New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
THE JERSEY COAST SUFFERS.
GREAT DAMAG; DONE TO TIE BEACHES AND
MANY COTTAGES INJURED BY THE WAVES


GREAT DAMAG; DONE TO THE BEACHES AND
MANY COTTAGES INJURED BY THE WAVES
SANDY HOOK AN ISLAND.
Cape MAY. ~ J.. Oct 12-To-nights high tide
and heavy sea washed the remnant of Beach
ave- at South Cape May into the sea The
waves broke against the houses. cutting out
the underpinning ard sweeping away fences
and trolley tracks.
ST. Peters Chapel, at Cape May Point. has
lost part Of its sup port ard may drop on the
strand before morning. East Cape May beach
was swept by the sea. and the trolley roadbed
washed out The board walk in front of this
city was damaged. portions Of it being washed
away. The damage to the shore line from
Cape MAY Point to sev.elrs Point is estimated
at $4,000.
Barnegat. n. j. oct. PA heavy gale has
prevailed here since Saturday night Con-
siderable damage has beer done to shipping and
property along the coast. The schooner Move
cite is ashore and number of small craft have
been badly damaged. The railroad along the
beach has all been washed out. Thu Novelette,
is schooner yacht. Her gross tonnage IL
40. &C. and net tonnage 80. % She was built in
New Brunswick in 1889 and halls from Phila'
delphia.
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by the storm here was considerable, private
shore propertv and bulkhoads being destroyed
The greatest damage was done at Highland
Reach where several valuable buildings were
undermined and a great inlet was forced
through the beach to the shrewsbury RIVER
breaking through the Government railroad 10
the Sandy Hook proving grounds The telegraph
cable by the railroad bridge was badly damaged
and word was sent here to send a new coil OF
cable to replace 1t. Below toward Seabright
the railroad tracks were covered several feet
deep with sand in some places. while In others
they were torn from their bed and destroyed
The telegraph and telephone poles were demol-
ished The amount of the damage cannot as
yet be computed
Pleasantville y. j.. oct. l2.-A trains bound
east are stalled here or have returned to Phill-
delphia. All communication with Atlantic City
s cut Off and gangs OF men are trying TO repair
the bad breaks in the roadbeds Of the Reading
and West Jersey railroads. At o'clock this
afternoon the water rose to the highest point
since the great storm OF 1889. and the high wind
forced the water in the bay against the roads
until the beds gave way. and in an hour or two
deep cuts hundred feet long were washed out.
The wind Is still fresh from the northeast. and
this evening fears are entertained that the next
high water may greatly increase the damage al
ready done.
Seaoright Oct. II (SpeciaD.-Seabright vas
under water nearly all day. AT noon rowboat
vas foated in Ocean ave. with several persons
in it, The tracks Of the ew-Jersey Southern
Railroad at Normandie buried under two
feet Of sand The Normandie cottage was
washed so badly that the furniture was removed
for safety. The bulkhead in front of the Octagon
Hotel was damaged. The high filed the
basement Of the hotel with water
Asbury Park. oct. II (Specian-For three
days and nights this portion of the Atlantic
coast has been visited by the seyerest gale known
since the memorable storm Of August. 1893. With
the high tides and fierce winds that have pre-
vailed during this period. the havoc Is something
frightfu vet no loss of life has so far been
ported.
The stretches of board walk between Asbury-
ave and the fishing pier. and between Sunset
ave and the Seventh-ave pavilion are suffering
the most severely The floor Of the pavilion is
torn away In various places, leaving great gaps
All along its entire length the board walk Is
more or less damaged The fishing pier has
hardly secure plank from one end to the other