 Hurricane @-@ force gusts buffeted Newark , New Jersey , and rainfall exceeded a weather observer 's rain gauge capacity of 4 @.@ 75 in ( 121 mm ) . Strong winds imperiled New York City late on July 18 into the next morning ; there was widespread tree damage , with branches and leaves littering the ground , and many specimens uprooted or snapped . The storm ruined awnings and tore metal roofs off several buildings . Some ships in New York Harbor were ripped from their anchors and blown aground ; further east , multiple coaster vessels were wrecked along the coast of Long Island . The winds and storm tides destroyed bath houses and other facilities at Coney Island . 
