New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-22
1VRECKSON THEJERSEY COAST
SCHOONER AND CREW IN IMMINENT
DANGER OFF LONG BRANCH.
,,xv VESSELS ALREADY SUNK WITH LOSS OF
PROPERTY AND POSSIBLY OF l-iFE III"
DAMAGE IN THE INTERIOR
OF THE STATE.

OF THE STATE.
,,,~,. PARK n j. May 21,-People along the
coaet are on the lookout for bodies from 'lSIns
steamer that went down near Sandy Hour i"'
storm is sti raging. and more uaihas' - '
done The sea is running high and rough
re,ort came from Manasquan TINS evening
that n three-Inasted vessel had gone to the DOT
,or, IN souan Inlet and that all hands had pee''
drowne, All wires are down. and II IS lnp'SS'o'c
either to confirm deny the report
Several vesse.s are anchored near the sl"'c :"
| night and are being tossed about by the ms" Se'
| 7. Ia feared that they will part their chp's anu
| ,o,oa asbor. Men are watching on the beach op-
os,,s the vessels TO render assistance II necessary
| All the life crews are of duty
| Drac,,,, off Long Branch. about two miles from
| shore is three nasted schooner labornS haru 10
save life and hulk At~5 p. m. the sea was WASH
| Ing over the Inflated craft as she lay ahcho'''
amid the rocks that show the location OF the hr~
:. ,h ,r-shora "hshing banks She was tugGihs
a, her cables and drifting slowly bu' surrey !"
| sbors to the south. Men could be seen up !" ''''
| rigging. enleavorng to keep her s'a!sa''s - vac
| wind. g., -, ,,o
-, -, oa.ssas that this was no aid TO the dlsaD!el
| or,,, and the anchor dragged still further south
and in toward shore -, ,,.,
The storm OF rain and northeast VIM W..
| CO, IN along the coast last night mas "'oueN'
| havoc north OF here At this point no u'''
| 49, .,s hone EXCEPT the Gripping OF both
| ,he telegraph and telephone wires whol AZ
| down IN all directions. The tracks OF ''' '''"
| Jersey Southern Railroad were unuerihne' an"
oil trains were delayed. Trains on the New-i DIX
| and Long Branch road. running sou'h were "'s
| delayed this morning NO uHi""e' ~ "'
| was done at Seabright.
The body OF Captain $. J. Barry % the F'-'"'ei
! sohooner Albert w Smith. which went ashore a.
Point Pleasant in the heavy storm OF Ap'' H. ''
heen washed ashore at Mentaloken
he
o-,o,ad NV the severe wind. IT IL feared that
should the present storm continue damage 10 inc
extent OF many thousand dollars Will be done
Trains were compelled to use single tracks hor'h
OF South Amboy The high sea al ms po'n'
washed I'D over the tracks. making travei inpoS-
| sible. - >, 20
Trenton. n. j.. May 81 (SpecaD.-The Deia .
River is very high. owing to the two days STORM
and II Is still rising. The people IN the sou'"e'"
| mar, ~ the city who i've along the river FEARING
| n freshet have spent the day moving ther no"S'
hold effects 10 the second s'orles OF the'F u"e',s
Trees and telegraph poles have been blown do% i,
and several houses on the OnISs ,ho CIV a new
have been unroofed Just outside the CWy .. ~ ~
house I'm course OF erection has been leveiel 20 t
ground by the wind ana siree1 90 hndlv washed
on, that all traffic in that LOCALITY u pio'eI
Delaware has risen about hree lee' sbn1 9shermen
inst below this city say freshet %ould nes.ro'
ali shad now running up the Deiaware u paw.
| Atlantic CITY, y. j.. May 2.-The heavy south
as, and east storm continued here to-day with
undated vigor Last night the wind reached A
= velocity Of nfty miles an hour. NO serious naH'ase
or4casuol.es have yet been reported Trains on
the CaV,oeI a "u over the West Jersey RAJ lroad
!, tracks as the line OF the former roau rs cVIpe,ey
y submerged by the water which covers me mes .,
" ows Absecom and other towns on the ra in,
and Atlantic Railroad are. therefore, coihpietey
aa fTG@ ants Shares the fate OF rail
:. | road tracks and is covered with water
IS | Salem ~ j., May 2l.-The worst storm ever
| inc of
, for fortv-e,ght hours accompanied by heavy vino
a and sti continues. Thousands OF acres OF meano"
II land are under water and the whole country mere
e abouts has the appearance OF the open pen, he lone
time before they do any Work ana muS S %
e their early planting Is either washed or ro'eu OUT
10 Cape May. n. j.. May 2.-The storm continnee
l. r,ahate1 TODAY Rain has been falling In torrents
10 for fortyeigt hours Trees Frustrated through
IN out the city, and railway travel to the beach "
impeded by washouts. The wind has backed int .
The ga st wal d and a heavy sea u beating hsdlhs
the shore but only small breaches have mus Ia
s | been made In II
Icyes Del. May 2i.-INor the last twenty-fou
d. hours gale from the southeast. with heavl
81 rainfall has prevailed, doing much damage L
ne growing crops 10 d'sasers 10 s sppnewhat nav
de sandy Hook y j. May N.-Captaln Jack Ed
w. wards keeper OF Spermaceti Cove Lfe-saving Sta
e- ton found Oh the ocean beach this forenoon IN
,iI body OF a man about forty years DID, nve rect 81
IN TO eight inches tall. with weeks growth or pear
va on MS face which had been about eight or te
tp Savs in the water The body apparently tina
IS | OF a fisherman.
re South Amboy, ~ j.. May 2l.--Thc storm is SIT
raging at this place. and every hour adds ne'
~, names TO the already large list Of vessels SUM
: The barges Frankie w. and Elizabeth A. sno'
have Just gone down at the pennsylvania ireish
u,haryes Five others went down at wyoming plel
together with one OF Chapmans steam wreckin
boats The latter capsized. and her machinery ma
gone 10 the bottom while her cabins are adrift III
two-masted schooner Dart 10 aground on the mead
ows at Coleman's Point. on the Raritan RIVER an
one OF her sides has been stove in. Dela"ar
and Rartap tow is beached Of Bro%ns Jock on "a
| dredge Froc has been sunk at Ramsay's doci
!, yisible above the water sioop yachts Madse an
Emma NJ, OF the South Anboy Yacht CUP nav
bs to ya ss oS eSS n the foot
town-ave.. has been torn away by wreckage fro'
The heavy winds destroying fruit trees an
twisting the branches OF Ike straw Ewen r rmS
vegetables sscce are ae'''0y'", INC 90" "' ,oa
from Brunswick. Ga. to York. with luInb
at Harvey Cedars and will probably prove tot
loss The crew consisting OF Captain Robert Thor
Joh. Sco9 9oss faen and August
were taken of in the brooches buoy by vo Iii
crew from the Harvey Cedars life-savlng station
BODIES TAKEN FROM THE CUMMING
WRECK
Milwaukee Wis. May 2l.-The body Of the fenio
cook Of the Inflated schooner Cummings and III
M OF james Whitley. which had been dashed to
ch rigging since Friday taken Off by the III
of saving crew yesterday The Cummings Is gong
vi pieces rapidly. The man. who was supposed 70
is Edward Lowell. OF Marine city has now been den
Sye o marr SSs 81 hSsow s that 4" Of
nd i'''N''''" -
lie THE MISSISSIPPI RISING RAPIDLY