The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-09-30
FLOODS AT THE EAST.
The Heaviest Rain-Storn Known for Years
Great Damage to Propcrty-Scyeral
Lives Lost.

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In the rec lection Of the present generation
has pr vailed in and about Paterson the past
two days. and to-days storm was accompanied
10y the loss of life The rain foil heavily most
of the day. the lin gauge show Ing totnl ali
of 4.g1 inches for the fist twcuty-four hours
up to nne n. IN. to-day, AMI two inches had
fallen during Friday To-day the rain came
down with still greater force and between
one and two p. m the rain gauge shove a fan
of sos inches max ng the total i>r the day
5.'G inch 5. About three p. m. the rain acken-
e., but still came down steadily during the
eve ing The total fall for the thirty-.iN hours
up to nine O'Clock to-night was nftcen
inches. During last night the RIVER rose
four and half feet, and the water began
pouring over the falls once more. All day to-
d y the river rose ste adily and during the aft
erhoon the water got higher at the rate of
eighteen inches per hour, so that ton 'ght il
was higher than at any time since the mcmar-
able flood OF $50, which was the highest on
record. The Oldham Brook, the principal
tributary Of the Passaic near Pate SON Just
above the city, rose with great rapi titv, and
about two p. IN. burst through the mil-dam at
Oldham. The torrent thus suddenly released
rushed furiously down the stream. sweeping
all before it,, including several bridges and a
part of the horse-ruiro I'd track A brox and
stone arch bridge erected by the county ut a
paired mt n cost of $500 more, on Relwo?ds
avenue, near the city alms-houso was under
mined and washed away by the resistless food
DIR. Myers, the city physician driving up to
the institution and to visit the smallpox pa
tients, got to the bridge us the flood was beat
ing savagely against it. He urged his horse
over, and had barely reached the other side
when he heard behind him terrific roar and
looking back saw the VIII )e bridge tumbled
into the stream and carried dOyyr, ba channel
massive reta ming wall of stone adjoining
the bridge to protect the ams-house property
from entertainments by the stream also went
down W tn IA rush, and in a twinkling the mad
torrent was eating its way into the sand-bank
on which the aims house rests.
Martin Rosste a gentleman aged about
seVenty lived in pleasant cottage along the
river bank, near the outlet of the Oldham
Brook, with his family, and had some fine
stock on his farm. About three O'Clock he
tried to drive along the doad near the river
when the flood came down with such a sud-
den rush that before he could get out of its
way he was swept into the swift current of the
river, aud, with horse and wagon was whirled
down and out of sight before any one could
extend him helping hand.
All the cellars along the river below the falls
were Hooded and several of the adjacent mills
had Their lower floors filed with water, to the
great damage of their machinery. The shops
of the great locomotive works had to shut
down on account of the great flood.
'lhe Hood dashed with such violence against
the Lincoln bridge above the city, that it fin
ally gave way and went down with mighty
ash. The bridge consisted of two iron spans,
very substantially built, one span about 40
feet and the other about ninety feet, resting
on an island in the river. The bridge cost
about $4,000 in all. 1t was one of the best
bridges in the country, the masonry and super
structure being of the most substantial charac-
ter. The Hohokus stream also felt the effects of
the great storm, and last night Zabriskie's Mill
Mt Hohokus, which was about to be converted
into a rubber factory went down the stream
involving a loss of perhaps $4,000. The heavy
rains have inundated all the meadow section
of the city of Hoboken. Houses are cut off
from the streets by sheets of water and the
occupants are obliged to sail on RATS to get
from the sidewalks to their front doors. The
ravine road sewer VIII CHI empties near the
meadows yielded to the increased pressure
and burst this morning. This burst let all the.
water from Jersey City Heights out upon the
meadows and increased the discontinue OF
those residing there.
JERSEY CITY, September "a.
There has been immense damage in Hudson
County, N. j. Entire sections of Jersey City
and HobOken are inundated. Cellars and base
ments are flooded. The inhabitants are tax
ing refuge on the upper floors. The Jersey
avenue wooden pavement was hurled into the
mouths of the sewers, completely choking
them. The waters, backing, swept into the
houses, destroying carpets, etc Morris Canal
is overllowCd. and the tow-paths washed. A
section of one of the main sewers. twenty-oight
by six feet was lifted bodily outof place. and
the rushing waters dashed into the air thirty
feet. Dwellers on the Meadows were res
cued by boats and RATS.
The new tunnel of the New York. Ontario &
Western Railroad was damaged between 5 o.
600 and $4,000.
BY the giving way of bridge over Rerry's
Creek n freight train was preciptated into
the stream. Edward Weber, the conductor,
was killed. George Currie, the engineer, and
Francis Burke, fireman, probably fatally in
jured.
PLAINFIELD, n. j., September "A.
French's dam, the last dam but one remain
ing in Green Brook, this city, gave way ut ten
O'clock last night. The flood then carried
away two frame buildings at Somerset street.
A large hole was washed through Frenchs
fouI-story carriage factory. Fred Moore
boy, was lost of one bridge. In Bound Brook
the water rose suddenly, flowing ten feet deep
through the main street, lined on both sides
with stores. The water rose over the show
cases. and "A large amount of goods was ruined.
In the Ramsey Hotel the water is almost TO the
top of the bar. One family were rescued from
a house by IL boat. The Elm Park Hotel is sub
merged almost to the roof.
The flood is the highest known in Bound
Brook. 1t was nearly three feet higher than
that of July, 1865. which was the greatest pre-
viously recorded. More loss will be suffered
by the Bound Brook people from Hood than
by the fire which destroyed the greater part of
the town some months ago