The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-25
GREAT STORHIN NEW YORK.
The Metropolis and Its Vicinity De-
lu6ed.

llged,
Neither lightning Nor Thunder, But
Rain and Wind and the Heaviest
Downpour in Eight Years-Cellars
on the Water Front Flooded-At As
bury Park a Schooner is Driven
Ashore and Four Perish in Sight Of
the Hotel Guests-Losses in Small
Craft Heavy, and Damage to Stored
Merchandise E1tensive-Losses on
Coney Island Beach and Elsewhere.
New York, Aug. PA cyclouic storm
struck this city last night just before
midnight The wind blew a gale and rain
fell in torrents The storm was by far
the most severe experienced in this city
this summer. There was no thuuder, no
lightning and there was not the brief,
heavy fall characteristic of August
storms in this region. Instead of this,
after day Of threats, manifested in an
overcast sky, occasionally light showers,
and the atmosphere sultry to a painful
degree, there came an outbreak that
startled those who were on the streets.
A gentle breeze began to relieve the sui
triness just before IL o'clock
A SUDDEN BREAKING FORTH.
Within ten minutes il had
increased to a violence that was call
culated to frighten the timid 1t whist
led around every corner. 1t caught
| every light obiect-a hat, umbrella or
stray newspaper and whisked it of.
Rain soon came afterward, and it was not
shower, but deluge. High wind car
ried the water through the air so that its
volume was apparently greatly in excess
pf tbn not Foil q dfsffr IN oh
| over the pavements, and pedestrians had
hard time of it.
OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL.
There were nearly four inches of RAIN
fall on the record for Sept. % and %, 1882,
| but last nights rainfall exceeded four
inches. Cellars and easements along
West and South streets (the river fronts)
We're flooded, and much damage to goods
stored was caused. Trees all over the
of their branches. Central park
suffered heavily in this way. Brooklyn
also suffered greatly in Prospect park
| and on the shaded streets Yachts, row
boats and small craft of all kinds were
driven ashore by The hundred in the
neighboring waters. There was an extra
ordinary high tide, and as both shores of
Long Island is dotted with harbors well
filed with pleasure crafts, the loss among
these was very heavy.
AT AsBURY PARK, N. j.
Comparatively a small loss of life is re-
ported, owing to the Iateness Of the hour
at which the storm broke. The greatest
calamity to life was at Asbury park, N.
j., where the fishing schooner Mary ~.
Kelly Of New York, blew ashore and was
wrecked in front Of the town.
-Four of the crew Of eleven men
were drowned. The others were rescued
hNf Cant E,dxunf1a Of the TTnffnd Gfafaa
life saving station at Deal beach and a
volunteer crew of the hotel guests.
The bodies Of the drowned men have
not yet been recovered. The drowned men
were: Captain. mate, cook and fisher
man. There has been considerable damage
done by the storm along the entire New
Jersey coast
The loss at Asbury park will reach
$4,000, and as much more as Ocean
Grove.
The tug boat Gen. Humphrey in the
service Of the government and engaged in
surveying, is sunk at Atlantic Highlands
Her crew was rescued only few minutes
before she foundered.
Long Island, for its entire length. suf-
fered heavily on the shore as well as
on the water, number of vessels in
New York harDor were in collision
during the storm, but none were sunk
MAN DROWNED IN A WAGON.
During the height of the storm po-
liceman found the body OF dead man
lying in a peddler's wagon on Whipple
street, Brooklyn. Tho wagon was filled
with water and the body was floating
around. He had probably gone to sleep
there.
The Boston mails were six hours late in
arriving in this city to-day. The delay
was occasioned by washout in the New
York and New Haven railroad at Mount
Vernon n. Y. Mails from other places
were from one to two hours late on ac-
count Of last nights rain.
Damage to Coney Islands resorts viii
reach far into the hundred thousands,
From Norton s, on the western end of
the island, to Point Breeze. on the
exreme east, the beach is full of wreck
age and scenes of disater, which tell the
story Of n terrible night far better than
could words.
BATHING HOUSES DEMOLISHED.
AT West Brighton three rows of bathing
houses were torn from their foundations
and distributed along the beach and car
ried out to sea. Small buildings were
overturned, and there was a general
wreckage of sheds merry-go rounds and
other places of amusement The rOadbed
of the Marine railroad was washed out,
the rail twisted and the cars more or less
wrecked. Nearly all the guests deserted
Brighton Beach hotel this morning, ter
rified by their experience Of last night.
Neighboring towns in New Jersey all
suffered in the same manner as did Long
Island Up the Hudson, mountain
streams that had been dry for month
are perfect torrents to-day
ON THE JERSEY SHORE.