Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-26
GIRL DROWNED IN PRINCE BAY, save
man: MUCH DAMAGE IN z COUNTIES
Damage in Perth Amboy-
Fruit Trees Suffer-Trees
and Wires Blown Down

Perth Amboy and vicinity received
it's full share of the force of the
cyclonic storm which struck this Sec
ton few minutes before o'clock
yesterday afternoon. One life war
lost in this vicinity. a young woman
drowning off Prinse's Bay when the
canoe in which she and her fiance
were padding was overturned be-
fore they could make shore. A horse
drawing coal wagon in High street
was struck by a falling tree and
killed; two buildings in the course OF
construction in the northwestern Sec
tion OF the city were blown down:
fences, trees, awnings, wires and
signs were blown down. many win
dows were broken and sewers flooded
as result of the heavy wind ana
ruin storm.
The danger of falling trees and
live wires resulted in veh.cular traf-
fic coming to a standstill during most
Of the storm. Many of the cars
which had stopped in open places
during the storm were stalled for
some time until the motors were
gono over and dried.
Although showers threatened all
afternoon, the intense heat making
II appear as though showers were
Inevitable, the storm swept down
unea the city with great rapidity.
Many who tried to beat the storm
home were caught en- route and
housewives scarcely had time to
close windows before 1t hit.
The force of the gale was such
Athat many automobilists would not
Zattempt to cross the bridge between
Ahis city and South Amboy. AS re-
suit there were long lines of cars on
the Pennsylvania right Of way in
south Amboy and on this side of the
river waiting for the storm to sub
side. Passengers on a train passing
3ver the Raritan river on the Centra.
railroad bridge became alarmed at
he manner in which the cars tipped
ana all rushed to the windward side
OF the cars in order to assist in ball
ancing the cars. A large section OF
he fence around the Raritan Copper
Works buildings was blown down.
Drowned in Prince Bay
Jeanette Stiles, twenty-three years
old, daughter of II. W. Stiles, OF
Stapleton, was drowned In Prince
Bay, off Seguines Point, when a
canoe in which she and her fiancee,
Kert Lindeheimer, twenty-six years
old, of 169 Beach street. Stapleton,
turned over while the storm was at
its height. Lindeheimer was rescued
nearly an hour afterward by Alex
ander Cuthbert, proprietor of Sandy's
boathouse, at the foot of Prince Bay
road. Lindeheimer was clinging to
buoy light No. 2. Both the man and
voung woman were in bathing suits
land went out from the foot of Prince
Bay road shortly before the storm.
After the canoe overturned, he
caught tins young woman and swan
to the light buoy. According to his
story, told to his rescuer, he held on
TO her for some time, but his
strength gradually gabe out and she
slipped from his grasp. Police boat
No, 4 grappled all night in an effort
to recover the body, but until an
early hour this morning it had not
been recovered from the water. The
canoe, floating upside down, was
found last night within a short dis
fance OF where it was turned over
with its occupants. Lindeheimer
formerly resided at Huguenot Park.
The cyclonic storm which came
nut Of the west shortly after o'clock
last night did considerable damage
on Staten Island. Trees In all Sec
tions OF the island were blown down.
electric light. telephone and tele-
graph wires were crippled and the
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