Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-07-09
Woman Blown Into Water When
Stand Is Overturned,
but is Saved.
METUCHEN CARS HALTED
Toll of Storm in West is 81
Lives-Boat Aground Off
Staten ISland-Dam-
age at Sea Breeze.
METUCHEN CARS HALTED

Leaving destruction in its path,
violent storm swept through New
Jersey yesterday afternoon anu
moved rapidly out to sea. keans-
burg probably suffered the most, Tor
+, here the storm, believed to be the
fag end of the cyclone that brought
death and disaster in Missouri, In
diana, Ohio and Illinois, injured six
persons, two so seriously that their
removal to the Monmouth county
hospital at Long Branch, was neces-
STATED East Milestone and South
Bound Brook were also visited Dy
the baby" cyclone.
The center of the storm seemed 10
pass directly over Monmouth, Mil
dlesex Hunterdon and Somerset
counties, and it was of freakisn
nature. Several towns over Whlch
the storm passed were left un-
scathed, while the wind and rain
wreaked It's vengeance on other VII
lagos along its path.
No damage was reported at Sandy
Hook. Keyport, the Highlands
South Amboy, Soldiers Beach, Nor
gan, or New Brunswick yet other
towns but a few miles distant from
these places suffered great damage
Great Damage in Keansburg.
The wind, travelling at about eigh-
ty miles an hour, struck the long
roof of the Keansburg Steamboat
Company's dock and ripped it from
Its support. Falling timbers injured
pDSssorrs DSs and narrowly missed
EtlIing Miss Susan Miller, the eight
year old girl who was In charge OF
small candy stand.
The injured are:
Samuel Brazil-Cut and injured
about the head and body. Removed
to the Monmouth County hospital,
Long Branch.
Susan Miller-Fracture Of right
leg, decorations of the face and
bruises about the body. Removed
to the Long Branch hospital.
Patrick O'Brien-Cut about the
face and body by falling timbers.
Michael Baan-Body bruises and
cuts.
Arthur Parker-Cut about face
and neck.
William Gilhaus-Cut about head
and legs.
1t was almost time for the Keans-
burg Steamboat Company's boat to
dock at this pier, which is one OF
the longest extending into Rar1tan
Bay. Because of the rain there were
few persons on the dock, but If it
had been clear many people awaiting
their friends would probably have
been fatally injured.
The wind got under the roof and
threw it back nearly at right angles
with the dock, another gust of wind
lifted this and it crashed to the
dock, oyerhanging 1t on either SIDE
The stand that Miss Miller was tend
ing was hurled out into the bay and
1t struck her forcibly, knocking her
down. Samuel Brazil, a workman
who was standing near the freight
shed on the pier, was struck by fly
ing timbers, and Michael Baan and
Patrick O'Brien, two men working In
the freight shed, were cut by falling
boards and flying glass.
Albert Parker, young man who
was waiting on the dock for the
boat. was thrown into a coal bin and
received bruises and cuts about the
face and neck. William Gilhaus, 8
nephew of the president of the
steamboat company, also received
minor injuries. A number of bath
ers and canoeists escaped the storm,
having seen the approach of the
threatening clouds.
Child Escapes Death.
At East Milestone, about seven
miles from New Brunswick, the wind
picked up a baby carriage with a
baby in it and carried it for some
distance, landing 1t in a vacant field
without its little occupent injured
Trees we're uprooted, but no one
was killed or injured. The roof on
the top of the Pennsylvania round
house was lifted, as was an iron roof
on the Hermer Rubber Works.
Plainfield Church Struck.
The First Methodist church here
was struck by lightning and the town
clock put out of commission; the city
sewers were flooded and a number
of trees were stripped of their foli-
age.
Halt Traffic in Metuchen.
The trolley line here was blocked
for a short time because of a num-
Der of trees which were blown down
by the wind. Several cellars were
flooded.
Vessel Goes Aground.
During the squall the Japanese
steamer, Kenkon Maru, which was
anchored near Stapleton, dragged
her anchor and went. aground near
Quarantine.
Two Struck by Lightning.
Samuel Wilson and his son Will
ford, were knocked unconscious by
lightning, as they were driving from
a field to their home. They were
revived by artificial respiration.
Cash registers at yensen.s.