The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-26
ITELEGRAPHIC
Jersey Floods.

damage nhkl q ualiltOH AOllhT6 Will 0Ot
repair the damage done in the counties
OF Union, Somerset and Middlesex, TO
say nothing OF the losses of railroad and
canal companies, which are enormous.
Patterson, n. j., 25.-Rain is falling
again, but the river is subsiding rapidly.
The less in the vicinity is beyond cslcu-
lstion.
Railway, n. J., 25.-Ths food is
peculiarly severe In this city and in
Union County. There are thirty-two
bridges crossing the Railway River, and
is branches within the city limits; six
teen of these are destroyed. They will
cost over 100000 to rebuild and repair.
At Monroe street stone bridge, while the
crowd we're on it, one Of the arches gave
way, and John Wilson, a prominent
citizen, was carried under the arch. His
remains were taken out this morning.
Trentan, N j., M.-The freshet here
causes damage Of about S200,0 900. AS
ssnpenk Creek overlooked, forming 8
hke about mile long and six hun
dred yards wide. The torrent
rnshed to the Delaware River causing
havoc on the way. The rubber mills,
potteries, factories, slaughter houses, ice
houses, dwellings, barns, stables, out
houses and sheds were submerged and
many carried of Railroad tracks, de-
pots and bridges vera washed away.
Travel is interrupted. Small boats sail
around the main depots, and the cars
were submerged to the windows. Will
liam Christopher, aged II years, was
drowned.
Plainfeld, II. j., 24.-French's dam,
the last dam but one remaining in Green
brook, this city, gave way at 10 O'Clock
last night. The food then carried
frame buildings at Somerset street. a
large hole Wss washed through
French's fouI-atory carrisge works.
The remaining arches Ofthe Grove street
bridge were swept away, as well as most
of the other bridges between the city and
Green Brook, Three s.cne bridges on
Cedar Brock were demolished and two
overlooked, cutting of communication
with a large part of the city. Fred
Moore, boy, was lost off one of the
bridges. Strong Brook, by the over
flow, destroyed large section Of SOmeI-
set street, through notch, cutting OF
the only thorougbfsTe for the people of
Washington Valley. Bound Brook rose
suddenly, flowing ten feet deep through
Mpin street, lined both sides with stores.
The water rose over show cases and
large amount of goods was ruined. In
Rsmsie Hotel the water was almost to
the top of the bed. One family was res
cued from a house by s boat. Elm Park
Hotel was submerged ALMOST to the roof.
At Einstain's Wooden Mills the water
rose over the looms It will take q
month 10 get the mills in operation again.
Two hundred operatives are thus IDLE.
Lehigh Valley Railroad bridge and a
long stretch of track were washed away.
The Central Railroad Of New jersey was
depot platforms were washed away. The
Canal gave way, and the river became
one stream. One lock was destroyed.
The water overtopped the Western
poles were Frustrated. The food was the
highest ever known in Bound Brook,
nearly thres feet higher than !hat of
July 10th, 1865, which was the greatest
previously recorded More loss will be
suffered By the Bound Brook people
from the food than by the fire, which
destroyed the greater part of the town
some months ago.
Bordentown, n. J 24.-There was a
washout 3 few miles from here on the
Senra Railroad. IN engine overturned
with a mum Der Of passenger cars. 4
wall built il 1881 went down last night.
jersey City, n. j., a - There IS IN
me1se damage IN Hudson County, y. j.;
entire sections OF Jersy City are flooded,
the Inhabitants taking refuge on upper
floors. JeTsy avenue wooden pavement
was hurled into the mouth OF sewers,
completely choking them. The waters
backing swept into ihe houses destroying
cspets, etc. Morris canal oVeTfoRed and
the tow paths Fer5 washed. a section
Of one Of tie main sewers, tWenty.eigbt
by six feet was lifted be1ily GU. Of place
and rushing waters dashed into the
avenue thirty feet DweiieTs on the
meadows where rescued by coats and
rats. La WebGWken. the lookup was
flooded 10 g depth Of three feet. The
msc8d smized road was ruined for dis
lance of q nile and q half. The water
mains reservoir were greatly damaged
a new tunnel Oh the New York, Ontario
and Wabash RsilTosd, was damaged be-
tween SS0,O00 and 100000. TIE western
outlet OF the tunnel opens into an open
cut about thee quarters of q mile long
with walls sixty five feet high.
These gave way, and an immense
amount of sand and rock was swept into
the cut. Two large steam shovels and
about leo gravel cGrs were washed out of
sight. The construction tracks were coy
cred with rock aud sand to 8 depth Of
six feet. The blacksmith shops aud
boiler room were iumbled into the cut.
A number Of shstts are partially flooded.
1t viii take two months bard work TO
repair the damage. 4 8ashout of 900
feet Is reported 90 the short cut railway
between Ru hafford and Sadle7 River.
a large force Of men and two conssruc-
ton trains were At work ali day repair-
ing Tie damage. There is g washout OF
twenty-five iset near H4ckenseck
Bridge SID another Waghout on The line
of the Northern Rsilr0sd. One milk
train was six hours late, and aloiheF did
not arrive at all. The Erie RsilrUsd had
sill trains running regularly tonight.
By the giving wsy OF a bridge over
Perry's Creek freigh train was pTecip-
itated into the stream aud Edward Web
Der, conductor, was KILLED and the az
gineer and fireman probably fatally
Injured.
The heavy rain caused Size total gus-
pension of through traiGs on the PENN
sylvania and New York, Lake Erie ami
Western Railroads, express trains or
the Delaware, Lsckswsnna and Central.
of New jersey, we're delayed from tbree
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