The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-18
FURIOUS OCEAN STORMS.
THE SHORES OF LONG ISLAND
STREWN WITH WRECKAGE.
Many Small Vessels Known to Be
Swamped and Fears Entertained for
Ocean Steamers Overdue-The
Nueces in the Storm.

| NEW YORK, Oct. 10.--A storm, which
broke upon this section shortly after
midnight, has done great damage on
sea and on land. The tracks of the
New Jersey Southern railway between
Seabright and Highland Beach, N. j.,
have been covered with sand washed
up by the waves. The fishing smack
Louise was driven ashore at Highland
Beach and is total loss. Her crew of
10 men were taken off by the lite saw
ing crew. In Seabright and vicinity a
number of buildings were unroofed.
At Long Island City the big
iron tank belonging to the
East River Gas company was blown
down to within five feet gifts founda-
ton. The tank was 200 feet high and
$50 wide. The police wires were ali
blown down and small boats along the
shore from the island to Bowery beach
ere broken and thrown upon the
beach. Trees and telephone wires
were broken and at North beach q
number of boats were wrecked,
The trolley wires of the Brooklyn
railroad at North beach were all
broken and cars are not being run.
The new engine house at the corner
of Steinway and Flushing avenue,
which had reached the height of one
aud one-half stories, was blown down.
There are probably several of
the steamers of the inward
bound feet near the port,
but the wires between New York
and Sandy Hook having beer render
ed useless for the time no word can be
received until they reach quarantine.
The vessels due today are Alesia, from
Naples; Havel, fir Ill Bremen; Crown
Prince, Frederick Wilhelm, from NG-
pies; Mobile, from London; Scandal,
from Hamburg; State Of Nebraska,
from Glasgow
Several steamers from Southern and
West India ports due today are no
doubt receiving the full force of the
gale, their course bringing them al
in such storm keep well off shore.
They are the Caribee from BAraba-7
does, Gilmore from New Orlean., Neu~
ces from Galveston, Yucatan from
Havana.
off Bell Haven, near Greenwich,
Conn, the yacht Vernia is ashore with
every prospect of becoming a complete
wreck. Assistance has been dispatched
to the crew. A two-masted schooner
is ashore on the point of Hart island
and seas are breaking over her. Sew
eral yachts have been beached at
Gut, near Rochelle, Long
Island sound. Among them is the
yacht of o. @. Isien, which had been
put in readiness for its owner and his
bride, nee Goddard, who were expected
to arrive from Europe today.
At EDglewood, n. j., chimney on
the residence of Thomas B Kerr was
blown down. In its fall it killed Miss
Mary Kerr, 10 years of age.
During the height of the
storm he tug Belle E. Williams
having in tow seven barges loaded
with coal, was caught in the gale
while trying to make shelter in
Lloyds harbor, Long Island sound |
The force of the gale broke the haw
sers and the tug and the barges We're
all driven ashore. The barges had
from two to FIVE persons on each of
them aud the tug carried full crew.
-Four persons who Were known to be
on the boat are said to be missing,
The shore all along the northeast secs
ton of Long Island is strewn with
wreckage.
In the interior the apple crop is
ruined. In Brooklyn considerable
damage was done to buildings and for
a time tn street car traffic was sus
pended on account of the prOstration
of electric wires All the pu bile schools
were closed for the day. The danger
from the storm at sea has been inten-
sitied by a dense fog which has settled
down over the coast.
The Norwegian bark Orgir, from
Barbados for Wilmington, went
a hore at 8 p, M. Tuesday near the
mouth of the Sape Furr river. The
crew WAS taken off by toe life saving
station. ghe vessel ls a total wreck.
Schooner John II. Cross from Provl-
dence to Brunswick, Ga is high and
dry on the beach near Lock woods
Falls, n. G. Ali the crew are safe
AT BOSTON.
BOSTON, Oct. 10.--A s0utheasterly
gale visited the harbor today. This
was accompanied by heavy rain. At
noon the velocity of the wind was
over 40 miles an hour. A schooner is