The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
HIGH WINDS and TIDES |
Devastation Wrought by the
West India Hurricane.
IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY

IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
Immense Damage Done at Coney ISL
and. Asbury Park and Other Ocean
Resorts Beach Covered by WrecksKe
New York, Oct IA veritable
hurricane has swept over this section
today, the wind blowing with terrific
force, reaching at Sandy Hook velo-
city of seventy-five miles an hour last
night. The tides rose to height many
feet greater than has been seen for
years, and the waves all along the
Atlantic coast swept in with force
that carried every thing before them,
and did many hundreds of thousands
of dollars damage. Sandy Hook and
points along the Jersey coast felt the
fury of the storm most of all. But
Coney Island experienced. SO far as has
been learned. the most direful results
The beaches were swept clean, pavil-
lions were overturned and carried sea.
ward, with bathing houses and board
walks, and every thing not far inland
piled high beyond the coast line, or
carried out to sea.
At Brighton Beach, the stone walks
in front of the big hotel were under
water, and toward the end of the after
noon, the famous Seidl concert hall
was inundated and partially carried
away. The well-kept lawns in front
of the Oriental hotel and Manhattan
Beach hotel were laid waste, and the
lower portions of the hotels flooded.
lnnumerable small buildings were
simply picked up bodily and carried
away by wind or wave.
At Far Rockaway, the fury of the
gale was indescribable. Those houses
which were built on piles on the sand
were washed away, and those higher
up, which for years have been out Of
reach of the highest tides, were today
flooded.
Along the Jesrey coast, most of the
damage done was to piers and to break.
waters. Preparations had been made,
as forewarnings of the storm had been
given some days before. AS yet, very
little damage to shipping has been re-
ported, for on account of the warn
ings, many craft delayed sailing and
others that had cleared here returned
for safe anchorage.
The Coney Island beach was swept
by the highest tide in the history of
the famous resort. A large number of
temporary structures along the water
front were destroyed. The boulevard
cd 60 Nonfrnn
The Shelton houses, at the intersection
of Concourse and Boulevard, were
washed aWay.eThe waves running
high. battered the plaza in front of the
Brighton beach hotel. The Ocean ho-
tel, west of the Brighton beach hotel,
was surrounded by water ard the
foundations racked. Numerous bath
ing pavillions and amusement houses
were either wrecked or damaged,
among the latter being the clubhouse
of the Seaside Athletic Club The old
iron pier, which was believed to be in
vincible, was buffeted by the storm
and over twenty windows cut in two.
Manhattan beach shared in the dis
aster with other sections of the island.
Much of the ornaments in front of the
Manhattan beach hotel were swept
away, and magnificent lawn in front
of the swell Oriental hotel was made a
dismal waste.
Hog island, during the afternoon.
added another big section to the portion
which had previously gone to sea, and
another such storm would wipe it and
several other adjoining districts ont Of
existence altogether.
At Sandy Hook, where even the
breath of breeze can be twisted into
q gale. last nights storm was howl
ing hurricane. The waves broke high
er than ever before, and at one time
the old tower which incoming and OUT
going ships signal shook and tottered
as though it would be blown over.
All day long the wind blew gale of
fifty miles at Asbury Park. High tide
at noon seemed to be at the maximum.
Hundreds Of people lined the shores
watching the destruction that came
with every wave. Every thing within
reach of the waves was used as bat
tering ram to break down the struo.
lures on the beach. The great board
walk was pounded to pieces in many
places. From Deal lake to the bound
ary line, it is complete wreck. The
marble monument which marks the
spot where the New Era went down in
the early days Of Asbury Park was un.
dermined by the waves and toppled
into the sea. Wreckage is strewn over
the beach as far as the eye can reach.
Hog Cholera In Ohio Valley.
Cincinnati, Oot. 1.-THE reports