The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
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WHEN SHIP SINKS
TERRIBLE STORM is RAGING
ALONG ATLANTIC COAST.
FEARED OTHER SHIPS ARE LOST
Homes Along the Beach at Seabright
Wrecked-Famous Hotel is Burn
ed and Many Costly Summer
Cottages Are Ruined.

New York, Jan. 5.-Thirty-two men
are believed to have persisted The
American ship Oklahoma went
down sixty miles off Sandy Hook in
the terrible storm which ragged last
night and early today. According to
a report received early this morning,
Capt. Alfred Gunter and z men were
rescued by the Hamburg-American
liner Bavaria, but all the others are
believed to be drowned.
Summer Resort Ruined.
Seabright, n. j., Jan. 5.-Homes
along the beach for five miles were
wrecked in the storm which ragged
here and the damage here alone is
81 100000. Every man, woman and
many children are doing their best
to rescue property while twenty
thousand visitors are standing about
in the snow to see the storm.
The famous old hotel at Long
Branch burned early to day.
Many costly summer cottages are
ruined and it is doubtful whether this
place will ever again be as popular
a summer resort as in the past.
The effect of the storm was felt
for. fifty miles on each side Of here.
Ellsworth Cottrell of Highland,
persisted from exposure and it is
feared that Capt. C. d. Mathews and
his crew on the ship Ruperto have
been lost at sea.
Cutter Goes Aground.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The revenue
cutter andre Scoogin reported by
wireless that she had gone aground
in Chesapeake Bay and the revenue
cutter Apache left Baltimore immed-
lately to aid her.
Millions are Damaged.
New York, Jan. about one mil
lion dollars damage it was estimated
to-day was done by the storm during
the last forty-eight hours along the
coast in the neighDorhood of New
York.
In the Rockaways more than $780,.
600 loss was caused by the fury of
the sea.
At Coney Island more than one
hundred thousand dollars damage was
done, and at Arverne, Edgemore and
Hamells on equal loss. At Coney
Island the community of Seagate suf-
fered the most.
From Portland to Norfolk.
New York, Jan. 5.-Five lives were
lost in the hurricane that is sweeping
the coast from Portland, Me-, to Nor
folk. Va. One million dollars damage
has been done.
A steamship. the name of which is
not known. is sinking off the Delaware
breakwater, according to wireless mes
sages received. The steamer Manuel
Calvo of the Spanish Atlantic
line has gone to the assistance Of the
disabled steamer, but the last message
received from the Manuel Calvo said
the latter vessel had lowered lifeboats,
but these had been swamped. Many
smaller vessels are in danger and sew
eral are believed to be lost
The New Jersey coast has suffered
the greatest damage. but with the
shifting Of the wind the high water.
which threatened to wash away thou.
sands OF houses on the New Jersey
coast, was partially removed.
At Atlantic City 50o-foot extern.
sion of the million-dollar pier has been
carried away and nearly a mile Of the
board walk at Chelsea, adjoining At
lantic City, has been washed away
The sea has undermined a number of
costly homes in Chelsea and a large
portion of the sea wall there has been
washed away. The board walk Of At
lantic City was damaged.
Nearly all Of the streets at Atlantic
City are flooded and the electric light
plant there, as we'll as nearly every
town along the New Jersey coast. has
been put out OF commission and the
cities and two towns are in total dark.
ness
A man died OF exhaustion at Sea.
bright, N. j., and two women were
killed in Brooklyn as result Of the
storm. Two other women who left
Coney Island in a small boat to fish
were blown to sea and drowned.
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