The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-02
NEW YORK. TUESDAY MORNING. JULY g. 1914
Bergen, N. j.
Bergen, Nj.
Correspondence Of the Herald
BERGEN, NJ j., July l, 1914.
Affairs IN Bergen-Houss Breaking and Other
Characterization.

Crimes-ArchitedHre.
FRIEND BENNETT
| AS circumstances have rendered me familarly
acquainted with matters and things in this corner
Of Christendom, will endeavor to concoct brief,
though trust. readable inkling touching them for
your unspeakably interesting diurnal
| AT present Bergen is infested by redoubted
band Of housebreakers, who are nightly commit
ting extensive depredaions on the property Of its
denzens. The Rev. Mr.. Taylor's church, as you
perhaps have heard, has been entered by these sa-
crilegous wretches, who have stolen from it the
carpets and everything OF value they could possibly
get their vilaInoas hands upon Private dwellings,
also share the tate, unless their occupants are
well provided with firearms and other means 10
give The caring burglars just rctrlbutlon. Every
phcgmatlc Dutcbnan, as he thinks OF the god SO
laborlously amassed by the sale OF his cabbaSes,
invariably excaims "Mlne Got, yot will pecome
| OF u.s." Bunolng Is in vogue, though not precisely
on the same principle as d-scanted upon by the
erudite DIedrlch Knick erbocker All the valua-
bles, particularly "the spoons" are secreted With
the utmost circumspectlon, and any cursory OBJ
server can easily see that the pretty girls are not
quite SO lavish In the exhibition OF Their Jewels
The depredators who have created such a sur here
are supposed TO hail from your city at different
times several men have been seen TO land in small
boats on the Jersey shore, about midnight They
are described looking inexprcssibly ferocious,
| and armed with murderous budgeons. Gotham's
| authorities should keep ylgllant eye upon them.
Architecture Shines The new Court House is
rapidly going up, and when completed will be an
edlfcc OF surprising beauty. II has long been
wished for by the Bergeners. There are numerous
other buildings in the course OF erection, owned
| mostly by wealthy individuals from Gotham. We
begin to feel Immensely ealed at the thought OF
having many more such magnificent houses as the
one III the vicinity of the Five Corners. The wea-
ther continues amazingly warm. J. A. >.
TERRIBLE FLOOD AT THE WEsr-GREAT DEsTRUc-
r1oN OF PRopERTY.-It appears by the Western
papers that the entire West is in danger of being
submerged Already the destruction OF property
has been immense.
From st. Louis Reporter, June %
We have procured from Capt Miller, OF the Balloon,
following description OF the present condition 81 the
left Weston the 18th instant The river had ialen
there the night previous ten inches AT Paiksyille
there was eight eet water the bottom-but little
damage done The warehouse at Wyandotte Clty
was gons, and the entire bottom below Cav River
the depth Of ten fifteen feet with not
house left standing. At Westport the warehouse was
gone At Chouteaus landing, all the buildings were
swept away AZ Wayne Ivy mo no damage mad &C.
were inundated, and the loss from the des.ruc
ton of groceries, produce, &c, was estimated at from
ut Owens Landing At Hichfeld, the warehouse was
ept off and losses sustained At ar. NJ the Bal
loon the Mary Tompkns at Fort Osage with little
wood and none procured than the bluffs AT
Camden damage had been done, but in Camden Bend
all the houses had been swept OFF, and great losses in
stock furniture &C. had sustained At Lexington
the warehouses had been inundated and the loss
OF goods estimated al from 10 So bot
TONI opposite, covered to the depth OF eight or ten
feet large OF produce stock, &c. had been
On the l9h the Boioon met the steamer Adj
mral about o'clock P. NJ, having above Do.
