The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-25
HURRICANE SIGNALS
Weather Bureau Warns
Mariners That a West
Indian Storm Is Rag
ing Along the Coast.
FIERCE NORTH EASTER LAST NIGHT
Ships Driven Ashore on New Jer-
sey Coast-Floods in Jersey
City and Elsewhere.

All along the Atlantic coast this morn
ing the Weather Bureau hurricane signal
was flying in a tornado-like gale, warn
ing mariners not to venture out to sea
because of the destructive West Indian
storm which was raging with all it's fury
From this port to the Antilles the hur-
ricane was reported sweeping the ocean
with tremendous force; threatening every
craft within its reach. Down around
the dangerous capes the wind had attain
ed at one time this morning velocity of
from 100 to $50 miles an hour
Few vessels could weather such a
storm. Immediately off the coast here the
wind was reported blowing at the rate
of fifty miles an hour and steadily in
creasing. The hurricane was then maxi
ing for the coast with all speed. 1t prom
ised to be the most disastrous experience
ed around these waters in years.
Special bulletins were hurried by the
Weather Bureau to all shipping centres
giving information of the storms loca,
tion and warning masters that IL Woulu
be absolutely unsafe to take out the
strongest craft while the gale holds It's
present force.
should venture out along this coast un-
til the gale blows out. The storm can
not be escaped by ships leaving along
this coast, as it is sweeping over wide
area. 1t looks like the biggest bloW
we've had in years.
Along the Jersey coast high tides were
reported this morning threatening dam
age to seashore beaches. 40
A despatch to New York says that the
Long Island coast for distance OF SIX
miles, between Far Rockaway and ROCK,
away Beach, was more or less damaged
by the tide today, which was the highest
in some years. The Edgemere Hotel
property was damaged to the extent OF
$4,000 Last year this property suffered
spent to protect the hotel and repair the
damage. New bulkheads Were built and
the inlet near the hotel was filled for sew
eral hundred yards, but TO-DAY the waves waves
force broke over the bulkheads, battering
them down and washing them away as
we'll as destroying the bath house.
Temporary bulllheads are being con-
structed with a view of protecting the
Edgemere Hotel from the high tide to-
night. Communication by Long Island
trains between Far Rockaway and Averne
three miles. was entirely cut off. while the
tracks ait Rockaway Park and Hammels
were washed out. Trains for New York
canot take the Rockaway Beach route,
but must go the long way via Valley
Stream.
AT Rockaway Beach the waves washed
clear over the great iron pier the
carried away and there is danger of the
structures being washed into the ocean.
The unusually high tide in the Hudson
River this morning flooded the street in
front of the Barclay street ferry house
in Hoboken with about eight inches OF
water. The river flows over the bulk
heads of many OF the docks, and at 73t
O'clock it reached nearly to the curb in
front of Dukes House. Supt. Harvey, OF
the Hoboken Ferry Company instructed
the ferrymen to lay heavy planks across
the street for the accommodation of pas
sengers Many persons, however, got
their feet wet. The flood did not subside
until 10 o'clock.
At the Hamburg-American and North
German Lloyd steamship piers the tide
rose to within six inches of the string
piece, and the superintendent of the lines
were in great fear lest the water would
flood the docks, where a vast amount OF
valuable freight is stored The water
however, did not reach above the docks
Had it done SO thousands of dollars
worth of merchandise would have beer
destroyed.
The street in front of the Fourteenth
street ferry was submerged in some
places early this morning, but no seri
Gus damage was done. Along the river
walk several places were washed out by
the tide and considerable damage was
done to the Atlantic and Valencia Clubs