I don't know if this helps at all - maybe they'll lead to something more

Denise Both\[log in to unmask]
Woodbridge, Ontario, Canda


http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/38hurricane/references.html
The Long Island Express - Great Hurricane of 1938 - mentions the hurricane
of 1893 - gave reference to the below paper

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/3689/paper1.html
Coastal Storm Evacuation Procedures for the Rockaway Peninsula
John E. Hughes
PAD 747 Term Project


"Epic" hurricanes, though rare, have ravished New York more frequently than
previously believed. Major hurricanes have hit New York in 1635, 1815, 1821
and 1893. During the devastating hurricane of 1821, Manhattan, the Bronx,
and Westchester were hit particularly hard. During the storm, the tide from
the East River actually met the tide from the Hudson River across lower
Manhattan, rising 13 feet in one hour. According to Dr. Nicholas Coch, a
coastal geologist and professor at Queens College, the fact that this
occurred at low tide (in areas that were sparsely populated) "is the only
thing that saved the city." The 1893 hurricane destroyed Hog Island, a
resort off the coast of the Rockaways, devastated lower Manhattan, and
destroyed more than 100 trees in Central Park.



>From: David Minor <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: hurricane occurrences
>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 16:57:49 -0500
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>Greetings,
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>Thanks,
>David Minor
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>Subject: Hurricane Research
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>Dear David Minor,
>         My name is Elyse Scileppi and I am a student at Brown University.
>I am currently working on a thesis project with Dr. Jeffrey Donnelly of
>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.  Sediment cores were collected from the
>Hick’s Beach salt marsh in Long Island, NY.  I am studying the cores
>to determine a history of major hurricane occurrences for this region,
>recorded in the sediment stratigraphy as sand overwash deposits.  In order
>to complete this task I am in need of some historical information.  I am
>looking for the best estimate of the 1893 hurricane storm surge for the
>area.  In addition, I am trying to determine the most appropriate date for
>the clearance of salt marsh vegetation by European settlers for that area.
>If you have any information regarding either of these questions it would be
>very much appreciated.  If not, would you have any suggestions of whom I
>might contact to find these answers?  I appreciate you help and I look
>forward to hearing from you.
>                 Sincerely,
>                         Elyse Scileppi
>                         (401) 751-5873
>
>David Minor
>Eagles Byte Historical Research
>Pittsford, New York
>585 264-0423
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