Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-08
HIGH TIDE HERE
CAUSESFLOOD
Early Morning Gar Service
Down the Shore Delayed
FLOOD ALONG WATERFRONT
! Full Moon, East Wind and
Storm Said to Be
Cause

a. full moon. an east wind and q
storm off the Atlantic coast is said TO
be responsible for the highest tides
seen in this section for many years.
The tide this morning was even higher
than it was yesterday morning, when
In many places the water had risen
to such height along shore that 1t
covered docks and small piers and
caused the small creeks running in
from Raritan river Raritan Bay, Stat
en- Island sound and Prince Bay to
be swollen to twice their natural size.
In many places the streams were
impossible where small bridges are
used to get over.
At o'clock this morning the water
was over the dock of the New York
and New Jersey Steamboat Company
and 1t was with difficulty that trucks
could get to the end of the pier. We
hicIe traffic over the ferry was held
up more than two hours again on both
sides of the sound because of the
tide raising the bridges so high that
it was impossible for either motor or
horse drawn vehicles to get on the
ferryboat. There was line Of trucks
on both sides of the sound waiting
from 6 this morning until nearly y
o'clock before they could get over.
Boatmen see continuation of the
high tides for the next few days II
the wind does not change before that
time. The creek at Woodbridge Is
swollen to twice it's size as Is also the
creek that runs in to Richmond Val
ley on the Staten Island side. where
the roadway was again flooded this
morning.
Not only did this city feel the ef-
fects of the high tide, but all towns
along the coast were affected more or
less. The main highway between this
city and Keyport and the shore resorts
was flooded across the meadows at
Morgan station and the trolley service
between Keyport and this city via the
Jersey Central Traction Company was
at stand still for sometime.
Automobiles and wagons travelling
| over the highway at Morgan were
| forced to run through from six tC
| eight inches of water, while the occu.
| pants received good wetting from
| the splash and spray blown into the
cars by the strong east wind. The
| trolley track was covered with q foot
or more of water in two places, which
| made 1t impossible for them to oper-
ate as the motors become wet and re-
| fused to run.
Despite the damage which might
have been caused had the exception
| ally high tide been accompanied by
an east wind the night before last,
| conditions, such as they, seem to
have done more good than harm in
aiding the launch owners get their
property out of the water and secur-
ing it high and dry against the winter
months. The tide which was still
unusually high at eighty-thirty last
night brought numbers of men out
| and all along the shore scores could
be seen using tackles and motor
power power dragging boats out OF
the water. Old "salts' claim that the
high tide was expected If certain
| phase of the moon materialized. The
night before last, the water came up
to the very steps of Bayard's pavilion
and the huge pile of gravel directly
| behind the Raritan Yacht Club
House was In great danger of being
washed away.
| Erie Station Flooded.
| By The Associated Press
| NEW YORK, Nov 8-Service on
the Erie railroad ferry line was again
| suspended this morning by the high
tide. The waiting station in Jersey
City was covered with several inches