The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-25
WILD NORTHEASTERN
Wide Stretch Of Coast Swept
by November Gale.
SHIPS and SUMNER RESORTS SUFFER
Heavy Ds~axe Done by h'sh Seas
Along New York. New jersey
and Connecticut
Shores,


NEW YORK. Nov. 95.-The heavy
northeast gale which ragged along the
coast for twenty hours did vast
amount of damage in and about this
city. In the upper and lower bays the
storm blew with great fury. An unusu-
ally high tide washed up Oh the Staten
Island shores, doing considerable dam
age to docks. small boats and other
craft. The Staten Island Rapid Tran
sit railroad track between TOmpkins-
Vile and StapletOn WAS obstructed by
wreckage from pile drivers and a small
schooner which WAS driven ashore and
the wreckage piled up on the railroad
track. Trains could not be run on the
South Shore division Of the Rapid
Transit company's lines. mud all pas.
sengers from the city landed by ferry
boats at st. George were compelled to
travel by the electric roads. A heavy
sea ragged in the, upper bay. and steam,
ers which arrived during the night re-
manned at anchor Of the quarantine
station. At Clifton. Staten Island. the
Richmond Ice conlpany's dock was I'M
dermined, and 600 tons Of coal We're
lost and part of the Rapid Transit COM
pany's tracks swept away. At South
Beach huo,!ls were swept into the low
er bay and Il vessel m"ored AT Staple
ton drifttd on To the beach. She was
finally saved.
Driven by til. terrific northeast gale.
the highest tide ever known along the
north shere of Long Island swept in
land. leaving Il ribbon of wrecknge that
grts the shore from Astoria. in Long
Island city. out to GrreMIort, on the
extreme end of the island.
Thousands of dollars of damage was
done. Docks. boat and bathing houses
were wrecked and fleets of yachts
which had been drawn up in supposed
ly safe winter quarters wcr" lloated of
by the high tide and lcfi stranded IN
many Instances more than half a mile
inland.
Washullis occurred on two branches
OF the railroad and trolley roads. Traf-
lie was suspended on two branches of
the Long Island railroad. while for
mere than half day the ears of the
New York and Queens County Electric
railway were unable to get beyond
Steinway owing to the tracks across
the meadows being submerged by the
tiI"
Probably the greatest damage was
don" at North Beach. on Flushing and
Bowrry hays, where more than S2n.Ooo
worth of docks. paved walks ravilions.
I!ares of amusement and other prop
rrty was destroyed.
The entire feet Of III" Williamsburg
YArh, club was nOatDd off by the tide
and wrecked In Flushing hay docks
were damaged. boats battered to pieces
and the Flushing meadows entirely
submerged.
The sa!ne statr of fairs obtained at
Jamaica hay. Roslyn and other points.
An unusual ni:mbrr of trees and wire
| poles were uproo'rd and Ievricd by lhr
storm in Brooklyn Several small
street waslouts were reported from
| different sections of Tho borough.
The Tribune estimates tn" damage
| don" by the storm on th" northern
| shore Of Long Island sound from and
including City Island to the Connect
! tlli line at $31n.uOO
| broadway suffered NOR" from the
| force Of The gale than any othcr thor
| nu"iifHrc in this city. The wind tore
from tn" Rai,"ry 10 llnrirn. one adj
vrriiSin@ firm estimates its loss ut
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