Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-09-08

inland with tremendous fury. A. Back
Rock thrilling scenes were enacted l ne i.,st
boat 70 be hurried upon the shore *EA tne
Hazel, a yacht owned By j. {. Molco''' OF
Jersey CITY. II sank beneath the waves,
and the party on board were rescosu Oy q
life line. The rescuers then turHSo
their attention TO the yacn o'e ia.
She is pilot boat about my -
York The cable which held the boat snapper
about seven o'clock in the morning. linen
the boat was at the mercy OF lac sea. IL
rolled and tossed and every moment seenleo
to be its last 1t was n Tbs vacRt-aen
Jumped. but the pier gave way ana anu
the life line again did good service. me
crisis came when tie big schooner yacne
Meta dragged her anchor. oudoeEly ~ Ha9
| heaved high on the crest OF wave ana lnen
landed upon the disabled Stella AT saVln
Rock nearly all the bath houses were
washed away ana many dancing pa
vilions damaged seriously. AT 0I T2io
Beach the launch Ella, owned py Eiia
/ Wheeler Wilcox, the poetess, was SUM III
! collision, and number Oh smsll sacnis9
were driven on the beach al d destroyed
| Camn Morris. where the Connecticut Ma"
| tional Guard was at rendezvous at Nlan'ic:
was left in ruins :,.d Not one otsnd inp The
severe gale did immense damage a.
| the interior Of the State. Many fine shaGe
! trees were blown down and several parry
/ finished buildings were unrOOleu anu doLiioI-
ished. The roof of the Merlden sll'er p'''0
/ factory at Meriden was blown OH.
/ The storm fell on New Jersey coast re-
rion with terrific force and disastrous enect,
! Shipping destroyed, crops ruined, commuhl-
| cation interrupted, houses ana hotelS utt-
rooted. trees uprooted, fowl killed and roaQs
washed ont are some Of the costly results. IN
Jersey CITY the streets were Uttered with nun
dreds of shade trees. The roofs weretorn iih7
| Daper and shingles were carried away, 4eaV-
II H. 4loNrs NTN0l %
! ing apertures through when the ram po0Ieu;
Those living in the meadow section found
their homes in lake In HOboken the
sewers of the meadow district were chOked
and the streets were under water Few lele-
o,raph poles along the West Shore tracks
resisted the furious gale. In han
injured Two factories were Obliged TO
shut down temporarily IN or1er 10
repair damages. A. T. Crane, who has
boats for hire lost fifty of them. In Balfnar
ne entire roof OF the big Columbia Hotel was
carried away. The heavy beams and Joists
crashed do wn through the floors below. fright
ening the $50 guests who were in their beds "a
stampede was made for the parlOr on the
! ground floor. The bathing houses and paVlllon
were also blown down. The loss to the hotel
will exceed $4,000. In Point Pleasant several
cottages were unroofed. The visitors to
Long Branch will long remember the storm
At West End the gale lifted part OF the roof
from the big West End Hotel. The bath
ing houses were strewn along the beach
and the pavilion badly wrenched. 4 big
pile of debris on the beach IS all
that is left of the Rowland Hotel bathing
houses. The ScarEoro Hotel bathing houses
are all gone also. The loss is a heavy one
!. C. Van Cleaf. of the United States Hotel,
loses all OF his bathing houses and their
contents. At the Ocean Hotel bathing
grounds. Pierson & Jules nave pile
of kinding wood, all that IS LEFT OF
q long row OF new bathing houses. Five num-
dred dollars worth of new bathing suits
went with the houses. o. the big iron pier
just north OF the bathing grounds fully
four-flfths were swept away. Of the
Brighton Hotel bath houses a few
doors. some broken joists and part OF
bathing suit is all that is left. Just
north Of the Brighton Hotel the roadway
! was not protected by bulkheads and the sea
carried away fully ten feet of the highway.
, There are barely eight feet LETT. A neet OF
about twenty-five graceful boats were SWING
ing at their moorings off the long railroad
: pier at Atlantic Highlands at shutdown: at
dayoreak only four remained. Inc
rest lay wrecked and battered
: against the spiles or along the shore.
vicinity of Elizabeth the storm has caused
; great damages. The peach crop has
; suffered badly The fruit crop, which
, was about to be gathered. was blown
: from the trees and scattered on the
l muddy ground. Reports from all inland
New Jersey towns say the storm did much
, damage to buildings, farms and stock. AL
; telegraphic or telephone connection with
! many inland towns was cut off for the trs'
1 time since the memorable blizzard of March
1888.
The greatest havoc wrought at sea.
From all along the coast came reports OF
> disaster and loss Of life. This is the record
l Tug Panther. of Philadelphia. with barge
l LacXins Valley tug went down off South
> ampton, Long Island, barge went ashore
( sixteen men on tug, four on barge seventeen
: were lost. Fishing smack Empire State
, ashore at Squan Beach, N. j.; crew o.
> ten men. all of New London, lost
! fishing schooner Mary P, Kelly ashore at AS
bury Park, Captain Chris Brattan and three
men drowned steamer Of Merritt Wreckine
> Company ashore near Narragansett Pier
l Diver william Coolan, Of Staten Island
, drowned: Government tug General Hum
t phrey sunk off Atlantic Highlands. crew mo-
1 heard from.
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