Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-11
THE STORM IN THE EAST.
A GALE nLows OFF THE ATLANTIC
COAST.
shipping In lIany Ports suners Very
ueaviiy--A Number of Crews
sa,sd By the Life serviee-vssseis
tu Distres. and sailors in Danger.

New York. Oct lO.--A storm which
broke upon this section shortly after
midnight has done great damage on
sea and land. The tracks OF the New
Jersey Southern railway between Sea-
bright and Highland Beach. n. j.
have been covered with sand washed up
by the waves.
The fishing smack Louise was driven
ashore at Highland Beach and is a TO-
tai loss. Her crew of ten men was
taken of BY the lie saving crew.
In seabright and vicinity a numb,
OF buildings were unroofed.
Al Long Island City the big iron
tank belonging TO the East River Gas
company was blown down 10 within
i've feet OF It's foundation. The tank
was 200 feet high and 80 wide. The 20
lice wires were all blown down and
nman boats along the shore from the
island 70 Bowery Beach were broken
and thrown upon tho beach. Treea and
telephone wires were broken ana TWIST
cf and at North Beach a number Of
boats were wrecked The trolley wires
Of the Brooklyn railroad al Sorih
Beach were all broken. and cars are
not being run.
The new engine house at ths corner
Of steinway and Flushing avenue,
which had reached ihe height Of one
ana one-haif stories. was blown down
There probably are several OF the
steamers Of The Inward bound neet
near p0ri. but the wires between New
York and Sandy Hook having been
rendered useless Tor kne dime being.
30 word Of them can be received until
thsy reach quarantine The vessels
cue today are. Aies.a, from Saples.
llnFeL from Bremen. Grown Prince,
Frederick Wilhelm. from Naples: no.
rae, from London; scand!a. from Han.-
gow.
several steamers from Southern and
west Indian ports due today arg no
aouDi receiving the full force OF TIC
kAlr. their course bringing them aI-
most Do ne teeth VI a. us they would
10 such n storm keep well on shors
Lhcy are the Caribee from fArhadocs.
EiAoFe, from New Orleans: Nrucsa
~ 3in Galveston Yucatan. from la
on Ben Haven. near Greenwich.
Cohh- ihe yacht Vernia iB ahhoru. with
sseIy prospect Of becoming complete
Wfeek- Assistance has been diHpntched
TO me crew, who al last accounts were
10 the rigging.
y two-maated schooner ~ ashore on
the point OF Hart Island ana aoss are
breaking over the vessel. several
yachts have been bcnchsd 10 Hiuglg.
dQn Gut near Rochelle, Long Island
Sound fss
G. q. laleu. which had been put iu
rehdiness for rs owner and his bride
nee Goddard, who were expected 10 ar
rive from Europe today.
Al Englewopd, n, j., "a chimney ON
the residence Ut Thomas Is. Kerr was
blown down. In It's fan Il killed Miss
Mary Kerr 10 years OF axe
During the height OF the storm the
rug Belle II. Williams, having in tow
seven burges lOaded with coal, was
caught In the gale while trying Ia
make shelter IN Llayd'a unrbor Long
Island Sound. The force OF the rale
broke the hawaer2 md tho tug and
barEes wore all driven ashore The
hhFEes had from two 20 nvr persona ON
each Of them ana the tug carried "a fiil
crew, -Four persons who wore known
% br ON the boat are missing. THE
shore all nioug tho northeast section
age.
~ he interior the apple crop Ia
ruined
10 Brooklyn considerable dnmnro was
done 10 buildings ana tor "a tlmr the
street car traflic was suspended on ue-
count W tho proaTgtiun OF electric
wires. All the public schools were dig-
fnlgacd for the day.
The danger FROM the storm at sea
has been Intensified by dense fog
which has settled down over the coast