Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05

refuse OF all sorts along the strand. one
mas only 70 walk with a lantern at the
waters edge TO see myriads OF them buslly
morrow. BY spreading a piece OF white
Siotn on the sand and setting down The
lantern upon the landward edge OF 1t. they
S G De captured In unlimited numbers
Selng attracted by the light. It is easy to
h I've nhem upon the cloth and to gather
men srn. m. They make excellent bait.
WITHIN the last week there has been q
considerable washout OF the beach at the
foot OF 1th avenue. So much of the sand
ground at that point has been removed 10
the distance of a block southwark Sach
movements OF the beach are constantly taxi
the storms OF autumn come practically an
or the sand along this part OF the ocean
bank is swept away entirely. leaving bare the
mud which was the surface soil long years
ago. In this mud are found the roots OF
many trees. When these trees were grew
ing the beach line was far cut toward the
east where now the ocean rolls. Geologasts
say that the coast OF New Jersey Is steadily
sinking at the rate OF six feet every hum
area years. has been doing SO for centuries
past ana VIII continue to sink at the same
rate. lnasmuch as the land lies very low,
.nis sisnines very rapid advance Of the
One hundred years ago the beach line vas
more than half a mile further east than Il
y today. Less than two centuries from now
sne whors OF Asoury PARK will be under
water. ms Is prospect calculated 10
make Mr.. Bradley weep. notwithstaI1dins
the tact that he is so fond of water The
SINKING OF the coast Is caused by the de-
tritus which lie all the time being carved
out from the land by the rivers This ma
terial Is deposited at the bottom OF the sea
OF the earth being elastic the eastern edge
o. New Jersey Is being literally weighed
o down SO that the ocean Is oyerhowins u
more and more. In fact the whole eastern
eoge OF North America is under water,
having become submerged through This
ceuse, SO taat 70 ond the actual edge 80 ess
ITO Asoury Park 100 miles toward the ris-
20, On April % last there was a memorable
hurricane along this coast A large three.
masted schooner was thrown up by a Crss,
wave on the beach about one mile north o.
had . crews WAS 80 s Nery remarkable case. She
s,oes the skipper. the mate and the cook
she was leaking very badly. and the baIIev-s
he 1e hr oresaxlng over her when she got intc
water on the deck. which was Hooded 10 ~
rails All hands had dashed Themselves "a
ther, m as,s II was a fortunate wave 20,
snen which cast up the vessel high, II no,
dry. at the foot Of a blur There she IL
\ now, ner Keel six feet In the sand but ktasd.
jured. Awnings are stretched over her sns
Sang way has been extended from bel
geek TO the bluff. Ten cents admission d
| curiosity. Root beer is sold on board =,
cents bottle. She looks as ready ~ 81
70 sea as q ship well could. but she Il 8
more than 5000 launched again on ffs
brtny. To Goat her would cost 5000. :,
that this is not likely 10 be done The var
proposed for doing II was TO build a cris
around her. digging out the sand frrIr
about her and cutting a deep, trench towarl
the ocean. through which, at high water
she could be dragged by two tugs. A Il
IL probably the masts which are as good
as ever. viii be taken out OF her,and mi
nulk Will be left TO go to pieces in the au
tumn storms. She cost $4,000 Originally
NO ives were lost by the catastrophe.
Rene Bachs