The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-25
STORMS
FURY
ABATES.
Damage In New York and
Vicinity VIII Exceed a
Million Dollars.

New York. Nov 25.-The great storm
which came speeding Up frem the South
on Saturday night has spent its force In
this zone Of the Atlantic ocean and the
waters driven up on lowland and beach
are subsidng. A more careful survey OF
the storm-swept course indicates that the
aggregate damage viii exceed the general
estimates of yesterday.
Hundreds Of small craft were wrecked
or badly damaged wharves and piers at
every exposed point were battered down.
many seaside resorts were unroofed, low
lands we're flooded city cellars were NIL
ed and hundreds Of town houses were
damaged.
Estimates OF the aggregate damage run
slightly below and considerably above
81 .ooo.ooo. Down at Monmouth Beach
where the big German ship Flottbek
was driven ashore and there was thrill
ling rescue of her crew by life savers, an
angry sea was still beating upon the
beach.
wreckers have been engaged but until
the sea Gains nothing can be done to-
ward saving the ship and her cargo. The
big craft firmly embedded in the sand was
still intact and Capt. Zingler. her master
VINO Natcned neF from the ire SdNAhs STA
ion was sure that the vessels cargo
would be saved
Storm bound vessels were released early
today but seacoast railroad and trolley
service will limp until wsshouts are illed
in Iinemen sre busy restoring prostrated
telegraph and telephone wires but IL will
be couple OF DAYS before these services
are completely restored.
The -axtant- -nf- The damage the rapid
transit tunnel was not fully determined
today.
With the change OF the wind to the
westward and lowering OF the gale the
suspended movement OF shipping started
~ again early this morning.
IN BY $3.50 a m, a dozen ocean steamers
and sailing vessels which had been held
I in port by the storm were on their way
20 sea. Many steamers were coming In.
among them the passenger liners Ia
Champagne. from Havre; karamania
from Mediterranean ports which had been
anchored outside Sandy Hook bar since
yesterday owing 10 the gale Lain and
Gergovia from the Mediterranean Blu
snos Ayres from Glasgow T.auenburg. NJ
tai and Antilis from West Indies. Ataka
from China and the coaster Excelsior
from New Oriesns All reported having
experienced severe gale yesterday but
no serious damage
FIVE MEN DROWNED
fhl@Ceiphte. Nov. Io.-ANNiteS received
In this city tcday by the Maritime EX-
change state that FIVE men Mere drowned
Yesterday near Long Branch during the
swept the Atlantic coast Saturday night
and Sunday The men are supposed "a
have been members OF the crews OF the
harges Wimore and Grant, which were
lost by the tug Eureka. which arrived W
New York yesterday. and reported that
she had lost her tow, and had no tidings
The Two harges came ashore az chad
wick. y j.. abnut one aud half miles
south Of Long Branch There were sever
nen on the harges when they went
ashore. The entire crew Of one OF the
DargeS WIS washed overheard and lost
while The NE savers; Win tht ald on th'
breaches buoy, saved two oi the men on
the other burge. The third man was
washed overheard before he could be
saved.
Further sdvices to the Maritime Ex
change says that the tug Navigator re
ports chat the barge f. A. hawgood, fo'
Providence and the barge Mercedita, fol
New London. foundercd at Th'
crews were saved The barge Davis. fo
Fan River. which he l9g also had u
bound from PHILADELPHIA.
AT MATTHIAS VINEYARD.
Vineyard haven Mass. Nov. @-Cu
OF from communication With the main
lalid by cable for y hours. the people o.
Afariha's Vineyard experienced durin
SATURDAY night and sunday the hcaNies
northeast gale since November 1875. Rot
on shore and in the harbor c"nsiderabl
damage was done. although as few yes
sells were anchored here the loss to ship
ling was not IS great A. 70 would haN
been with a fun harbor
The frail damage on shore was the de
siruc'iuu 90 the new ear shed. which ha
lust been completed for the Martha
Vineyard Electric car company. at IA
yean Of the harbor and which was blow
down Telephone and telegraph wire
ard Ioi,s were prostrated all over th
island.
Tho damage 60 shipping included ths
Suffered rs the schooner Viola tBr
cart Ward Port Johnson. FOR -. jobs
with a rargo of coal. which parted on
chain and dragged into shca was
whore she pounded heavily sud filled Wit
water. Capt. Ward and crew landed
their yawls.
The schooner Helen q King Capt, /
Young Perth Amboy. FOR Calais. nl'
rsrted one chain and dragged into sho
water. where she struck bottom and teal
ed badly. The captain aud crew left {.
vessel ia their boat. bat later went ba5
aboard the vessel with volunteer ere
in the Massachusetts Humane society
lifeboat. the volunteers ASSISTING Ia pun
ing the schooner out.
The British schooner Guardian, Whi'
was ly.ug ofi her beams end Al The "a
Of the infho~ during the gale. had b
rnainmast broken or near the deck al
was otherwise damaged.
stoss the Cough and wsrss OF IN. Co
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