The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-29
BIG STORM RACED.
Damage Done Along Jersey
Coast and on Long Island
Sound.
ATLANTIC CITY ALSO SUFFERED
Portion Of Boardwalk Washed Away,
Other Damage Donc-Roof of Met
ropolitan Hotel, Asbury Park, Torr
off-Damage Done About New York

Atlantic City, N. j., Nov. Pa Sc
we're northeast storm washed away a
considerable portion of the boardwalk
near the inlet pavilion, involving a
loss of several thousand dollars. The
yachtsmen'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 were flooded. The street
car tracks were submerged to such
an extent that travel was interrupted.
The life saving crew reports no
wrecks in this vicinity. Owing to the
telephone lines being blown down
they can get no news from up the
coast. The storm has abated.
New York, Nov. 25.-A heavy north.
east gale Sunday ragged along the
coast. The storm set in at sunset
Saturday evening, blowing with great
severity all night, accompanied by
heavy rain. In the upper and lower
bay the storm blew with great fury.
An unusually high tide washed upon
the Staten island shores, doing con.
siderable damage to docks, small
pOdGo anu I. lHC
Island Rapid Transit railroad track
between Tompkinsville and Stapleton
was obstructed by wreckage from pile
drivers, and small schooner, which
was driven ashore, and the wreckage
piled up on the railroad track. A
heavy sea ragged in the upper bay.
Damage at New York.
The storm did considerable damage
in the city.
The wind blew from SO to 40 miles
an hour Sunday afternoon. In the
East river the tide rose to a height
not remembered by the "oldest inhab
itant." Great damage was done or
all the islands lying in the river of
the Harlem shore, piers being carried
away, bathing pavilions washed OF
their foundations, outhouses swept
into the flood and washed to pieces
in tho waters of He'll Gate.
Driven by the terrific northeas
gale, the highest tide ever known
among the north shore of Long Islant
swept inland, leaving a ribbon OF
wreckage that girts the shore from
from Astoria in Long Island City ou
to Greenport, on the extreme end Of
the island.
Thousands Of dollars damage wa
done. Docks, boat and bathing
houses were wrecked, and fleets Of
yachts, which had been drawn up il
supposedly safe winter quarters, were
foated off by the high tide and lef
stranded in many instances more
than half mile inland.
Washouts occurred on two branche!
of the railroad and trolley roads
Traffic was suspended on two
branches Of the Long Island railroad
while for more than half a day the
cars Of the New York and Queens
county electric railway were unable t.
| get beyond Steinway, owing to tn,
| tracks across the Meadows being sub
merged by the tide.
Probably the greatest damage wa.
done at North Beach on Flushing ant
Bowery bays, where more than 500,
600 worth Of docks, paved walks, pa
vilions, places Of amusement anS
other property was destroyed.
In the cove off North Beach, wher,
the Williamsburg Yacht club has its
headquarters, the feet of small boat!
was swamped or carried inshore.
The storm struck Asbury Park, N
j., with more force than any In recen
years. The wind during the nigh
attained a velocity of 20 miles al
hour and did much damage to cot
tages.
A Hotel Damaged.
The Metropolitan hotel, one of tn,
largest in Asbury Park, was swept O
its roof and the rain soaked dowI
into the rooms, causing much dam
age. The piazzas Of the hotel wer,
torn Off and the building is consid
erably damaged. Trees have beeI
stripped and the streets are literet
with branches, wires, parts Of roof
or verandas and shutters.
No trains reached Seabright Sun
day and none may for several days.
The piers of a number of wealth,
New York cottagers were swept ava,
and the wind carried off corner O
the roof of the Normandie hotel. Fiji
teen fishermen's boats were wrecked
Seabright was in darkness, as tn,
high tide flooded the electric ligh
plant.