The news., 1885-06-30

Can't tell any ether oid persons that said
went thIou2 h Mile Thoroughfare I heard a
man now living say it was North OF Dog
point. People used to say old Brgantine
was opposite Mark Thoroughfare. Can't say
opposite what part. Was a creek there that
run through to Mud Thoroughfare. The life
saving station s three toIrths of mile 10
Br gantlne inlet. When was u Toy it was
better water in direct line from Brigantne
10 Great Bay than now. Have worked under
tue wreck master Of Burlington and Atlantic
COUNTIES captain Willis claimed down TO
BrlS=nllne ana Atlantic county up TO it.
Have seen bricks that have washed up from
besrmofe House as suppose this side OF the
present Brigsnline -
lodb BedTaaore, sSgzk' ss&ssm sixty-dve years
old. Live on Brigsnih{e j.. ach Lived here
all my life. Son og Daniel and grandscn of
James BearmOre. Have heard my father teu
where old Brigant ne Inlet was. 1t was
about where the channel is now. Used 10 be
one-touyth of mile from Kettle Cove. t.
tie Cove is this side OF the inlet. remember
when the Brieaniine Inlet opened. Used to
come down under island Beach. my father
showed it to me. First time he ever went
across II grandfdthet carried him over. Fs-
ther was about len years Old Either has
been dead seven years Was seVenty-nine
years old when he died. Island Beach used
to be ene-hslf OF mile farther out Never
knew any inlet across the leach by Mark IS
Island or Pullen's Island. Remember Little
Beach Inlet. 1t was e1t by the Point of snds.
Father and neyec voted when we lived on
Shoe Beach. Never raid any taxes, We, IA
ther and l always claime3 to live in Bulliug-
ton county
C0aestaat Boaoen, sworn-T am ffty.five years
old Born near the BAY. Lived here seven
teen years last fall. Been bay man snd
nave gene to sea. About tWentY6Ve wears
ago commenced. Have head old people
speak OF the county line Heard them say
Little Beach was in Atlantic county, Never
heard them say where the county line was.
Was with Mr.. Willis, wreck master Of Bur
llngton county, at wreck one-half of a mile
North OF Government House. Atlantic coun-
ty peop said it was not in Bur instoa eoUn-
". lie toak chsrge of wreck and -four. New
er heard old people say where Brigantine
Old ialet was. Little Beach is the part be-
tween Brigantine and new inlet Know Shell
tTht 1nlet 1t ran aeros the point If beach
rom marR s Ihoroughfare. ever knew it
l1Wer down by Mark Island Never knew
or heard Of an inlet from puicnis Island.
Berjdmfa Turner, sworn-I an slxtg-eight
5 e4rs old. I<iv d ls-s twenty-fiqe wears
HAVe followed the wates eli my life Born
re L eds point. There have always been
different claims as 0 lire Some aid throuah
Mlie Th1Ioughiare and SONS said north If
Dog Island. Sr gantine has changed three
times. Once was here where throw is. Filled
up and broke out. Obce as far north as
government house Can't tell who said it
was there have known Brisanti9e to be
closed. Can't tell when it broke open None
Of hese people told where line ende3 on
the beach. Once Brigantine was this side of
Pnllen's islaRd That Is what people sad.
Onee Brigantine was further south t9an now.
Nhen II was above was this side Of Daniel
Bearmores house.
LEEDS POINT FRIDAY EVENING.
Richard Higbee, sworn-l am past seventy
five. Was born two and a nsff miles from
mere, Have been in ali sorts Of bay business
ana sea-iaring Know waters of Great Bay.
commenced at ten years old. Father seventy
two to Seveuty-three when he died Been
dead thirty oisab W sr4
speak pt line between Burlington and At an
tlc was down Shooting Thoronghfare. Other
old people spoke Of il. Thought thst was
wnere the line went. Herd uncle Daniel
Higbee and Paul Sehul Remember when
an inlet from Great Thoroughfare and Mud
thsnnel run across above Marks Islsn7.
