Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
WRECK AND DEBRIS
ALONG THE COAST
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Murray cottage, valued at $4,000 and
owned by Mayor George W Elliott.
1t slipped into the sea. The Sea-
bright Club. which is protected by a
high bulkhead, but which it was
feared might be destroyed by the
high tide withstood the shock of the
waves. The water dashed over the
bullxhead that shielded II and over
the clubhouse itself.
While three-fourths of the inhabit-
ants OF the village crossed the
shrewsbury river and sou ght refuge
with friends in Rumson. three girls
ia the telephone exchange remained
on the job. They consented to re
main so that they could give warning
Ia the villagers who decided 10 stay
here and watch their property. =
Hall Packer president OF the boafu
Of Trade, looked after them ana mao
5rranged in the event of great dan
ser, to see that they We're transport
ed safely to Rumson,
Rowboats Used in streets.
For hours yesterday seabrtght vas
1,nder three and four feet of water
extending half u mile down ocean
avenue, the main street. skins ana
roRboats were used TO set about.
Of water. floating chairs and otne-
movable articles, until the middle
afternoon. But even at low tide
about o'clock, the sea poured over
ana through the shattered bulkheads.
Trom Highlands to Long Branch
practically every buikhead IS dam
.eed. Several cottages have ALREADY
toppled into the sea,
AZ the Seabright station the sea
washed over the tracks and into tue
ticket Office Further SOUTH allaosI
half a mile Of track. roadbed anu all
we're swept away. a huge piece oil tIle
ocean boulevard south of Seaprlshl
was also undermined and tossed pacN
into the meadow land
Near Highlands station and Nave
sink two bad cuts in the roadoed
we're made b. q gale-tossed sea.
which threw the ties. dirt and debris
in+o tbe highway. A wrecktng crew
Is at work today trying TO repair
things in this direction.
THE Central railroads new bulk
head at Normandie failed TO prevent
the waves from dashing stone. logs
and stringers on to the tracks.
The new bulkhead OF piles ana
blanks 400 feet long, built recently by
public subscription Of nearly SlVUV'
across the property where the octa-
gon Hotel stood until last years
storm. crumpled up like paper yes
terday With the bulkhead went one
Of the Oetagon cottages. which had
been used as q fish market
Among some of the damaged cot
iages are: John F. Borden. damage
about $4,000: Mrs. A. II. Calf dam
.3ge $500; John. Achelis. DAMAGE $1,000;
i 'barIes Sehweinler, damage 81. 600. At
noon yesterday George n Sandts
cottage slipped from its foundation
but did not break up.
8 COTTAGES owned by Mrs. L. ". Ma
son Ellv C. Anderson, T. 9. Camp.
i evils FITZGERALD. J. J Manning and
a few others were flooded and the
lawns and grounds destroyed. J. A.
Howland lost the tower of his cottage.
calvin w. Hendricks. who moved his
house back recently, lost all his prop
arty in front and has the water for
his front steps. His damage is about
81. 600.
The north end of the concrete bulk
+ cad which guards the Washin gton L.
Conner cottage gave way yesterday
afternoon, as did the concrete bulk
head built by Mrs. Susan Tuck and
two bulkheads built by J. NJ. Cornell,
at a cost of $4,000.
W. Nelson CROMWELL tost %o.HVV III
Inc destruction of his bamboo Italian
gardens and ]. B. Hoyt lost the bulk
head in front of his home. The L. ,.
5ase. Herman Boxer and J. L R'ker
places were damaged and the BATH
houses of the Peninsula Hotel and the
Pannaci carried out to sea.
Mayor George ". Elliott had pa
troll out last night They reported
that Fair Haven, d few miles away,
had lost most of its bulkheads. as did
Monmouth Beach and Oceanic. Cap
tain Charles p Irwin. an authority
On tides, said that yesterdays tide
Vas four inches higher than last
years.