New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-12

twenty years ago. She hailed from Providence.
r. I. She had cargo Of oysters and was pound
for Boston
POUNDED THE JERSEY CO
THE SEA CUTS HUGE GAPS IN THE BLUFFS
RAILROAD TRACKS DAMAGED.

POONDED IHE NO-NSA'
THE SEA CUTS HUGE GAPS IN THE BLUFFS
RAILROAD TRACKS DAMAGED.
Asbury Park April II (SpeciaD.-The fierce north
east storm that set in on this section of the New
jersey coast Yesterday afternoon has been
raging all night and throughout to-day with
unabated fury and has wrought considerable dam
age all along the shore front from Squan Inlet
Sandy Hook. Here in Asbury PARK the beach
has suffered damage. but insignificant COM
pared with other parts of the adjacent coast Al
Seventh-ave the sea has made a considerable cut
in the beach and ripped up the board walk in sew
eral places At the Fifth Avenue Pavilion the
waves pounded against the png and bulkheads at
this point tearing away the planking in four places
and digging into the beach under the walk Tor dis-
tance of thirty feet At the Asbury Avenue PaViion
the sea broke over the tig structure in mountains OF
water. dashng everything movable over the bath
ing houses like many chips. and tearing up the
flooring and benches in several places
At high tide, at noon the was in furious
mood the waves breaking the board walk that
divides Ocean Grove from this place. and Washing
into Wesley Lake filling that sheet of water nearly
the edge of the surrounding it, The floor
ing in Ross's Pavilion. in Ocean Grove. and the
planhing the board walk near II nave suSalhed
considerable damage.
In Asbury Park with the exception of the uproot-
ing of a few trees. the blowing down Of several
chimneys and fences along the railroad track.- and
the blowing in Of the big plate glass window OF
II. b. Beegles drugstore, the damage done by the
storm slight
The wind blew at the rate of sixty miles an
hour steadily all night and day. and the huge bill
lows constantly broke over the board walk to a
height Of twenty-five or thirty feet, then running
down in great streams into Ocean-ave, while the
spray would be carried far housetops into ad-
Joining streets and all this time binding storm
Of rain and seet prevailed II Is tne ~9' b, 80 Sea
that visited this part Of the coast at TINS sea-
son in many years doing even greater daihdge
to everything in its path than the disastrous storm
OF August last. Both telegram ana teeplohr
vice is completely shut of. and COMMUNICATION wiz.
outside points is only TO be had through messenger
and railroad service. ,
Between E.beron and Long Branch more gaps
have been made in the bun al severdI po''fn, no
which will cause serious delay IN repdHIns "a.
Ocean Driveway for the coming season opening ~
Elberon the bluff escaped with only few cuts, the
nearest Takanasse Lake being the most seri-
Gus.
At Long Branch the sea cut into the bluff opposite
the foot of Chelsea-aye for nearly one-halt OF tne
fifty feet. From Broadway to North Long Brancn
the attacks OF the have made six or seven pau
That portion OF the buff between West End Hotel
and the ocean House which was protected by the
withstood splenddly the work u the storm .,
Seabright. \. J.. April Il Especial. The storm
ever since that time the wind has blown WIN
hurricane force. Buikheads which withstood me
winters storms have sCccumbed TO the onslaught
~ the ocean. and the waters Of the Atlantic nave
run across the narrow peninsula into the a, Morth
est damage has been done. Below the Normandle
Hotel the railroad tracks are twisted into shapelesi
bars Of steel. and in PAGES covered win snali
the waves \ cottage Normandie. owned by
General Ferdinand +. Earle. and which last sum
mer was the residence OF Senator David r. Hil.
was In danger OF being undermined and hurled INTO
the sea az > O'Clock. when the tide was hiSnest
The cottage may tumble over at high water TO-
night but strong efforts are being made To save IL.
Red Bank y. j.. April II (SpecaD.-The tide IN
the North Shrewsbury River this afternoon was the
highest known In wears. all the docks being under
water. a number OF boat and bathing houses noatea
av,3v 4 number Of saiboats and rOWbOatS were
blown ashore and broken 10 pieces. .
ing of the wind this morning was all that saved
portlons Of this island from heavy damage win
an east and northwest wind blowing last nignt al
the rate of over fifty miles hour and the rain de-
scendlng In torrents. the waves were lashed INTO
furv anf dashed over the board wax on the beach
and over the inlet pavilion and streetcar tracks al
the inlet. At Brlgantne where the new electric
road Is being built the work OF several weeks was
cmio,i, vasha1 away. The meadows entirely
covered with water and present the appearance OF
a vast bay. . ., 8, ~, ,..o,.. s.or
Of last night rOarel along the coast mere ar nftS
miles an hour. The tide arose over Cod spring
rneadows converting them into great lakes several
feet deep ana considerable damage was done to the
trolley road and to residences near the beach n
e,slness is manifested concerning the safety or a
neet of vessels of the cape last night. as the storm
came up suddenly. The gale abited TINS morning