Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-24

has been called out along the entire line
of road. The construction work on the
west shore is badly damaged in many
places. The Catskill and Sangortiers creek
are rising rapidly. 1t is feared that when
the full force of the freshet is felt to-mor.
row morning, the loss along the interior
streams will be very heavy The flood
tides In the Hudson are remarkably high
and the wind rising, and the rain falling
IN torrents. In many places south of here
both tracks of the Hudson River railroad
are flooded, and there are washouts near
ton. Orders have been issued to lay all
freight trains on the side track for the
night, and night passenger trains are be-
hind time because of proceeding eau
tiously. The storm seems heaviest in the
Hudson river valley.
A gentleman from Wappingers Falls
states that fears are entertained that the
large dam there over Wappinger creek
will break away and seriously damage
vast amounts of property. Gangs of men
are on the watch.
stream running through Fordham, Ire
mont and Morrisana, along the Harlem
railroad, overfowed its banks and washed
away the track so that travel is suspended.
Adjacent low lands are covered to the
depth of four feet, and number of families
were rescued with difficulty.
JERSEY CITY, Sept 23.-The heavy rain
caused suspension of through trains on
the Pennsylvania, New York, Lake Erie g.
Western railroads express trains on the
Delaware d Lackawanna and New jersey
Central were delayed three to four hours.
An official of the Pennsylvania company
stated tonight he did not believe it wouldbe
possible to run trains between jersey City.
and Philadelphia before tomorrow even
ing. The stopping of local trains between
Jersey City and Newark caused great in
convenience. Some passengers bunked in
the depot for the night, while others
sought various hotels in the vicinity Re-
ports of washouts, broken bridges and
land slides come from all directions.
The portion of Jersey City at the foot of
the hill is inundated to the depth of several
feet. The cells of the city prison are
Hooded with two feet of water by the
bursting of sewer, and the prisoners con-
fined therein were removed to another pre-
cinct.
New YORK, Sept. 23.-The storm of wind
and rain which broke over the city Thurs
day evening has been very severe one,
but thus far no damage has been reported
except along the river front, where some
cellars were flooded by the unusual high
tides. The rainfall up to the present time
is over five inches and the storm still con-
tinues, the rain coming down in torrents
Many streets in Jersey City and Hoboken
are flooded by the heavy rains. In the lat
ter city the section known as the meadow
district is completely submerged, residents
being compelled to use boats and impro-
vised RATS to go to and from their homes.
The accumulated waters burst the sewers
on Ravine road at the foot of the hill, and
it will cost several thousand dollars to re-
pair the pipes and repave the street. 1t
is reported from Bound Brook that the
water there has risen so high as to stop the
running of trains. In low-lying districts
of Brooklyn streams of muddy water are
running through the streets, cellars are
flooded, and the damage to property is
heavy.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.-Nearly eleven