The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-25
Incoming Steamers Forced To Anchor
on the Quarantine station Until
Sunday Noon.
ISLANDS WERE UNDER WATER
AND BUILDINGS WERE CARRIED
INTO sTORM-TOssED HELL GATE.
Crew of n Wrecked ship Taken on ON
the Breeches Buoy-Much DAM
age i'm New Jersey.

NEW YORK, Nov. PA heavy north
east gale has been raging along the coast
for the past twenty hours. The storm set
in at sunset last evening blowing with
great severity all night. accompanied by
heavy rain. In the upper and lower bay
the storm blew with great fury and un-
usually high tide washed on the Staten
island shores, doing considerable damage
to docks. small boats and other craft. The
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad track
between Tompkinsville and Stapleton was
obstructed by wreckage from pile drivers
and a small schooner which was driven
ashore and the wreckage piled up on tho
railroad track A heavy sea ragged I'm the
upper bay. Two steamers which arrived
during the night remained at anchor of
the quarantine station until noon, when
the health officers tug succeeded in reach
ing 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 Mall
lory line steamer San Marcos, from Cal
weston.
The storm did considerable damage in the
city. Windows in the upper part OF tho
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
The Western Union Telegraph Company
reports having suffered most in the Pocono
mountain district, near Stroudsburg. Pa
Sleet broke down poles and wires for near
ly mile. Some of the Long island wires
were broken. The Postal Company reports
heavy damage across the river between
Sunern and Guttenburg. Both companies
expect to have all repairs made by morn
ing.
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 al.chors
and the putting out OF additional hawsers
many small boats and other craft were
damaged or driven ashore. During the
early morning hours the ferryboats had
some trouble, owing to the high wind. in
crossing the rivers.
In the East river the tide rose TO a height
not remembered by the oldest inhabitant."
Great damage was done on all the islands
living I'm the river of the Harlem shore,
piers being carried away, bathing pavilions
swept into the flood and washed to pieces
/ in the waters OF He'll Gate.
One of the strangest sights was that OF
the lighthouse standing OFF the north end
of BlackwelIs island. Ordinarily standing
away out OF the tidewater, the lighthouse
this morning was in the midst of a raging
flood. The waves. covered with white caps,
dashed about the structure, the platform
of the. house being but short distance
from the water surface The entire north
end Of the island was submerged
Driven by the terrific northeast gale, the
highest tide ever known along the north
shore OF Long island swept inland, leaving
a ribbon OF wreckage that girts the shore
| front from Astoria, In Long Island City.
out 10 Greenport, on the extreme end or the
| island Thousands OF dollars damage was
/ done Docks. boat and bathing houses were
/ wrecked and fleets Of yachts which had
been drawn up in supposedly safe Writer
quarters were fioated of by the high tide
/ and left stranded, in many instances more
/ than half mile inland.
Washouts occurred on two branches OF
| the railroad and trolley roads. Trafnc was
suspended on two branches or the Long
Island Railroad. while for more than half
a day the cars OF the New York & Queens
| County Electric Railway were unable 10
/ get beyond Setinway, owing TO the tracks
! across the meadows being submerged by
/ the tide Probably the greatest damage
/ was done at North Beach, on Flushing and
| BOWery ways, where more than NO,W9
| worth OF docks, paved walks, pavilions,
| places of amusement and other property
/ was destroyed. In the cove on North
/
] has it's headquarters, the heet OF small
boats was swamped or carried inshore.
! The effects Of the storm are very mani-
! fest at Brighton Beach and Coney Island.
/ Breakwaters and bathing pavillons, board
walks and other accessories suffered mucn
/ damage
OFF Manhattan Beach can be seen cap
| sized schooner Whether her crew got 10
( shore safely or not cannot be learned.
/ An unusual number OF trees and wire
1 poles were uprooted and leveled by the
/ storm I'm Brooklyn. Several street wash
! outs were reported from different sections
| Of the borough.
! 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 $3.50 COO