The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-14
ECHOES OF THE STORM.
1t Created Great Havoc Along the
New Jersey Coast,
SEVERAL PLACES INUNDATED

Not Only Have New Bays Been Formed
Along the Coast, but Old Shoals and Bars
Have in Many Places Been Poundec
Away-Property Loss Incalculable.
New YORK, Oct 14-The great storm
Of '06 has not been relegated to the annals
of the past, and the story has not half beer
told. No one has so far been able to esti
mate the damage wrought by the winc
and the waves nor to say how far reach
ing was the fury of the gale. But as fan
as the eye can see from any point along
the shores of Long Island, along the Jer
sey coast, in over the lowlands, and IL
some instances over the highlands, wher
ever one may turn there are the evidences
that hurricane has been passing through
this section of the country 1t was the
tail of a storm that came from the Indies
broad and destructive lifted the seas to q
giant height and forced in the waters with
a sweep that carried them high over the
land to begin the work that the wind and
rain would finish.
For two days and night the gale blew
with ever increasing fury, and yesterday
there was steady downpour of rain &c
! complete the miserable devastation al
ready well done. Thousands spent the day
at the beaches not to enjoy the sunshine
! and the merry ulaces Mt the seaside. but tC
view the work of destruction and to look
upon the niles of twisted rafters. broken
| spiles, upturned pavilions, overthrowu
cottapes and the ruins of resorts of amuse.
ment that in former days were the pride
and the joy of those who have made the
beach their summer home. Handsome
lawns that have beautifled the grounds of
I'D like plowed fields. and on Monday
when the storm was at its heirht. the
hure structures themselves i'm many places
were Threatened nv tbe waves.
At BRIGHTON Beacb and Mt Manhattan
Mt Edganere nt Far Rocl,oyvov and mt n
dozen other points alonr the sea line. the
fast incoming waters syvept under the
very foundations of the buildinrs. and
more than once they shook and shivered
under tbe terrific nounding of the sens
Ono boteI did go down unable to stand
tbe forces urned against il. That was the
Brunsv,icl, ot son Isle CITY tbe finest
structure of its kind in that section. How
mnnv smaller b1i1dinUs were cauuht m
nv the wind and wrecked. or Inundated. is
M to the present moment an unknown
ouanity IL is certain. however. that the
number is LARGE if for no other reason
than the'reports that have already come i'm
are to tbe effect that in some sections
whole districts on the coast were clean
swept of the frame buildings that for wear.
have served for every purpose from bath
bouse To a home.
Nor was it along the coast alone that
the fury of the gale manifested itself Jer
sew CITY was in places practically inun
dated. Boats were a valuable ACQUISITION
both for purposes of removal and for pur
poses of locomotion The railroads il
that section of New Jersey were sufferer
- to the extent of suspending business for
period, and many of the smaller towns il
that state had to be content with a lone
some existence, for all traffic in and ou
of those places was stopped.
The wires of Sandy Hook were down 70
many hours, and when communication
was again established it was only to leari
that never before had such n hurrican
been experienced. Fortunately people ant
dwellings alike at the old Hook were bull
for storms and the damage there wa
slight, if the scare was great House
holders at Asbury Park and Long Branch
for the summer visitors had long sine
taken their departure, gathered to watcl
the fury of the seas wonder stricken an,
- amazed at the greatness of the waters. 70
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the famous boardwalk. the New Era mon
ument and thousand and one beautie
, and attractions of the magnificent water
/ ing place were swept away, and thos
, who stood by the beach at the brancl
looked upon a destruction Just as dire.
But Coney Island was the greatest suf
ferer. One may not now stroll through
the well remembered walks fronting OF
the beach, but he may climb wearily owe
the masses of ruins that mark the oil
paths or stand afar and view the wrecke,
pavilions and water chutes and ice slides
= The light and airy beer gardens that stoo
upon the shore and the bathing house
- and floats from the farthermost corner o
Manhattan to way beyond the end of tn
Bowery at West Brighton, a point tina
marks the end of a long line of amusemen
places. one and all have fallen. And wit
those that were bad, those that were goo