05 Jan 1914
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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1914
Page
1
A gale forces firefighters to battle two linked blazes in Morris avenue and Fay street locations overnight. The Maple Hotel on Morris avenue suffered severe interior damage while the old New York Hotel building on Fay street burned, with crews risking ladders and exposure to stop spread to adjacent structures.
Willian M Sidcum a Broadway gentlemen s furnisher 18% was seriously injured last Saturday inspecting an extension he stepped in a trench and fell breaking his collarbone and ribs He was taken to the Vi Second Avenue and Dr Harry B Slocum was summoned The injury is serious and will keep him laid up for months. Jacob Steinbach Broadway merchant left for Grand to buy merchandise for his trade He makes annual trips to Grand and plans to be away about ten days for the trip Advertiser Daily Record.
Record tidal surge causes widespread damage from Sea Bright to Oceanport and Highlands. Homes topple or require hazardous piling as authorities seek federal and state aid. eight thousand dollar cottage at North Long Branch wrecked and numerous buildings left precarious. Affected communities brace for continuing high tides and recovery costs.
Thousands witnessed catastrophic waves batter Sea Bright causing widespread damage along the Atlantic coast. The town’s assets along the shore suffered severe destruction with many homes wrecked and valued up to a million dollars. North Long Branch reported major damage including a cottage toppled into the sand and property losses mounting amid ruined bulkheads and eroded piers.
A large coastal storm devastates Sea Bright South and North Beach areas. Homes and bulkheads collapse or sustain major damage. The Brady and Naftal cottages fall into the surf while others ride out the waves on rollers. Several properties are ruined with widespread destruction to the shoreline.
A maritime disaster is reported as a ship sinks in heavy winds and waves. Eight men were saved while the rest of the crew perished. Wireless messages described the struggle to restart engines and signal for help. Rescue attempts and searches failed to identify the vessel or confirm survivors as the event unfolds.
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