New-York tribune., 1902-12-06
GREAT DAMAGE ON HUDSON
lives LOST AND NUMEROUS BOATS
WRECKED ON THE WESTCHES-
TER SHORE.

The waters of tie lower Hudson River were piled
by the high tide forced in by the southeast gaze OIL
Thursday night and the contrary force Oh 'he
wind which veered TO the north in the forenoon OF
Yesterday a height SURPRISING any rememoereo
by the oldest inha bitants
From Spuyten Duyvil to Tarrytown great damage
was wrought to waterfront property ana shippins-
North of Tarrytown the waters did not rise TO such
height but the river was dashed by the gale INTO
such fury that the ferries at Garrisons ana Ne"
burg were stopped from o'clock In the morning
Until late in the afternoon. the waves breaking on
the decks of the boats and flooding their caoihs.
The tide reached its greatest height about IL
o'clock and remained at almost the same DANGER
Gus stage for almost two hours.
An unknown man, believed to be a fisherman re-
siding under the Palisades near Huyiers Land-
ing N j., put off from Yonkers IN a ro"poat
shortly before noon and sturdily rowed his craft
to midstream, where Il was swamped ana its ocsu-
pant sank from view after brief struggle IN the
water A deekhand blown overheard from
tug near the place, but was rescued ai'et
great difficulty and resuscitated. Two men were
also rescued from the wreckage of sinking canal
boat off Youkers after they had become exhausted
in trying to swim ashore and they said thiro
had been washed overheard from the same BOAT
and drowned
loaded with Georgia pine bound for Albany. The
boats owned by three brothers. Edward, VIII
lam and Watt Terrell When the storm broke the
boats broke loose. and the one on which Ed"ard
williams boat ioated some distance near that
of Watts. and then it sank. When the boat was
going down William jumped, and managed 10 Sc
cure hold the top of cabin that was hoat-
ing by
Watts boat also showed signs of breaking up.
and he also jumped. swimming TO the temporary
raft to which William clngins. The two men,
olasped in each others arms foated down the river
until opposite Hastings. Before reaching there
Watt lost consciousness. and William, although
very weak himself from cold and exposure, held hiS
brother on the top of the raft. Opposite Hastings
Captain James Adsley, of the steamer Hastings
noticed the two men and put out from the dock to
resue them. Just before reaching them William
also lost consciousness, and the two men were
sliding off the hatch cover when Captain Adsley
and his seized them They were carried quick
" TO the works of the National Conduit Works. and
physicians summoned. who worked over the men
for several hours. When they revived they were
delirious. and were taken to the Dobos FERRY HOS
pital
At about noon tug towing half dozen canal
boats laboring IN the furious sea OH
Dobbs Ferry. The vessel put to the utmost
in an endeavor to prevent the barses from drift
ing ashore. but plainly losing ground
At the height of the storm the yacht landing at
I,yndhurst, Miss Helen NJ. Gould's country home. a
little below Tarrytown. was submerged At irving
ton. Hastings. Glenwood and Yonkers dozens OF
small sail and boats went ashore and were
crushed to splnters on the rocks Dock properly
at all these places was heavily damaged some ol9
landings being reduced to mass of wreckase. anu
unfinished new pier at fonKers beins oemo'-
ished.
At Dobbs Ferry five large scows, used in trans.
porting stone and dredging. and big dredse were
blown ashore and wrecked Two Of the scows s
left high and dry when the waters receust
late in the afternoon. A little further down IN, tns
t ver two pig o bs On cnS
forced high up the beach. k.,
The New-York Central Railroad suffered heavily
"a result Of the storm in ways other than ,a .ns
destruction OF The company. in the laSt
year has expended hundreds OF thousands or opi-
lars in riprapping it's emhankInent az many poiues
where the seawall is the outside track be
tween Yonkers and Tarrytown several large gaps
were torn I'm this wall by the force OF the waves
and the track nearest the river. known as the
down track was undermined in several places
The ballast washed from beneath the Ties y
the backwash of the waves, and by noon the track
had 10 be abandoned. All down trains were attef
that hour the middle track. which Is usu.
aiIv used for freight traffic and for locals TO let
fast trains going In the same direction pass them
lust below Dobbs Ferry. siding wnich mao petn
loaded down with freight cars was completely uh-
dcrmineu. - a.. - ~. ,,-o,,,o
wires connecting the signal towers with the sehla
phores in many instances rendering them use
iess All trains after o'clock in the morning pro
ceeded with extraordinary caution. ana were oS
noon from three hours late.