The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15
HURTHER DETAILS OF STORM
sALONG NEW YORK AND NEW
s JERSEY COAST.
frame BUILDINGS WERE Destroyed
In Great Numbers Along the Beach.
Highest Tide Within Memory-A
3, Fine Hotel Ruined-Coney Island
|N the Greatest Sufferer.

New York, Oct. 13.-The great storm
|pf' 1896 has not been relegated to the
annals of the past and the story has not
half been told No one has so far been
able to estimate the damage wrought by
the wind and the waves nor to say how
was the fury of the gale.
But as far as the eye can reach from
any point along the shores of Long Is
land, along the Jersey coast, in overt
l0wlands, in some instances over the
highlands, wherever one may turn, there
are evidences that a hurricane has been
passing through this section of the coun-
try. 1t was the tail end of storm that
came from the Indies, broad and de-
structive, lifted the seas to giant
height and forced in the waters with
sweep that carried them high over the
land to begin the work the wind and rain
would inish For two days and night
tne gale blew with ever increasing fury,
and today there was steady downpour
of rain to complete the miserable devas
tation already begun. Thousands have
spent the day looking at the devastation.
sAt Brighton Beach and Manhattan, at
Edgemore, at Far Rockaway and at
dozen other points along the sea line the
1ucomng waters swept III under the
foundations of the buildings. One hotel
1dH go down. 1t was the Brunswick, at
Sea Isle City, the finest structure of its
Ind in that section.
Telegraph reports that have already
in IN, hn @l.,.
>plnces whole districts on the coast were
lean swept of frame buildings. Jersey
Kas, in places, practically inundated.
'Hhe railroads in that section of New Jer-
9ey were sufferers to the extent of sus-
|pending business for a period, and many
{oWns in that state were cut off. House
1olders at Asbury Park and Long
ranch gathered to watch the fury of
ne seas, wonder stricken and amazed
!1t the greatness of the waters.
But Coney Island was the greatest
Nferer. One can not stroll through the
.k3ell known walks fronting on the beach
without climbing over masses of ruins of
bouses.
SeidePs concert hall at Brighton is to-
ally destroyed. The ruins of two walls
4re all that mark the huge structure
which crashed in under the terrific force
Qf water hurled against it. 1t is believed
nat several hundred thousand dollars
WOuld not cover the values of the places
'QestrOyed.
s Although the tide was higher than
anybody remembered it to be yesterday.
early this morning it had again reached
a point higher than the previous flood.
~ only needed this to complete the de-
Visitation along the beaches. The seas
IMPLY swept over the adjoining districts,
1pndreds of feet beyond what long ago
md been fixed as the one of safety. As
result dwellings were flooded and today
|1Qme of them are not yet safe from col
Apse.
#REPORT FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, Oct. 13.-The West In
Ian hurricane, which carried death and
Instruction before it and has devastated
Ae New. Jersey coast during the past
@orce. Some half dozen lives have been
lSt and more than $150,0O0 worth of
Moperty destroyed. The greatest dam
4Se was done at Atlantic City, Angelsea,
"a Isle City and Holly Beach. The
silrOad capitalists will be the heaviest
jQsers in Atlantic City, the damage to
1neir road amounting to over $4,000. A
{<hin on the Philadelphia and Reading
IN over the road today, being the first in
~ udyS 10 Cross lne MeuuOWS. Inc
w iron pier was damaged to the extent
N $4,000.
AT Sea Isle City hardly any property
Xong the ocean front escaped damage. |
lot one of the cottages fronting en- the
70 walk escaped damage. Verandas |
ere torn away, fences and flower gar
ems were destroyed and many buildings |
ere undermined.
4|Reports from Angelsea are to the effect |
lat the tide was the highest and most |
Instructive since 1889.
yAt Holly Beach three houses were de- |
}troyed. No trains have been run over ]