The Progress., 1896-10-17
/ BIG HURRICANE.
1T RACES FOR TWO DAYS WITH
GREAT FURY
THE Greatest Damage Was Done Around
New York-At Pleasure Resorts Along
the Reach. the Waves Were Destructive
TO Property.

New York, Oct. -. - A verttahle hur-
ricane has swept over this section OF
che country Sunda- and yesterday. I,he
wind blew with terrific force, reaching
at Sandy Hook a velocity OF seventy
five miles an hour Sunday night The
tides rose to a height many feet higher
than has been seen for years and the
waves all along the Atlantic coast swept
in with a 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 felt the Jury Oh
the storm most of all, but Coney ISL
and experienced, as far as has been
learned, the most direfu1 results. The
beaches were swept clean. pavihons
were overturned and swept seward,
bathing-houses and board walks, ev-
erythfng not far inland on the famous
island was torn up and piled high be-
You'd the coast line or were carried out
30 sea.
At Brighton Beach the stone walks In
front of the big hotel were under wat
er and toward the end Of yesterday af-
ternoon 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 hotel flooded. In
Vulnerable small buildings were sim
ply picked up bodily and carried away
by wind or waves.
At Far Rockaway the fury of the gale
was indescribable. Those houses which
were built on piles in the sand were
washed away and those higher up.
which for years have been out of reach
of the highest tides, were yesterday
hooded. Along the Jersey coast most
Of the damage done was to piers and
breakwaters. Preparations had been
made, as forewarnings of the storm
had been given some days before. AS
yet very little damage to shipping has
been reported, for on account of warn
tngs. many crafts delayed sailing and
others that had clearly returned for q
safe anchorage.
At Averne several summer cottages
were lifted from their foundations and
completely wrecked. At this place also
several hundred yards OF track were
washed away. All the low lands were
under water and the usual washouts
On railroads along the line of the coast
(. are TepOTLSu III THIS particular Liz
electric roads suffered most. At Sandy
Hook. where even the breath of breeze
can be twisted into gale. Sunday
nights blow was bowling hurricane.
It was fearful night for the observer
and for all who had reason to venture
within sight OF the seas.
North of Sea Isle City the fronts of
many of the cottages. have been under
mined, some of the cottages have al
fall. The branch of the South Jersey
railroad is washed away TOR fully hall
mile. At Asbury Park thousands OF
people lined the shore yesterday and
witnessed the fury OF the waves and
the destruction that caaie in with every
breaker The board walk suffered con.
siderably and the marble monument
which marks the spot where the New
Era went down, toppled over into the
sea.
Many houses were unroofed at Egs
Harbor City, N. j.. and many people
were forced into the streets
Last night a mail train managed t.
get through after a blockade of thirty
eight hours.
Among the crafts reported sunk q,
damaged is the yacht Novelte. which
was driven ashore. The storm alons
the sound was very severe. but not a.
Eisastrous as on the ocean coast line
yellow Fever Raging.
Washington, Oct. 12.-Dr Burgess
sanitary inspector of the marine hos