New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-05
THE GREAT STORM.

UNPRECEDENTED FALL OF WATER IN THE
ATLANTIC MISREPRESENTATION OF PROP
ERTY-RAILROADS DAMAGED, AND TRAVEL
IMPEDED.
The floods came yesterday, and supplemented
the bountful aqueous supply OF Sunday. Providept
people who had limited their use OF Croton for weeks
past fOreboding the exhaustion OF the reservoir were
gaddened by the deluge Pedestrians who have endured
pulverulent storms for few days agone dwelt with
satisfaction on the prospect OF walks to business without
binding dust invading their nostrls blockadng their
cars and beleaguering their bodies generally Umbrellas
were as necessary part of mans equipment as his rou-
sers. Men looked though they were umbrellas
The parachute close upon their heads ike hat,
and the handle seemed to have mpaled their bodies, ana
through all the streets these locomotng umbrellas were
moving, jostlng neighboring umbrellas in an utter
careessness ALPACA rents and the miniature showers
which these collisions caused. 1t poured all the night
and In the morning 1t poured. The streets were dotted
with little ponds, the cutters were noisy wth thelr
volume Of water Outdoor work was entirely suspended
The excavations which have been made on
the cite OF the new Post-Ofico were filed
with water The laborers who have been
employed there stood about the wind side Of the fence
mufed in heavy coats, striving by dnt OF constant pun
ing to keep the little tobacco in tho bowls OF their clay
pipes from being drowned. This was all they had TO
do Up town the children were kept from school, and the
only visible means enlvenng the duh morning was by
laughing
their umbrellas. The wind came along with the ran'
and at one time so heavy the gale that large tree
standing at the intersection OF Thrtythdst and Ninth
ave. was blown down Fortunately person was injured
The detention caused to the mails was very serious.
The train that due here from Washington at 1850 ala
not arrive until u o'clock last night The Schuylkil
River overlooked the meadows five miles south OF Pha-
dephia so that the track for threeGuarters OF milo was
covered by inches Of water. The passengers were
obliged to make circuit of three miles in coaches
and then take steamers in order to get 10 Phanepha
All the Eastern mails three hours Late and the Erie
had not arrived last night, nor was 1t expected
before morning The effects of the storm In NewJersey
were quite serios Land slides along the Morris aud
Essex Road were numerous, delaying the trains many
hours Several turnpike bridges were carried away
The Sussex Railroad was submerged at Tour OF nVe
points between Waterloo and Newton. The late crops
arc badly damaged Navigation upon the Morris Canal
was suspended by the great overflow OF water. III
Hudson County the marsh entirely coveredand
dozens Of families who lived on the outskirts were forced
to abandon their homes and fee to terra hrma new
sewer In Thrdst Hoboken burst yesterday. and along
with the rain flooded the meadows TO the depth OF 3feet
Through passengers the Erie and SewJersey Central
Railroad transferred last evening to the NewJersey
Road On this side OF Philadelphia, Trenton, and Dor.
dentown about six miles OF track submerged, and
trains passed through by way OF Monmouth. Reports
from all parts of the country represent the storm as Deng
unusually severe Nearly five inches OF rain had fallen
from IL o'clock Saturday evening o'clock yesterday
afternoon. It had stormed and blown a gale duringa
portion Of that period One inch OF rain rarely falls In
one day. exceptional have produced fifteen Inches
I'm six hours The tides very high yesterday partly
in consequence Of the high eastey wind In $780, during
an extraordinary high tide people were obliged TO cross
Washington and weststs boats. This tide extended
10 Greenwichst. while the river overlooked Westst to
the depth OF four feet.
Our dispatches give full details Of the effects
J.tr gsIf nil a1eU
tic coast. In and Washington there was much
damage done 10 crops aud lands The Pennsylvania
Northern Central Railroad washed away In several
places, and trains Of course delayed Telegraph wires
also suffered brcakage in hundreds OF places. The
Schuylk that few days ago could not furnish tenth
OF the water required by Philadelphia, now deluges all
the region with moro than abundance, sweeping OF
lumber coal railway cars, and all easily movable prop
ery Bridges also carried down stream, canal boats
wrecked, and mischief played generally AL the streams
in Pennsylvania arc swollen beyond recent precedent,
and much injury must necessarily occur.
Along tho Harlem Road there has been much dcsiruc
ton and bridges at Copake and Client destroyed or
rendered unsafe. The same is true along the Delaware
division Of the Eric Railroad The Hudson River Road
is not much troubled; culyers are lost and few
trains have been delayed. The NewYork Central does
not seem to have suffered much far reports have
come in. Baltimore Is Of course badly wet down That
violent little wateTcourse Joness Falls. played havoc, m
usual but the damage WAS ehs lhan might p"'e pecn
expected On the North River the gallo was 30 strong
that small steamers were compelled TO He TO-
and sail vessels OF all kinds sought anchor and
refuge under tho cliffs. In Westchester County,
~ " a serious affair occurred; the dam
at Russell, Burdsal Wards Iron Bolt Works at
Pcmberwlck, two miles north OF Portchester broke,
tearing down the machine shop Ten persons we're badly
injured. The casualties as follows Andrew Mchaes,
crushed TO deahhe leaves wife and several chidren
David Beede, head cut and otherwise seriously Injured
Samuel T. Riker leg broken and other injuries Edward
Greenwood James III. Burns Nicholas Fox, John G.
Kane LOUIS Dehl Emil Boomer, owen Dougherty, were
also badly injured. 1t is not yet known whether there
were any drowned Large numbers Of men have been
thrown ont of empoyInent Loss about 100000