Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
TOWN ENDANGERED
BY HIGH WAVES
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foundation of the homes of Louis
Sanders, Peter Jacobson. George
Ravens and few others facing on
Wayne street with the rear on the
ocean side had been seriously under
mined. That OF Havens was topping
over, He forced the occupants to fee,
Later several OF the houses were
carried away.
Other tenants in at that point had
to yacate because of the danger, in
Guiding L. M. Minugh, P. C. White,
Henry Anderson. Edward Peterson.
James Branch. John Peterson,
Charles Ericsson. Charles Lewis and
Andrew Jacobson.
Town In Darkness.
When the fire alarm was sounded
to awaken the residents and call vol
unteers for rescue work, the town
was in darkness because of the flood
ing of the conduits. The fire depart
ment was summoned to the shore to
do what was possible to save homes
and protect the water mains. Those
who ventured on the beach were in
danger of being crushed by the waves
against the bulkhead and the ruins of
houses
The bullShead in front of the Octa-
gon Hotel, the largest in the town.
has been ripped away and the waves
are washing away the lawn. The hotel
is closed for the winter
The beautiful home of Calvin w
Hendricks, city engineer of Baltimore,
has been soaked from roof TO cellar by
sprays hurled by the waves One hum
dred feet OF the bulkhead has been
washed away, as we'll as fifty feet of
the lawn. Because of the danger of q
washout Mr.. Hendricks had recently
moved his home back a considerable
distance.
Lawns Destroyed.
The buliheads and lawns in front
of the homes of General A. II. Gales,
of the Missouri Pacific Railroad !;
Washington T.. Connor broker for
George ]. Gould; w. Nelson Cromwell,
the lawyer; j. Harrison Rhodes, son
OF the one-time president of the
Greenwich Savings Bank; J. M. Cor
nell, iron manufacturer; j. A. Scrym-
ser, of the Mexican Gable Company; j.
B. Hoyt, brokers' w L. Walker drug
gist, and c. ID. Halsey, broker, have
been damaged. Their homes were in
darkness because of the flooding of
the conduits.
N<OASiQtldDiC QdlIldSC mas DctI uOn6
the Jersey Central rails at Norman
dy, NavesinlS Beach and Highland
Beach by the waves where they
washed out the roadbed and loosed
the tracks. Gangs of workmen We're
hurried there to prevent further dam
age. it is impossible to use the Sandy
Hook route as a consequence. Pas
senger traffic from the Atlantic High
lands and the intermediate stations
will be affected. The trains are maxi
ing a detour by way of Long Branch
and Branchfort.
One man. Alexander Anderson. was
seriously hurt. He was trying with
others to save a sailing boat which
had been washed ashore when a wave
hurled the craft against house.
Anderson was caught between them
and crushed
The Washington e. Conner proper
ty, which is valued at $500, 900, which
faces the ocean, has suffered severe
ly. Part of the bulkhead has been
washed away and the lawn and one
building are in. danger. Workmen
have been called to protect the place.
AS soon as the extent of the dam
age became known orders were issued
that the Town Hall, the police sta
ton, firehouses and other buildings
be thrown open for the accommoda-
ton of the homeless.