The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
WORK OF TIE HURRICANE
The West Indian Visitor
Goes to Sea, Leaving a
Trail of Ruin.
ANXIOUS WAITING FOR SHIPS
High Tides Do Damage in Jersey
City--Erie Depot Flood ed.

NEW YORK, Oct 10, 1S96.-After pi-
rouerting along the coast for several
days, causing devastation and terror
wherever its force was felt, the West
Indian hurricane has finally be lost track
OF in mid-ocean, and the weather OBJ
servers predict clearing skies and fair
weather by this evening, with possible
showers today The wind, which was
blowing from the northeast shortly after
midnight, shifted to the northwest at two
o'clock and decreased In force to such an
etent that its velocity was only six miles
an hour at three o'clock. After that it
freshened somewhat, and, at five o'clock,
blew twelve miles an hour, rate of speed
which it maintained during the forenoon
This decrease in the force Of the wind
was a welcome change to ship masters
and others interested in the shipping in
terest. In this city, however the day
dawned with murky skies, cold rain and
tempera ture surcharged with humidity
The change in the direction of the wind
and its decreased velocity was most well
come to the residents of Coney Island
ana those having property interests on
the ocean-washed strip Of sand. For
tWenty-four hours wind and wave have
been pounding on the beach Having
attacked the Marine Railway and dam
AGED the piers the wind and waves made
concerted attack lower down the beach
at midnight The shelters on the Con-
course, extending as far as the Brighton
5tacn race course and the Oceanic Hotel
Wilieh for years has been regarded as
well inland. The race course was covered
with an average depth of two feet of
water The tracks of the trolley line
winch skirt the race track, running to the
terminus of the road at yanderveer,s s
Hotel, were washed away
Perhaps the most serious damage done
Dy the cyclone is yet to be learned for it
Is known that delay, if not damage, has
resulLsd 20 number OF passenger and
freight steamers bound 10 and from this
port
The steamship most overdue is the Semi
neie Of the Clyde Line. She left Charles
ION ? z. last Saturday at Il o'clock
II the morning, and ought to have ar
rived here Sunday evening last Up to
ten O'Clock today she had not been sighted
ana I'D nothing heard from her.
Inc seminole carries passengers and a
general cargo. At the offices Of the line
It was said today that the officials of the
ilne DID not think that the steamer had
met with any serious mishap They
where to avoid the fury of the storm and
would no doubt arrive at this port in
safety
The steamer Comanche of the same line.
which left here Saturday, had not, ac-
cording TO telegraphic reports to the com
pany's officials, arrived at Charleston at
nine O'Clock today. She was due there last
night.
As in the case Of the Seminole the Off
Gals believe she is all right, and has also
put into some place for safety. Many in
quiries were made at the company's Of
f1ces today regarding the steamers, but
all inouirers were assured that there was
no cause for alarm
The steamer Orizaba of the Ward line.
from Havana. due here yesterday at eight
o'clock, had not been heard from or sight
ed early today. She had cargo of ner-
chandise and thirty-one passengers from
Cuba, besides others from Mexico
AT the Offices of the line no apprehen-
sion regarding the steamers safety was
felt, and it was said that she would
probably arrive during the day.
Several other ocean steamers are from
one to three days overdue.
The Fall River line steamer Priscilla.
due here at seven o'clock today had not
arrived or been heard from at her usual
hour for arriving. At the offices of the
company it was said that it was not
positively known that the steamer left
Fall River last night at the usual hour,
and that her officers may have DELAYED
her departure until the storm abated.
The steamer H. NJ. Whitney of the
Metropolitan Steamship Line from Bos-
ton, due here early today, had not ar
rived or been heard from up to $50
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