The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-25

Hotel Gets a Dose of It--A Schooner
Wrecked at Asbury Park and -Four
Lives Lost-Rcports of the Storm At
Sea Arc Mcagrc..Wircs Down Every.
where.
New YoRE. August 24,-Tho West
Indian cyclone which swept over this
part OF tho Atlantic coNst last night
and this morning on its way TO New
England coast has left its marks over
the whole region around New York
with Il sweep OF fully 1000 miles.
Tho rainfall measuring 3,S2 inches
during the last twelve hours is the
heaviest that has ever been recorded by
the local signal service, Tho wind
| which was already strong At O'Clock
yesterday afternoon ut Long Branch,
reached 4 maximum OF forty miles an
hour at 3 this morning, Tho heavy
raniall began ut 8 o'clock. At that
hour the bay was still full OF steam.
ships and other large vessels riding at
anchor. Through the dragging oil
anchors OF the escaping ships in the
bay and North river more than Ltty
cables Of tho Western Union Telegraph
Company were torn and arc now lying
useless on the bottom oil the river.
The rayages OF the storm were not
loss severe on land. Trees were over.
turned in Central Park and many
botanical plants were ruined. On Bat
terry Park three Elm trees were up
rooted. Many plate glass windows IL
the vlciuity OF Madison Square aud
along Broadway were shattered by the
violence OF tho wind, while shutters
were torn from houses throughout the
city. Wire connections with Boston
and New Haven was entirely broken,
OF the seventy-iiye wires to Washing.
ton, only twelve were standing All
the wires on Long Island were badly
affected and the trains had ceased run.
ming on schedule time. Railroad travel
to aud from New England was circuit
ous, owing to 4 washout fifteen miles
from New York OIL the main line OF the
New York, New Haven * Hartford road.
A STORM At SEA.
The guests at the Manhattan, Oriental
and Brighton Beach hotels had an op.
portunity early this morning TO sec a
storm at sea. This one camO especially
at the Hotel Brighton, too close ior
their peace Of mind.
The sea reached inland the iarthcst
at Brighton Beach. The waves roarcd
right around the music pavilion, washed
miniature sand duns upon the lawns
aud walks, and their Crests dashed
right over tho veranla rails. The first
floor OF the hotel was soaked with salt
water
Nearly 200 feet Of the trcste of tho
Marine railway was carried away by the
big breakers.
Tho storm which passed over Brook.
lyn at an early hour this morning
caused great damage and inconycni-
enCo. Nearly every street in tho city
was covered with the debris from trees.
During the height Of the storm police
man found the body OF dead man on
Whipp!o street in wagon. The wagon
was filled with water.
In New Jersey tho storm was most
severely felt and reports OF damage
moro or less serious were coming in
throughout the day but here as else.
whore they were mcagrG on account OF
the prostration OF tho wires, telegraph
and telephone. Throughout the
Oranges, along tho Delaware & Lacka-
wanna line TO NOrristOwn wires wCrn
blown down in every direction and
news OF similar effects OF the storm
were received from towns and villages
on the jersey Central and Pennsylvania
lines.
Many narrow escapes are reported.
From tho coast the news was partCu.
larly vague. Tho surf was high during
the fury OF the Galo and the stories
from out at sea arc yet to be told.
MANY LIVES LOST.
Az tho day wore on arriving craft
brought story Of the storms work at
sea, and it proved n terrible supple
ment to the record OF its ravagos on
land,
Tho fishing schoonors Empire State,
with crew OF ten men, and Ella NJ.
Johnson, with crew OF eight mon
went down last night oil Mansquan, on
the Jersey coast, and all on board were
lost. These two vessels wCro in com.
pNny with tho Chocoruo last night at
midnight when the storm struck them,
and after beating around all night in
some OF tho worst weather known of
the CoRst, and with loss Of the captain
and her first mate, tho Chocorau tied
up to-day Nt 4:3O o'clock, tho only sur
ylvor OF tho three.
Tho storm struck the three vessels
about midnight and at o'clock tho
Johnson disappeared. About half past
one as near Ns can bO calculated, Cap.
tain Perry and First MatO Joseph
Francis. oil tho Chocorna, were swept
overheard by gigantic wave The
lights OF tho Empire State disappeared
immediately afterwards, and this morn
ing ut daybreak her masts were seen
projecting out OF the water
The steamer EgglOatOn Abbey, in
ballast from Cardiff to Delaware break.
water, was forced TO put in hero for 70.
pairs this afternoon. Her captain re.
ports that on August 90 ho discovered
some wrOckagc lIontlug on tho water
and on bearing down toward IT, mndG
out man cinging to q part Of n broken
boat and mn empty barrel. lilo stopped
tho steamer and sent bunt to nick him
NJ. llo was quito exhausted when
taken on board. llo proved to bc one
OF tho CROW Of tho fishing schooner
Mary Lizzie, Of Portland Me, which
iuunderod at 0 a. IN. August q, having
boon IN tho water ihirty.thfCn hours.
his nnwc IA George II. Upton. lie
reports that tho rost Of the crow, six In