Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-20
Trolley and Railroad ScIed-
ules Banished by Torrents
and Washouts.
MANY CELLARS FLOODED
Steady Downpour Of Rain
This Morning Converts
Streets Into Rivers.
TELEPHONE WIRES DOWN
Several Boats Are Sunk
Stores Suffer Loss--No
School Session.
TELEPHONE WIRES DOWN

Washouts, blocked trolley tracks, I
Hooded cellars, swamped boats and !
impossible roads are the result OF +
the severe rain storm that struck +
this section of the country early this
morning, leaving thousands of dol
lars damage In it's wake. During the
few hours the storm ragged torrents
of rain poured, threshed into blind
Ing, driving rain by a stiff easterly
wind.
Scarcely resident of this city
escaped being affected in some way
by the storm. In almost every dwell
ing window left open last night in I
anticipation of another warm day to- {
day admitted O. flood of rain early 1
this morning. Added to the confu-
sion was the difficulty experienced in
securing the aid of plumbers owing
to the strike. Some of the store
keepers In Smith and State streets
suffered loss to merchandise through
leaky roofs and open windows
Jersey Central Cars Stalled.
Cars on the Jersey Central Trao-
tion Company's line between South 7
Amboy and this city are at stand /
still today owing to an avalanche OF
sand and gravel swept down from
the Pennsylvania railroad embank-
ment where the railroad III Ssses
above the trolley tracks on the south
shore. For more than an hour Pub.
lie Service cars in this city were
obliged to discharge passengers at
Pearl place and transfer them to a
car waiting above the Lehigh Valley
railroad bridges owing to food
Telephone and telegraph wires are
down. Eleven circuits Of the local
lines of the New York Telephone
Company were out of use this morn
ing. TroubIemen in the employ OF
the company are busily engaged this
afternooS repairing wires torn from
poles by the storm. 1t Is believed
that by tonight the service Will again
be complete
'Longshoremen say the storm was
one of the worst TO strike this city in
years Many boats loosely moored,
and others unprotected, were swamp
ed. Although it was not high tide
until 8:35 o'clock, before o'clock
gigantic waves were beating over
bulwarks and docks along shore.
Trains were delayed, trolley cars
held up and transportation of all
kinds blockeA. Trains were not run-
ming on scheduled time this morning.
Cars of the Public Service Railway
Compass ESsere hAasked between
Keasbey and Metuchen, and until
shortly before noon did not resume
their scheduled running time. Owing
to the darkness lamps in all the cars
remained burning.
Stores are Flooded.
Mayor Bollschweiler's cigar store
was flooded this morning. When
Joseph Bruck opened his shoe store
in Smith street this morning he
found several inches of water grow
ing deeper along the right side ofTth9-T
building, wetting hundreds OF doll
lars worth Of shoes. His loss Is con-
Shortly before o'clock this morn
ing the fire alarm sounded "3-1-S,"
that the morning school
session would not be held. The
strong wind, however, prevented the
taps from being heard in the north
ern section of the city, and several
who were brave enough to risk the
fury of the tempest, ventured forth
to their various schools, returning
home later.
Cars were unable to pass under
the three Lehigh Valley bridges In
upper State street, owing to the
flood. Receiving basins under the
bridges were filled, allowing the
water no escape.
In attempting to pass through the
water in his automobile Ernst Boyn-
ton, of the real estate firm of Boyn-
ton Brothers, became stalled. The
water flooded the engines Of the ma
chine, and it was stalled for mora
than an hour until the food abated.
A brewery wagon attempting the
same Journey was also lodged under
the bridges
Trains are Delayed.
A railroad washout at South Am
boy caused a delay of one hour and
a half to the Pennsylvania train due
in this city at 7:40 O'clock. The
train was unable to pass the cut-in
from the tracks of the Camden-Amz-
boy division to the New York and
Long Branch railroad owing to
washout, and 1t was compelled to re-
turn to Jamesburg, thence to Free
hold, and there switch to the New
York and Long Branch tracks The
train arrived in this city at 9:10
o'clock, with the engine reversed.
The "Hole-in-the-W Wal" at South
Amboy. which fills up every time
there is a storm of any moment. IS
out of use today. The high wind
blew a shanty at one end across the
path. blocking transit The narrow
tunnel IS flooded by several inches OF
water
shortly after O'Clock this morn-
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