Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-23
DAMAGE at New York.

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Grimes, whose skull was fractured
by a section of a roof blown by the
wind fro mthe stables at the Acque.
duct race track in yesterdays storm
is dead at the hospital.
While a freight train on the Long
Island railroad was passing between
Minola and Hyde Park the roof of a
box car was carried away by the gale,
with Walter Lewis and George b. Sny-
der. two brakemen, clinging to il. The
roof was carried almost a hundred
feet from the track. where 1t collap.
sed by striking a tree. Both men
were fatally injured.
In Jamaica Bay, Long Island. a
score of yachts were wrecked. Most
of them we're torn from their anchor.
age and pounded to pieces on the
shore, but a good many were caught
while sailing in the bay and those
aboard had narrow escapes. The en-
tire fleet of the Jamaica Bay Yacht
club. comprising more than thirty
boats. valued at sums up to $1,000,
was destroyed.
The beaches at New Rochelle, on
Long Island sound, and City Island
are strewn with w%reckage from the
yachts and it Is estimated that not
less than $500, 900 damages was done
these vessels alone. The cup defend
er, Reliance. is reported to have been
somewhat injured through being ram.
med by a pile driver which broke
loose from its mornings and drifted
on to the Reliance's stern. The racer
was being prepared for winter quar-
tiers and had been drawn partially
upon the ways. Several plates were
l%oosened, but the damage was not ser
ious. A tug caught the pile driver
and towed 1t away.
To prevent the old defender. Co
lumbia, from being rammed by the
schooner yacht Hildgard, which was
dragging her anchor, the Hildgard
was scuttled when within a few feet
of the Columbia. Her crew OF seven
jumped overheard and were saved.
A barge loaded with 300 pounds OF
dynamite broke from its moorings
and drifted toward the Larchmont
Yacht club house. Yachts of wealthy
NEW IOThtlS udNt Dtth dlielolSu ~
this harbor since the and 1t was
feared that the barge would drift into
them. Careening about, the dynamite
barge finally grounded on the mud
without doing any damage.
Rough estimates of the final loss
due to the storm are 100000 about
Manhattan island alone. So far Is
lives are known to have been lost in
the storm, and IL Is believed this mum
Der will be doubled when all reports
are in.
One OF the most thrilling stories OF
the disaster is that of the freight
steamer, s. f. Spring, which was driv
en- ashore near the country mansion
of f. c. Benedict at Greenwich, Conn,
Captain Mcdonald. his crew of Z men
and II passengers were rescued large
~ through the aid of the Benedict ser
wants.
The Spring was trying to put back
to Stamford and the gale had reached
a velocity of 80 miles when the rud'
der failed and the steamer founder
ed in a huge sea, which swept over
her. The panic stricken passengers
fled to the upper deck. where they
sought refuge in the cabins, and the
women became hysterical. The pilot
was still trying to turn about when
a sudden gust of wind tore of the
entire roof of the upper deck. leaving
only the pilot house. When the ROOT
went off. the boat was lifted half out
the water. The strain was so great
that il tore off the rudder. and when
she settled down again in the trough
of the sea she was perfectly helpless
Realizing that they were at the mercy
of the storm, the sailors. as a last re
sort. made a determined effort to gel
the anchor down to hold the steam
er's head to wind. No sooner had they
done so than the chain snapped. The
steamer was fast being driven toward
a shelving rock, one Of the most dan
gerous shoals on the Connecticut
shore. The passengers were ordered
to put on life ~preservers, and be
ready to board life RATS.
A scene of wild confusion followed
The crew launched the largest life
raft and passengers. with life presery
ers, stood ready to get upon II, when
the raft suddenly struck the hull oi
the boat and was pounded to pieces
second life raft put over by the crew
was also destroyed. This left only
one small boat of any description or
the steamer and IL was so small thai
Captain Mcdonald a afraid to puI
IL over. He tried to put up distress
signals, but the wind snapped OFF thu
Flagstaff. The steamer drifted alonl
the shore an hour until she hit thu
rock off the point at Benedicts ant
stove in her bow. AS soon as sh'