The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
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| ished. The roof OF the Meriden silver plate
| factory at Meriden was blown of.
The storm fell on New Jerseys coast re-
gion with terrific force and disastrous effect,
Shipping destroyed. crops ruined. commune
cation interrupted. houses and hotels un-
rooted. trees uprooted. fowl killed and roads
washed out are some OF the costly results. In
jersey City the streets were Uttered with num-
dreds Of shade trees The roofs weretorn llks
paper and shingles were carried away. leav-
ing apertures through which the rain poured.
Those living in the meadow section found
their homes in lake. In Hoboken tn"
sewers of the meadow district were choked
and the strests were under water. Few tele-
graph poles along the West Shore tracks
resisted the furious gale. In Ran
way cellars were flooded and roofs
injured. Two factories were obliged TO
shut down temporarily in order to
boats for hire lost fifty of them. In Belmar
the entire roof of the big Columbia Hotel was
carried away. The heavy beams and 1olsts
crashed down 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 pavilion
were also blown down. The loss to the hoIei
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. A big
nile Of debris on the beach is all
that ia left OF the Rowland Hotel bathing
houses. The Scarboro Hotel bathing houses
are all gone also. The loss is a heavy one.
J C. Van Cleaf, OF the United States Hotel,
loses all OF his bathing houses and their
contents. At the Ocean Hotel batninS
grounds, Pierson & Jules have pile
OF kindling wood, all that Is left OF
long row Of new bathing houses. Five hum
dred dollars worth Of new bathing suits
went with the houses. or the big iron pier
just north Of the bathing grounds fully
four-ffths were swept away. VI the
Brighton Hotel bath houses few
doors. some broken joists and part o.
a bathing suit is all that Is left. just
north OF the Brighton Hotel the roadway
was not protected by bulkheads and the ssa
carried away fully ten feet of the highway:
There are barely eight feet left. A feet or
about twenty-five graceful boats were swing.
inc at their moorings of the long railroad
pier at Atlantic Highlands ct sundown at
daybreaS only four remained. The
rest lay wrecked and battered
against the spilas or along the shore.
Among the farmers and fruit growers In the
vicinity OF Elizabeth the storm mas cauSeu
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
muddy ground. Reports from all inland
New Jersey towns say the storm did much
damage to buildings, farms and stock. All
telegraphic or telephone connection with
many inland towns was cut off for the first
time since the memorable blizzard OF March,
1885,
The greatest havoc was wrought at sea.
From all along the coast came reports OF
disaster and loss OF life. This is the record:
Tug Panther, of Philadelphia. with barge
Lackins Valley tug went down of 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 OF
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 Wrecking
Company ashore near Narragansett Pier,
Diver William Coolan, Of Staten Island,
drowned; Government tug General Hum
phrey sunk OF Atlantic Highlands. crew not
heard from.