Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-10-19
SWEPT BY STORMS
Atlantic Coast Felt the Effects
on Shore and Inland.
SHIPPING SUFFERS SEVERELY
At Long Island City u Big Iron Tank
Belonging to the East River Gas
Company Was Destroyed.

NEW NORK, Oct. l0.-A storm which
broke shortly after midnight has done
great damage on sea and land. The
tracks of the New Jersey Southern
railway between Seabright and High
land Beach, n. j., are covered with
sand washed upon them by the waves.
The fishing smack Louise, driven
ashore ut Highland Beach, Is total
los'. The crew were taken of by the
life saving crew. A steamship appar-
entity In distress was sighted soon after
daylight at anchor some distance off
Long Branch, but the sea was running
so high that no effort was made to es-
tablish communication between the
steamship and shore. The steamship
does not seem to be in Immediate dan
ger.
In Seabright and vicinity buildings
were unroofed. AT Long island City
big iron tank belonging 10 the East
River Gas Company was blown down
within five feet of tho foundation. Tire
tank was 200 feet high and lS5 feet
wide.
The wires were all blown down, and
small boats along the shore from Long
Island City TO Bowers beach were
bIoken and thrown upon the beach.
The trolley wires OF the Brooklyn rail-
road at North Beach were broken, and
cars are not now being run. The ferry
boat Hartwell of the SiXty-second
street ferry was disabled on entering
the slip at Long Island City. The new
engine-house at the corner OF Stein
way and Flushing avenues was blown
down.
An unusually high lido washed the
east end OF Staten Island, doing con-
siderable damage To small yachts. In
Jersey City three horses were killed by
coming In contact with live wires.
Many shade trees were uprooted.
Many Steamers Due.
The only steamers that reached
quarantine this morning were The Man
itoba from Rio Janeiro and the Teuton-
ic from Berlin. The vessels due today
are the Alesia from Naples, Havel from
Bremen, Kron PriDz Frederick
Withelme from Naples, Mobile from
London, Scandal from Hamburg, State
of Nebraska frem Glasgow, Whitehead
from Bremen. Several steamers from
southern and West Indian points due
today are, no doubt, receiving the full
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from the Barbados, Elnar from New
Orleans, Neuces from Galveston and
Yucatan from Havana.
some of the Fatalities.
OF Bell Haven, near Greenwich
Conn, the yacht Verona Is ashore,
with every prospect Of becoming d
complete wreck. At Englewood u
falling chimney killed Miss Mary
Kari, 10 years of age. The tug Bell
McWilliams, having In tow seven
barges loaded with coal, at Lloyd's Har
Dor. l.. L., were all driven ashore,
Four persons known to be on the boat,
are missing. About s u. m. an I'M
known schooner was seen off White
Stone, l.. l., going ashore before the
wind in the direction o. New York
Her foremost was gone aud most of bel
bow torn away.
A bad Night at Cape May.
CAPE MAY, n. j., Oct. l0.-A sever,
gale which struck this city last mig h
continued until daylight. The sea Ii
running high and high tide has com
pletely submerged the meadows. Fiv,
vessels are In sight of the beach, rolling
heavily in the trough OF the sea. Tn,
life saving crews can not launch thei
beats to make even an attempt to boar,
the vessels. The wind has shifted t,
} the northwest, but is still blowing
gale.
Great Damage Along massachusetts.
! Boston, Oct. 10.-A severe easterly
, gale visited the harbor today. Tn
storm was accompanied by heavy rain
AT noon the velocity OF the wind wa
over 40 miles an hour and q schooner
reported ashore near Gloucester, Mass
The schooner Adoline dragged her an
Choir In Gloucester Harbor and wen
ashore on Delivers Neck. She brok
up in 10 minutes. The crew was res
| cued. The damage at Long Branch
. great. About 100 feet of piling of tn
! new iron pier was washed out. Tn
i buikhead between the Brighton an
Grand View hotels is badly wrecked
n A cut of % feet was made in the blut
+ on the East End property. About 2
a eet OF the West End hotel was blow
~ and the nd Dolliver cottage at
Joining wn- uur uicf. So also WEI
lie COTTAGES 81 II. II. Painter of Vast
l. gton, y. C.. and T.. NJ. Skaters
4 New I.ik.