The Irish standard., 1894-10-13
GALE BIZ GS RUIN.

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Much Damage Done Along the At
lantic Coast BY a Hurricane.
Houses Demolished at Various Places
Many Vessels Are.in Danger
Loss Of Life Reported.
New YORK. Oct TO- The tropica
hurricane that started in the gulf re-
gions and has been whirling north
ward Cor the last few days struck this
city and It's environs early in
the morning. It's force was first felt
along the coast and immediately
after swept with full vigor up the bay
aud along the river fronts The storm
on Staten island exceeded anything
that has occurred in years and for the
time it lasted was the widest ever
seen by the Oldest inhabitant. 1t
was particularly disastrous along
the water front. Everything an
chored near the shore was
torn from it's mornings and
thrown upon the beach. Small boats
were smashed as if they were built OF
cardboard. and the shore was lined
with debris. Two large schooners were
unable to stand the strain at their
anchors and were thrown against the
trestle of the Sta ten Island Rapid
Transit railroad, where they quickly
pounded to pieces.
Numerous electric wires were torn
down in the gale. A team Of horses
was going to the boat at st. George
when the animals came in contact
with live" wire. Both were instant
ly killed The driver on the wagon re-
ceived light shock, but was other
wise uninjured.
Havoc in Central Park.
Near Central Park the Storm was
felt in all it's fury. The most seriqus
damage was done to the trees and
shrubs there. All suffered in some
degree. The big trees which have
defed many storm in years gone
by lost branches. and the smaller
ones were uprooted in large num-
bers. In few cases some of the
larger trees were snapped off close to
the ground like pipestens. The winds
force just about finished the leaves in
the park and stripped bare many a
tree. It also played fast and loose
with the greenhouse glass and gave
plenty of work for the GLACIERS.
A Young Girl Killed.
When the gale was at it's height the
wind struck chimney on the roof OF
a house in Hudson street, Jersey City.
Crashing through the roof it fell
across the body of the sleeping daugh-
ter of the house, breaking several OF
her ribs and causing injuries which re-
suited in her death two hours later.
Many houses were wrecked at New
Rochelle.
The telegraph companies are heavy
sufferers from the big blow, although
the Postal company is working to all
points. In New York city inches OF
rain fell. At Long Island City the big
iron tank belonging to the East River
Gas company was blown down to with
in feet of it's foundation. The tank
was 200 feet high and 1875 feet wide.
Disasters at Sea.
Out at sea the wind blew 70 miles at
noon and much anxiety was felt for
vessels on the way to and from port.
Reports of several disasters are ex-
pected in a day or two, as the storm
was very severe out at sea.
The storm is now cen trail about 500
miles off the New York coast and is
moving out to sea. It's area extends
from Cape Hatteras to PASSPORT, Me-,
and from the great lakes ON out to sea.
News was received at noon that the
Yacht Verena was ashore outside at
Belle Haven, near Greenwich, Conn.
The Chapman company sent their
wrecking propeller Hustler to assist
the disabled vessel. Her crew were
reported to be in the rigging awaiting
rescue.
A Cape May dispatch says five YES
sells are in sight off the beach, and are
rolling heavily in the trough of the
sea. Inc lie saving crews CduAot
launch their boats to make even an
attempt to board the vessels.
Many Lives Lost.
ST.. JOHNS, n. F., Oct. 1O.-During the
terrible northeast gale at St. Pierre
Tuesday night fifty vessels were driven
ashore and badly damaged. Ten to
twenty lives are reported lost. A feet
of $50 vessels was compelled to leave
the fishing banks.
Hurricane in the Gulf.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct 10.-The trop-
zeal hurricane that had been central
in the gulf for several days struck this
city Sunday night. The hurricane in
creased as morning approached, and
all day long Monday it ragged with ter
rible fury Four vessels are ashore
in this vicinity. The tide was so high
that it broke clear over Santa Rosa
island and the life-savlng crew were
in the water up to their waists. A
house was blown down at the station,
the wharf was swept away and the
supply swamped and sunk. Tie track
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