Ocean County , NJ History

from the Ocean Emblem 20 Jun 1855

New Jersey Courier 9 Jan 1856

New Jersey Courier,19 Aug 1909

From the New Jersey Courier , 19 Aug 1909

New Jersey Courier 11 Jan 1918 A thunderstorm with plenty of lightning and rain on Monday last, an unusual occurrence this time of year. Dangerous walking also on Monday. Autos over the county pike went skidding along. I note that a number of public schools have been closed on account of the scarcity of coal, but do not note of any breweries being closed on account of no coal. Which is the most important, our schools or the breweries?

New Jersey Mirror 26 Aug 1858 The storm on Tuesday afternoon of last week, was very severe in different parts of the County. Near the Red Lion, a man named George Bartlett, was struck by lightning, and instantly killed. He was a carpenter and had been at work on the house of Josiah Prickitt. When the storm came up, he went in the house, and took a seat near the chimney, in the kitchen, Mr. Prickitt sitting only a few feet from him. The fluid ran down the chimney, immediately by the side of Mr. Bartlett, killing him instantly, while Mr. Prickitt was but slightly stunned. In various parts of Springfield, the wind and hail did considerable damage.--Fields of corn were completely prostrated, trees and fences blown down, and a large quantity of window-glass broken. In the house of James B. Warner, 71 panes of glass were broken, and in the house of George Gandy, 49 panes were demolished and scattered, by the force of the wind and hail. At Francis B. Warner's, a chimney was blown down, a

from the New Jersey Mirror 17 Aug 1881: A HEAVY SHOWER of wind and rain visited this vicinity shortly after five o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The day had been extremely hot, said to have been the hottest of the season, the mercury rising to 100 in the shade. The storm came up suddenly, the wind blowing a young hurricane, trimming dead limbs and some live ones from the trees and strewing the streets with them. The rain followed as suddenly and for some time the rain-fall was heavy, the lightning sharp and the thunder startling, indicating that the lightning had struck something near by. The shower was over in less than a half hour. Soon after the storm it was learned that the lightning had done fatal work on the road between Mount Holly and Lumberton. It appears that just as the shower was approaching, Isaac Fenimore, living near Lumberton, drove to the Mount Holly depot for Mrs. Blanche Short, engaged as a domestic in the family, who was waiting to be conveyed to his residence.

from the New Jersey Mirror Jul 19, 1922: The record rain and electrical storm on Thursday caused much damage around Mount Holly. It was a veritable cloud burst and some of the principal streets of the town were inundated to the depth of a foot or more and resembled raging torrents. Much soil was washed down off the Mount and from nearby building operations on High street and was carried down the new road-way, leaving that thoroughfare in a very untidy condition after the water receded--a condition that the county road authorities and the township committee have failed to remedy thus far. The volume of water was so great that the storm sewer which is supposed to carry the water from High down Water street, was inadequate and the miniature flood ppoured over the hump at the intersection of High, Water, and Garden streets and continued its passage to the creek by way of Main street. Pavements were overflowed and water ran into some stores and basements as thought that were the natural

From the New Jersey Courier 17 Jan 1901: The Tom Thumb wedding in the Methodist Church last Friday evening was a perfect success in every way. The bridal party composed of the little ones dressed to imitate their mommas and papas looked very sedate and ministerial. A reception was held after the ceremony and even to the wedding breakfast was reenacted, the bride cutting her wedding cake in the latest fashionable cut. The other parts of the program given by older talent was well rendered and received by an appreciative audience. The entire program was repeated on the following evening to as large if not larger audience than attended the first. Mrs. F.K. Cranmer of Beardsley, Minn., has been visiting Mrs. A.M. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Spader and daughter are visiting at J .S. Storm's. A donation was tendered to the Rev. O.W. Wright, pastor of the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening of this week. Extra meetings are being held in the Methodist Church. There has been consid

from the New Jersey Mirror 9 Dec 1818 A violent gale from the southwest commenced about 10 o'clock last Saturday evening (December 5, 1818) and continued with little intermission until Sunday morning at sunrise. The damage to the port of Philadelphia was extensive. Nothing this severe has been experienced for twenty years

From the New Jersey Mirror 26 Aug 1858 The storm on Tuesday afternoon of last week, was very severe in different parts of the County. Near the Red Lion, a man named George Bartlett, was struck by lightning, and instantly killed. He was a carpenter and had been at work on the house of Josiah Prickitt. When the storm came up, he went in the house, and took a seat near the chimney, in the kitchen, Mr. Prickitt sitting only a few feet from him. The fluid ran down the chimney, immediately by the side of Mr. Bartlett, killing him instantly, while Mr. Prickitt was but slightly stunned. In various parts of Springfield, the wind and hail did considerable damage. Fields of corn were completely prostrated, trees and fences blown down, and a large quantity of window-glass broken. In the house of James B. Warner, 71 panes of glass were broken, and in the house of George Gandy, 49 panes were demolished and scattered, by the force of the wind and hail. At Francis B. Warner's, a chimney was b

from the New Jersey Mirror 17 Aug 1881: A HEAVY SHOWER of wind and rain visited this vicinity shortly after five o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The day had been extremely hot, said to have been the hottest of the season, the mercury rising to 100 in the shade. The storm came up suddenly, the wind blowing a young hurricane, trimming dead limbs and some live ones from the trees and strewing the streets with them. The rain followed as suddenly and for some time the rain-fall was heavy, the lightning sharp and the thunder startling, indicating that the lightning had struck something near by. The shower was over in less than a half hour. Soon after the storm it was learned that the lightning had done fatal work on the road between Mount Holly and Lumberton. It appears that just as the shower was approaching, Isaac Fenimore, living near Lumberton, drove to the Mount Holly depot for Mrs. Blanche Short, engaged as a domestic in the family, who was waiting to be conveyed to his residence.

A hurricane blew through the NJ-Philadelphia region in 1818, and surprisingly got only this small write-up in the local paper: from the New Jersey Mirror 9 Dec 1818 A violent gale from the southwest commenced about 10 o'clock last Saturday evening and continued with little intermission until Sunday morning at sunrise. The damage to the port of Philadelphia was extensive. Nothing this severe has been experienced for twenty years. So a storm not seen in 20 years causes extensive damage---and this is the news? Likely it wasn't actually a hurricane---the official list of hurricanes for that year does not mention one in December.

from the New Jersey Courier 29 Jul 1875 The gigantic oak near the corner of H. Gogel's hotel at Deal, that it stood the storms of ages, was conquered by the storm of Sunday last. It was completely uprooted, and falling upon the end of the hotel demolished one of the chimneys. There was a terrible rain and wind storm at Long Branch , Sunday, doing considerable damage. The gale was the hardest that has blown for years, not excepting the severe Winter experiences. A carriage was overturned on Ocean Avenue, throwing out the driver, and frightening the horses into running away. Hundreds of bathers were caught in the water and the wind blowing seaward they were hurriedly got ashore by the men in charge. If the storm had burst suddenly they would have been in peril. Hotels with wide balconies shook like reeds, and it was momentarily feared they would be unroofed. Fences broken, bathing houses tumbled over, a building used as a shooting gallery was blown down, and several flag poles, in