The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-25
DAMAGE ON THE JERSEY SHORE
Tents Blown Down In Ocean Grove-The
Ocean Pier MT Long Braneh Wrecked.


Tents Biown Down in Ocean Grove-The
Ocean Pier mt Long Branch Wrecked.
In Ocean Grove the wind tore several tents
to shreds On Stockton and Franklin avenues,
near Fletcher Lake. nearly every tent was
RACED. Tho occupants ran out into the blind
ing storm and screamed for help. Among
those whose tents blew down were the Rev.
Walter A. A. Gardner OF New York and the
Rev. DIR. James Matthews OF Philadelphia The
Rev. Mr.. Gardner's valuable library was ruin
ed BY the rain. The big pavilion at the
foot OF Fletcher Lake was knocked to pieces.
Tho restaurant was turned inside out. the
81. 200 soda water fountain was demolished.
and 400 bathing houses were knocked into
firewood. Tie big swimming pool lie ruin.
and the flooring OF the large pavilion lies IN
At Long Branch the surf battered away the
Ing houses owned by the hotels and cottagera
The newly erected bulkhend wtthstood the as,
saults Of the sea without difficulty. but some OF
The West End the Rowland Atlantic. United
states Ipuch's Ocean. ocean Wave Hs,h and
great ocean pier. lifted It up, and dropped
The Wind tore oil Mft the roof q the kitchen Of
Goopers restaurant The 9n nta was P H"
the surf tore several large rye gaps in the b!ufL
4 short distance north OF the Grand View
Hotel the bar was torn out so that Sny seven
beach was covered with broken and splintered
timbers. In some places the piles of the debris
Al At Monmouth BEACH, the surf battered down
the new bulkhend Of Castle Byron. the sum
fifty feet into his lawn. and then swept the
shattered timbers out and sent them down the
The water Pre-
Episcopal Church Of st. Peters in Galilee
The big slump Of bathing houses Owned ~ ns, By
Club House Circle exists only on a man. The
eea brok Q them to fiin ders in less than an hour
age was slight. Near Rumson Beach the seas
over into the EyIr vnder
deeply hidden beneath sand and d3bris for
wires down
and south and the gale twisted them up in all
sorts Of shapes and hung them up on trees and
entre root Of the st Coinmb i Hotel and num-
Der OF guests narrowly, escaped being killed.
least IT. s ia Ths t Baptist Church Of Benar
lost most Of its roof and many OF it's windows;
barton Deal Lake. were badly dam aged.
big wsho%t on the Aex Tk
At Point Pleasant City two cottages were un-
At Spring Lake tho wind caught hold OF the
House tore it of, and hurled it in q big roll
At all the resorts the board walks along the
ocean front were partly wrecked.
RED BANK. Aug. 24..Hcrmap Deryear's
ES Beach hs Tracks On iss Rs TO h
trail Railroad were covered with SAND. and
trains were delayed several hours. At Nor
senweed and driftwood from the water that
came over the bulk head from the ocean dur
ing the high tide. The depot at that place was
almost wreck: the floor was covered with
houses were down. but no dwelling houses
fell. Several houses were badly undermined.
At noon q schooner passed Highland Beach
with dismasted sloop in tow
BELMAR.
BELMAR, Aug. 24.-The entire roof OF tho big
Columbia Hotel was carried away at 3 o'clock.
and as the heavy timbers crashed through the
floors below the POO guests rushed to the par
Tors on the ground floor. None OF the guests
was hurt. Much damage was done to the
Of Gordon s:bathing houses demolished. Half
OF the houses in town had their chimneys
blown away.
ATLANTIC CITY.
ATLANTIC CRY. Aug. 24.-The roof Of the
Casino building at the head Of Baltic avenue
were uprooted. At Brigantine the electric
railway was washed away. At Chelsea tel
egraph poles fell victims to the high water
pressure. The highest wind was between II
velocity OF 81 miles.
CAPE MAY.
CAPE MAJ. Aug. 24.-The lower deck OF the
ocean pier was washed away during the night.
and much damage was done to the fishing
fleet at Sewells Point. Many trees we're blown
corn and fruit In the outlying country.