The evening world., 1894-04-12
WRECKAGE ON COMFY.
rich Mems Property Greatly Dam
ngcd by the storm.

COMFY ISLAND. y. i. A!ril 10 Tho
beach here IL lined with wagon this
morning gathering up for kindlinG wo"u
the debris left by IN" waves yesterday.
brighton and the" Manhattan and Dri"n-
tai Beachors suffered most from tn"
storm. and III" West Enl is hoartios'l v
rejoicing In the acquisition of sand
washed away from tn" shOT" o; th'
other end OF the island.
A. Il result the thur" line OF ~"
western part pf 'u" IL ~ Is further out
To sea, wHil" tho waves Al" advancing
nearly 80 feet further inland at l|rign-
tun. AMI the muslc-stanl at TIA" iirigh-
the water. and 1t Is f"t,ri another
storm. wpuil tear away tho plies ana
drop 1t into thu So. For a tim" yes
terddy 1t looked as II It would surely go.
Above th" mus'r-Stanl, ana JIst ia
front Of tn HTiEntuu Beach Hotel. "a
hutkhead had been built. ANA between 1t
had been dumped. Their, Is not a cinder
~ this iilling In left. and "v"n tn" tom
pOrary railwn", constructed To aid the
Improvement. has been Undermined and
Tho hnlkheal Is no NOR useful now
than wyull be II r." fence, Il say the
sea, and the hot"i lawn It vas. Intended
to protect, is covered with debris
Below the music stand was the depot
OF the elevated railway that runs be-
tween brighton AMI West End This
] was tlltlTtI@ "HSI'Nl hNh anu ~ IL
curious coinciIcn," II was, wr"'krd on
the day thai the Company had intended
to NOV" II further inland.
\ few rcas Of the tsrminns OF the tn
company intended removing that p"r-
ton, the loss was not great. The depot
was valued Mt about $500.
Tn biz bathing pavilion OF the BriEh-
ahuv- The brighton Beach Hotel. was
undermined by tn" waves and i9 now
T~ghtrui sro, last y"nr. because Of the
sand beach in front. Supt. Fitchctt said
this morning THAI he expects the sand
blk building back 100 feet. lie estimates
s.. VN.
anu Oriental Beaches is not so appar-
cnt AS that at Brighton Beach, It Is
claimed that the cost of repair viii be
greater. The Marine Railway, the l,2iD
feet of track thnt livile- IN" cOneY
Island populace from Its fashionable vis-
itors., is undermined along its entire
length.
4 year ago "A bulkhead was huilt
alongside Of it that engineers said
would defy the most furious sea. The
waves of Yesterday, however, worked
clear through to the inland side Of the
tracks. and washc! away the road bed.
80 that hundreds Of dollars will be re-
qulred To r"pulr 1t.
The bulkhcad at the oriental and Man
i'i'hii i''a'iN w. nv N'Fl '
and not "A bit Ct the shore line was al
tered. The sea worked In under the
lawn, however, and thus did great dam
age. This nwn extends about 81 feet in
front Of the hotels, and 1870 feet to the
east of til" oriental. .
Above the Oriental Hotel the waves
cut an inlet through u strip Of SAM to
Shurl,shead Bay, ana tn" sea Is 10Y
running up to tn" hulkheHdS along tn"
bay. III" channel IL AN old one. hut II
had been closed for several years.
At est End II bowling alley belong
ing to Martin Raushcr, well down along
tho beach. vas wrecked.
Eh""p.hcul liaN C]Ottugrrs fear the in
let cut through tn" and Of Point lreez,
by tn" heavy sea yesterday viii b,
Wil"n"i by tn" waves. AMI hat tn.
hitherto uncut body will h"Cum" almost
as rough rs the ocean. The sand,
point that may be washed away. Is q
mile wide. and with such an upcniug as
that, cot'ng"rs would be In great danger
In case of storm.
Tn" only actual damage lone hX tn,
heavy 'ea ve'"r!HN, was to a score %
boats which were washed from thcil
noorinr" an! w"r" driven w Hog Creek
Tin" Sh""p@h"ad Say track was not dam
aged. brighton tract; Is still Hooded. hur
that Il Of such frequent occurrence
that ltti" motto" Is taken OF 1t.