The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-09-29
AN UNPRECEDENTED RAIN.


NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Sept. 24-The
lower party of the city is deluged and
thousands Of dollars worth Of property
lost by rainfall of fifty eight hours, which
reached depth Of over thirteen inches. All
the stores and warehouses on lower Burnett
street are damaged. The water Is up to the
counters and the goods are afoat. The peo-
pie are moving around in boats, and the
lower street bridges are thronged with
people gazing at the food.
PRINCETON, N. j., Sept. 24.-The bridges
are washed away and the lumber yards are
hoated of. Mill properties are also badly
damaged. The roadways are impossible,
live stock is drowned, and railroad travel
suspended. The canal bridges are wrecked
and the canal bank has given way.
WATERBURY,, Con-, Sept. 24.--Thireen
inches of rain fell In three hours on Satur-
day night. The streets are inundated and
the cellars flooded. Hill street is impossible
for teams, and Nsugatuck river Is over
flowed. The supports to the costly iron
bridge in process of construction are washed
away and the completed portion fell, caus.
ing q loss of $4,000.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept. 24.--Four
miles on the lower Rappahannock, near
Wares wharf, in Essex county, are washed
away by the terrible rainstorm. Great dam
age Is done to crops and other property.
The storm extended fifty miles inward from
the coast.
TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 34.--The freshet
here causes damage to the amount Of $780,
900. Assenpenk creek has overlooked,
forming lake about q mile long and six
hundred yards wide. The torrent rushed to
the Delaware river, causing great havoc on
Its way. Rubber mills, potteries, factories,
dwellings, barns, stables, outhouses and
sheds are submerged and many carried off.
The railroad tracks, depots and bridges are
washed away, and travel interrupted. Small
boats are rowed around the main depots,
and the cars are submerged to the windows.
William Christopher, aged seventeen years,
Is drowned.
PLAINFIED, N. j., Sept. 24.-French's
dam, the last dam but one remaining on
Green brook, this city, gave way at 10
O'Clock last night. The food then carried
away two frame buildings on Somerset
street. A large hole Is washed through
French's four story carriage works. The
remaining arches of Grove street bridge are
washed away, as we'll as most other bridges
between the city and Green brook. Three
stone bridges on Cedar creek are demol-
ished. Fred Moore, boy, was lost of one
of the bridges. Stony brook by its over
flow destroyed large section of Somerset
street, flowing through channel and cutting
off the only thoroughfare for the people OF
Washington valley, within Its bounds. The
brook rose suddenly, flowing ten feet deep
through Main street, lined on both sides
with stores. The water rose over the show
cases and q large amount Of goods were
ruined. In Ramsey's hotel the water Is
almost 10 the top of the bar. One family
was rescued from house by q boat. The
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roof.
At Ernstein's wooden mills the water rose
ever the looms, aud 1t will take month to
get the mills in operation again. Two
hundred operatives are thus thrown idle.
The Lehigh Valley railway bridge and q
long stretch of track are washed away. The
Central railroad of New Jersey Is overlooked
to depth of three feet and the depot plat
forms are washed away. The banks of the
Delaware and Raritan canal gave way and
the river and canal became one stream. One
lock Is destroyed. The water overtopped
the Western Union switches and some poles
were Frustrated. The flood Is the highest
ever known in Bound creek, being nearly
three feet higher than on July 10, 1865,
which is the greatest previously recorded.
More loss will be suffered by the Bound
Brook people from the food than by the fire
which destroyed the greater part ofthe town
some months ago.
BoRDENTowN, N. j., Sept. 24.--There Is q
washout few miles from here on the Penn
sylvania railroad. An engine overturned
with number of passenger cars, which are
now righted. ..-