Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-25
WILD WATERS.
The Freshet in New Jersey - Great
Damage Done-Loss Not Estimated.

The Freshet in New Jersey - Great
Damage Done-Loss Not Estimated.
TRENToS, n. j., September 2t.-The
freshet Here has caused damage to the
amount q about 100000.
Assanpenk creek overfowed, forming a
lake about one mile long and 600 yards
wide. The torrent rushed on to Delaware
river, causing havoc on its way.
Rubber mills, potteries, facto-
ries, slaughter houses and ice
houses, dwellings, barns, stables, outhouses
are submerged, and many carried off. Rail-
road tracks, depots and bridges are washed
away. Travel is entirely interrupted.
Small boats sailed around the depots, and
the cars are submerged to the windows.
VIM. Christopher, aged seventeen, was
drowned.
PLAINFIELD, N. j., September "a
French's dam, last dam but one remaining
in Green Brook, in this city, gave away at
ten O'Clock last night. The flood then car
ried away TWO frame buildings at Somerset
street. A large hole was washed through
French's four.story carriage fac
tory. The remaining arches OF the Grove
street bridge are swept away,as well as most
all the other bridges between this city and
Green Brook. Three stone bridges on Ce-
dar Brook were demolished, and two were
overfiowed, cutting off communication
with large part of the city. Fred Moore,
a boy, was lost off the bridge over Stoney
Brook. The overflow destroyed a section OF
Somerset street, through the NOTCH cutting
off the only thoroughfare for the people in
Washington Valley.
T., Drnnk tho uatar rnsa S,1dap1,-
flowing ten feet deep through the main
street, which is lined on both sides with
stores. The water rose over the
show cases, and large amount OF
goods areruined. In,the Ramsey Hotel it is
almost 10 the top of the bar. One family
was rescued from their house by boat.
Elm Park Hotel is submerged almost to the
roof. At the Einsten woolen mills the
water rose over the looms The proprietor
hired men at 81 an hour to save the prop
erty. 1t will take month yet before the
mills will be in operation. Two hundred
operatives are thus idle. The
Lehigh Valley railroad bridge and
long stretch Of track was washed away.
The Central railroad, New Jersey, over.
flowed to the depth OF three feet, the depot
platform washed away. The banks of the
delaware and Raratan canal gave way and
the canal and river became one stream.
One lock was destroyed. The water over.
topped the Western Union switch
board and some of the poles
are prostrated. The flood is the highest
ever known in Bound Brook. 1t was near
ly three feet higher than that Of July l6,
1865, which was the greatest previously re-
corded. More loss will be suffered by
Bound Brook people from the flood than
was sustained by the fire which destroyed
the greater portion OF the town some
months ago.
New BRUNSWICK, \. j., September "a
The lower part of the city is deluged and
thousands of dollars worth of property is
lost The rainfall for 5S hours is over
thirteen inches, All the stores and ware
houses on lower Burnet street are damag.
ed, the water being up to the counters and
the goods are atloat.
PRINCETON, n. j.. September 24.-Bridges
are washed away, lumber yards hoated off,
mill properties badly damaged, roadways
Himpassable, live stock drowned and rail.
road travel suspended. The canal bridges
are wrecked, and the canal bank has given
way i..,...--.s-ek
| 4 WATERBURY, Conn, September 24.-Three
inches of rain fell in three hours here
Saturday night. The streets are innunda-
ted and cellars Hooded. Hill street is im.
| pasSable for teams. Nangatuck river is
| overtlowed. The supports OF a costly iron
bridge in process of erection is washed
away and the completed portion fell. caus.
| ing loss of $4,000. Passenger trains are
all delayed.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, September "a
| There are two washouts on the Troy and
Greenfield railroad delaying the Boston
sleeper six hours Several bridges were
carried away. The Hoosac river rose four
! feet higher than usual A dam construct
ing at Reedsboro is damaged to the amount
of 1000. The Troy and Boston track is
under water.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., September A.-There
is immense damage done in Hudson
county, n. J. An entire section of Jer.
sey City and Hoboken is inundated. Gel
lars and easements are flooded, and the in
habitants are taking refuge on upper floors.
jersey avenues wooden pavement was
hurled into the mouths of the sewers, com.
pletely choking them, and the water back
| ing swept into the houses, destroying car
pets, etc. A section of one main sewer
twenty eight by six feet was lifted bodily
out of place, and the rushing waters dash
ed it thirty feet into the air.
The dwellers on the meadows were
rescued by boats and RATS.
The new tunnel of the New York, On
tario and Western railroad was damaged
between $4,000 800, 900. The western out
let of the tunnel open into an open cut,
about three-quarters OF mile long with
| walls Sixty-fiye feet high. The
bank gave way and an immense amount OF
sand and rock was swept into the cut. Two
large steam shovels and about one hundred
and eighty gravel cars were buried outright.
1t will take two months hard work TO re.
pair the damages. A washout of one thou
sand feet is reported on the Short Cut
Railroad, between Rutherford and the Sad.
| die river.