New-York tribune., 1882-09-26

stables and mills, and the washing OF streets on tne
hillsides. Paterson is very hilly ana enormous
guliles are ploughed in some Of the streets winch
have heavy grades In many OF these the lamp
posts lie prostrate, having been underlnlned,. a
large part of the city still submerged last night
10 depths varying from four feet 70
few inches. and IN Rver-st. and lower
Westinghouse. it was not thought that communl-
cation except By boats and RATS could be estab-
lished between many OF the houses until to-day OF
tomorrow The situation of hundreds OF families
most OF them IN humble or moderate circumstances,
Is wletched. Their easements are filled with water
nearly to the cei,lngs, and their Little stocks or
coal and wood are wet Much OF the
damage was caused by the backing OF water
through the sewers. The weakening OF the founda-
tons ny the two or three days soaking is expected
TO prove disastrous TO many of the frazier buildings
and the damage done In tins way Is difficult TO es-
innate. Cellars tive blocks away from the river are
still full of water River and Godwa-sts look like
q part of shabby Venice, the water coming up TO
the stO0ps Of the houses.
A sxtecn-nch water main was broken IN the
Valley ofthe Rocks below the fails early in the
morning There were other pipes TOR the portion OF
the city liable to he affected and the water supply
was not stopped. Ihe PassaIc Water Company
managed all through the freshet by hard work and
II Jeral use OF sand0ags 10 keep the nOod out or
their pumping house at the falls The principal ap-
prenenson ieu Yesterday was thAt .s,G inGG
manufactures, few yards above the falls, where
he water enters the raceway, would give way De-
fore the pressure OF the river. Men were hard at
work bracng 1t with tlmbers. IL this structure
were carried away, he ireshet would Hood part
OF the city previously free from lnundation, that
portion where the locomotive shops and other large
inanuiactoIlcs are, and would do great damage
Many OF the manufactures are now seriously re-
tarded, as their IOWcr floors are flooded. In six
mlils especially he damage dOne 10 delicate goods
Oh the looms vas considerable.
The loss OccaslOned mainly by the breaking
away OF the large dam IN HOhOkus y. j., on Satur-
day, was estlmated yesterday Dy competent Judges
at upward OF HlOOOOO. -Four dams, IN all were
broken by tine pressure OF tine water All Oi these
were bullU across deep but rather narrow raylne.
The dam hgnes6 the creek that by when
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paper-mlll. TINS broke away hrst Iue dam next
below, which supplied the power Tor a saw-mIil,
broke soon aitcrward. The next uam below WAS
much larger than the other two but a the wafer
went rushing down upon 10 IL gave way along ITS
enufc Ieng. II. Inc water went rushing on
toward tnc Labrishle dam, ln HOppcrtoWn, the last
of the tour II had been one OF the fractions of
HohOkus that John j. ZabrskIe had built tnat dam
strong that no pressure the Wacr could DreakIt
Ise Dam hdu been broken by heavy flood Just
twenty -One years ago last saturday, between and
O'Clock III the evening. On last saturday 1t
broke between and > O'clOcN in the afternoon.
nj. Ldbrlske rcOullt TINS dam IN ls62. lie caused
a KEY sOne Weighing three tons 10 BE- placed in posi-
ton, and on IL nscri 1ed the date of the COM
pltuOn Ol me new udlu Is the stone was being SET
place Mr.. l. tOrlskle exclaimed: " his viii be a
dam that the Almighty himself cannot break down"
InaJ keystOne was carried nalf "A mile. however by
the water Oh SATURDAY. Mr. Zdbrlslie prOspercd
aud became rch, but during the pane of S73 and
the hdru times tnat iOnONed he lost his property,
ana becoming heavily involved, he committed sui
CIuc by drowning himself IN the pond he had
created lhe Equitable Lie Assurance society
tOreclOsed a gage when they ncld and took
possession OF all the ZaDr,Kie prop :rty.
