The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-08
DAMAGE iA4NHssoUNIING TO
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS HAS BEEN
DONE
STOCK DROWNED
CROPS STROYED

.itBy: Associated z Pro- )

LIE f&Pyi Associated Press
NEW, YORK, Dec, 7.4-Huge seas
backed by d mighty Tide and q howl
Ing northeast gale, battered the New
York coasts today, smashing houses,
Wrecking boats. flooding villages, dev-
astating summer resorts and forcing
steamers Ito remain outside Sandy
Hook and fight the storm.
Al Sandy Hook the wind attained a
velocity Of 66 miles an hour. driving
In q record breaking tide and making
1t impossible for pilots to board in
coming vessels. In New York har-
bora the tide was tile highest ii, 1Y
years and the waves drove New Jer-
sey ferry boats to cover and streWed
the Staten Island shore with the
wrecks Of scores OF small craft.
The. worst damage in ttIs vicinity
was suffered at Coney Island, where
the loss within the past "a hours Is
estimated az 100000.
Two or three fine houses at Sea
Gate were wrecked. daspite the fight
OF o small army OF workmen 90 build
defenses with hundreds OF sandbaes.
Fifteen buildings along Coney Island
had been damaged tonight, Including
big bathing payiliens and summer cots
AT Brighton Beach the boardwall,
was Demolished ana much OF the
Btone breakwater was torn away. The
waves surged around the Brighton
Beach hotel and wrecked several
:, small buildings, although the hote lit
self escaped serious damage. RS
{, saTss bres-s as5?s :;;izs, 20 feet over
/. the hign tide line at Rockaway Beach,
causing heavy damage to Bungalows,
baths and boardwalks! At Seaside
eight bungalows and 20 feet or board
walk were carried away. Two hotels at
Arverne were damaged and several
families were driven from their
homes. ~
Point I-=4a.ksce;s:ss I-.4a.sess 81 Long Beach was
partly washed away and the wind, was
blowing 80 miles an hour tonight. At
Riverhead families had been driven to
the upper foors and number Of
small buildings had been washed
awey.
On the Jersey side heavy rains and
high winds continued tonight. AT
Sandy Hook enormous seas we're
breaking and part os the goyernment
bridge between Highlands Beach and
Hook had been torn away. Outside
the hook the Russian liner DwinelS
lay. anchored. The steamer st. Louis
from Savannah was 15 miles on Scot
Z land l!ghtship ana had suffered deck
damage and snnashed windows. The
steamer Texas was or Clayton, Del.
60 miles southea OF the iightship.
The francisco. OF the Wilson line. and
other vessels also lay out on the roll
lers Of the Atlantic not daring to try
to reach pore y : g. y -. 81
For hours aiiip connuters between
New York and New Jersey had to
Z travel throueb Hudson river tubes ns
; fhs ferries could not make their trips.
\. Al tfafilc arriving IN Jersey City was
shifted to the tttbes, and even to reach
the tube entrance it was necessary to
walk through an inch OF water. Az
Harrison and at East Newark; scores
OF houses and faet1riss were flooded.
New York BGt and harbor were prac-
1 ffcaiiy cleared ef ali craft by the Eale.
One fire boat was sunk ct her pier.
Ssn tie New Jersey shore the big
waiting room OF the Eaekewannn ter
5 minai was iiooaed and nearly. ali feF&
ries dfEcunttnued
Along the coast Of New England the
gale. Ws1 eepsc.ai ~ violent AZ Point
Judith. n. IL, d sfaall schooner was
torn from her anchorage and thrown
Z on the bseakHhte y
Kife3 savers seeking % rescue the
crew OF q Ok -zna1ted ael1o0,ter Whieli
: struck 'Iackefnnek 6hoel on Saturday
have been unshle % launch their
( boats.
At the EfIe Ekiifoaa terminal I'm
s Jersey City tho OF the. Hiidscn