Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-11-27
Severe STORM IN NEW YORK
VAST DAMAGE WAS DONE
Wind Blew n Gale and Rain Poured
DOwn-Heavy Sea Ragged in Upper
Bny-BOats Were Driven Ashore
Tide Re se TO Highest known Point
Iron Pier Broke.

east gale has been raging 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 Tompkinsville and Sta.
pleton was obstructed by wreckage
from piledrivers and a small schooner
was driven ashore. A heavy sea
ragged In the upper bay. Two steam
ers that arrived during the night re-
manned at anchor off the quarantine
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 San 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,
(. onting the North river, where cellars
were flooded. The Rapid Transit tun.
mel also was flooded in many places.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany lines have suffered in the POGO
no mountain district near Strouds-
burg, Pa. Sleet broke down poles and
wires for nearly a mile Some of the
] .ong Island wires were broken. The
Postal company reports heavy dam
ages across the river between Suifern
and Gutenberg. Both companies ex-
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
off the Harlem shore. piers being car
ried away. boating pavilions washed off
their foundations. outhouses swept In
tn the food and washed to pieces in
the waters Of Hellgate.
One Of the strangest sights was that
OF the lighthouse standing off the
north end Of BlackweIls island. Ordi
narily standing away out OF the tide.
water. the lighthouse this morning
was in the midst of a raging food
The waves, covered with whitecaps
dashed about the structure. the plat
form OF the house being but short
distance from the waters surface.
| The entire north end Of the island
was submerged.
| An unusual number of trees and
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 a fisher
man. who aroused some citizens. With
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 It's 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 the tug was
carried away from the pier. the man
clinging to the rope. swung clear c!
her and then was hauled up on the
pier. Thus all were saved.
| About 3 o'clock in the morning the
iron pier broke in two. The tug had
ccntinued beating against 1t and the
piling and superstructure were gradu
all weakened by the blows. The tug,
too was battered to pieces.
When the pier was carried. one
man, whose name is not known, was
carried ont to sea and drowned.
| The gale started q corner OF the
roof of a large hotel and the wind
getting under 1t, ripped almost the
whole covering Off. Rain was falling
in torrents and the men worked hard
to get the furnishings to points where
they would be in the least danger.
On Ocean avenue several store
IfIonts were blown in. Many OF the
avenues are impossible on account OF
fallen trees and fences being blown
across them. Tonight there is but one
telegraph wire working in the city.
The New York G Long Branch Rail-
way is blocked by washout at Nor
gan's. No trains have come In or
gone out by that route since morning
The effects of the storm are very
manifest at Brighton Beach and Coney
Island. Breakwaters and bathing pa
vilIons, board walks and other acces
sories suffered much damage.
OF Manhattan beach can be seen a
capsized schooner. Whether her crew
got to shore safely or not can not be
learned.
No trains reached Seabright today
and none may for several days. The
south track is washed away for a
quarter of a mile and south Of Sea-
bright $50 feet of the roadbed is either
washed away or buried under the
sand. A new inlet from the ocean has
formed near Navesink and an exami-
nation OF 1t this afternoon indicates
It Is deep enough for the river steam
lers.
The piers OF number OF wealthy
New Workers. cottages we're swept
away and the wind carried of a cor.
ner of the roof of the Normandie ho-