Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-14
PennsyIyania and New JERSEY

here and Philadelphia is also reported wash
ed away. The storm is the heaviest expe-
rienced for twenty years. 81
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
MIFFLIN, PA, Aug. ia land slide,
ten feet deep, occurred last night on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, four miles west of
this place.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13-Much dam
age has been done about this city by the
storm, from the breaking of culverts and
the flooding Of cellars. In Camden, also,
there has been similar damage. A break
in the railroad track, near Merchantville,
prevents the passage of trains TO and from
Mt. Holly aud Long Branch. Passengers
for Long Branch had to return to this city.
All the cars but two run off the track. The
drawing room car went into the gap, com.
pelliDg the pas eDgers to crawl out through
the windows. None were injured.
The storm was severe at Cape May and
Atlantic City. The track of the Baltimore
Railroad was washed cut near Rock RuD,
and the country is oyerflowed. The Penn
sylvanis Railroad track, near Palmyra, n.
j., is washed away, and trains are delayed
at NewsrS. Della are creek bad overfiowed
and washed cut the Baltimore Railroad
track, near the calvert, for sixty yards. Pas
seDgers from Baltimore, by the night train,
were transferred at the gap. At Lancaster
ami Pennsylvania City the water locks
were considerably damaged, the Golfer dams
were carried Of, and several small bridges
washed away.
In New York.
NEW YORK, Aug 13.-The train from
d. I'll ID 4 al H.,
behind time, experienced great difficulty
between Elmira and here, the water on the
track being over two feet and the cars hav-
ing to make their way slowly through mud
gravel and drifIwood, nearly extinguishing
the f es in the locomotive. A dispatch
from Perryville to the postofice authorities
here state that bridge was carried away
by the food il thai vicinity, aud that the
southern mails will not arrive until late to-
night. A land slide also is.reported some
where on the Erie railroad. a break in
the Chemurg canal near Albion is reported
| s Maryland.
BALTIMORE, Aug. ia culvert and |
| portion of the track on the Philadelphia
| Wilmington Snd Baltimore railroad neal
| Elkton station was washed away by tht
| heavy rain last night, delaying all trains
| The air line train from New York which
is due here at 5 O'Clock tbs morning, dit
not reach The city until 1915 P. NJ. Th
branch road from Perrysville to Port De.
posit also suffered, large masses of rock be
ing washed upon the track and culver
washed away cbstructing travel.
Virginia.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l3-The crops within
radius Of twenty miles of Washington
were seriously damaged by yesterday
| storm,
~. south Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 19.-Th
heavy rains on The coast the past three days
threaten severe injury to the cotton crops.
The Latest Reports.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 13.--The storm i
increasing, the wind blowing gale. The
New Jersey Southern track at Seabrigh
inundated. Much damage is expected
along the shore
ELMIRA, n. 7, Aug. 13.-The sSorm il
this vicinity was very severe. One hun
dred feet of the bank of ChemuDg canal fed
er near Corning was washed out. Damag
$4,000. -