Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-04
Many Dwellings Are Under
mined and Carried Away by
Waves Which Break Tbiry.
Feet High,
BULKHEADS GIVE WAY
BEFORE STORMS FURY
Much Country Is In Danger Of
Inundation and Several
Hotels May Be Destroyed
Before Gale Ceases,

New York, Jan 3--Wtn a seventy
six-mile gale from the northeast drlv-
ing huge seas against bull,heads all
ready weakened or broken through hv
the efeat storm Of Christmas night
New Jersey coast points today and to-
night underwent perhaps the worst
experience they have had in many
years a high surf ran along the en-
tire coast. and It was feared that with
the coming of high tide towards morn
ing the seas would rush over much
territory which did not suffer in the
previous storm
So far no loss Of life has been re-
ported The damage to property all
ready mounts well INTO the hundreds
of thousands Most of this has been
done to dwellings aud other struc-
lures which the storm Of two weeks
ago left without protection hy break
ing down bulkheads and weakening
cthers
Sea Bright, as before bore the
hrunt Of the storm. as the resnt,of its
exposed position on narrow fand
spt between the ocean and the
Shrewsbury river Today bulshcads
that had withstood the previous storm
gave way additional sections were
flooded and more summer dwellings
were wrecked on undermined The
Oetagona hotel damaged already to
the extent of S60.000. may become a
total loss
The old ST. Peters church al Gallo
s mperillod. 10 Is IN an exposed po-
sition and is n danger of going into
the sea- Tho bulkhead was greatly
damaecd and the lawn washed out.
Fishermen worked hard TO save the
church Along the bulkhead front, the
waves beat with tremendous force
Frequently they rose 70 q height Of
thirty feet when they broke When
darkness came little progress had been
made hy workers along the shore TO
stop the ravages of the sea.
10 add 10 their difficulties the eloc
tric lights went out leaving Sea Bright
and vicinity In darkness. After time
The lights were started up again.
Traffic was interfered with consid-
crahly by the storms The hullSheads
at Normandie giving way all train
service on the Highland division Of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
WIS discontinued Many telephone
wires in the district are down
AT Asbury Park, although the ocean
attacked furiously the entire length Of
the boardwalk and the groups of bath
houses. no great damage has been
done up 70 q late hour
ON Long Island. as well as on the
Jersey coast. the situation in many
places was regarded tonight as criu-
cal. Many of The temporary hulkheads
erected after the storm on Christ
mas night have been swept out 10 Sea.
with the result that much property
is At the mercy of the high waves At
BuckaNay and R0ekaWay beach many
small houses have been washed out To
sea. and for time several of the
large summer hotels were in danger
Hasty reinforcements Of their foun-
dations aycrted great loss Most Of
the piers la the vicinity have been de-
stroyed and many boats are lost
Edgehere's entire water front Is ln
peril, huge seas washing over The
eighteen-foot lslkheads which pro-
tect the place In what is known AK
llammeii's section every breakwater
has been thrown down and many
are In danger or eollapslng
due 10 weakening OF their founda
tons hy the inrushng water
Late tonight the meadows north OF
Long beach were under water. and il I
is feared that the pounding Of the
waves will break down balkheads pro-
teeting Hish Point ard Haryey ce-
dAfa.