New-York tribune., 1904-09-16
RECORD OF STORM HAVOC.
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Endymion. which holds the ocean record from
Sandy Hook to The Lizard. and which recehuy
took part in the races for the Brentons Reef ana
Cane May cups also went ashore near the
Lssca.
The sloop Orion owned by T. F. Buck. VINO
had his wife and two children on Doaru' next
dragged her anchors. She smashed her DOW on
the bYeakwater. and drove on to the oeach LII
front of the clubhouse. The owner. his family
and the waded to the shore. Ihey were
cared for at the clubhouse.
Robert p DOremus's schooner Loyal. In drag
gIne her anchor. smashed into Hendon Chubbs
sloop Bagheera Carleton w. NasOn's sloop Isoit
aud William BarstOw's sloop Trouble. The lat
ter lost her mast the Bagheera's stern was
smashed and the Loyars sides were punctured in
several places. The Isolt carried away the
moorfng of F. s Vernon's Vivian II. and or r.
H. NJ Roehrs Era. Both Of these yachts drove
ashore and big hole was stove in the formers
hull. Calvin Tompkinss Wrath hit the bulk
head and carried away her bowsprit. The Lasca
and the Endymion were pulled off the beach by
two tugs about II O'Clock. They pounded badly
on the hard sand of the Point but the damage to
them cannot be ascertained until they are in
drydock.
Two launches and sloop belonging to mem
bers of the Crescent Athletic Club were driven
high or the rocks near that place and the shore
Of Gravesend Bay dotted with the wrecks OF
small craft belonging 10 the yacht cIups on tne
Bath Beach side OF the bay.
At Oyster Bay half dozen yachts were driven
ashore among them the slOop Spindrift, owned
by Rear Commodore Dunham Wheeler of the
Knickerbocker Yacht Club. She went ASHORE at
4 a. m. Mr.. Wheeler had his wife and daughter
on board The seas swept clean oyer the
boat after she struck. and it was with DIM
Guilty that the owner and his family were saved
The sloop BERTHA, owned by J. Stroud, and 9TH
ers owned by w H. Burgess and George Durica
were driven the beach near Sycamore HILL
large yawl was also driven ashore
Half a dozen small sloOps dragged their an
chors and drove ashore the rocks of Echo
Bay They belonged TO the New-Rochelle Yacht
Club. over at Glen Cove five more boats are
on the beach, and as many more off the Croch-
eron house at Bayside.
Seven coal laden barges sank near Bay Ridge.
Three OF them have been found and will be
raised at once.
The small freight steamer Eagle. running be
tween New-York and South NOrwalk. went
ashore on Long Neck Point. near Norwalk. and
is reported full OF water.
The Shamrock. Captain Frank Clark. a three
masted schooner lumber laden. went ashore
about mile 10 the uorthward Of Centre Island.
Captain Clarks crew Of four men were dis
covered clinging the wreck by W. j. Msthe-
son rear commodore OF the Seawanhaka Corin-
THAN Yacht club who put out to their rescue
in his launch
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad tug
Ashbourne started for Port Reading with nine
! teen barges in tow on Robins Reef the tug
| anchored but dragged, and the barges drifted
! down the Bay to the Narrows. They were
| strewn all along the shore from Quarantine
station to Fort Wadsworth. Two were sunk.
some went ashore and the few remaining were
| tied up at several piers Two fishing schooners
went ashore at Coney Island Point
| Twenty-four barges In tow OF the Overlook
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad feet. while on
| their way to Seventy -ninth-st. from Perth Am
| hoy. broke away and were scattered. Attached
| TO the tow was the canaboat T. L. Rose. with
| CAPTAIN F. J. Bulls and his wife on board
1 When the canalboat broke loose it drifted down
the bay washed by nearly every sea. until two
| hours later it was picked up by the tugboat
| Commander Bulls and his wife were taken Off
| IN q small boat.
! MANY BROOKLYN STREETS FLOODED.
Never in the memory OF several old residents
! did Brooklyn receive such drenching. All Of
/ the districts that are flooded by every big storm
| were flooded and many others besides. The
| water was particularly deep i'm the cellars OF the
| houses in the district around Harrison-ave and
! Wallabout-st. The occupants Of the houses
I
/ any minute the high wind, which was ripping
| and tearing away at loose parts OF the struct-
/ urea might cause them TO collapse on their
weakened foundations. The bills against the city
| for damages resulting from overfowing sewers
| were largely increased.
! The boarders in the three story brownstone
| house at No 100 Remsenst. Mrs. Harriet
! Leach. proprietor. were awakened about
| o'clock to find that third of the roof had been
| fou vnfp ho wa ter NJ
ming in streams down the stairs. and the board
ers had a lively time getting their things out Of
the way.
! Washouts and damaged wires and felled trees
were general throughout the borough. Several
| trolley lines were abandoned in the early morn
| ing hours.
| HAVOC WROUGHT IN NEW JERSEY.
| The storm did much mischief In Jersey City.
| Many shade trees were destroyed and fences
| blown down. Numerous cellars were flooded. A
| three story frame house that was being erected
| at No. 144 Ocean-ave, and had been almost
| completed collapsed. The occupants OF No
l42, the families of S. Smith. ]. Geraghty and
| F. McAlone, were forced to leave their home in
the storm as the falling timbers had damaged
the building in which they live. and had also
| broken gas pipe the gas filing the house
The storm hit Atlantic city about p m, with
| the wind blowing fifty miles hour The
| golden Jubilee arch in Atantic-ave., which has
| been Illuminated nightly. got the full force of
the wind. and several of the white pillars went
| crashing to the ground. The main portion of the
| structure withstood the gale. City Clerk ITelan
called force OF men, who worked in the height
! or the gale adding supports 10 the arch Part Of
the new section Of the wharf at the inlet was
washed away. Several yachts and other craft at
the inlet were torn from their mOorings and
| drifted out TO sea
At Cape May the wind cut patch across the
upper part Of the town 1t ripped off the roofs
| Lafavette-St Washing is