New-York tribune., 1868-09-05
TIE STORM.

GREAT DAMAGE IN BROOKLYN-STREETS SUB
MERGED AND WASHED AwAY-THE WATER
Up TO THE SECOND STORY WINDOws-TRAF-
FIC sTOPPED ON NEARLY ALL THE CITY RAIL
ROADs-THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
The storm which commenced on Thursday
afternoon and continued throughout the whole day yes
,erday was productive of much damage in various pOr
. .rs OF the country Brooklyn, especially, some por
tons when are being regarded, suffered extensively
Large nssures were made in the enbankmehs recently
thrown up at Washington Park and the sand WaSSa Sa
Vicinity Of P"rtandave The cars OF the broadway and
reenpoint lines were much interrupted by the accun9 m
aton of debris and time as many as 10 @ ny h oo,
lected unable TO proceed After the tracks mao peeh
partially cleared the second ume eIshs s nose nrnah
iached 10 each car and they thcn dragged trog
fine accumulated mud embankment. Inc asPnal
tum covering of the parade ground Oh ror ror'
Greene has been completely washed away, away,
The main sewer, which runs along Raymond-st through
the City Park and NavyYard, and eIpnes INTO VA ana a.
bout Bay. incapable Of carrying o tle bIcv @ S 80 m
water The anhoe coverings & OF heavy heavy ros Son9 in vo
several feet III hight fasnhe aus @ t Az ero cnr
petey inundated, stopping all trainc the wafer
three or four feet DEPTH and such was It's force tha
portion of the Navy Yard wall was carried away;
sidewalk on Cumberlandst was carried away 1h9 6 vi
entity Of DekaiDave % W ~ render these thorough
fares impossible. Al the intersection OF DE kaip ana
grand.ave 0lnOwn Jacksons Hollow, the water
had accumulated to such depth as TO STOP
by the any other kind Of vehicles and inc
OF their houses by the flood the junction Of Fatbush
and Atlanucayes several houses were suDeIeeu 10 o
cifc ST. in that immediate vicinity The low plot iacing
on Fourth and Fift-aves., and Douglass ana UhlOst5
was filed with water from the high grounds on he sOulh
east side The surface almost even with tOnTtave
last evening and there danger that IL WOud Deah
through during night Should this occur an immense
amount Of damage property and perhaps loss OF NE
would occur Ffthaye near pouglass-st mas Deen car m
red away half the width for distance OF more than 70
feet One OF the railroad tracks Is also gone apd inc
Greenwood cars unable TO proceed beyond this point
To the west Of FOurhave lies low, swampy section.
known as "Darbys Patch" which is filed with
shanties all densely occupied. These were
All submerged, up 10 the second n0or'
In the Tighfh Ward the damage was less The
water poured down the streets from Fourth ana
Fftaves Third-ave with such force as 70 carry
away the paVemcnts curb stones, and fences Je ra
road tracks Third and Hamiton.aves. are greatly
damaged and In places were for time impassaDe
for Travel suspended on all the city rail-
road lines during portions OF the day with the Bill
Gle exception Of the Fulton Ferry and Flatbush line
In New-Jersey the damage was not SO great as IN
BROOKLYN although the low lands back OF HObOken were
entirely submerged and injury was done TO
property. -,
city undermined and in the outer districts fences
and roads suffered TO some extent No serious damages
yet reported