The morning call., 1894-04-12
STORMING AT SEA.
Sweep of the Gale Over
the Atlantic.
MANY VESSELS OVERDUE.
Have Probably Been Caught in
the Tempest.
ACCOMPANIED BY DENSE FOG.
ACCOMPANIED BY DENSE FOG.
Much Damage Would Have Beer
Done Had 1t Prevailed in New
York tiarbor.

NEW YORK, April 11.-As severe Storm
as has been experienced for years pre-
vailed here to-day. 1t centered on the
Jersey coast, moving rapidly to the north-
ward, and was attended by dangerous ana
northeasierly gales all along the New
England and Middle Atlantic States. The
wind at 8 o'clock al Block Island was
blowing at the rate of sixty miles an hour.
At Sandy Hook it was blowing at the rate
of sixty miles an hour at O'Clock and at
1918 it had increased to six;y-eight miles
an hour In the city, however, the Winds
highest velocity was forty miles an hour
In this immediate vicinity and to the south
there was both snow and rain, which are
still continuing. Notice was given yester-
day of the approaching storm and signals
were displayed last night and to-day along
the coast. Accom- anying the gale was a
very dense fog all along the coast, making
it dangerous for navigation. Fortunately
the fog did not cover the harbor or it might
have been responsible for an unusual
amount of trouble among the craft of every
description which ply the haTbor and the
East and North rivers. The ferries are
always more or less affected bg this kind
of weather, as traffic is generally increased.
Incoming steamers this week report that
a tremendous gale has been blowing out
side Sandy Hook for the past twenty-four
hours. Tne winds came from the north
west, quickly increasing nd blowing with
hurricane force. The waves were high and
were accom- panied by heavy snow aud hail
There is every prospect of q continued
blow. which may last all night. The
weather at o'clock P. NJ. was very thick,
and heavy sea was running with the tide.
At Warsaw. n. Y. the snow is thirty
inches on the level and is still falling. a
vessel went to pieces near Highlands and
three persons we're drowned. The beach
is under water for three miles north of
Normandie Hall and there is terrible
loss. Telegraph poles were blown down
at Highlands. Many steamers overdue are
probably caught in the storm.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. April 1.-The crew
of the schooner Albert, repnrted lost at
Squao, consisted of Mate p. S. Barber of
Narragansett Per; Cook George Lopez.
Seamen Manuel Silver, Peer Pine. An
drew Doroluk. Amicity Darogues, and
boy named Conner. Captain Berry has
wife and two children in this city.
LONG BRANCH, n. j., April 11.-For
twenty-four hours the most severe north
east gale, with heavy rain and snow, in
fourteen years, has prevailed along the
coast causing much damage to the bulk
heads.
At Morgan, along the line of the New
York and Long Branch Railroad, the tide
was higher than it has been in ten years
At Matawan and Keyport the tide backed
up to such an extent that the meadows
surrounding these places are inundated
and some of the smaller vessels lying at
their docks have broken loose and drifted
out upon the meadows, SO that when the
storm abates and the tide falls they will be
lett lying high and dry.
The New Jersey Railroads trains. run
ming to Seabright and Highlands, have all
been abandoned. The tracks of the COM
pany between these two points are total
wreck and portions of the wreck have been
washed to sea.
Directly opposite the Highland beach
station the three-masted schooner. Kate
Marke, came ashore this morning. 1t was
at first reported that the entire crew were
lost, but later reports show that two of the
men were saved.
At Long Branch the tower of the Oceanic
Fire Company, which contained large
firebell, was blown down.
The Madison Flats are receiving q Sc
we're pounding, and should the bulkhead-
ing in front of them go there will be con-
siderable chance Of the embankment be-
ing carried away.
JAMESTOWN, n. Y, April 11.-Last
nights Storm, while unusually severe for
l. i. - ..E
lively little damage here. No trouble has
been experienced with local telegraph and
local telephone lines. Snow fell to depth
Of seven inches.
BUFFALO. April 1.-The local waather
officer reports that this is the heaviest
sDowstorm since the bureau was estab-
lished about twenty years ago.
WILLIAMsPoRT. Pa, April lit has
been showing here since 10 o'clock yester-
day and the fall has continued without in
terruption. There is now 27 inches of
snow, and the destruction of electric light
and telegraph wires is the most disastrous
Of the season. A numbe of roofs have
fallen under the weight of snow. and a
sudden thaw will probably resul. in dis
astrOus floods.
AD14A1A MA 1ptii luC otOlH
extended throughout Pennsylvania with
great severity. The schooner Albert w.
omlth OF Philadelphia for Providence was
oriVen ashore during the storm and eight
men drowned. At Lancaster eighteen
inches Of snow fell. The wires are all
down.
GREENPoRT, l.. l., April 1.-THE new
oyster schooner Nevada was driven ashore
and is pounding to pieces ON the ROCKS
All the bashing-houses of the Oceanic
Hotel were blown down and many large
trees uprooted.
NEWPORT. N. j., April 1.-THE storm
washed away 1900 feet of the New Jersev
Southern Railroad and the rails have been
twisted out of shape