Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-25
WORST STORM I'm YEARS.

The Wind Blew Mt the Rate of Fifty
Miles an Hour in New fork-Ships
Dragged Their Anchors in the Bay
frees Overturned and Plate Glass
windows shattered In New York
City-The shores Are Strexn with
Wrecks of Schooners, Yachts and
Tugs-Thc Crews of TWO Schooners
Go Down In the Gale with Their
VesseIs-HeavY Seas at Newport and
Gray Gables.
New York, Aug s4-The Weat Indian
cyclone, which swept over this part of the
New England coast last night and this
morning on its way to the New England
coast, has left It's mark over the whole re-
gion around New York. The rainfall,
measuring 3s2 inches during twelve
hours, Is the heaviest that has ever been
recorded by the local signal service. Pre-
monitions of the coming storm were felt
yesterday afternoon at Long Branch, where
the surf broke over the piers and board
walk. The wind, which was already strong
at in the afternoon, steadily increased in
velocity, reaching q maximum of forty
miles an hour at 3 IN the morning. The
heavy rainfall began at o'clock last night
and ceased about o'clock this morning.
Early last evening the bay was still full
of steamships and other large vessels
riding at anchor Almost ali those which
were in an exposed condition sought cafe
ty outside. Through the dragging of an
chors of escaping ships In the bay aud
North river more than fifty cables of the
Western Union Telegraph company were
torn and are now lying useless on the bot
tom of the river. The ravsges of the
storm were no lese severe on the land.
Treee were overturned In Central park and
many valuable botanical plants were
ruined. On Battery park three elm trees
were uprooted. Many plate glass windows
along Broadway were shattered by the
violence of the wind, while shutters were
torn from houses throughout the city.
The bay this morning presented an IN
usual appearance. The strong southwest
wind prevailing produced q SEES that small
craft were unable to weather. Along the
shores of the bay great clouds of spray
dashed high in the cir aud at vantage
points of view, crowds OF spectators con-
gregsted to watch the magnificent sight.
Reports by incoming steamboats,, from
the surrounding localities, show that the
storm has played havoc with small sailing
SA@AS aLlt tuhe tAo shOESh arc eITcWu WIKI
wrecks of schooners, yachts and tugs.
The tug boat General Humphrey, In the
service of the government and engaged in
surveying, is sunk at Atlantic Highlands,
the fate of her crew is unknown. The
schooner yacht Telfor, owned by w. A.
Parry of Philadelphia, is ashore near the
railroad dock at Atlantic Highlands, and is
full of water and is breaking up. The
yacht Brenda Is ashore at the same place,
and some seven or eight other yachte, the
names of which cannot yet be sscertained
are badly damaged.
The effects of the storm at the various
yacht club anchorsges along the sound
were tremendous. The excessively heavy
winds on the shore drove the small boats
together and in many instances great dam
age was done among the frsil craft by col
lision. At Lsrohmont PaIksboro big
schooner went ashore early in the morning
during the height of the storm on the rocks
at Shepherds Point. Her crew of seven
men remained on her at work at the pumps
but with the falling of the tide she was
left high and dry aud will go to pieces.
All along the sound shore, from Indian
harbor at Greenwich to Port Morris, the
devastation Of the storm was apparent in
the destroyed piers. the flooded meadow
lands and the shore houses, whose first
floors were in most Instances on a level
with the water.
Along the shore at Tompkinsville, L. l.,
and at Bay Ridge number of yachts and
schooners are ashore.