FinnViking
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Does anyone know how the hurricane Sandy has affected organs on the east coast of the US? Especially the "largest in the world" organ at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, was in the danger zone, as it has already once suffered seriously in a flood caused by a hurricane in 1944 and the hall is located very near the sea. When googling for some news about the hall I found this news on an upcoming hockey event: http://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs...ane-sandy-could-affect-marchs-ecac-hockey-ch/
What frightens me most is the sentence "Should Boardwalk Hall, where the games are contested, be seriously damaged or destroyed by Sandy..."
On the official home page of the organ there is the following status update from today:
OCTOBER 30, 2012
There is currently no specific information regarding the Hall and the organs following the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. This "perfect storm" - consisting of high tides, strong winds, and powerful water surges - slammed into America's east coast on Monday October 29th. It hit just south-west of Atlantic City, bringing unprecedented walls of water. Within hours, 85% of Atlantic City was officially reportedly as flooded. Whole sections of the world-famous Boardwalk were lifted and deposited on the streets, as was tons of sand. Power was lost, too, although the casinos have their own generators. Later, the wind speed dropped to a mere 9MPH (from gusts of around 80) as the eye of the storm passed over the city. The Hall's basements - where the blowers are housed - are below sea level. Their doors held fast during last year's Hurricane Irene and the pumps kept-up with the water that did manage to get into the building. However, Hurricane Sandy is a different matter. It may be some days - depending on travel restrictions, water levels, electricity supplies, etc. - before we are able to get an accurate assessment of any damage to the Hall and its organs. Further details will be posted here when they are available.
What frightens me most is the sentence "Should Boardwalk Hall, where the games are contested, be seriously damaged or destroyed by Sandy..."
On the official home page of the organ there is the following status update from today:
OCTOBER 30, 2012
There is currently no specific information regarding the Hall and the organs following the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. This "perfect storm" - consisting of high tides, strong winds, and powerful water surges - slammed into America's east coast on Monday October 29th. It hit just south-west of Atlantic City, bringing unprecedented walls of water. Within hours, 85% of Atlantic City was officially reportedly as flooded. Whole sections of the world-famous Boardwalk were lifted and deposited on the streets, as was tons of sand. Power was lost, too, although the casinos have their own generators. Later, the wind speed dropped to a mere 9MPH (from gusts of around 80) as the eye of the storm passed over the city. The Hall's basements - where the blowers are housed - are below sea level. Their doors held fast during last year's Hurricane Irene and the pumps kept-up with the water that did manage to get into the building. However, Hurricane Sandy is a different matter. It may be some days - depending on travel restrictions, water levels, electricity supplies, etc. - before we are able to get an accurate assessment of any damage to the Hall and its organs. Further details will be posted here when they are available.