New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08


Seabright's new bulkhead, built by
popular subscription after last WIN
,srs storm. broke at the first test ana
was carried to sea last night. The
h,IsbssS in front Of the Hotel PENN
.uls still stands. Of the 0ctagon Hotel
property only the bathing houses ano
nisr remain. The annex went yester-
DAY. The hotel proper was victim
Of the previous storm.
The Murray cottage, costly twenty
room structure, owned by Mayor
Elliott is gone and fears were felt last
rrkt for the safety Of the Beach Club
lssss, which cost $4,000. The Dor
tcn cottage, owned by John A. Ruther-
furd, Of New York, shared this danger.
William Nelson's Italian gardens have
been ruined.
As the tide rose last night the prin-
cipd streets Of the town between the
ocean and the Shrewsbury River were
flooded. All along the Shrewsbury
great damage was reported. Several
Buildings we're washed away at Red
Bank,
Violent inroads were made into the
beaches all along the coast. Asbury
Park, Ocean Grove, Belmar, Manas-
Guam, Brielle and Bay Head being hit
especially hard Spring Lake was about
tie only place which reported that 1t
bad not experienced great damage.
Traps Of the Asbury Park Gun Club
we're carried out by the waves, which
broke over into Deal Lake, south of the
fume.
Long Branch got a pounding that
eroye ashore the wreck of the schooner
Chsrles K. Backley. Dynamite failed
!asi sumner 10 dispose Of the hulk.
Today the menace lies against the
concrete pier several hundred feet
'souih OF its former resting place IN
ne ssnds. The crew Of the Takannas-
iss lifesaving station, at West End,
tste forced TO move their apparatus
10 save IL.
The Ocean Boulevard was under
sstr good part Of the day, and the
fhcis from Galilee TO Normandie lost
hssh Of its former natural line. The
nniIosd trains to Sesbright stopped at
oallee, where the boulevard for mile
vas washed out, so that il will cost
nersands Of dollars 70 restore it.
y addition 20 being cut off from the
s1side world BY rail, Seabright also
.aa It's business paralyzed. There was
= much water in many Of the stores
ae' nothing could be done, and even
e Flrst National Bank had to close
ssesuse there was two feet Of water
y NE vaults. Not a church service
% neld IN the town on Sunday night.
Ochdlrons on the Shrewsbury were
fs.phested TO certain extent in the
ssssaie Valley. The Passaic, for the first
a. a. sinee the Paterson food Of about
.ssn ... years ago, oyerAowed its banks
yesterday.
"hen the waters receded the Newark,
a.,'son and East Newark factory sec
49, sad part Of the Kearny meadows
- ven inundated. Streets absorbed
49, 80 fas pollution Of the stream, but
,t.'sss,a Il. along the banks rejoiced in
;Ssad that another high tide or two
a.: fla eepsrt with 50 much Of the old
49,. nat the Passaic would seem az
va g In the old days.
Long Island Shore Suffers.
,;.is ne morning tide spared nothing
,o..th ...,h reach along the Long Island
,,< ,<sfn shore. Sea Gate, CODey ISL
80 nc Brighton Beach were the great
Y... .'9hsrers in the vicinity OF New
a. lTo houses at Sea Gate, valued
,,.e aoeui $4,000, falling before the on
pkst pkt Of wind and waves.
My m The day the house Of A. NJ
,,.z,siss az Beach 4Gth st., was entirely
i,..vshofd b. water, so that IL was
p,yss,sloie 70 save any Of its contents,
H.. after hacking at the founda-
Nitn force that developed into
Ioar that could be heard al a con-
a. s.soie distance. the breakers lifted
is,.. ..'rect1re and swallowed IL up. The
So go 81 Herbert 4. Jones near by with.
q s me attacks, although totterine
49,, brighton Beach the baths and
-. were threatened, the stone sup
a. W the Ocean Boulevard weakened
a.. many small buildings we're smashed
~. 1'hoiing wood, the debris being
s.s~fed all along the shore. Surf av
fiyer at times.
s damage In this section was es.
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