Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-29
SEVERE STORM IN kEN YORK
VAST DAMAGE WAS DONE.
Wind Blew n Gale and Rain Poured
Down-Hcavy Sea Ragged In Inner
Hay-Bonts Were Driven Ashore
Tide re Sc TO Highest known Point
Iron Pier Broke.

east gale has been ragine along the
coast for the past "a hours. blowing
with great severity all night. accom-.
panied by heavy rains. In the upper
and lower bay the storm blew with
great fury and an unusually high tide |
washed upon the Staten Island shores.
doing considerable damage to docks. |
small boats and other craft. The Stat
en- Island Rapid Transit Railroad |
track between Tompk;nsville and Sta |
pleton was o5structed by wseckage
from piiedriyers and a small schooner |
was driven ashore. heavy sea |
ragged in the upper bay. Two steam. |
ers that arrived during the night re- !
NAMED at anchor OFF the quarantine |
station until noon, when the health |
officers succeeded in boarding them. |
These steamers We're 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 San Marcos, from
Galveston.
The storm did considerable damage
in the city. Windows in the upper
part OF the city were blown in and
few roofs taken OIL. The greatest
damage was done along West street,
fronting the North river. where cellars
were flooded. The Rapid Transit tun-
mel also was flooded in many places.
The Western Union Telegre nh com.
pany lines have suffered in rhe POGO
no mountain district near Strouds-
burg Pa. Sleet broke down poles and
wires for nearly mile. Some Of the
] .ong Island wires were broken. The
| Postal company reports heavy dam
ages across the river between Srfvern
and Gutenberg. Both companies OK
pect to have all repairs made by morn
| ing.
| In the East river the tide rose to a
height not remembered by the oldest
iphabitant." Great damage was done
on all the islands lying in the river
of the Harlem shore, piers being car
ried away, boating pavilions washed off
their foundations. outhouses swept in
to the food and washed to pieces in
the waters Of Hellgate.
One Of the strargest sights was that
OF the lighthouse standing off the
north end Of Blcckwelis island. Ordi
narily standing away out Of the tide
water. the lighthouse this morning
was in the midst of a raging flood.
The waves, covered with whitecaps,
dashed about the structure. the plat
form Of the house being but short
d stance from the waters surface.
The entire north end of the island
was submerged
| An unusual number OF trees ard
wire poles were uprooted and leveled
by the storm in Brooklyn.
The tug Robert Haddon was blown
against the iron pier at Long Branch.
The crashing was heard by fisher
man. who aroused some citizens. With
a rope they went to the pier TO aid
the seven men on the tug. Each wave
as 1t 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 TIC
pier or against the steel work. Aftel
many efforts a man on the tug caugh;
the rope which was thrown from the
pier. He hung on and the tug was
carried away from the pier the mar
clinging to the rope. swung clear g
her and then was hauled up on The
pier. Thus all We're saved.
About 8 O'Clock in the morning the
iron pier broke in two. The tug hat
continued beating against II and thu
piling and superstrueture were gradu
all weakened by the blows The tug
too. was battered to pieces.
When the pier was carried. on
nan. whose name is not known, was
carried out to sea and drowned
The gale started corner Of tn
roof of o large hotel and the wins
getting under It, ripped almost th'
whole covering Oft. Rain was fallinj
) in torrents and the men worked harf
to get the furnishings to points whert
they would lie in the least danger.
On Ocean avenue several stor
fronts were blown in. Many Of tn
avenues are impossible on account Q
fallen trees and fences being Blow
across them. Tonight there Is but or
telegraph wire working ia the cts
The New York & Long Branch Raj
way is blocked BY washout at MOI
gans. No trains have come in o
gone out by that route since mornlnl
The effects Of the storm are yer
manifest AT Brighton Beach and Cone
. Island Breakwaters and bathing ps
vilions. board walks ard other acce!
series suffered much damage.