New Britain herald., 1928-09-20
STORM LASHES THE
 N. E. COAS7lINE
Ifodcl Hurricane Is Lessenin8
 in Velocity

New York. Sept. 20 ReThe fringe of the tropical hurricane which swept through the West In- dies and Florida leaving trail of death and destruction lashed the North Atlantic coast today. but with diminishing violence.
 From Hatteras to Boston high seas pounded the shore line and the wind which reached whole gale" force blew down trees, telephone and telegraph poles and disrupted electric light and power systems for several miles inland.
 Wind at so Miles
 Winds ranging from 80 miles an hour down to 25 miles in protected sections of the metropolitan dis trict swept away many small boats and forced others to take shelter in protected bays and harbors. The chief damage in this section was along the new Jersey coast where seaside resorts were hard hit and two unidentified fishermen were re- ported missing.
 Four deaths directly attributed to the storm were reported. Frank h. gersoll of Somer's Point, N. J.. was drowned off Atlantic City when his tender. in which he was leaving his sinking cabin cruiser, overturned. J. Harry Hughes, of Cape May, N. J.. dropped dead of shock when the wind uprooted two prized 10O-year- old buttonwood trees in his yard. otto Imfield of 179 West Ashton, avenue, Belleville, N. J.. was killed when his motorcycle skidded and collided with a car in Newark and Thomas Wright was electrocuted by q fallen electric light wire at Atlan- tic Highlands.
 The weather bureau predicted that the wind would change to the northwest late today, bringing abatement of the storm.
 High Tides Prevail
 High tides. pushed up by the northeast gale assaulted the New Jersey coast and even invaded New York harbor, causing readjustment of the landing bridges at the ferry slips. The tide was three feet above normal in the harbor.
 The worst damage to the New Jersey coast resort cities was at Manasquan and Point Pleasant. The residents or the former place were forced to flee inland. 1lO families being evacuated to higher ground, while at the latter town 450 feet of the boardwalk was washed away and the high seas tore at the foun- dations of buildings along the beach threatening to undermine them.
 Many trees were blown down in the Asbury Park district, falling acroas streets to block traffic in sev. eral places. Hurricane flags were flying at Sandy Hook for the first time in fifteen years.
 The hard working coast guards men, in addition to warning resi- dents along the beach to flee tc higher ground: were kept busy res- cuing too adventurous fishermen and pleasure seekers from disabled craft. Fifty boats were estimated to have been wrecked along t. , coast and tons of driftwood and .wreckage was piled high on the beaches.
 Planes Delayed
 The high winds delayed two sec tions of the national air transport air mail at Hadley Field and J. s. Bogart of St. Louis, an inspector of the aeronautical division of the Ge- pertinent ef commerce. was forced down at Wilkes Barre, Pa.. m his biz Fairchilds plane. He was en route from Buffalo to Curtiss Field. He continued his trip by train.
 Two persons were slightly injured in Manhattan when blown through store windows by the gale. Many