The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-12
One More Three Masted
Schooner in Danger Near
Point Pleasant.
DAMAGE NORTH OF LONG BRANCH
Number of Railroad Washouts-
Telegraphie Communication
Almost Entirely Cut Off.
Damage on the Erie--Dr. Quimby's
New Stable Blown
Down.
Special to the Jersey CITY Nesus.

AsBURY PARK, April Il, 1S94.-The rag
ing storm of Tuesday and Wednesday, con-
tinued with renewed force along the New
Jersey coast last night and this morning,
causing much damage to property along the
beach. The wind, which has increased TO a
velocity of over seventy miles an hour,
brought another three-masted vessel within
mile of the shore, at Point Pleasant. This
vessel-a schooner-which was bound north,
was overpowered by the heavy sea,
and at six o'clock last night
the captain was compelled to lower all the
sails and cast anchor About fifty or sixty
feet of hawser was fast to the anchor, and
with great force the vessel swung around
toward the shore. An hour later the vessel
seemed to be dragging her anchor, and it is
feared by the life saving crew at Point
Pleasant that the rope will part, which would
probably add disaster to disaster. There is
in all probability crew of from ten to
twenty on the schooner. The hfe-saving
crew, under Captain Hovens, are doing
extra duty at this point and stand in readi-
ness with all necessary apparatus in case the
vessel parts her cable.
Up and down the beach a representative
of the United Press has patrolled on the
lookout for any body that might be cast
upon the shores from the Ill-fated Albert
W. Smith, that went to the bottom at Man
asquan yesterday morning with a crew of
from eight to twelve; but no trace could be
found of any of the sailors who had found
watery grave. Hundreds, almost thousands,
of pieces of wreckage of that vessel were
strewn about the beach, and were being
picked up by people who had come to see
the wreck.
DAMAGE NORTH OF LONG BRANCH.
At this point, the wind and heavy sea that
hoU IN CO r1alIo
damage to Founder Bradley's famous board
walk, have caused little, if any. damage.
The surf has wrought considerable damage
north of Long Branch down as far
as the Highlands of Navesink. Still
more damage has been done
Southern Railroad leading from North
Long Branch to the Highlands. Between
these points, at Normandie- by tae-Sea, the
devouring sea ate away huge blocks of the
bluff. and portions of it are still being under
mined. The trains are not as yet running
Along at that point the life saw
ing crews are also warned to keep
an eye on all objects cast ashore and look
out for any bodies that may wash ashore
from the Inflated Kate MaJ-kee, which went
to the bottom with crew of eight. None of
the bodies has as yet been recovered, and
with the present direction of the wind it is
probable that the bodies will be carried
south and cast upon the beach near Asbury
Park or Point Pleasant.
The storm and severe wind have also
wrought havoc at Red Bank, Keyport, Nor
gan and South Amboy. At Red Bank the
fierce wind caused the parting of many of
the cables of the small boats tied near the
shore, and the ground along the Shrewsbury
River is filed with these small craft.
At Keyport the sea rushed up over the
pocks of the steamboat landings carried
off many of the crates and empty barrels,
and the beach was fairly covered with this
refuse Many of the fishing craft parted
their cables and ran foul of other boats,
causing great damage. Numbers of bateaux
were washed ashore, while others were cap
sized.
TRACKS UNDERMINED
Further along the shore the water from
Raritan Bay washed over the bridge at
Morgan, on the New York and Long Branch
Railroad, undermining the tracks SO that the
company was compelled to abandon the use
of the north bound track. Extra men were
placed at this point with flags and lanterns
to signal all trains. Telegraph Operators
ssJoeo Close and s1Charleys Trafford were
also stationed here and performed the work
of despatching the trains.
The rain is still falling heavily. All the
telegraph and telephone wires are down and
messages are sent by train messengers. In
spite of many washouts trains have been
running on schedule time, and no accidents
have occurred.
The Madison fat house that is being turn
ed into a reception room for the new steam
boat company at Asbury Park is likely to be
washed into the sea.