The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-16
STORM SWEEPS
JERSEY COAST.
Wind Reached Velocity of 20
Miles an Hour.
Atlantic City Damaged to FIX
tent of Thousands of Dollars.
STREETS ARE FLOODED
PaviIiOns Along the Board Walk
Are Demolished.
Hotels and Apartment Houses
Swell the Wreck.
STREETS ARE FLOODED

Philadelphia. Sept 16-The following
message was brought to this city today
from Atlantic City by train:
"A fierce southeast storm swept the
New Jersey coast today and wrought
great damage. At 3 a. m. a wild wind
storm preceded a heavy down pour of
rain which lasted until o'clock This
was followed by another hurricane, the
wind reaching a velocity of 20 miles an
hour. Fears are expressed for the safe
ty of vessels along the coast. but as the
city is now completely cut off from tele-
graphic and telephone communication
no definite news can be obtained from
the various marine and life saving sta
tions. In this city the damage wrought
by the gale viii amount to many thou
sand of dollars.
The Hotel Strand is said to have been
damaged to the extent of $4,000 The
old Empire theater, the New Bartlett,
the Hotels Rudolph. Chelsea. Youngs,
Marlborough and Windsor were all more
or less damage The summer resi-
dence of J. q. Adams al Linwood. was
partially wrecked as well as many 9TH
ers on the main land.
A house at Texas and Atlantic avenue
car tracks. The roof and upper story
of the MeClay apartment house at Pa
cific and South Carolina avenues was
blown off and several persons Eljured
The Champion apartment house was
damaged as well as the Hotel Dunlop
aud Youngs Ocean pier Many paVil-
ions along the entire length of the board
walk have been totally demolished and
the city beach front is streWn with
e-fr
were blown down and thousa nds OF Win
dow lights broken by the force of the
storm. Electric power has been shut oft
In order to avert accidents Heinz's pier
and Dentzell's carousal were also dam
aged.
The trolley line is tied UP and busi-
ness is almost at a standstill. The
streets were flooded with water and the
public schools held no sessions. Al
trains are late and the telegraph COM
panies are sending their business by
messengers to outside points for trans-
mission.
1t is reported that the power house OF
the Suburban Traction company DIT
Ileasantville. six miles from here. was
blown down The meadows between this
city and Fleasantville are under water,
causing considerable delay in railroad
traffic.
Former Sheriff Smith. of Camden. N.
j., owner of a cottage at Atlantic City.
on his arrival at Camden today said the
wind in Atlantic City blew with such
force that an omnibus was picked up
and turned over with its horses and
driver. Mr.. Smith also said that avn
ings in all sections of the city were
blown into shreds Up to II o'clock the
Maritime exchange had not succeeded in
communicating with its reporting sta
tions along the coast. Much damage to
shipping is feared.
New York, Sept. 16.-Violent winds ac-
oompanied by heavy rainfall prevailed
in this city today, the wind having a
velocity of "a miles an hour. The
gauges at the weather bureau register
ed 13O inches precipitation in two hours.
The gale interfered considerably with
Geographic service. The gale caused a
heavy sea to rise and forced vessels to
lie to at their anchors.