Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-11
(ALEs CAUSING
GREAT DAMAGE
ALONG SHORE
High Tide Wrecks Docks and
BuIkheads-Boats Are
Damaged by Waves
PROPERTY IS FLOODED
P. A. Rifle Club Range Is
Wrecked-Wires Down
and Lights Put Out
PROPERTY is FLOODED

Damage amounting to probably
several hundred thousand dollars
has been reported along the Rari-
tan Bay, from the higt tide which
which has been raging for the past
twenty-four hours. Although no
property damage has been reported
in this city, at Keyport, Keanspurs'
South Amboy, Morgan and along
Conoyer,s Cove, between Morgan
and South Amboy damage amount
ing to many thousands of dollars are
reported.
Locally the water rose above ths
bulkhead at the Perth Amboy Dry
Dock Company and flooded the vari-
Gus docks OF the city. lighthouses
along the waterfront were flooded as
was also the VanPelt clubhouse. AL
though the new bulkhead at the foot
OF Gordon street has not been com
pletely filled in as yet, 1t saved the
street from serious damage. Accord
ing to reports of those who follow
the waters, the Tide at noon today
was the highest the pay has had IN
the past twenty-five or fifty years.
Great damage hus been done to
the tracks of the New York az Long
Branch railroad at Conover's Cove
The r.lrth bound track has boen
washed out and trains are moving
on the south bound track. me
waves from the bay break over ti1e
washed out track and interfere
greatly with the work train crew
which Is trying to repair the dam
age. At Morgan where the trains
tho tracks were
under water for some time, Wnlcn
interferred with the operation OF the
trains.
At South Amboy, much damage
has been done to the bulkhead con-
structed as a part of the new Ierry
landing for the line to be placed IN
operation between Tottenvliie ana
south Amboy. The east side of the
hulkhead was reported washed out
and much more damage Is expected.
At the Pennsylvania coal docks at
South .Amboy 1t is reported no dam
age has been done UP to l:ao
O'Clock.
A survey of the water front made
Mt Morgan, at II o'clock showed the
water to be over the state highway
and threatening the bungalows along
the beach front. At that time the
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raise and it was expected that some
damage might result to the bunga-
lows. In some instances the spray
from the waves as they struck the
bulkhead along the Morgan beach
was higher than the bungalows.
Large quantities of earth were wash
ed from the elevation at Laurence
Harbor and indications were that
more would follow as it had already
cracked and appeared to be falling
into the bay.
Thousands of dollars worth of
damage has been done to water front
porperty in Keyport by the high
tide at noon today. The waters
washed up over the bulkhead along
Front street, from the steamboat
dock to the plant of the Aero-Marine
Company, washing out lawns, ga
RACES, barns and other buildings.
The waters were at the highest peak
known in this borough for the past
twenty-five or fifty years and much
additional damage is expected. NO
idea OF the amount of damage done
will be known until the waters have
dropped back to normal with the
change of the tide.
At Keansburg the water was
more than halfway up Carr avenue
and most of the bungalows were
flooded. Fear was expressed for the
safetv of the board walk which was
completely under water.
Seabright w reported entirely
cut Off by the water and trains op-
Grating on the East Long Branch
division of the Central Railroad
were more than twenty minutes late.
Unless the wind changes before
high tide tonight, it is expected that
considerable more damage will be
done as the night tide will be higher
than that at noon today.
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