Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-25
MUCH DAMAGE.
Chunks Of Ice Many Of Them
Weighing Nearly a Pound PeIt-
ed This City for About Twen-
iy Minutes Saturday After
noOn--HOrses Alarmed.

Raritan bay and this city and vi
cinity was the centre of the most vio-
lent storm, despite its brevity, which
has visited this section in many years.
AsWatersDoutso or whirlwind combining
the nature Of both of those prenom-
ena came out of the southwest, doing
widespread damage and sinking three
boats, with an accompanying loss of
four lives
The schooner Emma Hendrix,
bound from this city to Red Bank,
capsized in Raritan bay off Port Mon
mouth. The schooner was in COM
mand of Captain Morris Brown, of
Red Bank Captain Brown, his son,
William, aged thirteen, and Cham
pion Scott, OF Fair Haven, a helper,
were drowned.
According to stories told by those
who saw the capsizing of the vessel,
two squalls seemed to meet right over
the doomed craft. The clouds were
funnel shaped and the noise of the
wind was like that of hundred ex-
press trains The crew got down the
sails before the wind hit the vessel,
but the next instant the wind threw
her over on one side, and the crew
waters of the bay and swept away
from the boats. side. Four dories
and sloop fishing nearby went to
the scene, but were unable to find the
men and the boy.
This Emma Hendrix had been en-
gagged in carrying coal for many
years. Friday she left Red Bank for
a cargo of coal at this city. The YES
sci was loaded Saturday morning
and Immediately afterward set sail
for Red Bank. Captain Brown was
a. son Of the late Captain Thomas P.
Brown. He was fifty years old and
leaves widow and several children.
The boy made frequent trips with
his fatsser during the vacation season,
and this was his first trip this sum
mer H
The Emma Hendrix was one of the
Oldest schooners which ran out of
the North Shrewsbury river. She
was owned by Capt. James S. Throck-
morton, of Red Bank. CaptainBrown
was we'll known Yesterday after
noon the, schooner was raised and an
examination made in the hope that
one, or more of the bodies would be
diso0Rered in its cabin. but none was
foundA f3.
FEssilsfOnes Largest on Record.
The hailstones which fell In this
city were the largest ever seen by
men who have lived here all theil
lives. A number as large as big base
balls are vouched, for by reliable peo-
pie and several equalling in size bill
lizard balls fell.
Windows and shutters all over
town were shattered by the weightS
balls of ice and some porch roofs
were punctured. Several people and
horses were hit by hailstones and
number were cut by flying glass The
shower was a genuine phenomenon
and after 1t the sky frightened and
the sun shone.
Several local boats were out with
parties when the storm came witt
scant warming. Forrest Laird came
to shore and was hit by hailstont
but was not injured Messrs. Jacl
and Mertz were out sailing and were
within one hundred yards of the fun
mel shaped whirling column.
The large sloops, the Madeline anC
the Hand, went to the bottom nea
Keansburg, causing the death o
Capt. George Russell, of the Made
line who was in the cabin when thu
boat went under. On the Hand al
hands got off with much trouble.
dozen small pleasure. boats were over
turned with no loss of life. At th'
Lorillard Brick Works. near Key
port a brick smoke stack fell, caus
ing many narrow escapes In the
works.
Derricks from Red Bank raised th
sloops yesterday and towed them VI
the Shrewsbury river, little worse TO
the experience they had gon
through. Russell's body was found i
the Madeline.
Some of the pieces were so larg
that Thomas Johnson, who was hi
by one, near Keansburg, had to b
taken to the hospital at Long Branch
The haiIstone which struck johnson
on the head measured five inches i
circumference five minutes after h
was hit