Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Severe Storm.

be one of the severest along the coast
that has prevailed in years. Every wire
to the Jersey resorts is down, but such
meagre reports as have come through
indicate that much damage has already
been done at Cape May, and at Atlantic
City. A. G. McCausland, superinten
dent of the Atlantic City Railroad, on
reaching Camden from Cape May about
9 o'clock, reported that the fury of the
storm which struck Cape May at $3.50
O. clock was unprecedented. He said that
A bank had been unroofed and the Queen
Anne pier partially torn away. he
also said that number of cottages had
been unroofed, but was unable to give
details on account of his early departure
from the resort. He had not heard OF
any loss of life. The crews and pas
sengers of trains arriving about 8 o'clock
at Kaighn's Point reported that VERT
able cyclone had struck Atlantic City,
unroofng from fifty to sixty hotels
and cottages. In Philadelphia the
wind and downpour were terrific.
A section of the Pennsylvania Railroads
Broad street station roof was carried
away, window glass was broken in all
sections, trees were uprooted, and great
damage done Blinded by the rain Pro-
lessor Stratton, principal of the Pittman
Grove, n. j. public school, and j. NJ.
Clendenning, of Redwood, n. j., drove
into a Cape May express train at the
crossing below the Pittman Grove station,
at 9 o'clock this morning. Professor
Stratton was almost instantly killed, and
Mr.. Clendenning is in the Cooper Hos
pita suffering from many bruises and
shock. He will probably recover.
Camden, n. j., Sept. IA train
reached this city brings the information
that the hurricane which struck Atlantic
City, early this morning has damaged
property to the extent of nearly one
million dollars. The piers along
the beach front have been damaged,
pavilions have been washed away,
and the debris is piled high
up against the beach front hotels,
many of which have been unroofed.
Up in the city McClay's apartment
house at Pacific and South Carolina
avenues was unroofed, and houses in
all parts of the city, but particularly
around the Inlet, have suffered. The
meadows are flooded to the railroad
tracks, and if the rain does not cease,
it may be impossible to get any more
trains through.
New York, Sept. 16.--A terrific hur-
ricane, driving sheets of rain before it,
began to sweep over this city at IL
o'clock today. Up to 1890 o'clock no
serious accident from the storm had been
reported. Houses in the suburbs suffer
ed some damage, trees were uprooted,
signs blown down, and other damage Of
minor character reported Telegraph
and telephone wires were blown down
in all directions, and communication
with the outside world was practically
suspended. Business in Wall street and
the commercial districts came to stand
still. The streets were deserted, as
walking and riding were dangerous be-
cause of falling signs, loose bricks,
shingles, etc. 1t is the worst storm
New York has experienced in years. A
terrifying feature of the storm was the
intense darkness which set in, making
lights a necessity. The government
yacht Sylph with President Roosevelt on
board was expected to arrive at noon
but up to 1915 it had not put in an APP
pearance. 1t is probable that the yacht
sought some haven in the Sound, and
will remain there until the worst of the
storm is over. The Weather Bureau re-
ports that the storm came from the
ocean late last night and struck the
south Jersey coast early this morning.
1t blew with tremendous force and quick
ly levelled all wires, so that no COM
munication has been had with that sec
ton since the storm started. The wind
around New York is blowing at the rate
of about sixty miles an hour. Down the
bay the crews of all the craft had their
hands full to keep from drifting. The
wind blew up heavy sea.
At Quarantine ais mile gale has been
blowing all morning, and the weather
off shore is 50 thick with the driving rain
that nothing can be distinguished farther
than few hundred yards from the gov
eminent station. But one vessel is near
quarantine, a small freighter. She is
safely anchored. Undoubtedly many
wrecks will occur along the New jersey
and Long Island coasts. A telephone
message from the Manhattan State Hos
pital, at p. M, reports vessel in dis
tress in the Sound between Blackwelps
and Wards Islands.
The wind died away at l o'clock, and
soon afterwards the rain ceased. The
sky, however, remained overcast, and
had threatening aspect. No extensive
damage is reported as result of the
hurricane.
Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 16.-A
hurricane which threatened to destroy
the resort struck Atlantic City about
4;30 o'clock this morning with terrific
violence. Hotels swayed on their loun-
dations, and in many instances the
guests became panic striker and huddled
closely together in the exchanges. Their
terror was added to when the electric
lights went out leaving them in darkness.
Men who ventured out were injured by
flying timbers, and cut with glass, that
went flying in every direction with aw-
full velocity. Buildings were unroOfed
the board walk at one place was ripped |
up, the beach front was strewed with |
debris and pleasure craft moored at
the inlet and about the bays were de-
stroyed. All of the piers we're badly
damaged, telegraph and telephone