The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-13
SWEPT BY HURRICANE
Terrific Gale Blowing in Vicinity
of New York.
C0NEY ISLAND SUFFERS SEVERELY
Paviions and Bath Houses Swept
Out tn Sea,
WAVES WE'RE MOUNTAIN HIGH
Hundreds Of Thousands OF Dollars Dam
age Done by the Fury OF The Ele-
monts-Tracks Washed Away.

New York October IL. A veritable hur
ricane has swept over this section of the
country yesterday and today. The wind
blew with terrific force, reaching ut Sandy
Hook, velocity OF seventy five miles an
hour last night. The tides rose to
height many feet greater than hes been
seen for years and the waves all along the
Atlantic coast swept in with force that
carried everything before them and did
damage to the amount OF many hundreds
OF thousands of dollars. Sandy Hook and
points along the Jersey coast 'elt H., fury
of the storm most of all. bat Coney Island
experienced. so far as has bec1 learned.
The most direfu results. The beaches wee
swept clean, pavilions were overturned ana
carried seward. bathing houses and board
walks, and everything not far inland ON the
famous island, was torn up and piled high
beyond the coast line or ws.e carried ont
20 sea
At Brighton Beach the stone walks in
front of the big hotel we're under water
and towards the end OF this afternoon the
famous Seidl concert hall was IrUndltfd
and partly carried away. Tho well kept
lawns in front OF the Oriental holci and
Manhattan Beach hotels wera LAID waste
and the lower portions of me hotels Hood
cd Innumerablc small buildings we've
simply picked UP bodily anl carried away
by wind or waves.
At Far Rockaway the fury Of the gale
was Understandable. Those houses Wh'ch
were built on piles II Tie sand were
washed away and those higher up. Nnlch
for years have been out Of rcatl OF ire
highest tides. were today flooded.
Along the Jersey coast lipst ~ he dan-
age done was 10 piers AMI hrclkwatcrs
Preparations had been male as 'nfewain-
ings OF the storm had been given some
days before. As yet very little damage
to shipping has been reported, for on &c
count of warnings. many crafts delayed
turned for n safe anchorage.
| Coney Islands beach was swept by the
waves OF the highest tide III the history
of the famous resort last night and today.
\ large number of temporary structures
along the front were destroyed Tho hnule-
ward was flooded as far as Neptune avenue
| The shelter houses at the intersection Of
| the concouises and the boulevard were
washed away
Waves running mountain high Gathered
the plaza in front of the Brighton Beach
hotel and tore away part of the concert
PAVILION in which Anton Scdils Orchestra
gives performances. The Ocean hotel west
of the Brighton Beach hotel was surround
ed by W1tcr ana IT'S foundations were
rackod. Numerous bathing payilons and
amusement houses in West Brighton were
either wrecked or damaged, among the
latter being the club house Of the Seaside
Athletic club. The old iron pier that was
believed TO be imprcgnabe and that had
been buffettod by the storms OF over twenty
winters was cut in two by the mighty Inn
pact of the waves.
At ESQ o'clock monster wave struck the
concert pavilion at Brighton Beach and
tore away two-thirds of the structure. The
Brighton Beach race track stables were
flooded and the horses were removed TO
stables along the boulevard. rough esti-
mate of the financial loss along the Coney
Island beach places ii at 100000.
HOG island curing the AFTERNOON aauei
another oig Secll"h To that portion Whlch
had previously gone 10 sea ana aho'hS'
such storm would wipe II ana several au-
/ joining districts out OF existence a'to-
Gether.
The ferry mouse, dock board walk ana
/ pavilion OF the Far hockaway improve
ment company We're totally wrecked inc
Casino, the United states motel the rack
apansha mouse ana 'he polphn holel were
among those buildings which had at least
/ water on their ground UOOr.