The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-27
Nine Lives and Property
Loss Of Millions Is
Toll Taken.
IT'S FULL FORCE
HITS SEABRIGHT
Little Jersey Resort Is Plaything
OF the Ocean, Cottages Being
Wrecked and Portions of Two
Big Hotels Torn Away-Re-
ports of Damage From
Many Sections.

and property loss that will mount
into the millions was the toll taken bv
the great wind and rain storm that
swept over the coast and the region
about New York early to-day.
Tho captains OF two coal barses
tho A. c. Ropes. and the Undaunted.
With four seamen. their entire crew.
lost their lives when the bnrges found
cred off Forked River. y. j.. when the
barges were swept away from tho tug
towing them and thrown up on the
beach by the terrific gale and sea
Two men died Of exposure az Tren-
ton. y. J.
workman was drowned In the Eas,
River OF Sunken Meadows when his
rowhoat was swampcd by the high
winds
Nearer New York. piers and build
ings alorg river fronts were Hooded.
INC newly made part of Governors Is
land was submerged. pavilions and
walks mt Concy Island and Brighton
Ecach were wrecked. and everywhera
the devastation was shown in uprooted
trees and broken window pancs.
Fall Force Hits SenbrIght.
The fun force OF tho northcastcr fell
upon that stretch Of the Jersey coast
which reaches out into the Atlantic
ocean like the elbow OF a half-nexed
arm. The official records OF the Ions,
Hranch Weather Bureau station showed
that at 2:53 o'clock this morning the
wind attained a velocity Of 1928 miles an
hour This il the highest ever re-
corded
Seabright. the little Jersey resort.
which ncstlcs between the sea ana the
Shrewsbury River, was tho playthiny
OF the ocean. Monster waves. whipped
up by the gale tore away suppos edly
ilood proof bullihcads. smashed bath
houses TO kindiing wood, washed away
or undermined hftecn Gshermen's cot
tages. tore away portions OF two big
summer hotels. inundated the main
streets OF Seabright TO n depth in som.
places OF almost three rect, and buried
tho tracks Of the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey under eighteen inches OF
sand, brick and rock. completely tying
up traFic between East Long Branch
and Atlantic Highlands for twelve
hours.
In addition 10 this. the summer homes
or men OF wealth were damaged to
tho extent of tens OF thousands OF dol =
lars by the ripping up of their lawns
and tho flooding OF their collars.
wind becomes Gale.
Late Christmas night the alarm went
forth in SeabriGht that the wind he
we're snarlinG against the buikhcads.
Al midnight the wind lashed itself into
81 gale, and Mayor George W. Elliott
advised the little group OF fishermen to
move their belongings from their
homes, tho rear OF which abutted upon
the ocean.
The entire male population OF the
village hurried TO the water front and
the work Of rescue began. II was a
sorry sight along tn. beach. The
iishermen--mainly sturdy transpla cd
sons OF SWedcn-were in sou'westers
and hip boots. The women and chill
dren, weeping, huddlcd in groups until
they were taken 10 the homes OF their
neighbors There was no bulkhcad
in front OF the nshcrmen's shantics,
and the huge breakers had fun sway
For time the bulkheads offered
stubborn resistance. but many OF them
succumbed to the irresistible force of
the waves. The bulkhcad In front OF
the Octagon Hotel was all but washed
away a portion of tho rear OF the
hotel gave way and part OF the dining
room was washed away.
boardwalk Is Wrecked.
Fifty feet OF the lawn of the PENN :
sula Hotel was carried away. All that
remained of the Octagon's private
boardwalk along the water front was
a mass of wreckage.
Damage to the Octagon was esti
mated by Proprietor George NJ. Sandt
at $4,000. concrete jetty is needed.
said Mr.. Sandt, to insure Seabright
against the ravages OF the ocean.
The bulkhead in front Of the Green
Inn at Galilee was destroyed, as was
also tho half mile boardwalk
The total Seahright damage was
placed at 100000. Mayor Elliott said
that $4,000 will be required to rebuild
the fishcrmcns huts and build Il bulk
head adequate TO protect them. The
Mayor has started q relief fund.
Heavy Snow I'm Albany Section.
Albany, y. y, December Ca
heavy. dry snow fell to-day in depths
varying from five to eighteen inches
this city about five inches OF snow fell.
but the record mark was set in White
hall. and fourteen inches had fallen in
GlenS Fall by noon. Nine inches OF
snow WAS reported from Johnstown.
Electric and steam transportation
lines suffered az a result Northern
cities reported many trains from one
10 two hours late. From Whitehall
came the story that the blizzard was
The worst since the memorable storm
of 1888
Several Have Narrow Escnpes.
Ozark Park. Cal, December GO
rwenty-foot breakers tumbling upon
the crest OF the seasons highest tide
broke over bulkhcads guarding the
Strand, and nearly drowned between
thirty and forty men md women, who
we're breakfasting in tho basement
grill OF q fashionable hotel The
waves swept over all barriers, smash
Ing In the windows. and fell upon the
guests mt the table. a few minutes
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