The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-10-29
HIGHEST TIDES

In Years, Supplemented BY Wind on the At |
Ian ic Coast Many buildings af the sum
mer Resorts We're Knocked 60 Pieces.
NEw YORK, Oct 26.-lIigh tides and |
higher winds that drove the sea in
land have caused an immense amount
Of damage along the New Jersey and
Long Island coast during the past "a
hours Many buildings erected on the
sand at the summer resorts were
knocked TO pieces and carried ont TO
sea, and coast line railroads have suf-
fered much loss and delay by reason Of
the storm. The highest tides in years,
supplemented by wind which blew at
the rate of from IS to 90 miles an hour,
prevailed Monday, and when the high
water reaches its maximum Tuesday
even greatcrdamage is expected un-
less the gale abates From down the
Long Island coast the heaviest damage
Is reported
CAFE MAY. N. j., Oct 2G.-One Of the
iiercest northeast gales Of years has
swept the lower Jersey coast and up
Delaware bay for the past "a hours.
there is an unconirmed report that
ship went down of shore Monday
morning. fleet IS riding at anchor
within the harbor unable TO proceed
either way and the meadows are so in
undated railroad travel to the coast re-
sorts IS practically suspended. The
tide here was abating somewhat Mon
day night but the wind is maintaining
a velocity of 30 miles. Portions Of the
board walk have been swept away, as
well as cottage porchcs and fences, and
the damage is estimated at thousands
OF dollars.
From Millville comes the report that
the big tides in the Maurice river have
flooded all the oyster houses and sew
eral have been blown down. The
Ocean City. Sea Isle and Maurice river
branehesof the West Jersey railroad
are submerged. Nearly a mile of the
Reading tracks have been washed away
near Egg Ilarbor City, and the mail
coach between that place and Tucker
ton was held up Monday by flooded
roads
Much damage. has been done in the
vicinity.of Lcwes, Del The sehooners
! Little Falk, Sarah |. Vaughn, H. w.
Laws and Annie l. Ponder went ashore
on the beach there Sunday night The
crews were safely landed.
The schooner Emma l.. Cottingham,
from Fall River for Philadelphia, is
ashore near Delaware City. She lies
on a stone pile well up the beach.
The schooHer Elizabeth Lee. Phila-
delphia. for Gloucester. Mass, broke
from the tugs which held her Monday
aud drifted on the point of Cape Hen
lopen. She is in bad position and
may go TO pieces at any moment be-
cause of her cargo Of coal. The crew
was taken aboard the tugs A number
Of dFedges and barges are also ashore.
At Bowers Beach. Dcl.. William Spen.
GER and his wife are in the second
story Of their cottage, which Is sur
rounded by water. and help can moi
reach them. Many animals have beer
drowned thcre.
AAAANlAt NiAlr Az. d. OCl ~ ut
northeast storm still prevailing i,
probably the most severe in many
years. In point of high tides it ha,
not been equalled, it is stated. sincs
is44 The damage done thus far doe.
notequal that of the storm of 1850. bui
II IL does not abate soon II promises ts
exceed it The principal damage ac
complished has BEEN by the wind L
blew over at least three houses il
course Of construction and a row o
two more were threatened Monda,
night.
The three railroad beds have beer
washed out for considerable distance
thus shutting the city out Of train ser
vice either way.
At Chelsea, about six squares o
board walk was washed away and sew
eral valuable bullSheads were wrecked
The government life crew has receives
special instructions to be watchful, a
il, is feared that there may be som
wrecks before morning.