New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-02
THE LATE STOR VI ;
FURTHER PARTICULARS
CROTON DAM SAFE.
THE RAILROADS.
NKW.YORk AND ERIE RAILROAD

arrived bu, q uik..-ain WIS sent over the NewDurgh
Branch road yesterday and tie milk will probably
reach New-York early this morning b. steamboat
bridge over u culver; Greenwood Station, west Of
Ramapo, was carried away yesterday, and ii would be
necessary TO transfer the passengers who went by last
nights expcss trains that would be kept in waiting for
diem at three different breaks. Ramapo Greenwood and
Stairway Last nights train lad arrived at Turner'S, about
fifty miles ut 10 o clock
The bridge over the Pas,ac cas-: Of Paterson was re-
garded dangerous during the early part of the day YES
eray but /: was proved be and trains passed
over H. The water fell yesterday in the Passac River
nine inches. The damage to the Eric Railroad By this
sioIm is severe. yet 10; great a. was anticipated
This morning there will train leave the express line.
ana make al of the mara:n stops. II il expected that
repairs will be far advanced in day or two that travel
may be- resumed with It's former safety and convenience
over this route.
ERIE RALRoAD.-Thc Express train for the West left
at the usual hour last evening and the trains will run to-
day az the regular hours II will be necessary for day or
two to change cars at Ramapo but this will cause I" de-
icn:on to the trars The storm occasioned no damage
west Of Susquehanna and very little along the Delaware
except at Stairway Brook which will be repaired to-day
The principal detention the trains occur at Ramapo,
where small bridge has been carried away and the track
washed FOR some distance This viii be repaired as soon
as the water subsidies. In the time passengers will
change at that place. VI MARSH
THr Hrpsoy RiyEp RAILRoAD.-The running Of the
trains on this road have been suspended No trains ar
rved or departed yesterday and not probable that the
track will be put in repair before tomorrow or the next
day
THr Nrw.HAyrx RAr1noAp.-Thc train due in this
City las; evening at clock T. NJ dd no arrive UNIV
two houis after time.
THy IiARITN RAiLRoAD.-Thc mail train due at }
O'Clock yesterday afternoon had not arrived at ~
clock this morning. There no trains running be-
vond Cro,on Falls Yesterday. The damage on this road
by tia lac storm greater than AT fst reported The
passengers on the down train from Croon Fails yesterday
were under the necessity OF walking the bridge,
about mile above Williams Bridge II being unsafe Tor
the passage Of a locomotive.
The .rack for distance thirty feet Purdys Station
was taken up by the shct. Owing 70 the overflow OF
tie Coon River abou, forty feet OF the track in The vcn-
iy OF Brow,tcrs Station washed away. The calvert
which runs under the track at Pleasantfe gave was IN
Quencc of the pressure of water causing portion oil
the track 10 give way in consequence OF undermining it,
Tie bridge at White Plains is reported 70 have been
red awav large nsmber of labcrers now engaged
rerairnr The road and expected that the trains will
! r, .ruc tbcr regular trips as early Thursday.
We are happy to that The injury TO the Cro'cn
Water.wok il not great as was at hrst thought
Tho srrry Of water will continue usual Mr. DE For
rest one OF the Water Commissioners returned from Sing
Sine Yesterday and Immediately sent TO Tile Etea'"g
Post the following statement
From The Evening Post, May
NJ De Forest Commissioner OF the Croon Aqueduct
Board wen; up sing Sing Yesterday az a,S n'en "
special locomotive placed al hIs disposal ny VIZ Ice me
Snierrenden of the Hudson River Railroad ana there
u Mr. James Scott, the superintendent OF ia section oi
the Croon Agueduct who had Just returned from the i
from whence he brought news up to = O'Clock !eSerua!
