New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-11
STORM WRECKED BEACHES
HEAVY LOSSES AT FAR ROcKAwAY Ann
HOG ISLAND.
BRIGHTON BEACH AND CoNEY ISLAND YVES,
ALSO VISITED BY TIE WIND AND WAVES
But NOT BADLY DAMAGED


But not BADLY DAMAGED
Piled high UP on the beach at Far Rockar.v.
a miniature mountain Of ell sorts Of goods ~.
were saved from the sea yesterday. The mass en-,
s,ituted the wrcckage that was washed away :.
the waves Of mountainous height which sv..,
over that place "Wednesday night and yest.,."
morning and while thCre Is some OF It that /, -,
of nee the greater part Of II is utterly destr,,
I'm Il are block. of bathng houses all NOR.
legs damaged; tables and chairs that were was.
from payilions when the storm was In its fury a.,
mass Of litter of all kinds. 1T is an IN wind ia,
blows no good" however. and when the loss ia >.
covered from the place Will, according to good an
,horities be all the better for IT, for next SUNNI.
tho Mace will probably have one Of the finest hs,s
ing beaches anywhere on the Long Island shore
The greatest damage Hog Island rh,
nlace has stood in the way Of safe nav,ga,,o, .,
vears but mariners may rub II Of their charts -
i, fev DAYS for Il will then have become ,h,
If the past II was almost entirely washed ava,
~, tho storm. together with the building. on =.
ana few more tides Will wash 1t AWAY ooro
n,.teIv The elements have done In a few hours
what would have taken man few years and yhs,
has been in contemplation for some time. The ,n
rushing sea always carried with It vast QUANTITY
of sand and this piled up on the outer side Of Hog
Island Now that this place Is gone. the ssus
will come up TO the Far Rockaway beach, making
IL a gently sloping place that will be a delight 70
property owners and summer bathers.
HOG ISLAND BUILDINGS SWEPT AWAY
The storm broke In on the place about sundo,,
"Wednesday night and continued until daybre,.
vasterdav morning Most OF the buildings on Hog
Island belonged to the Far Rockaway Ferry and
Improvement Company. They consisted Of small
hotels restaurants. bathing-houses. wharfs boats
sheds. etc. and were all ". ned into the sea. TIE
Hotel Edgemere the most Irrtentious building On
the island was still standing YESTERDAY but n.
foundations are almost washed from under H. and
il was expected that the next few tides would
carry It away. unless heroic measures were ,aksa
to protect it.
AT an carly hour yesterday morning all the en-.
ployes Of the ferry company were cut in boats 70.
covering sucR OF the noatrg property as had no,
gone to sea. Great damage has been done 10 he
beach, bu. this Will repair itself during The wina
For a mile at and near Lawrence Beach the pss
was swept and cut through al different points ~
che has eyer thought THAI tn beach at Wave crs.
could be injured. and ii was tho Ign that the Wss.
Crest pavilion was iDvulnerabie but the wsses
went at it, and assisted by the wind ne place was
also washed away for a considerable distance, and
where there were beautiful lawns the sand ani
seaweed and litter are piled up hish
The losses are estimated A. follows. Ferry AM
Improvement Company. 1850: James Cann!i
graph gallery Hog Island, 500. wave Crest ps
yilion 5000: Ryder Brothers restaurant 81,
Charles Doan $50; J. j. Rogers. $500
THE DAMAGE AT COMFY ISLAND.
Al Coney Island the storm RACED with gres,
violence but the damage was not 80 great as was
expected At Brighton Beach il did some damage
to the beach and the bulkheads along the wate''
front, particularly in front OF the Brighton ho'er
where the beach and board walk and part OF ne
piazza were washed away. Although the hoei
vas closed to guests on September there are sli
about fifteen people stopping there. iney 90 d..
leave the hotel. they suppose" mat they were N
no danger Entrance the hotel Yesterday was
by the back door. The tracks Of the Nassau Fec
tric Railroad. running from Brighton 10 fIatosn'
we're washed away. and travel on the line was sis'
pended until late Yesterday afternoon .,.,
Down at ,he West End. ihe Mecca or me idklfs
and thosa who are willing TO be faxed all tne
small stands that dotted the beach were swept
into he and lost. 81.
cause of considerable damage along Gravessnaa
Bay and many Of the smaller craft were washed
ashore. The .aTge float which has been used o,
bathers at Avoca Villa. Bath Beach. was washed
out 10 sea and the Norwegian boat 0"aeI
by Crosbie Leonard. which carried off the prh a.
the Worlds Fair. Many OF the windows IN ASoSa
Villa were smashed to atoms by the wind. ano the
sloop yacht Elaine also broke from her moorhss
and drifted out to sea