The Penn's Grove record., 1882-09-30

Ealr Thoroughcare AMI at Clements o.
the Delaware River railroad two biceches
occurred, and althoug "a various otter
portions osthe track was submerged with
water il sustained no further damage,
and by Monday morning SIpt. Green bad
tie repairs SO far completed rs to cause
no further Inconvenience.
The track OF the Camden and Mount
EpIlfaim road between Gloucester and
Mount Ephraim was completely flooded.
Engines and trains wh:o4, Stsito, from
Gloucester Saturday morning sere forced
to lefufn.
Tho food in The vicinity OF Tenton
surpassed everything Of that nature since
the time 81 Noah. The Pennsylvania
railroad station there was submerged to
tie windows, \ large port or Of the
platform was ahoat sad tiled Rpon its
side. Tie cars were Lall filled 3ith
watcraati the engii.cs, gathered several
hundred yaNss shove tAe station, stood
in the rushing cuflea5 which reached
their cylinders. Tie headlights were
burning and several were stationed on
the treatIework TO hold it, Down passcn
gers from New York were disembarked
outside the city and were hoased st the
hotels. The iaaage is beyond computa
tion. The ~Assanpink Greek, which pas
ses through Trpntsn, was checked viii
out-houses, fences, trees and fragments
Of buildings, bridges and switch houses.
a portion OF the Stockton street bridge
was swept away. A large ice house fell
with a tremendous crash. The proprietor
narrowly escaped. Scores Of cellars were
flooded and the city did not dare to sleep
on Saturday night. Thousanda trainped
the streets in the driving storm and nu
merous families hurried out % their
h3user at midnight to escape with their
lives. The city was thr nged all day GU
Sunday. From the Fashion Stud Farm
to the tollgate was Il vast food. Brides
outside the city nave been carried away.
Whitehead Brothers Rubber Werks
were submerged and have suffered a los
Of $40, 90. The Star Rubbar Works have
suffered to q still greater extent. Sena
tor 7aylor's PORK establishment los. four
large cattle sheds and stables; which
were swept against one of the bridges of
the Belvidere railroad with such force
that it was carried off and striking a sec
ond bridge, drove it from its ~fastenings
At this point a small boat, containing
three boys, was upset md ono named
VIM. Christopher was drowned The
loss Of Senator Taylor is fully S12, coo.
A train plunged into the washout below
Boldentown, but the passengers and EN-
ployees escaped, the Latter with some in
%juries. Telegraph communication was
broken, but is now established.
The fresliet was the heaviest aver
seen ia the Raritan river and the lower
part of New Brunswick was deluded
and partly submerged. The loss is es-
timated at several thousand dollars.
The rainfall in that city for fifty-eight
hours, was over thirteen inches on the
mean level. All the stores and ware
houses in lower Burnet street were
damaged. The wafer was up to The
counter and the goods were floating
about. People were riding through
the lowsr streets in boats. Strong &
Son, Downing & Welsh and Rolfe s.
Son, the last named lumber dealers are
the chief losers.
In the vicinity of PRINCETON the
bridges were washed away. The lum
Der in the lumber yards was tloated
off. Mill properties were badly dam
aged and the roadways washed out and
rendered impossible. Much live stock
has been drowned and railway travel
suspended. The cal.al bridges were
wrecked in many places and near Rocky
Hill the bank has given way.
The nsws from Plainfeld is shat the
storm did great damage. The last dam
but one remain ng in Green Brook, III
that city, gave way at ten O'Clock Sun
day night. The fieod caused by this
carried away the supports of " frame
buildings over Green Brook, at SOmer-
set street and the buildings were
wrecked and NEST OF their contents
lost. a large hole was washed In the
side Of = fourstory brick building used
rs u carriage factory by l.. NJ. French
The remaining arches Of the Grove
street bridge were carried away, ~
most Of the other bridges bntwesn the
city and Green Brook. The storm
ceased ut midnight. The Grove street
bridge cost $1,000. The loss to the
owner Of the dam is about $1,000. The
three stone bridges on Cedar Brook
were carried out and two were over
flowed Sunday night, cutting off all
communication with = large part OF
the city. a lad named Frederick
Moore has been missing since Saturday
morning and it is supposed that he
went down with the Grove street
bridge and lost.
The storm played sad havoc in Hup
son county, particularly in Jersey City
and the loss Is estimated at over 81 ,OCO
900, although the individual losses are
comparatively small. The greatest
sufferers are probably the city asd the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
which owns considerable properly III
the city. The ewsrs are defective
| and to the failure of these TO carry al
tile unusual volume OF water Is attrio
u,ed the great loss by the backing o.
tue water vt high tide.