Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-24
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PLA1NF1ELD. n. Y, Sept. 23.-It has been
raining here continuously for eighteen
hours, and the streams are much swollen.
The streets are full of water, and the dam
age to property is heavy. AT 1:30 Grove
street bridge over Greenbrook in this city,
suddenly gave way while crowded with
people watching the food. Six people
were rescued, but a number are believed
to have perished. Demea's kindling wood
factory was swept away with one man in
it. but he was rescued. Both dams at
Scotch Plains are washed out, and the
water is four feet deep in the streets of the
village.
Within the city limits over a dozen
bridges have been washed out, and great
damage done to private property. The
water is still very high and threatens de-
struction to large amount of valuable
property. There is no sign of the storm
abating. 1t exceeds any storm and food
ever known in this vicinity.
LATER.-Trench's dam. the last one left
in this city, and the last but one on Green
brook, is reported giving way. If it goes
out large factory and several other build
ings will be destroyed. The dam at New
Brooklyn, two miles from here, was carried
out to-day, and further down stream a
large pond stocked with valuable fish.
Telegraph poles set six feet into the earth
have been washed out by the torrents in
semo of the streets.
Eight persons have been rescued thus
far. Charles Winston is missing, and it is
scarcely possible that others are not lost,
as nothing can be told with certainty as to
the loss of life until the flood snbsides.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH, n. c., Sept. 23.-The heaviest
rain storm since 1912 fell at Tarboro last
night, causing immense damage to crops.
The rainfall in twenty-four hours was
seven and seven-tenths inches. Bridges
were swept away, and the track of the
Tarboro branch of the Wilmington & We'll
don road badly damaged. The train ran
into washout and was smashed, seriously
injuring Express Messenger Bryant.
PATERSON, n. j., Sept. 23.-About four
teen inches of rain have fallen here since
the storm began. The Passasiac has risen
from six to eight feet, and many parts of
the town are submerged. Traffic on the
Erie & Midland railway is interrupted by
washouts. The Lincoln iron bridge near
this city, costing $40, 900, was washed away.
A large number of bridges over small
streams in the neighbOring country were
swept away. The old cotton mill at Ho-
hokus was carried away. The pumping
house of the Passasiac Water company at
the falls is flooded. Two small bridges
over the old Holbrooke ere washed away,
as was the old Hamden. This stream
washed away culvert and retaining wall.
At Paterson the aims house was flooded,
doing about $4,000 damage. Martin Ros-
sitter, an old man, was washed into the
river this afternoon while driving, and
with his horse and vehicle carried over the
falls.
NEwBuRG, n. Y, Sept. 23.-Reports of
damages by the flood continue to come in.
In the town of Cornwalls eight or ten
bridges were carried away. Damage $12,-
Oee. At Mountainville Jno. Orr's barn
and dam were carried away and his -four
the cellars of the merchants are flooded.
and the losses are heavy. 1t is reported
that serious washouts on the branch of the
Erie have taken place and travel is
suspended on the short cut since yester-
day. Heavy damage is also reported in
the town of Fishkill. 1t is raining hard,
and more serious results are feared.
Five inches of rain fell. Heavy damage
is done in the neighborhood. A number
of bridges have been carried away. The
food Is also disastrous to new rail-
roads being built in this vicinity.
IN NEW JERSEY.
BoRDENTowN, N. j., Sept. 25.--It has
rained here the last three days and many
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