Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-13
BIG LANDSLIDE
BLOCKS TRACK
N. 7. & [. B. Railroad Tied
Up as Result of Storm
at Morgan.
ENGINE HIT SAND PILE
Trolley Traffic Crippled and
Streets Flooded by the
Great Downpour.
ENGINE HIT SAND PILE

Hundreds OF tons of eand wera
washed from the hills across track OF
New York and Long Branch railroad
near Morgan station during tho
heavy downpour OF rain last night,
tying up traffic from Ii o'clock last
night until 7 o'clock this morning.
Approximately $4,000 worth of dam
age was done to county roads by this
and the last previous rain storm,
according to Freeholder A. r. Kerr,
and the county bridge Is being put
to severe strain owing to the rush.
ing current OF the river.
When the storm was at IT'S height
regular landslide took place at
Morgan. Soon afterward engine no.
374, large one Of the camel hack
variety, hauling freight train, ran
into the obstruction and was de-
rallied. A wrecking crew Was sum
moned from Jersey City and after
working all night the northbound
track was clear by O'Clock About
three hours later the southbound
track and siding were cleared and
engine 374 was placed on the rails
and hauled to Jersey City.
The landslide weakened the sup
ports OF the Jersey Central Traction
Company's tracks which cross the
railroad at this point, but not suffi-
GENTLY to cause tie-up OF trolley
traffic.
Trolley Service Crippled.
The heavy downpour OF rain also
played havoc with trolley tracks and
some OF the streets In this city.
Trolley service on the Public Service
line between this city. Meutchen and
New Brunswick had to be abandoned
shortly after / 1 o'clock. The surface
drainage was 80 heavy as to create
number OF washouts in some OF the
unpayed streets and many receiving
basins were flooded.
The greatest damage, from all In
dications, occurred along the lines
Of the Public Service and Jersey Gem
trail traction companies. The rain
washed away the road beds and the
rails sank in some places so as to
render them temporarily useless.
This occurred near Fords and be-
tween Metuchen and Highland Park
on the Public Service lire. After !
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Jersey Central cars ran np III the
usual closing hour last night, but
travel was slow and II 3 seheHnIe was
upset as consequence, Shaky fou11-
dation OF rails forced trolley crews
to drive cars slowly to avoid Dosst-.
Die accidents. rTs
Receiving Basins Blocked.
The police reported that several
receiving basins blocked in various
parts of the city. Roundsman Morris
found one completely s+oDDed IN at
New Brunswick and East avenues.
Patrolman Lybeck found streets coV-.
cred with water as the resulting OF
blocking of receiving basins at New
Brunswick and Amboy avenues and
at New Brunswick avenue and Law
ton place.
The rain started yesterday noTn-.
ing following g fall of snow that
measured an inch and a uuarter In
thickness. Weather prophets esti-
mated that one and one-tenth Inches
OF rain had fallen up to midnight.
Shortly after that hour the downpour
ceased. The mercury crossed the
freezing point early yesterday morn
Ing and hoyered about the 81 mark
all day.