prairie entirely covered, the water extending from
piu bluff, distance OF about Ia miles IN width De
Witt was covered and much damage done At Brunswick
there was from six to ten feet water TO the bluf
AT Thornsburgh the Warehouses were standing,
a% ns AZ sed% e Il
the still rising. At6o'cock r. NJ, the Balloon
passed the Wapeilo Nashville aiding the sufferers the
whole being inundated and the river rising The
l.. i. Linn the place. md the iucalan
passed Marion At Jefferson city the river was still
rising but there had been losses by the flood Six
miles below, the Balloon took board the families Of
MAJ. Dyer and MIR. Kimbrough-all the crops on that
bottom will be destroyed. The loss OF property Of
every description from Weston to the mouth wi be i'm
mense Hundreds OF families have been lett entirely des.
having escaped from flood with nothing but the
clothes which they had on at the time The vi
misery and distress existing from Weston down, besgas
all description The lower part OF the city submerged
Houses stores ehops &C., under water The river Is
still rising the Of foot in "a hours. There - ioai
feet the the levee Brooklyn at last
flooded and its inhabitants have appealed to our City
Council tor aid The present flood the greatest which
has occurred during the present century.
The Illinois river is reported at stand Peoria and
BearJsown the only towns OF any considerable mag
| nitude, near the river, which are not inundated
Two log cabins Aoated by this city during the last
| three days.
The Missouri river is said to be rushing the low
lands distance above the mouth and entering the
Mississippi about ten twelve miles north OF Alton.
rise Of fifteen feet in the Arkansas river - reported
by the Alex Scott, and the previous Information with
sec the nundation Of many towns the Lower Mis-
| sissippi confirmed.
| From the Lafayette Free Press, June 20.l
The past week has been of disaster. The rain has
descended in torrents much of the mennd tho streams
been swollen to almost unprecedented height
The whole counryor rather the river and creek bot
TOMS together with the level prares have been submeg
sd-snd is impossible to form any thing like correct
idea ohe extent Of the damage sustained Fences have
been swept away-entre fields OF grain have been de.
sroycd- families have been driven from their dwellings
and forced to take refuge in boats fec to hills Tor
safety The State, well individuals have suffered
| considerably On Friday morning the embankment at
| tho Feeder Lock at Wildcat, commenced giving way
and in short time some two thousand cubic feet Of EN-
bankment swept away, carrying with II the guard
lock- and thus giving the creek full sweep The torrent
water which the removal of the guard lock let into the
canal occasoncd two other breaks-one about half a
mile below the first and the other short distance above
town. Some three four weeks will probably be requir-
ed repair the breeches and make all things rghtand
tho expense OF repairing we understand will probably
five thousand dollars Wildcat said to have been
higher than it was ever known before The Wea was
also a mighty river" The mills, bridges, &c, suffered
| severely. The Canal Feeder embankment is mostly
away and large amount of other damage dsne to
The Wabash has been all the bottom lands-and
trembe for the fate Of the low lands bordering the
river below We have just conversed with Mr. Carter,
The Sub Commiss who informs us that the embank
ments carried away the crossings OF nearly every
stream and that the damage done was immense. The
ing was carried Of the canal of These breaks
aew miles below Loganspo abou eight or nine O'Clock
the evening Of that day and dashng with great force
against tree, broken into two pieces. Three persons
drowned and the mail bags were lost The persons
| drowned were Thomas Emmeron Of Logansport a
young by the Of Green, Of Fort Wayne; and
an lrishman whose name Is not known.
BIaaNY-INFAMous OUTRAGE.-Cyrus B. Ackley,
about 80 years of age called upon Of cergymen
several days since in company with young woman and
several Witnesses to be married. Having, the salts
faction Of the clergyman answered all the questions
CURED by law he married to the young woman who
accompanied him-an amiabe girl who had been living
in one OF our respectable families In three four
days. intelligence reached the city that Aekley had
wife and two children in Canandagua II is supposed
Tint this is not his first crime There s to be-
eve that he has twice before played the game Of
deception and pad that he will be brought to spse
dy Justice He is 30 years Of age slender straight built
light eyes, heavy dark eyebrows brown hair, and a
house painter by trade --Rochester Dem.