The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-25

N northeast gale has been raging
along the coast for the past twen-
ty-fou hours. The storm set in at
sunset last evening, blowing with
great severity all night, accompanied
by heavy rain. in the upper and low
er bay the storm blew with great fury,
an unusually high tide washed upon
! the Staten island shores, doing consid-
cradle damage to docks, small boats
and other craft. The Staten Island
Rapid Transit railroad, between Temp
kinsville and StapletOn, was obstruct-
ed by wreekage from pile drivers and
/ a small schooner was driven ashore
A heavy sea ragged in the upper bay.
Two steamers that arrived during the
night remained at anchor off the quar-
antine station until noon, when the
health officers succeeded in boarding
them. These steamers were the French
liner Panama from Bordeaux and the
/ fruit steamer Donald from Jamaica.
The only other arrival up to noon was
the MALLORY line steamer Marcos from
Galveston.
The storm did considerable damage
in the city. Windows in the upper part
of the city were blown in and a few
roofs taken off. The greatest damage
was done along West street, fronting
the North river, where cellars We're
flooded. The Rapid Transit tunnel also
was flooded in many places.
Telegraph Companies Suffer.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany reports having suffered most in
/ the Pocono mountain district near
Stroudsburg, Pa. Sleet broke down
poles and wires for nearly a mile
Some of the Long island wires were
broken. The Postal company reports
heavy damage across the river be-
tween Suffern and Gutenberg. Both
companies expect to have all repairs
made by morning.
The wind here blew from thirty-six
to forty miles an hour this afternoon.
The gale sent shipping scurrying to
shelter and safety. In spite of the
dropping Of anchors and the putting
out of additional hawsers. many small
boats and other craft were damaged
or driven ashore. During the early
morning hours the ferry boats had some
trouble. owing TO the high winds, in
crossing the river.
in the East river the tide rose TO a
height not remembered by the odd
est inhabitant" Great damage was
done on all the islands lying in the
river off the Harlem shore, piers be
ing carried away, bathing pavilions
washed off their foundations, OuthOuses
swept into the flood and washed 70
pieces in the waters Of He'll Gate
One Of the stTangest sights was that
of the lighthouse standing ST the
north end of BlackwelFs island. Ordi-
narily standing away out of the tide
he -orf4t
in the midst of a raging flood. The
waves, covered with whitecaps, dashed
about the structure, the platform of
the house being but a short distance
from the waters surface. The entire
north end Of the island was sub
merged
Ship Driven Ashore.
The full rugged ship FIotbeck, which
went ashore at Monmouth beach dur
ing last nights gale, is tonight resting
on the sands. apparently little the
worse for her experience. and her
crew are being cared for by the life
savers Of station No. 4.
The tug Robert HaddOn picked Up
the Flotbeck yesterday afternoon about
dark. The ship, under command OF
Captain Singler, was bound for New
York from Plymouth, England, with a
cargo of white clay and minerals. The
tug had crew of seven men. and the
ship had twenty-fOur men, all told.
All went well until late in the even
ing when the wind attained a velocity
Of f0rty-fiVe knots and the tug was
unable to make Roadway, and the two
vessels began to work in short Their
/ danger was seen from the beach and
( the life-saVers prepared to aid them
/ Seeing the struggle was hopeless and
I that the only chance of saving the tug
was to let the ship go, the hawser was
/ cut
The ship drifted rapidly on shore and
/ struck We'll up and close in at point
/ favorable for work upon her The tug
( lost her rudder about the time she
was freed from the ship and driven
/ by the gale perfectly helpless. she
/ up against the iron pier at Ions
I Branch and began to pound against it.
Try to Save Tug.
! The crashing was heard by a fisher
I man, who reused some citizens With
! a rope they went to the pier to aid the
/ seven men on the tug Each wave as
/ it receded carried the Haddon away
from the pier and then, as the next
/ came rolling shoreward, the heavy
/ tug would be carried on its crest and
/ dashed against the piling under the
! pier or against the steel work
After many efforts a man on the
! tug caught the rope which was thrown
: from the pier. He hung on, and as
/ the tug was carried away from the
/ pier, the man elinging to the rope
swung clear Of her and then was
hauled up on the pier. Thus all were
saved
Meanwhile the ship had been looked
/ after by the life savers The rescued
! sailors were taken to Long Branch.
! About o'clock in the morning the
/ iron pier broke in two The tug had
/ continued to pound against it, and the
piling and superstructure were grad
+ ualIy weakened by the blows. The
/ tug. too. was battered to pieces. Wher
4 the pier was carried away one man
whose name is not known, was washed
/ into the sea and drowned.
Hotel is Wrecked.
The United States hotel at Long
i Branch was wrecked early in the night
/ The gale started q corner of the r0oi
and the wind, getting under Il, ripped
almost the whole covering off. The
rain was falling in torrents and the
men worked hard to get the furnish
ings to points where they would be ii
the least danger. Along Ocean ave
/ nue. several store fronts were blown
1 in.
Many Of the avenues are impossible
! on account OF fallen trees and fence.
/ being blown across them tonight
there is but one telegraph wire working
J in the city.