The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-26
1URrHER UP rHE co4sr.
high Tides and "a Hurricane DO an I'M
mcnse Amount of Damage.

NEW YORK, oct e5.-High tides and
high winds that drove the sea inland
have caused an immense amount of dam
age along the Jersey and Long Island
coasts in the past twenty-four hours
Many building erected on the sand at the
summer resorts We're Knocked to pieces
and carried out TO sea- and the coast
lines have suffered much.
The highest tides in years. supplcmoutod
by wind. which blew at the rate of from
thirty-five % ninety miles am hour pre-
vailed to-day. and when the high water
reaches its maximum tomorrow oven
greater damage is expected unless the
gale abates. From down the Long Island
coast the heaviest damage is reported.
DAMAGE no SHIPPING.
CAPE MAY. n. j.. Oct5.-One of the
! hercest northeast gales of years has
swept the lower Jersey coast and up Del
aware Bay for the past twonty-four
hours. Many vessels have been stranded
and there Is am unconhrmcd report chat
ship went down on-shore this morning.
hect is riding at anchor within the
hWhor unable 10 proceed either way.
and the Meadows are inundated go that
! railroad travel 10 the coast resorts is
| practically suspended.
The tide here is ahating somewhat to-
night but the wind is maintaining We
lociiy OF hfty miles. Most of tine board
walk has been swept away as well as cot
tage porchcs and fences and the damage
is estimated at thosands of dollars.
From Melville comes the report that
the big tides have flooded an the oystos
houses and several have been blown
down.
Tho Ocean City. Sea Island and Maurice
river branches of the West Jersey rail
road are submerged. Nearly mile of the
| Reading tracks have been washed away
3 ar Egg HarhOr City. and the mail
coach between that place and Tuckorton
was held up to-day by flooded roads
Much damage has been done I'm the vcn-
fly Of LcWes. Del
The schooncrs FalkhurEh Sarah Ann
Laws and Condor went ashore on the
beach there last night. The crews have
been safely landed. The schooner Got-
/ tcuhcim. from Fall River is also ashore.
The schooner Elizabeth Lee, Philadelphia.
for Gloucester. Mass. broke from the tugs
which held her to-day and drifted ON the
point of Cape Henlopcn She Is I'm bad
position ana may go to pieces at any
moment because of her cargo OF coal.
The crew was taken aboard the tugs.
A number of drcdgcs and bargos are also
ashore.
Al Bowers Beach Delaware. William
Spencer and his wife are In the second
story of their cottage. which is surround
ed by water and help cannot reach them.
Many animals have been drowned there.
on MARYLAND SHORE.
OCEAN CITY. MD. October 25.-The
storm of the last two DAYS was the worst
i'm the memory Of the oldest inhabitant.
The wind attained the proportions of n
hurricane and the surf ran four feet deep
across the beach into SinepuXtont Bay
The board walk south from Trimber's
Hotel is entirely washed away for some
distance. and north of the same Doint is
wrecked i'm places. The large porch -
the Congress Han. Tr.mbcrs Eastern
Shore Hotel Croppers Hamilton. Allan
tic Hotel and Meyer cottage arc COM
pletcly wrecked.
The immense pond of the ocean CITY
Fishing Company was carried out to sea-
The Cambridge Hotel was partially
wrecked
4 large two-masted schooner was sunk
I'm the bay after being driven against tho
drawbridge. The damage will reach into
the thousands.
CENTRAL NEAR IIATTERAS.
WASHINGTON. oct. 25.-The storm on
the hcadlands Of the coast which was. ac-
| cording 10 Weather Bureau reports to-
night. central near Norfolk this morning
has apparently moved 10 the Southeast,
and Is now central east OF Hat'efas. tie
pressure having increased at the centre
of the disturbance Strong northeasterly
gales continue on the Middle Atlantic and
Southern New England coast but the con-
ditions are not so threatening as they
were az the morning report.
CALM AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE FLA. oct. 25.-The
weather In Florida to-day has been clear
and calm with only a gentle breeze blow
ing.
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. oct. 25-The
I northeast storm still prevailing; is prob
ably the most severe In many years. In
point OF high tides it has not been equal
led since 1874. The damage done thus far
does not equal that of the storm Of 1879.
but II Il does not abate soon IL promises
20 exceed IL.
The principal damage accomplished has
been ~ the wind II blew over at least
three houses in course OF construction
and a row or more Is threatened tonight
At the inlet a section OF the yachtmen' 5
wharf was carried away by the breakers
pounding against II. as was also one end
of the John Meyers Inlet Pavilion. Bot
tom ParsOn Grumercy's place was blown
down while two brick houses owned by
the Moore brothers were laid down.