The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-17
Atlantic City VT Seriously Dam
aged as tn First Wild Rep
ports Indicated.
SEVERAL SAILORS DROWNED
MANY PERSONS BADLY CUT AND
BRUISED IN GREATER NEW YORK.
Fury of the storm Vented I'm the Del
aware BreaSwster, Where n Num-
ber OF Ships Were Sunk.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Greater New York
and its environs for several miles in all di-
rections were visited to-day by fierce
wind and rainstorm. The day began with
rain. which increased during the morning.
the wind blowing from the east, and for
two hours about midday the combined fury
OF the elements wrought damage land
and water amounting to many thousands of
dollars. The gale eliminated at noon in a
wind velocity Of ffty-four miles an hour.
Apparently solid sheets Of water drove
across the city, drenching every person
caught without shelter, and the gauges at
the weather bureau registered l3 inches
precipitation in two hours. Then the storm
subsidized BY the middle OF the afternoon
the wind had dropped to a mere breeze and
the sun broke through the clouds.
Several persons were blown off fire es-
capes and wagons or forced against walls
by the onslaught OF the storm and not a
few OF them are in hospitals nursing bruises
and cuts. Two persons were killed in re-
mote suburbs by broken trolley wires.
The gale was especially severe at sea.
causing havoc to the shipping down the
bay. where many vessels were sunk or
wrecked. The worst of the damage was re-
ported from Staten island. The entire feet
OF the Sta Island Yacht Club, at anchor,
was eithers s-ik or wrecked
An express wagon was blown over while
turning the Flatiron corner and the driver
and James Billings. who was crossing the
avenue, were both hurt A score of others
were injured in this neghborhood.
The pilot boat Hermit was driven ashore
ard there was a collision between a schoon-
er and a barkentine. tugboat was
wrecked In Hell Gate The hurricane burst
with cyclonic force on the center of the
city. loosening the 25O-foot spire Of ST. Bar
tholomews Epist ,al Church. on Madison
avenue. TIE stee e of the South Congre-
gational Church Brooklyn was also loos-
ened. Trees were torn up and streets were
Uttered with signs and umbrellas. Tele-
graph and telephone wires above ground
were broken Scores OF plate-glass win
d0ws along Broadway were broken. the
vicinity o. the Flatiron building. at Twenty
third street. suffering severely in this re-
epect.
was especially severe The seas washed
over bulkheads and piers and carried away
part of the bluff at Long Branch. Hotels
and cottages at that place were in great
danger. The storm was said to have been
the " orst experienced on the New Jersey
coast in years. Similar reports came from
Monmouth Beach and other prominent re-
sorts on the coast. where there are costly
hotels and cottages. The fishermen huts
at Gaiilee and at other points along the
coast were washed away or wrecked and
the fishermen had to take their families
away In boats.
down and all the old hotels there and at
Midland Beach were flooded by the high
seas. which damaged piers and board walks
severely.
AZ Bsvonne N l. fortv-sevan vacbts
were wrecked on the New York bay shore
ALI on board reached shore Several yachts
were sunk or wrecked In Echo bay. off New
Rochelle.
Fifty sloops and launches and as many
sailboats were driven ashore by the gale
at Perth Amboy. ~. ]. The crew of the
sloop Gordon were thrown into the water
and SWAN ashore.
At Lakewood. ~. J.. the storm did con-
siderable damage 10 Georgian court. the
beautiful place of George ]. Gould. Many
costly trees were blown down and their up
roofing ruined the lawn.
At Redbank. n: j.. a score OF yachts of
the Redbank Yacht Club were wrecked A
small church was wrecked
Extensive damage was wrought at Long
Branch. ~. j. Part OF the roof OF the West
End Hotel was blown of. Many other build
ines were damaged and the trolley line to
Asbury Park and Redbank was disabled by
broken wires and flooded tracks. The storm
did an immense amount of damage at Coney
Island. Hotels. piers. walks and structures
of all kinds were injured and boats of al
descriptions were sunk and smashed Ia
pieces An unknown schooner sank off Plum
Beach. but whether any lives were lost
could not be learned. AT Asbury Park the
storm was accompanied by several accidents
and narrow escapes from death. Proprietors
of beach front hotels were among the worst
sufferers Roofs were damaged. windows
blown out and portions carried away. Many
tents at Ocean Grove We're demolished Al
the outer summer resorts along the Mon
mouth shore were storm swept and severely
damaged. The storm lasted seven hours.