The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-30


house and pitched into a vacant lot. The
rain washed out the Boy Orators in
famed features and when the trans
parency was picked up the canvass was
almost as clean as it was before the artist
began to daub his vivid colors on it,
The high wind raised havoc among the
trees and with the numerous campaign
banners, tranSparences and American
flags which abound on the Heightss
Large limbs from trees were strewn
about the streets, and flags and banners
were IN many instances bl9wn from their
supporting ropes
The transparency of the Eleventh Ward
Democratic Club, at Palisade avenue and
Ferry street, was blown completely down.
Joseph Donohue, resident in the neigh
borhood, witnessed its downfall and ran
over IN time to save it from being en-
tirely demolished. With the assistance Of
several other men the transparency with
Bryan and Sewall's portraits badly be-
smirched with mud, was taken inside
the club rooms
The damage done to the other trans
parencies throughout the district was not
of very serious nature and few dabs
with paint brush will fix them all right
again
The old Fourth district was in darkness
last night. 1t was caused by two cleo
trio light wires becoming crossed and
burning out The lights in stores, how
ever, were not affected, as they are on
another circuit. The mishap occurred at
Palisade avenue and Franklin street, and
was continual display of all kinds of
colored fire. The electric lights in thes
district fiiekered and Kissed for over an
hour previous to their going out en-
tirely.
Workmen We're sent to the scene this
morning and repaired the wires and to-
night the lights will burn again as usual
The crossing of the wires was caused by
the high wind.
At 2:20 o'clock this morning the wind
lifted the roof of the two story double
Plank Road, and landed It on the house
NO. GAO Palisade avenue, fifty feet away.
The damage to the Paterson Road house
is over $780, while the Palisade house and
aged about $500
The roofiess building is owned and oecii-
pied by Thomas Mccain and family. Al
the time of the blow the family were
sleeping serenely. When the roof went
off with crash and a roar Mccain and
his family awoke. He hurriedly carried
such furniture as he could to the floor
below and awaited developments. The
family did not sleep any more, expecting
every minute to see the house blown
down.
The occupants Of the Palisade houses
John Alpaugh and F. Everhard and their
families were also awakened by the bang
on their roofs, and enjoyed a slcepless
night like their neighbor.
Paterson Plank Road is sparsely built
up at that point, and the wind had full
swing. 1t uprooted tree in front of
-NO. OH GdllSau6 avenue, ana also front
of No. 72 Manhattan avenue besides blow
ing down number of frui. trees and do
ing other damage.
Many Of the rookeries and old farm
houses in the Greeifviiie sections expert
enced a severe shaking during the gale
last night. Many of the buildings lost
their blinds. On Hooker avenue one blind
was found fully fifty feet away from the
dweillng from which it was torn. A sky
light was blown from the roof of the
house No. 63 Orient avenue The fruit
trees in this section suffered extremely
from the wind Many were laid hare of,
their fruit Italian venders were around
| the district early to seize the fallen fruit
but they We're carefully watched by the
police.
The boats of the Oceanic Yacht club
suffered from the storm. The Willie K,
| owned by Samuel Kimball and the Nellie
| ", owned by Frank Van Winkle were
ABOUT the only yachts which escaped In
The, Mystery, a fine cat-rigged skin,
| owned by William Palmer. was totally
Wrecked. The sea tore it from its an
chorage 1t was driven against the Cen
Iral Railroad trestle and dashed to
pieces.
oWasa Ths qDpfr u m s III and msa manss s9sD
seriously damaged The Pilot, a large
catboat owned by James McMurray.s
foundered; William Bishops sloop Paul
smashed by coming in contact with the
railroad trestle. Benjamin Cayanagh's
Tough broke from her mooring and
dragged her anchor. She was slightly
damaged.
In, addition the float in front of the
boathouse was torn away, and several
snail boats were lost and capsized.
Nearly all the catboats of the Pavonia
Yacht Club were damaged. They were
torn from Their moorings and driven
ashore. Among the boats beached were
the cabin catboat Water Lily. owned by
John Zimmerman. The Defiance, owned
by John Loeber, had her side caved in.
and was otherwise badly damaged When
driven ashore she came in contact with
the pile of rocks just north of the club
house.
Other boats damaged were-Michael
Gilmartin's Minnie. Richard Pringless
Square and Henry Smiths Ella S. They
were all driven ashore.
AS usual, the boats of the Jersey CITY
Yacht Club suffered least. These boats
are well moored, and the storm did not
bulge them.
Seth Babcock's sloop Elfn, was the only
boat damaged She did not move from
her anchorage, but big fishing smack
which was running amuck in the stream,
crashed into the Elfn. The Elfin's bow,
spirit was broken and her topsail was
damaged. The Water Witch and Phan-
tom drifted a little, but were not dam