The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-23

morning. The rain descended in perfect torrents
during the whole of the night, and scarcely cellar
IN the low grounds of our city has escaped nunda-
ton. The damage is immense. not only in the
lower, but the upper part OF our city Brooklyn has
also been visited with much injury. Several dwell
ngs were floated down, and the bank in front of
Coonnade Garden, opposite our city, has given
way IN several places and blocked up the street be-
low besides doing other damage TO dwellings in
the vicinity. There is reason to doubt that more
rain has fallen in the same space OF time than ever
known before IN this vicinity. Fire engines were
used in almost every part oil the city TO draw the
water from the cellars, and the steam engine Of the
Insurance companies was in operation until late
hour in Pearl street last night
The Easements and cellars IN Centre street, and
IN Pearl street near Centre filled with water TO
the depth OF from five TO six feet
one engine was al work at dwelling house in
Pearl street, few doors from Centre from 10 to r.
and the water ran in faster than the machine could
draw il of.
The water, when the rain ceased, stood FIVE feet
IN the oyster shop under Monroe Hall, and six feet
In the basement OF the store al 5J2 Pearl street.
The grocery store situated on the corner of Sixth
Avenue and Fourth street, raised from its ioun-
dalton about three inches by the water. The Gel
lar when saw ii, was filled with water, and the
walk in front washed away Damage TO the goods
trifing
Nos 62, o. and 66 Sixth avenue, were completely
Hooded. The water had raised four inches above
the first story, running the carpets and damaging
the furniture The soops In the front of the houses
were undermined, and the walks broken up
Corner of Sixth avenue and West Washington
pace-a bakery filled with water-much n ur and
other articles destroyed. All the Easements in
West Washington place completely flooded with
water.
The basement of St. Joseph's Church, on the OPP
rosite corner. filled with water as also The house
next door on the Sixth avenue
The chimney of house on the corner of Third
avenue and Ninth street Tell in, breaking the roof
ana doing other mischief. The blocks of the wood
en- pavement near Broadway in Blocker street. was
floating down stream in the morning with the Ut
most indifference. Many OF the stores in the cell
lars and along the wharves in Front street, have
Deen injured.
AS an evidence of the force of the water we can
state that lsrge medium sized cock stove was
forced down Centre street above Canal distance
OF forty yards, and The whole street at one time ap-
peared TO be a river of water. The mahogany and
croton pipe mandatory at the corner OF Canal and
Elm, and all the houses In that neighborhood were
inundated up TO the first story.
The cellar OF house No. SO Sixth avenue, a por-
ter house, kept by James Shields, was filled with
water-the ceilings have fallen down-the tounda-
ton partly washed away-the front and rear wall
cracked IN several places, and unless propped up
must soon be heap of RUNS.
Waverly Arcade on the corner of Sixth avenue
and Waverey place-basements filled with water
and walks caved in The partition wall in the base
ment OF houses No. 129 and l3l Wavery place,
Mr.
capped wih his lite, having just stepped off the stairs
when the flood broke in and carried them away.
On the corner OF Houston street and Thompson
street, the pump caved In and the cellar adjoining
filled up
The foundation of the grocery store No. 100
Thompson street, kept by Mr.. Halsted, was washed
away, as was also the walk in front.
The Easements OF the houses situated in Thomt-
son street, from Broome street to Canal street. In
Laurens street, from Broome TO Canal street
known as Il often Row; In Grand street from Woos-
ter to Sullivan street, are completely flooded with
water. These Easements mostly inhabited
by poor people. who.shave thas been driven iron,
their homes.
Gentle men residing at Newark came 10 the city
this morning IN their own conve yances the cars be-
ing unable To pass over the railroad. The seven
O'Clock train came as far the deep cut Bergen.
and was compel led to return, In consequence OF the
einbankment there being washed away. Some
damage was also done just beyond at the juno
ton OF the Paterson and New Jersey roads The
nine O'Clock Philadelphia Il ain did go out yes.
The turnpike to Newark is quilted considerably.
AT Bergen Hill there is but just enough left Of the
road to allow a carriage TO pass. West of the Ber-
gen HILLS no damage was done-tne cars arriving
] he boats from Albany were compeled by the
violence of the storm 10 lie by Tor some hours in
Haverstraw Bay. Nevertheless the Knckerbocker
was at her moorinss In good season yesterday
morning
The train of cars OF the Long Island Railroad
Company, which lett Jamalca al o'clock yesterday
morning, did net arrive at South Brooklyn TIL IL
minutes past 10 The track the whole distance
was covered with water, winch in some places was
so high as 10 come within three inches Of boil.
ers If the locomotive the borders OF the road
are considerably washed but the railway itself does
not appear 10 be damaged.
The houses along the road all Jpear 10 he more
or less under water, and IN some Of them the in
hablants obliged TO take refuge IN the second
stories. One small house In he upper part OF Brook
Ign. near the railroad, was entlreiy washed away.
The turnpike To Jamaica also flooded, the
water being so deep IN places as TO enter through
the bottoms OF the wagons and nearly bill the boxes,
while the horses appeared TO be swimming off with
The vehicles 10 which they were attached.
Several Of the market G rdeDs Just out OF Brook
lyn, had two or three f.et Il water standing unOn
them IN the morning. The road leading from Fort
hamilton TO Brooklyn Is 20 washed TO be almost
lmpsssable. The spacious hotel at Fort Hamilton
had five or SIX feet Of water III The kitchen day
light large house Just opposite TO the hotel was
moved by the force OF the falling waters
On Staten Island The destruction OF property has
been great, attended with personal injury. At the
quarantine ground The cellars generally were four
ieet deep with water, and the inhabitants young
ana old, busliy employed In bailIng. The roads
completely washed away, aud all The small bridges
which cross the IN destroyed The Rlchme nd turn
pike Is so quilted from the eGrcs OF the rain as
be nearly or quite impossible Tor vehicles In one
place about one hundred cart loads of earth were
swept from the road the bank to the shore
The large fiat al Stapleton completely covered
with water, and presented the appearance Of an ex-
ar laEn No hnnc k,f.
were ful OF water o the second stories One Of
them, ~ which lived Mr. Riley, an lrishman, had
lis foundation carried away. anu fell. One OF the
residents woman. was seriously hurt by some OF
the nmbers falling on her. The houses built on the
shore were also flooded.
AT the Nanows, part of the hill on which the tele-