The morning times., 1896-10-13
STORM IS STILL RAGING
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more, as the hotel is expected to be
wrecked The hotel at Hog Island was
seen going to sea at l O O'Clock this morn
ing. Hog Island is all covered with water
and the ocean is running to the main shore
At Far Rockaway. Hotels are three feet
under water and Il number of families have
been obliged to yacate.
On the bay side docks, yachts, large and
small, are being wrecked, and the entire
coast from Edgemere to Seaside is under
water. The railroad track from Seaside
to Hollands is covered with water.
Ocean and bay meet at Hollands. If
the wind continues tonight half the beach
will be swept away. Hammels, Seaside
and Arverne are half under water.
TRACKS WASHED AWAY.
Atlantic City, n. J., Oct. 12.-Tbe storm
aud high tide this morning has further
Injured the iron pier and taken another
section of the structure away, together
with the big music pavilion A pirs IL the
old board walk in Chelsea has been washed
down ana the yachtsmen's wharf, at the
inlet, two hundred feet in length, has been
completely destroyed.
The south track OF the Reading Railroad
over the Meadows is washed away for j
hundred or more feet. and there is also a
washout ou the Camden and Atlantic Rail-
road, trains being held at Pleasantyille.
1t is reported from South Atlantic City
that two houses have been undermined and
toppled over aud that the sea Is breaking
around the large wooden elephant there.
Pleasantville, n. j., oct. 12.-All trains
bound east are stalled here or have re-
turned to Philadelphia. All communica-
ton with Atlantic Cityis cut off and gangs
OF men are trying To repair the bad breaks
in the roadbeds of the Reading and West
Jersey Railroads.
At 2 O'Clock the water rose to the highest
point Since tie great storm OF 1888 and
the high wind forced the water in the bay
against tie roads until the beds gave way.
In an hour or two deep GUS Il hundred feet
long Were washed out through which rivers
OF water poured under tie tracks in tor
rents. Tie breaks are the mos serious that
have occurred ON the meadows for years
and it may be day or two before rail-
way communication is establis ted with
Atlantic City.
sTEAMER's ROUGH VOYAGE.
Savannah, Ga. Oct. 12-The steamship
Chattahoochcc, Capt. Savage. from Boston,
arrived here today, twenty hours overdue.
She was struck by the severe hurricane
sunday morning Off Fryingpan ligiiIshipa
was tossed in the heavy seas for several
hours. She escaped without serious dam
age, however. Several of her storm shut
tcrs Were blown off and Il part OF her rail
was broken.
valuable uOrSe on Dodru was QaSned
from his stable during the storm and in
stantly killed.
Cape May. n. j., Oct 12.-TOnights
high tide and heavy sea washed the rein
nanL of Beach avenue. at South Cape May,
into the sea The waves broke against
the house. cutting out the underpinning
and sweeping away fences and trolley
tracks.
ST. Peters Chapel at Cape May Point
has lost part of its support and 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 Poiul 10 sewell's Point IS estimated