The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-24
Damaging Floods at P~iainfeId, New
Iersey-A Very Fierce Storm in
New York CIty.-Other Points
Heard From.
Another Report Of the Asia Disaster
England viii not Annex Egypt
Closing up the Business Of
the War.


Plainteld, N, j., Sept. 23.-lt has
been raining continuously for Is hours
and streams are much swollen the
streets full of water, and damage to
property is heavy, ut 1870 Grove street
bridge over Green Brook, this city,
suddenly gave way while crowded with
people watching the flood. six people
lieved, have persisted. Both dams ut
scotch Plains are washed out and the
water is four feet deep In the streets Of
the village.
Eight persons have been rescued
thus far Charles Winston is missing
and is believed drowned. 1t Is scarcely
believed possible that others are not
lost.
New York, Sept. 23.-The storm of
wind and rain, which broke over the
city on Thursday evening has been a
damage has been reported except along
the river front, where some cellars are
Il oded by unusually high tides. The
rainfall up to the present time is over
1--we inches and the storm still continues.
rhe rain is coming down in torrents.
Many streets in Jersey City and Hobo
ken are flooded. In the latter city tho
section known as the meadow district"
is completely submerged, the residents
being compelled TO use boats and impro-
vised RATS to. go to and from their
homes. The accumulated waters have
burst the sewers. In the low lying dis
tricts of Brooklyn the cellars are flood
ed and the damage to property is heavy.
Newburg, n. j., Sept. 23.-The rain
fall here yesterday and to-day has been
unprecedented. Five inches of rain
fell. Heavy damage is done in the
ueighborhood.
LATER.-Reports of damage by the
flood continue to come in. In the
town of. Cornwall eight or ten bridges
are carried away. In Broadway, this
city, cellars are flooded. Losses are
heavy. Reported serious washouts on
branches of the Erie have taken place
and travel Is suspended on the short
cut since yesterday. Heavy damage is
also reported In the town of Fishkill,
Duchess county. 1t is still raining
hard and more serious results are
feared.
Port Jervis, n. Y, Sept. ga
very heavy rain continues since yester-
lay morning. River rising very fast.
Raleigh, n. g., Sept. % -The
ieayiest rain storm since 1872 fell at
Tarboro last night, causing immense
damage to crops. The rainfall in a
few hours wa 7 40 inches.
Bordentown, N. j., Sept. 28.--It has
rained here the last three days; many
cellars are full of water. The Delaware
river is rapidly rising und it is thought
that tomorrow, at high tide, the docks
aud piers will lie inundated.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y Sept. 23.-The
storm is the heaviest known hereabouts
Tor years, and it is still raging. Re-
ports from along the Hudson and into
rior counties tell of roads being cut
and washed away in every direction.
Streams that are already swollen are
rising rapidly. The iron bridge at Yer
plank Is impossible. The New York
Il New England railroad is badly
washed out. On the Hudson river the
railroad is badly washed from Dobb'S
Ferry south, aud a double watch has
been called out along the entire line of
road. Construction work on the West
Shore Is badly damaged in many places.
Catskill and Daugertie's creeks are ris.
ing rapidly, and it IL feared that when
the tull force Of the freshet is felt to-
morrow morning, loss along the interior
streams will be very heavy. The food
tides on the Hudson are remarkably
high, and the wind is raising, with rain
falling in torrents. In many places
south Of here both tracks of the Hud-
son River railway were flooded and
washed out near New Hamburg and
below Duchess Junction. Orders have
been issued to lay all freight trains on
side tracks for the night, and for all
night passenger trains behind time to
proceed cautiously. The storm seems
to be heaviest In the Hudson river
valley.