DON'T remember auy inlet between that aud
Brlgantne. some people called it Shell Gut.
1ost oil beach above Pullen's Island was
adOat, quiel1sand. This was so when Rfigan
tine was closed From N MarIS's Isiand 10
beach 1t was three-lourihs of a mi e wide
wrecks on 4 title Beach when l was young.
father tod me the wreClziug master Of
gloucester had charge Of the 'sasgrviandi'
mat came ashore l3aded with coffee D0n't
know fany wrecks in my recollec ion ney- r.
Knew pe,os o. Burlington county to claim
Where liYed whom was young. Heard tell
of commission on this Inc abouG forty to
Jorty-iVe years aso. Remember " here Dan
lei Bearmors lived on Short Beach, Was an
met south OF Pul ems lslani Jones Bay was
IN o. was there ia 1926 That was what ,gas
called an inl then. 1t closed up shortly
aterWard. II was about one mile above praS
cut rigautne. 3 isaaiina iiiled uo several
times and little gut came ont am told.
Have heard Of Hees Hin lniet. Be4s Hin
was abrea Of north end Of Pul lens Island.
can't tel where W were when We heard lie
taik OF the eli men about t c liae Can't
ten Whenlt WIS Cap'tgive any definite tjms
or clfcnmstan Q. Was solid beach flom
Brl a tlne Beach acres Bri antine inlet IN
% Little Beaca Inlet or shell Gut. That 9vss
IN loO2. nave never cen he present Brig
antine Inlet only know wher il is bv II a.
say. he inlet below pullens Island was mo
mlle to one I'd half miles sou;h Of Puflens
Island. D0a't remqmber when that broke
llr ush Never kneW any other thsn Little
hefcN 1nlet Some ca led it Brgant NJ.
- I nSh pre- NJ u isa1lne first Op ned called
1ahuY's InleJ. 9siitle Beach was called
br sAbuue D. song because il vented the
WAt rs oi Briganht. Waters Of Great Bay
Wehi GU NeN Id l was never through
olie met 1oW Fnl Hns Island and nothing
eve lassed thfGugf1it cause not r. ON, not
ucep elinusA LII II Beach Inlet was open at
anne ilme the lnlsq by Pullens Island was
anu vented mot otfhe waters. 1t KEPT open
uAtll sOule ume a4ter the one by Pullens
IS ana. nave beeH out OF Little Beach In Ct
ltssl t2a -. ..s n y. .a..aaa 99a 81 re2Tsgga6
were Shifting - : g IS wllere go IN
pass two points 0 kch.
.Zephanjih ScaH. - am seventy.four
zesIs 0u. IoA at ADseC ON. Lived at
Aeeds foIgt 81 was fmall. Have been
seaman and b9 pan. I nderstand wheaa
y. that TIE rent DOWN to new inlet
w zen Was homas Btaegman took
Gloucester ant oseeGted them / was
twenty-five ears IA. Wen bei,ai -, 80
Clement and Japhec<seeds surqev. fbev 60
Anenoring l.land was in Gloucester eOnntI,
Aad Il papers 10 run NJ Can't tell tho year
remember when no ialet az BrigaTtine
Ben's Hil et waS near Pullen's Island
Stood only two or thYte years b re 5te osed
It Nens out about n nile North of present
Bri2aniine. Little lnie above that took out
waters 81 Brigantne Chanuel Went he
tween Marks Island and beach and wont
3cross upper part Of Snort Be ch 7 knew
Ben's Hill to oak through and close m in
Two years Oculd 90 out Lutte Beach Inie.
II was there beioIe can remember but has
osed up sin &. fhs oldest Brioanffne
knew was the one by Marks Island Wss
Tow ship Col eetor 1861 till is o Tb nix
Danicl bearmora lived on Short Besch tut
not positive. Alsn named Murphy lfvedon
Mark I.laJd, ant nisn by name Z. + TIr,e-
lhanneis. ma was when was Go lector.
