The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-24

on Black Tom lsland and theshore at the
oil works. Seth 6. Bsncock's Elfin was
driven on Black Tom, but escaped serious
injury. DR.. Goes cutter lost spars aud
sails and was otherwise damaged, She
went aground Mt the oil works. Robert
Dohshea's Kuight gemplar lost her top
mast and wrs badiy chafed by her anchor
chpins. James Fielder's Vesper drifted
on TO Black Tom, but escaped with little
injury. She is not leaking. Walter
Collins's Helen was driven against the
railroad tresIle near the oil works. She
is badly wrecked from pounding against
the piles. John Wrignt's Naomi dragged
an hor and drifted ou Black Tom. Her
stern is stove in and she Is otherwise in
jured. The Charles v. Tuthiil. owned
Ny Newman & Homan. is complete
wr eek and is aground at the oil works.
T he above are boats of the Jersey City
Yacht Club. Dozens OF the yawls and
small boats driven. upon the railroad
trestlc mentioned above wore battered
and torn into nselessness.
DANA GE AT THE PAYoNIA CLUB
or the Pavonla Yacht Club, The COM
fort. owned by Vice Commodore +. N.
Randall, was tossed upon lighter aI the
oil works. where she lay high and dry
his morning. John Lober's Defiance
brought up on the shore at The OIL Works
without her stern.
The Richard K. Fox. owned by Thomas
u nder the club float, whence she was
extricated with some difficulty this
m ornipg. Tho Major was overturned.
David Loper's Mascot had the topmast
carried away. John Bells GROWER went
ashore with little damage. losing shrouds
and rudoer plates.
Other yachts. which suffered various
misLaps. were the Aroks. sunk off the oil
works and badly dan Aged; Modesty,
sunk and badly managed; White Rose.
mast carried away; Mastery. capsized,
aud Speedy, Captain P. Campuell. badly
damaged by collisions with other vessels.
The club property Was damaged slightly,
also at both the Jersey City and PavonIa
houses. The high seas washed
away posts supporting platforms. The
shore walks were also washed away.
The wreck along shore presented = desc
late appearance, and knots of interested
spectators and boat owners discussed ths
terrible damage doue. II will take over
a week to repair the floats club houses.
1t will be weeks befors one-half the
damaged boats will again spread their
canvas to the breeze.
MUCH DAMAGE IN BAYoNNE.
The storm OF last night caused great
damage in Bayoune. particularly to the
Yachts on the New York Bay side. where
everything was exposed to the full fury
OF the gale. The yachts Of the Bayonne
Rowing and Athletic Association, at the
foot of Thirty-secoDd street, were practi-
celly wiped out Of existence. but one or
two being found at anchor this morning,
and these were damaged. Most OF the
little vessels held to their anchorage until
between five and six o'clock this morn
ing.
Then one by one they broke loose and
were either dashed upon the rscKs near
Constable Hook or driven against the
New Jersey Central Rsilroad calvert.
The boats wrecked, together with the
loss to each owner. were: George E.
Bulen. yacht Kitten, loss $500; John
Lindquist, two sailboats and six row.
boats. loss $1,000: Mr.. Cubherly. sailboats
Eulalie, loss $500; Mrs. Clsytons, two
sailpoat-. loss $500; Mr.. Tintle, saiiboat.
loss $3.50; Charles Taylor. large cata-
u, aran, loss $500.
Two other yachts, whose owners are
not known, were dashed against the
rocks and wrecked. Vice-P President
John j. Nealon, OF the Baysnne Rowing
and Athletic Association, lest u valuable
rowboat. as did also George Miller.
A number of Hun&arians were
scattered along the beach this morning
picking up and carrying away the masts,
sails, rudders, ETC., OF the wrecke
yachts. This police had TO be called 10
drive them away. Little will be saved,
however. aside from the masts aud sails,
rs all the boats had big holes stovs tn
their sides and bottoms. One was cut
completely in TWO.
The association had planned regatta
for Saturday, but it has been postponed
1ndeinitelY. The waves dashed COM
pletely over the association's club house.
which is thirty-five feet high. A rewboRt
was driven from its moorinRs aud hurled
on the crest of wave clear across the
New Jersey Central switch track and
dropped into smooth water beyond.
Six huge trees On thirty-thlrd street
were uprooted and thrown across the
street or into the yards Of Lhs houses aa-
joining
The sheds of the Bayonne Coal and
Grain Company at Thirty-third street
aud Avenue e were demolished. The
loss was about 5000.
HoBoKEN FLOODED.
Considerable damage WAS done in Ho-
boken by the storm early this morning.
Thirty-f1ve feet of fence on Clinto n
street, between Fourth aud Fifth streets
was blown down and carried out into
the roadway. 1t surrounded Father Cor
rigan's church.
About twenty out of 200 pigeons which
had their nests in the cupola GU the TOP
of ST. Mary's Church wers found dead III
front of the church by some altar boys
this morning.
Two dozen trees in Church Square Park
were either blown down or had their
limbs broken. The park WAS strewn vita
dead and water soakeu sparrow.
The small boys IN the neighborhood
| patrolled the park, aud picked up the
| birds that had life and stuffed them Into
! their bi casts and pockets.
One little fellow had large market
basket nearly as large as himself, with
only three birds In it.
At the corner of Willow avenue and
Newark street, ths four sewers at eacn
| of the corners were all checked up aud
| the water in the centre OF the road was
| foot deep.
A number of telegraph poles along the
| West Shore track at tue foot Of tue hill
| were blown down, and the telegraph
| wires crossed and broken.
| a few woodshads in the rear of the
| houses on Fourth street. between Park
! and Willow avenues, were blown away.
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION ASHORE.
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