Evening journal., 1903-09-17
death IN WAKE
OF THE STORM
CONTINUED from First PagsJ
ATLANTIC cITY'S LOSS

l,,antic City, N. J., Sept 1.-THE
tropical storm which struck the New
Jersey coast was one OF the severest
experienced for long time. The wind
blew with hurricane force, and while
It lasted kept up speed OF 20 miles
an hour The storm was terrifying
to degree, but tho damage was not
an great as was az first believed A
conservative guess places the entire
damage at SOS. 900 or $4,000. The tele-
graph and telephone lines leading out
OF the city we're all down, and the fact
that the city was cut on from connoc-
ton with the outside world started
Wild rumors that the great resort had
been entirely swept away The first
train in from Philadelphia and other
points brought down excited relatives
and friends who we're anxious after
the welfare Of their beloved ones, and
who found them we'll and happy and
telling amusing stories about the
freaks Of the storm.
The greatest damage was done along
the boardwalk. where the one-story
paviilons suffered to- considerable
extent. The storms iiercest attack
was made on the McClay apartment
building. at Pacific and South Caro-
lima avenues. The roof was more than
half torn on, entailing a loss OF $35OO.
The other largest damage was done
at the Hotel Strand situated on Penn
sySvania avenue, close to the beach.
This hotels handsome brick and
frame porch was completely ripped
ont and demolished by the wind. out
side of these places the damage other
wise consisted of broken plate glass
windows, tin roofs curled up awnings
blown down and tree uprooted, while
in the Inlet district. at the upper end
of Atlantic City. number OF boats
were torn from thclr moorings and
several boat houses we're blown over.
The boat house OF Colonel Savery
Bradley, on Gardeners canal, was all
but wrecked.
When the roof OF. the McClay build
ing blew off the so or more families in
the house were thrown into a panic.
So excited we're they that many wo-
men stuck their heads out OF windows
and cried for help. They imagined
that the stairways had been blocked.
and an alarm was sent in tho Goodwill
Hook and Ladder Company. The big
ladder was run up and Captain OF Po.
lice MAXWELL directed its movements
Several men ventured down the lad
der but the captain, with a squad OF
officers, soon had the inmates pacihed
and they we're Instructed TO leave the
building quietly Every one got on
safely. One sick lad. John Flanagan
suffering from fever, was hurried TO {
hospital
Among the hotels whose roofs wer
damaged by the storm we're the Mar
borough. Metropolitan. Kuehnle's Kor
ilworth and Richmond None OF ther
was very seriously damaged.
The handsome decorations on tn
Red Mems Hall, in honor OF the COZ
vention Of the Great Council Of th
United states now I'm session here
were completely swept away causin
q loss Of $500
The $500 plate glass window In tn
handsome new Bartlett building wa
blown in. as was also the plate glas
window in Ridgeway's drug store.
Railroad trains left on schedule timi
and a large number of timid visitorl
hurriedly LEFT town.
At Pleasantvflle, five miles from At
| lanfic CITY the mower house Located
directly In the rear of the railroad sta
ton, was completely wrecked. Th'
roof collapsed. carrying with II The
upper floor, and the building was al
most razed TO the ground. The ruins
fell on the costly machinery and en-
gines. and damaged them consldera
bly,.