Murphy p id h tax ia Galloway towns In
He Voted nefe hon'fememher VIII r Dan
iel fearmcre voted. The channel hefvreen
Mark Island and beach was onefourtb IN
one-hait rnie wide. Deep waters. pres
ent Bri2an ice h5oke open fifteen "a sfxteon
yeirs asc. DON'T think been omen before
Have Travelled Shgrs Bach from new inlet ia
Absec0n o loot 1916 Then no ff1let Fl, ~,
Little Beach Iniet 10 Abseecm. GLAND he
tween Lit 10 Bsaas-. In c md new fnlot
Ihey we bi nded "a one inlet Lit
Beach lniei ueVe ehlag4d Nnv MI q o.ed
u. Cos up over fifte n to xte1 u AZ asro
wnen ether br Ike out. Could 10 ttyo ways
SCUM Wav or Mark 5 Channel aud ~ ner t,;a1-
Dy Point OF Sods. There was a shoal be.we. n
tue tw1 Wa 8. The IW0 in e s are now in one
BrleaEtins was % S u hem channel of ne,g
MEL. II was all One inlet. Tne two waters
io'ned.
John Hig5ee Sworn. am seventv.seyan
ears old. AwHs lived here Uavp III.
! wed the bay from when was ten vearsold
NeYer ne iFd Ia ltcuiar ab at line between
ihe tWo counties. Il started at D. en- Point
at Nali G. yer. hen IAN down through
-, oay, nld hsar any place on he
eea y. hememb the in ct that went oat nj
Foiht q sho b aeh FIT en- or twsnv
Aesis ago he present Bisatiua inlet broke
IN oush +r the e. 0Ae ap ullens Islaad
.lis ou n5Vef heaei sIe gut laying across the
moulin OF 1arks Tho o1ghare. Remenb r
ur choner that went .ho O. 1t was one
a-d a ma miles from an ell Be3rtno e's mn
TO ittle bea eh III et II was a haIf mi e
ABOVE arks is and 2 here Is nothing hut a
par ana thar was und wate-, b tween
Marks 1net ana newt le.
1AomGs Els1g >wora-I am eighty tEo
years oit. Born near the bay Was sfXteen
when took the ter UNDERSTOOD tbe line
ran out Sh0o ina Th 5sons hfare hv Anebnre
ins Island. feather III s. ae was seventy
Sven Wnt he q ed. Reen Gead twenty years:
. IN IN lfH. Heard Jacob tndicot- IdOu't
s' o much bout fulsiso1 Short Peach
always tollawe tie main inlet
I.dagafa St75ctdpd, SwOsu--I am 81 years
o'd. Was Torn at ds Po'n- and aIravs
iv here. ueicss boat bnilder. Knew
the waite s. My ftn livtd here. HTs WIS
ei-h y when ne died. dead for v.five
ears he I'd i'm an o hers talk ofthe lina.
Ii ran from oyster bed point strtight
down trough m in mash to the So. It
was inhe d hal above Brgantne as it
pow IS. B ig3n inc hss been cut through
forty ears. O.d Big Rt tiue went through
between Pullens Idsnd a~d Mar4s Island
I'D people ioid ne. q unity lire LETT mart III
salf Island Bur gtoa rountg. Waters
were ce per through tie Thorughfae e he
we old Brig nd by Pullens and yesseIs
caud beat through from Great Bsy. Il
" MED the waters he gre It say AMI gras-
sy b y. Faom new Egg Har or t. gId jIrig-
an lns v wo or hree miles. Old Beg
Tbr c miles lr m 3 Y ntins to n4w Egg
Harsor. Two ht least it not more New
Bri= antine as Ooe hsLd ID var swide when
/ IS l. eigh years ago Lille h.sca fnipt