
down. George Writings sloop Puritan
was washed ashore and wrecked The
tent of travelling show was ripped to
pieces
BELMAR, N. J., Aug. 25.-The storm did
considerable damage here The entire
roof of the big Columbia hotel was carried
away, and as the heavy timbers crashed
through the floors below the 200 guests
rushed to the parlors on the ground floor
The boardwalk was ruined and many batf
houses demolished Half of the houses il
town had their chimneys blown off.
OCEAN GROVE, n. j., Aug, 25,-Thu
storm here was one of the severest tina
has ever visited this neighborhood TIL,
boardwalk is demolished in many place
and the pavilions are partially ruined
Lillagores pavilion, at the far end o
Ocean avenue, is a complete wreck.
FLENuNGTON, n j., Aug, 25.-The storm
was very severe in this vicinity, and hun
dreds Of baskets of peaches were blow
from the trees Fences were blown down
large trees torn out of the ground and
vast amount of damage done to growin
crops.
TUoKERToN, N. J., Aug 25.-A heav
storm broke over this section Wednesda
night, and did much damage to crop
generally. Several washouts on the Lon
Beach railroad has necessitated the su!
, | pension of travel,