1875 Storm in Monmouth
from the New Jersey Courier 29 Jul 1875 The gigantic oak near the corner of H. Gogel's hotel at Deal, that it stood the storms of ages, was conquered by the storm of Sunday last. It was completely uprooted, and falling upon the end of the hotel demolished one of the chimneys. There was a terrible rain and wind storm at Long Branch , Sunday, doing considerable damage. The gale was the hardest that has blown for years, not excepting the severe Winter experiences. A carriage was overturned on Ocean Avenue, throwing out the driver, and frightening the horses into running away. Hundreds of bathers were caught in the water and the wind blowing seaward they were hurriedly got ashore by the men in charge. If the storm had burst suddenly they would have been in peril. Hotels with wide balconies shook like reeds, and it was momentarily feared they would be unroofed. Fences broken, bathing houses tumbled over, a building used as a shooting gallery was blown down, and several flag poles, in