The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-24

continuous storm of the last three
days threatens with destruction
many buildings. On the HOOsac
River the bulk of the North Paw
nall Mill is carried away.
POughkeepsie, N. Y, 2S.-The
storm IS the heaviest known here
abouts and is still raging. Reports
from along the Hudson and the IN
terror counties tell Of road cuttings,
and its being washed away in every
direction. Streams are already
swollen and rising rapidly. The
New York and New England Rail-
road is badly washed. The Hudson
River Railway track is badly cut
from the terry south. a fnl watch
has been called out along the line of
the road. Construction work on the
west shore is badly damaged in
many places. Catsklll and SAUCER
ties Creeks are rising rapidly. 1t is
feared when the full force Of the
freshet is felt tomorrow morning
the loss along the interior streams
viii be very heavy. The flood tides
in the Hudson are remarkably high,
and the wind is rising and the rain
falling in torrents. Ia many places
south Of here both tracks of the
Hudson River Railroad are flooded,
and there are washOuts near New
Hamburg and below Duchess june
ton. Orders have been issued to
lay all freight trains on the side
tracks for the night, All night pas
senger trains are behind time be-
cause Of proceeding cautiously. The
storm seems to be the heaviest
along Hudson River Valley.
A gentleman from WappingeTs
Falls, states that fear is entertained
that the large dam mere over the
Wappingers Creek will break away,
and if so serious damage will be
done to vast amount of property.
Gangs of men are on watch.
Philadelphia, 23.-Nearly eleven
inches of rain have fallen here
within the past seventy-twO hours.
WashOuts are reported along the
railroad lines. Five hundred pas
sengers on the Pennsylvania rail
road, from New York, were brought
TO this city by boat from Bristol.
Breaks iIf-Sewers in the city are
numerous and serious, and
street Car travel hindered.
a large portion below the
city is under water, and farmers
there Will suffer heavy losses at
Reading the rainstorm is the sever
est known for years. Some live
stock is reported drowned in the
rapidly swelling streams, and many
hay stacks are swept away. at
Trenton, Pa, several buildings have
been swept away and others in.
| jured. -Four men were rescued from
trees.
Plainfield, N. j., 23.-In the
city limits over a dozen bridges
are being washed out, and great
damage is done to private pro
perty. The water is still very high
and threatens destruction to a large
amount Of valuable property. NJ
sign Of the storm abating. 1t eX
ceeds any storm and food evel
known in this vicinity.
Later-The French dam. the las
!, one left in the city, aud the las
! but one on Green Greek, is reported
as given away. Ii it goes out, tn,
large factory and several Othe
7 buildings will be destroyed. Ih
dam at New Brooklyn, three mile
from here, was carried out to-day
, and further damaged. A large pOnC
i stocked with valuable fish, is De
stroyed. Telephone poles, set 81,
L feet into the earth, have bee
washed out by the torrent in som
streets.
Agram, 23-While at Nixas, th
: passenger and baggage train, cross
u ing the river near ESzek, to-day
\ part Of the bridge fell IN and tn
. engine and baggage cars wer
: pitched into the river, draggin
: with them some Of the passenge
cars containing number Of HUI
u Ears on furl0ugh. Fifteen soldier
were drowned and thirty injured
The coupling chains were broke
, and the remainder Of the tran
Q stopped on the bridge. The acct
dent is attributed to the high water
jersey City, 2S.-An official Of th
{ Pennsylvania Railroad COmpan,
: stated tonight, that be did not b.
y lieve it would be possible to ru
! trains between Jersey City an
! Philadelphia before tomorrow
= evening. The stoppage of lOcs
y trains between Jersey City an
L Newark caused great incOnven
y ence. Some passengers bUDked
u the depot for the night, Will
= others sought various hotels in th
4 vicinity. Reports Of :washout
u broken bridges and land slides con
from all directions.
y The portionIof jersey City at Il
y foot Of the hill is inundated to Il
y depth of several feet and the eel
" of the city prison with two feet
water by the bursting Of the Oregon
: street sewer. The prisoners connnt
;. there were removed to another pr
70 cinct.
d The Queen Shot at.