The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-08

SEABRIGHr. y. j.. Dec. when the
evening tide reached its height at 10 10
the total daTage done to Seabright and
tn, cottage colony extending north and
south Of the village by the storm had
reached $l5O,OOO At that hour the few
citizens remaining in the village brcathed
easier. for they fel, that the storm had
begun to abate. II is expected that com
paratively little more damage will be done
10y the water.
The wind. which was blowing northeast
al seventy-siX miles an hour throughout
the day. had less.ued to about nifty miles
and was swinging around to the north
while the weather indications say that
10y tomorrow IL will blow from the nortn-
west. The tide did not reach such a
high level as IL did this morning, when
approximately 800. 900 damage was done
to cottages, stores and railroad property
Mayors Cottage Goes.
The " ter again flooded the main stree,
Of the village, demolished bulkhea.ls and
completely undermined the Murray cot
tag", valued al $1,000 and owned by
Mayor George W. Elliott OF S"abright.
Il slipped into the sea. The Seabrght
club. which Is protected by high bulk
head but which II was fclrej might
be destroyed by the high tide tonight.
wtlNstood the shock OF the waves The
water dashed over the bu.khead that
shielded IL and over the clubhouse itself.
While three fourths Of the inhabitants
of the village have crossed the Shrews-
bury River and sought refuge with friends
In Rumson. tire" girls In the telephone
exchange remained on the job: They con-
scented 10 remain 20 That they could give
warning 20 the villagers who decided 10
stay here and watch their properly. r.
Han Packer. president Of the Board of
Trade. Is looking after them and had ar
ranged in the event OF great danger TO
see that they were transported safely 10
Rumson.
For hours to-day Seabrght was Gnder
three and four feet OF water, extending
half mile down Ocean avenue. the main
street Skins and rowboats We're used
to get about. Most of the stores had sew
eral feet OF water, floating chairs and
other movable articles, until the middle
afternoon. But even AZ low tide, about
. o'clock. the sea poured over and
through the shattered oulkheads,
Houses swept Into Sea.
From Highlands to Long Branch prlc-
tically every bulkhead is damaged. Sew
eral cottages have already topped into
imminent danger OF going Residents
here are finding a small ray Of comfort
in the fact that thus far not as many
cottages have been demolished as IN last
years storm.
only one train tried To reach Seabrght
this morning. II was marooued at Low
Moor a short distance south, and bat
tered with wreckage as n stood on the
tracks. The nearest point reached by
rail from the north to-day was High
lands,
The new bulkhead OF piles and planks
iOO feet long built recently b. public
subscription OF nearly $1,000. across the
property whore the Octdgon Hotel stood
until last years storms crumpled up like
paper this morning, With the bullShead
went one OF the Octagon cottages, which
had been used as a fish market.
one of the Green's Inn cottages. south
of Scabright, Is expected to 20.
The Normandic Hotel to the north,
which lost It's annex and stables ytstcr-
day morning by tire. was threatened.
Among some OF the damaged cottages
were: John # Borden, damage about
81, 900 Mrs \. II, Calf, damage $500
John Achelis. damage $1,000 Charles
Schwenler damage $1,000. Al noon the
George y Sandt cottage slipped from it's
foundation but did not break up
Cottages owned by Mrs, L. ". Mason,
Ely G. Anderson. r g. Camp, Lewis Fitl-
gerald J. ! Manning and few others
were flooded and the lawns and grounds
destroyed ! A. Rowland lost the tower
Of MS cottage. Calvin W. Hendricks, who
moved his house back recently. lost al his
/ property IN front and has the water for
hi front steps. His damage Is about
| $4,000.