The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
SEA SWALLOWS THEATRE.
Storm Loss In Vicinity Of Far Rock.
AWAY &20,OOO.

away $4,000.
Storm losses along the ive mile stretch
OF beach from Hammels to Far Rockaway
were estimated last night at sa5o.000.
\ large theatre on the boardwalk at
Arverne was torn OF its piling and scat
tered six blocks along the beach, houses.
cottages and bungalows were undermined
or washed away and bath houses We're
carried out to sea Practically every
street end was ripped off and a wide
stretch OF beach disappeared.
Edgemere, Arverne and Hdmmels were
hit hardest. The high tides of Saturday
weakened the bulkheads all along the
beach. Early yesterday morning the gale
reached It's heisht and the tide swept all
before II. Cottages left standing after 1t
had subsidized were lettering last night.
II Is feared that many will tumble down.
The worst damage at Arverne was the
destruction Of the Arverne Pier Theatre
on the outer side OF the boardwalk be-
tween CASTOR and Vernon avenues. II
was big structure 100 by 200 feet. seat
ing about 1900 persons and valued al
about $4,000. lis UNDERMINING was
weakened on Saturday and the high tide
at o'clock yesterday morning snatched
II off with one sweep.
II was carried bodily two blocks down
the beach and crashed against the board
walk. II tore away 800 feet OF The walk.
Then the ocean swallowed the theatre.
Half a mile Of the boardwalk at Ar
verne was torn away, only the piles re-
naming. About a hundred feet Of the
street leading TO the walk was carried
away and with II the Avery bachelor
apartments Of 10 rooms at the foot OF
CASTOR avenue. Two hundred bath houses
at Sommeriield's bathing pavilion also
disappeared In the storm.
At Edgemere two three story Gotta es
were LETT standing on piles, The founda-
lions and land about them were washed
out completely. The houses seemed on the
uo!nt Of collapsing last night. one be-
longed to Jacob Rosenthal and the other
10 Francis j. Heanoy.
The Edgemere Club and hotel on the
vaterfr mt, protected by one OF the strong
est bulkheads on the beach. was also
Threatened. The waves dashed over the
bu,khead and washed out the walk in
front OF the club for about two hundred
feet. Piles and other wreckage were
hurled over the bulkhead.
The Kelly cottage at Hammeis. con-
| tanning fourteen rooms. was undermined
slid down into the sea and was carried
out with ths tide. Two other brick cot
tages at liammels collapsed and dozer
bungalows on Dodge avenue were
wrecked. Others We're left standing, bu,
so weakened al to be in danger Of being
carried away by the next tide
The Black cottage and the Leonard
cottage at Nsponsit were undermined Tn,
bulkheads In front were ripped apart anc
| carried away with part OF the board
| walk. Each OF the cottages Is valued
| at $4,000. They were In danger OF col
lapsing last night. Nearly $50 feet of tn,
beach In front Of them vanished in tn,
night leaving the houses standing OF
piles.
The Carlton Hotel, four story buildin,
| at HaInmels. was so weakened that Il wa.
feared that IL would fall during tn,
night.
The Kelly cottage collapsed yesterda,
morning about 10 o'clock. Two hundred
feet of the beach at Edgemere wa,
| Hotel, second only to the Edgemere Club
was badly battered when the waves
| dashed piles and other vreckage aHains
| It.
Hundreds Of bath houses along tn,
beach were carried out to sea- JOIN
Sumerfield lost 200 OF his bath house,
at Arverne. They were worth $4,000
Forty other bath houses at the foot o
Amsterdam avenue. owned by Edison 1
Hallahan, also went out with tho tide
| Two-thiris of the bath houses at Ham
mels and at other places as far as Edge
mere were smashed or carried away.
The bathing pavilion OF the Colonia
Hotel at Arverne was demolished. as wa
the one ut the Lorraine Hotel in Edge
mere. owned by Henry Hart and value,
at $4,000.
When the Arverne Theatre was carrie,
away the wires used TO feed the light
In front OF the place were snapped bac
to the street shooting up sparks lk
fireworks, David A. karelsen OF Arvern
| n %
and had the current turned of. Arvern
and It's vicinity were without elec,ri,
light for a time last night
The gale struck Edgemere and Arvern
first and then Hammels. 1t skipped Rocb
away Park practically and hit again a
the west end OF Seaside. where Baxter
iron pier reached out into the sea A larg
part OF the flooring was torn away. Dane
Ing pavlions and small cottages alon
the beach were badly damaged and n nun
Der OF families were driven out OF tibet
homes near the water. Much damage wa
done to hundreds OF small bungalows o
Rockaway Point. The only loss ut Rock
away Parh was the destruction OF a boa,
house.
Along the fats IN the vicinity G
Jamaica Bay the sea spread over IN
land. flooding the back yards OF hundred
OF small houses.
| Old timers in this part of Long Islam
said the tide was the worst ever know
here, Bulkheads all along tho beach wer
destroyed or partly wrecked and only on
street end from Hammels to Edgemcr
was left intact In some places large ssc
tions OF brick aud stone paving disaI
peared.
Three life savers from the Arvern
station instead OF ono patrolled the beac
last night and Saturday night. The
sighted q large five masted schooner lynn
about five miles OF shore. It vas though