Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
COMING NORTH.
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shipping along the coast, although the
warming of the weather bureau which
was sent broadcast early, this after
noon, was generally needed, especially
in ports north of Cape Cod.
Atlantic City, n. j., Sept. 16.-The
tropical storm which struck the New
Jersey early, this morning, was one of
the severCSt experienced for a long
time. The wind blew with hurricane
force, and While it lasted kept up
speed of 30 miles an hour. The storm
was terrifying to a degree, but the
damage was not as great as at first
was believed.
A conservative guess places the entire
damage at $4,000 to $4,000. The tele-
graph and telephone lines leading out
of the city are down and the fact that
the city was cut off from communica
ton with the outside world, started
wild rumors that the great resort had
been swept away.
Great damage was done along the
board walk, where the one-story pavil-
The storms 1iercest attack was made
on the McClay apartment building at
Pacific and South Carolina avenues.
The roof was more than half torn off,
entailing a loss of $500. The other
largest damage was done at the Hotel
Stand, situated on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., close to the beach. This hotels
handsome brick frame and porch
was completely ripped out and
demolished by the wind. Out
side of these places, the damage
otherwise consisted of broken plate
glass windows, tin roofs curled up
awnings blown down and trees uproot-
| ed, while in the inlet district, the upper
| end of the city. a number of boats We're
| torn from their moorinSs and several
boat houses We're blown over. When
the roof of the McClay building blew
off, the 80 or more families in the house
| were thrown into a panic. They We're
Iquickly pacified and all left the build
! ing.
Youngs pier was slightly damaged.
| The territory in the vicinity of the pier
was made dangerous by flying glass.
| Big bulk windows gave way under
l pressure Ol TIE SlotIl anu PIECES VI Tie
| glass thrown in all directions. AT this
| point DR.. Richard Pancoast, aged 20
years, of Philadelphia, was blown down
| by the wind from the board walk and
suffered a fracture of the hip.
Among the hotels whose roofs We're
damaged in the storm We're the MARI
| borough. Metropolitan, Kuehnler, Ken
| ilworth and Richmond.
New Haven, Conn, Sept. 16.-South-
western Connecticut came within the
| radius of the storm which swept up the
| Atlantic coast. today, and the fury Of
| the elements did greater damage than
any disturbance of like character in
| the month of September for a great
many years. The full brunt of the wind
was felt at Bridgeport and along that
portion of the Long Island sound shore
towards the west. In this city the high
wind ripped up and mutilatcd the elmS
on the city streets. Lawrence ONeil
was blown overheard from harbor
craft and drowned.
At Bridgeport the falling trees car
ried down telegraph and telephone
poles, putting out of commission the
street lighting service and compelling
cessation of many lines of trolley cars.
Here also was the center of trouble for
the telegraph and telephone companies,
all lines running westward being lost,
especially trunk lines routed through
that city. This resulted in cutting off
New Haven and other places east of
Bridgeport with New York City.
At Seaside park. the auditorium,
built for the Old Home week celebra-
ton and which had a seating capacity
Of 1000 people, was partially wrecked.
In that harbor, and at many other
places, small craft was dashed to pieces
on the shore. In New Haven harbor
the loss in this respect was consider
able, 50-foot cruising schooner the
Fearless, owned by c. F. Hamilton,
being almost broken up. The crop dam
age has been considerable.