Mr.. DE Fores, has favored with The following general
s:atemen, of the condition OF the dam - 49,
CRoToN AQUEprcT BOARD, Monday MAY = l''i'
To the kdiof OF The ~ nHg r., 90 g.. ~ tho ssme ha.
been a-cerained does the structure ot the a
ana il confined Ia the north ana SCUM protection wa ~
the apron each of which "a tar destroyed a. 10
rebuilding. The bridge crossing the river De"" u un;
nnrt6d h, the CITY in $50 j. entirely DESTROYED All
otEer damages of land slides and injuries TO The
culverts. The capacity OF the work Tor 'he supply III"
ueNef! VI ""' TTIFopORE R DE FOREST Commissioner
NJ DE Forest informed u further. that when MI Jones
~ ,n ~ y p NJ the water had fallen foot, from
which il l. inferred that the dam was out OF dahser III
nrotoction walls which partially carried away on pom
sides lie below the dam. and were designed % prolcl te
hank on both sides from being washed by the water as
charged over the dam The extent oil the uahe7c " 'N
walls cannot be ascertaned until the water suDpe h
Tie apron j. supposed 20 have been nJufeu' peoHue
= ,r.s u.deaby out of repair before aLd because I'M
hers believed have belonged 10 were discovered ~
the floods below. The nature or extent o 'he "H- "a"
Mr. Craven. the Chief Engineer, went up 70 visit the
dam last evening IL agreed between nm aiiI w.
DE Forest that if anything new or important .nou 49,
,-i 5rruc the afternoon night III addition 20 WHAT
/ ,ros communicated bv Mr. Jones, he should dlSpatch
messenger 10 Mr. De Forrest al Sing SING III time ior nm
70 bring il with him 70 town TINS morning. az ~ -
IN, NJ DE Forest niers that the conecture' ana ieE
- crred bv Mr. Jores and himself were correct max
the dam wa unniured the freshei was supsiui- anu 'e
surplv of water for the City would not be 9
TIE Intelligence brought 70 the Board by MT he rYres'
led ,he Presden; promptly TO Withdraw ,he PiII;; So;
,r;ons uuon the supply manufactures ana shlpPns
And while he hopes water Will oe V. IT,
until the fre she has entirely suDslded ana az oaT ~
ger removed be intmaed to US that The boaIu Gal no "a
.;n m cuail the ordinary supplies for the Cii! uhu
thew have some less favorable h'el'-eH'e "'N "' -
reached them . 49,, -- d.. -;ve- a se,v mi.
,in,r the dam ha. been entirely carried Bway II was
% G.. long and was finished about four year- ago
We are sorry 10 learn from Mr. DE Forest that 'he JAM
ace along the Croton River promises 10 b. Very g.en
TIL nsrtictlars received a. the Croton Aqueduc depart
~ wore not thought suitable for publication Happily
,ore If these losses will fall upon the CITY
about 10 YEAR. since the CrUion River experienced
reshet which resulted IN iaT inere 'er;o1s Iafe 20 vac
80. ban i To be unprecedented from this though the az
..,se damage NAV have been less. a ram storm com
/ menced Tuesday evening Jan. 3, l-il ana continued
,b,u. cessation until u o clock the night Of the tn
M the evening previous 20 the disaster II "as perceived
,La N. water was rising at the rate OF fourteen inches az
hour. -. , - II 5,, ,rL;ob tho,
90 NV wa only - feet high This two feet above
an earthen embsnkmeni OF something over 100 Iee' II
on yLich iurropery- formed part OF the dam. AMI
nh cave way discharCng the whole voley II water
uron the channel and valley below lhe place occupied
~ III snbsnkpent wa subsequently replaced by piece
=: old rrasouwork corresponding win the eighty iert
- nj consi-ucttd Of the dam proper. and hap
w n iesrn that thus far the repaired work has dened what
snea 10 have been far seVerer test 80 Tar a, The OuA
- iva..- /. concerned than II experienced IN l-il
III cost of repair- in that We believe amounted
, i,,r,er .eV,nty-fve and hundred thousand dOiigrs
iese. which the city had 10 pay about ole hundred anu
tIfv thousand doars for delaees sustained aoh IN. e
lc rive in consequence oi WAL tLr jury hein 20 De-
he careless and uuwOrkmanke construction OF the dam
then about feet higher over