New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-14
BEACH HOTELS.

sible to reach the wrecked shcUeT HouSes' i"N
shelter house which stood the farthest out anu
which was on the edge of the water at hish 'ioe
IL now ruined mass of iron and timber 300 feet
out at when the tide is in. Even the iron
smiling in places is bent and twisted. so tremen-
dous was the power of the waves 1t is an odd
sight to see the bicyclers' drinking fountain
which before stood high and dry upon land, IN
the ocean at high tide. ....
DAMAGE TO THE BRIGHTON BEACH TRACK
Further up on the beach, in front of the Bright
on Beach Hotel, stands the ruin of Seidl's music
pavilion. over 400 feet of Sea Breeze-ave. is en-
firely DESTROYED. Part Of it covers the Brighton
Beach racetrack The rest of it has gone out to
sea Where the street was torn up the force OF
the water was so great that tons of the big Bel
gian paving blocks were hurled from their ped
and tossed around like pebbles Trolley poles
were thrown down. and these with sidewalk
slabs trolley and ties. and tn side OF
payilion hurled there from several hundred rect
down the beach. form mass 81 wreckage nearly
fifteen feet high. IT WAS found yesterday morn
ing that the Ocean Hotel. which stands AT the
end of Sea Breeze ave. is badly undermined ana
IN great danger of falling. Up against the front
of the piazza is piled another mass Of rubbish.
Around the raCetrack the damage has also
been considerable The track yesterday was
s,iu flooded Tons of sand had been carried in
and distributed in places over he track IL
vii, take several thousand dollars to put the
raeecturse in IT'S former condition. There are
signs Of the storm as far back as the Boule-
ward Further down toward the ocean the low
space between the Ocean Hotel ana the
Brighton Beach Hotel was completely mum
dated and hundreds Of tons of sand were hurled
ND from the old beach line. covering the Smth-
St trolley tracks at this point to over foo'
in depth The large pavilion which stood IN
this space known the Plaza. withstood the
storm until nearly midnight. when II succumpeo
TO the force Of the wind and waves. and parts
of II we're scattered hundreds OF feet inland
THE MARINE RAILWAY GONE.
Notb,ne IS left Of the Marine Railway which
connected Brighton Beach with Manhattan. ana
the war which waged so fercely last spring pc
tween the rival companies can now be called
OF because the bone Of contention. or at least
. good deal of IT, Is somewhere at the bottom
Of the sea.
The beach line at West Brighton. beginning
at Balmer's pavilion and looking west was
swept clear Up to the line Of the more sohdiS
built pavilions Where last summer pe'"ee"
the two iron piers stood the nihlsy shai''e'
ord stands of various sorts is an entre!
nnar snace When the day broke yesterday
p.n,nr u was seen that the beach In ana
about Deyln's and Doyle's bathing paVmlons
had been washed out up 20 the iou I D,nr
ord the runways destroyed. Inc Old IRON ~
Sa a sad sight All Monday night ana up 10 .l,e
time the wind subsidized each incoming va, WAY"
sarved To weaken the structure more anu me- To- =
ed every now and then the waves wouid ,eaI
ano ,,hoic sections of flooring and hurl 1t into
the sea our,ous sights in the
,-,orrino TO witness the flood back Oh Cohe!
1 M, The water had risen to such degree
tn The meadows that a great lake was IorIne" .
about two miles wide and tnfee ioNs1 the water
ine ona time was up to the rails Of the Nassau
railroad running over Coney Islano |fee"' anu
for a while no cars could ne ihoVeo'
p11.KIEADs SAVED MANHATTAN bEACh'
Tho strength OF the bulkheads at Manhattan
Reach was never more severely tested. Inc
water Il is said came up to the hotel ana par
tally flooded the cellar. The bulkheads saved
the place from serious damage, ana whhe al
the flower beds were ruined. both at the Man :
rat,an and the Oriental hotels. practically the
nri,, expense to restore the grounds 10 their
yormer state will be that OF a Few nundreu
tons Of earth. Those few venturesome people people
who on Tuesday night watched the waves
hreak over the bulkheads at Manhattan were
yesterday enthusiastic over the grandeur or the
scene. The waves dashing on .he prhn So ,,,s
time breaking into phosphorescent lights. ike
millions OF giowworms. Even IN the darkness
Of the night objects ior as h 'h" mo.
mentary intensity OF the strange lights.
West OF the Manhattan Beach Hotel and east
Of the. Oriental are two channels cut tnsongh
into Shcepshead Bay, making three Islands In
stead Of one. ~.
C,anarsie shows considerable wreckage after
the storm The wharf where the Rockaway
sts tie up was entirely covered and the water
even extended to the tracks OF the Brooklyn and
Rockawav Beach Railroad. as we'll as to those
~ tho Nassau line Some of the boats broke
their fastenings and foated into Canar=ts
streets. Early In the morning the tide exceed.
ed by seven inches the high tide OF August, 1913
Sshirh aid so much damage along the water.
Sront.. At o'clock yesterday morning large
force OF men had been put to work on the water
mont -endeavoring to save property. At the
fiay, View House. near the Rockaway pier. the
water was three feet deep. Other hotels near b,