New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
ECHOES OF THE STORM.
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE VISITED AND
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SHOPS MAN
CAMDEN INJURED TO THE EXTENT OF
$4,000 - SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES
FROM DEATH-AIONG THE COAST

FROM DEATH-AIONG THE COAST
THE WIND WAS AT ITS HEIGHT.
The damage done by Thursday nights storm IN
New-Jersev appears to have been much greater
than wis at first supposed During the brief prev
alence of the high winds roofs in nearly every
town In the State were carried away, lehces aii'
even brick walls were blown down, trees uprooted
and almost incalcuable injury done to factories anu
farms where implements and machinery were eN
posed. In several instances people VINO were ou'
in the storm severely hurt
The wind seems to have wreaked Its fury on the
towns in the southwestern part of the State es-
pecialy in the vicinity of Camden, though Newarh
and Hackensack suffered considerably.
GREAT DAMAGE IN CAMDEN.
Camden, Dec. q (speciaD-Thls city and the
towns OF Stockton and Pavona were visited last
night by a tornado OF terribly destructive force
the most serious damage being done to the Penn
syvania Railroad shops in Pavonia Al the Ia
vona shops the roofs OF the paint, machine anu
woodwork departments were blown OF ana odi"
aged to the extent of $4,000. number OF new cars
were almost ruined. ard will need thorough over
hauling The machinery in the shops was also
badly DAMAGED glass and other refuse having got
in the works.
Rufus HILL master mechanic Of the shop said
this morning that it would probably be TWO OF
three weeks before the shops would again pe III
operation The storm caught the hagmans house
up the track The fagman. Garrett Floyd VINO
was in the house was injured about the head
Charles White. of Matawan was also injured py
the wreckng of the station. row OF eight DITCH
houses in Seventh-st near Fulton-st, were uh-
rooted and damaged to the extent OF Sl5oo ana 'he
furniture Of the tenants ruined. Bairds spar-sheds
in Deaware-st. unroofed and damaged TO the
amount of $1,000 Three small brick houses in
Beach-st., below Front-st.. were unroofei' put
none of the occupants were injured. row Oh
houses in course of erection at Broadway ana 'he'
rv-st was damaged portions of the walls blowing
down The roof of Knerr's jewelry establishments
No 443 Kaighn-ave. was loosened from its moor
ings Three houses being erected IN lAper'y-s'''
near Tenth-st., were badly damaged.
The Camden and Atlantic Railroad sheds. In Coop
er's Point were evelled Throughout the city te'e
graph and telephone lines blown down and
the police and fire-alarm service was crippieu'
DAMAGE ALONG THE COAST.
Long Branch Dec 27-The storm OF last night
proved the most disastrous in some ways ever re-
corded here Usually an off f-shore wind does but
little damage. Bathhouses carried out into
the water by the wind and were dashed back upon
the beach by the incoming tide and demolished
Fences shutters and signs were toys for the gale
and were carried away and ruined Seventy-ive feet
of the fence about the Elkwood racerack was blown
down and thrown upon the railroad tracks s
up the coast toward Sandy Hook the wind and the
cross caused damage TO boats at ahchor anu DIT
piers for the winter
Asbury Park. Dec 27-The storm here wrecked
many of the small buildings which Senator Bradley
has caused TO be erected about the beach 'front.' 1or
5lo"n 6 l1% @ uni dhu lev Plzabvtbe was ruined by
the wind and part of the railing carried away. The
windows closed cottages and hotels were broken
away 4 iagpole from the top of one of the hotels
was blown down and fell across the tracks of the
electric railroad.
INTERIOR TOWNS SUFFERED.
During the storm Thursday night the high
wind topped the ruined wall OF the Central
Stamping Company's ruined building in Lberty-st..
Newark. The wall gave way with crash and part
OF 1t toppled the roof of Mrs. Louise Le-
nores threestory frame dwelling at No. 81 Liberty
St The roof was crushed in several places and the
ceilings and walls were Knocked down Bricks dropped
in through the holes. and one fe.l upon bed wnere
Stacey Curtis, Central Railroad engineer. was
sleeping and several fell upon the floor and passed
within two feet OF his head. The wall that fell was
sixty feet high and supported by tall chin
ney which now stands alone. Mrs Lenoire's house
damaged to the extent of 500.
y large elm tree In front Of No 172 Elm-st fell
partly the house occupied by Mrs. Alfred Dun
ply The upper branches broke several OF the front
through the roof Of front piazza. The gale played
havoc with the poles. many Of which fell and
charged electric wires. In many instances these
wires became crossed with those Of the fire and
police alarm systems
Thursday nights storm 90 severe in Hacken-
sack that many people left their beds until the fury
lently fences were blown d. wn and trees broken.
The roofs were blown from two Of MacDonald's ice
alton. the electric lights went ou. leaving the
streets and many houses in darkness a number Of
running Teaneck and Lcoina.
sufferers in Elizabeth and vicinity They We're so
badly crossed and tangled by the wind that 1t was
out. a frame building at ROselle being put up for
use as posoice & was fumed IN IN {he c2Hntry dS
Asd from d6ec 6e of Tfes and and
and no loss of consequence is reported from other
neighboring towns