The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29

almost the whole covering on. very
little could be N to ave the interior.
The rain was falling in torfents and
30 points where they would be In the
least danger.
Along Ocean avenue several store
fronts were blown in and the rain beat
in during the night
Many Of the are impossible
owing to fallen trees and fences being
blown across them. Tonight there 10
but one telegraph wire working out Of
the city.
The New York and Long Branch rail-
road IS blocked by n washout at Nor
gans. No trains have come IN or gone
out by h n route since morning.
LONG ISLAND INUNDATED By
TIDE
Driven by the terrific northeast gale.
the highest tide ever known along the
north shore OF Long Island swept in
land. leaving a ribbon OF wreckage that
girts the shore front from Astoria, in
Long. Island City. out TO Greenport on
the extreme n Of the island
Thousands OF dollars damage was
done Docks. boat and bathing houses
We're wrecked. and fleets OF yachts
which had been drawn up in supposed
ly safe winter quarters were fioated OF
og tic 4lSh ii0G Allu ItkI StEinuCu IN
many instances more than halt a mile
inland.
Almost every small boat ut anchor In
Echo and c Rochelle bays. on Long
Island sound. dragged its anchor during
the storm and many were lost.
By the setting adrift in the sound Of
many IL b. IL house-moving timbers.
sixty feet long. from Harrison's Island.
fears are entertained for the safety OF
sound steamers hat may a~ccidentiy
strike them. Some Of the timbers have
been recovered. but many are still float
ing about. and the sea is so rough
search is impossible. The New Rochelle
Yacht Club house on the island and
docks m fioats at Hudson park were
partially wrecked by the timbers. Much
damage was M along the shore by
the storm.
The Tribune estimates the damage
done by the storm on the northern
shore Of Long Island sound from and
including City Island TO the Connecticut
line at 1886. 900.
ATLANTIC CITY SUFFERS
Atlantic City. n. J., November "A
severe northeast storm today washed
away a considerable portion OF the
board walk near the pavilion. involving
a loss OF several thousand dollars. The
yachtsman'S wharf was also damaged,
while small boats anchored near the
inlet were torn from their moorings and
washed to sea. Several houses on the
upper end OF the walk had steps torn
away by the waves and the lower floors
flooded. The street car tracks were
submerged TO such an extent that
travel was interrupted for a while.
The l~ife-saving crew reports no
wrecks in this vicinity. Owing to tel
ephone lines boing blewn down they
a get no news from up the coast
Tho CfnrnD has nhntAI nnrafIarnhl~
though a heavy sea is running.
The storm struck Asbury Park. N. J.,
with more force than any in recent
years. The wind during the night at
tanned a velocity OF seventy miles an
hour. and did much damage to cot
tages. The great waves rolled across
Ocean avenue and the surf across the
beach and into Wesley lake. overflow
ing II, something that never occurred
since Asbury Park was located. The
water Of the lake flooded cellars and
made the streets in that vicinity almOet
impossible.
ASBURY PARK HOTELS DAMAGED.
The Metropolitan Hotel. one OF the
largest at Asbury Park. was stripped
Of its roof, and the rain soaked down
into the rooms, causing much damage.
The piaZZas of the Hotel Strand were
torn off n the building considerably
damaged.
New York, November 25.-The great
storm which came speeding up from
the south On Saturday night has spent
its force In his zone OF the Atlantic
coast and the waters driven up On low
land and beach are subsiding. A more
careful survey Of the storm swept coast
indicates that aggregate damage will
exceed the general estimates OF yester-
day. Hundreds of small craft were
wrecked or badly damaged. wharves
and piers at every exposed point were
battered down, many seaside resorts
were flooded, the city sellars were filled
and hundreds of town houses were
damaged. Estimates OF the aggregate
damage run slightly below n consid-
erably above 81. 900. 600.
The wealthy New Workers. who have
summer houses on the upper shore Of
the sound today visited them to n
wreck and ruin in all directions. The
shore improvements are in ruins. while
fine shade trees are laid low and extern
sive lawns piled up high with sand n
w~reckage.
Reports still come in from points In
New Jersey on staten Island sound and
the surrounding inland waters. IL will
take days to figure out the loss.
Philadelphia, November 25.-Advicee
received in this city this morning by
the maritime exchange state that i've
men were drowned yesterday at Long
Branch during the height OF h north
east storm. The men are supposed to
have been members OF the crews OF the
barges Wilmore and Grant which were
| lost by the tug Eureka