New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-03
THE STORM IN NEW-JERsEY.

Tie Trenton Gazette of yesterday says the heavy
rains affected The Delaware that it eight or ten
feet above the ordinary spring cshoi, and within few feet
OF the hight Of the shet OF ISL. The backwaer stopped
all the mills in this city whose ailraces empty into the
( Delaware. The river continued to rise until Monday
morning From clock To in the afternoon OF Monday
the water Lad fallen about twelve iRhc'. Seven hogs
two COWS and hreo horses came down on sunday alter
noon.
The people on the banks terrified to see raft COM
ING down the river Sunday afternoon with the velocity
of locomotive having on board five men, Hundreds OF
perons TO The Delaware bridge upon seeing them APP
roach expecting the rat 70 be dashed To pieces asA't
The piers Of tie bridge Every heart beat with emotion
as they drew and The bridge and great were
the exhibitions OF joy when was found that they passed
under with entire safety Cheers were sent after the as
they hurried away on the resisiicss current
At nearly dark similar scene occurred RAN, upon
which there four men, was seen hrnS down 20 ie
bridge with great velocity. a they neared me pdge inc
unfortunate aimen took 10 their boats. One corner OF
the struck OF the piers bat the raft was no. n
jurod.
that about fifty RATS had broken loose Ea0n There
doubtless has been great loss OF lumber
The AssanIink rose to such hleht, by ABOUT t"o
O'Clock on Sunday morning that all the efforts OF the men
EMPLOYED to keep up the dam proved rutless. Inc men
stuck TO ii until the ground under their feet appeared 70
have the consistency of India rubber and was eyael
that the water working it, way impecephb through
the earth thrown in kept of They had scarcely ethe
ground when ii gave way and Tor some zen minutes is.
word the noise of the stones rOLlng llr some uc- oe
low could be heard distinctly.
The sudden exit Of the water from lis confined limits
above the dem caused injury TO Qun'ns and Other
property along the creek Above The IonigomeTy-si.
bridge where new bank had JUS been made and great
deal of fresh earth thrown in considerable damage was
done 70 the property. Several weeks work IN efracng
and sodding has been lost.
Tie pipes conducting the spring wafer in'o Bottom n
Co.'S paperml were broken by the force OF the current
Mershdn' Wharf partially damaged, and the LANDING
of the Edwin Forrest entirely washed away. IAe Hoi-
ret landed AZ the Rolling Min Yesterday.
Tie cars on the Bevide.e Railroad were unable IN go
further than five miles above Lamhertvie IA cosegleee
in r.ralu ' l4pg
Tie Nark Daily Adrrlser, Maya, says the effect:
the late storm continue 10 form leadg rope OF inquiry
and more disasters reported Ihe fassale hNeT = IN
Greatly swollen running almost even win tle tOP 81 ms
docks in constant current OF hye or SIX miles an npuT
~ 80, ,rbic accumulated In the draw Of the railroad
Irdro has beer removed but the current 80 ral ma
xas9ls cannot sail up. w learn that large quantities
Timber barrels of OIL carboys &c, were r-sA H'4lA5
mast the light houses in Newark Bay.
Further up tie river the damage Is greater. IHo 49,
,oct in Beeyle was still covered with water yesterday
afternoon lnd a boat was hoating through IL ~
PIcvie and Patterson the road Is mpassable Al = =
II,o"r's shn.varl large quantities OF timber have
Ieen washed awav the bridge was moved somewhat Du'
ti remains firm though his los Is estimated * sSyV'.
M lam p, Belleville near Samuel adams hV mas
hem repaired The lumber yards at AcnacAanonA nave
suffered greatly large quantities having o,lh ~
Mr. Renne calico print works above AequaeAuoA H'''
been almost destroyed -.,-ror. q. .te Pas.a,c
NJ Cor trrrs ring the boarders H. thai cay tHe ~.
so has been incoculable, tie river having Fnn.u o
ION of the falls over the grounl beo"' IN - ,,-fo
o,9 cotton facorv Of Mr. Rhye, about quartz. OF y
,r.n tIc falls La: been partially sweP. awsy. Ia 'l,
~ SUI bacane 30 strong that i carried ava" Oh,
on SI lolf Of The entire front o. the n-t ii'-
, %q " de.eTh. nearly all the machinery AMI soo con
tanned in the lan large gaany g ii raw ,s ,go' T5s
huhuir a. 1t cannot be- much l,ss than $4,000 .
los ro Ul w. nj miles below the stream was reed win
Clements Of broken lumber, for the purpo,e o. '1, a.
when hu M Sav,ral other mills ar damaged lac
od tnrre bridge has been partly TeFi a.ay a . '
county safe The FSil 5 s bsd T a1aI DOWN
yc'ieoa! u., = "s en-, rwav aud gable end came
%gSn' s~s gf the North Bceve Bd-e WHEN W..
SHIRE stirred On end As . sopd1{ t. b Goa . al |
store ~ IN, PC 10 passaic Fails the water IN the Dan
had On rsen nearly as high as the top Of the Falls WHICH