After the suOsidence ol the Hood yesterday il was
evident hat the dam never had strong as
had been ciulWed. Inc stones simply were laid upon
ctcI olncr courses, ana some cement was pasted
over the seams 10 make the dam appear massive and
strongly Dul,. ne.c there snOulI nave Oeen solid
masonry there were c0Dble-stOues and bOuiGers
lrrcgu.aIly dumped IN, evidently TO hi up.
he IIbrlskie house was on tine iefr of the creek,
below the dam several hunured lect. II is rented
to a banker named Chapman. The grounds IN front
lf
were beds or flowers, large vases full of
plants. and fountain. When the dam gave
way, wafer rushed tnOugn the mouse amt giOunds
Iuere were foui OF i've rect Of water III the DarOr
and The only thing tnat kept the Hood from work
mg Out tne foundations and bringing tine house
down was the Strength OI the Eigr Day WINDOWS on
the side toward the uam. lhe carpets were ruined
auQ most OF the furniture on the inst floor was
badly damaged. .lhe lOam IN the grOuuGs
was washed away, leaving mass Of D0ulGeCs and
pieces OI DrOken rock IA place Of the beautiful
flowers and suruuuciy. lue fountain wa, WIcncued
apart and the heavy lr0u basin aud covers were
scattered lhe tan sIohe gate posts We're torn up
and carried away. Inc bridge opposite the house
on the kdgowoOd road was carried away and
broken up. Inc Roadway Was washed out and filled
mere and there huge OOulders. one large tree
had been twisted up by the roofs and deposited at
leug Ii III front o. the mousse.
T. s ,lIu that tine LdDllskIc dam Will be rebuilt
as quickly rs possible. Jr. J.. Ro5ccr1nZ, the owner
ol the mill, ha4 just competed the repair, 10 his
machinery, and Was awaiting only the arrival of
COTTON 10 start again the manufacturing oi yarn lie
said that hc could get enough wafer immediately
10 run ms turbine wheel. which could carry
about tWO-tuIIds his ~pludirs. tie
proposed To- buld new dam at once. Inc other
two dams also are 10 Dee rcplacc Oy new Ones which
II l- expected. VIII be- completed IN tine next ten
daXs. Almost All the iaulues ihat lived aiouT the
huc of tine creek have suffered more OI ess lOs, The
county officers vii -et -..n-s oI mon ar WorA to-day
10 begin repairing the streets ana bridges
Inc lad rcdcrIci- AOore. who was reported miss
~ az Paiuliclu and Wa, Thought to have been
drowned bV tne falling of The Grove Street Bridge.
appearcd Yesterday mOruIu- lie had gone away
& fN faru
bridge was finished over cedar Brook IN Park
ave. IA the morning. Work Oh The Otner
bridges can not be begun Tor some time. Out
OF the great number OF lne stone and iron bridges
tnat ,pauueu Ihs tnIce crooks m fidiuield. only
three remain now and one % those Is weakened by
having an abLthIcut uudciiniutd trcucJs car
rage factory. brick building of tour
stories was saved after "a great hoe was made
IN one side Ol Ir by the hooI. Mr. French and
"A large force of men made clear passage
for tie water through the debris that had coec ed,
thus relieving the banding O1 the trcmcndou, force
of the Hood. From o'clock on sunday morning
until late at ngnt The ciy was without gas,
as the GrOyc-st. uIala was broken
when the last arch Of the bridge
I'll There Is only one dam remaining
IN tireeu Brook from its source to lis mouth dis
tancc of twelve miles. From tine " NashiugtOn-aye.
bridge IN Planfeld which Is intact, 10 the Rock
ave briuge IN LyOna, everything mas been swept
away. From that pace TO Bound Brook, every
bridge Is either carried away or Is badly damaged.
All the dams and all but one OF the bridges along
stony Brook have gone
IN, Water " orhs oi Jersey City and Newark on
the Passalc River near Benevlle We're Hooded 10y
the tile sunday and yesterday. In the pump
hou,t ot the Newark works the water rose yestcr-
t,v 10 within four nChc, of the fires. Inc eXtin-
Quishment of these would prevent the pump
lng of water INTO the reservoirs that supply
the city. To guard against the danger of
a shorJ supply, ali the Of reservoirs were
pumped as full as possible At the Water Works
yesterday, the HVcr was a mile wide, and
ali communication with hs works was cut OF CA
cepr by boats IEe tops of the fences were barely
visible above the water, showing where the road
ran \ lour million gallon pump was en ITeiy sub /
merged anu could not be used. Plnks and timbers
were spiked TO the piles to 1000 tons OF coal
uled on ,ne per. 1T the Jersey Cl1y alter WORKS.
and he opposite side OF the river the water fills all
the lower doors TO the depth OF several feet Much