Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-25
Houses, Bridges, RAILROAD Tracks
and Vast Quantities of Store
Goods Destroyed.
Thirteen Inches OF Rain In IA Many
Hours.
THE LATEST REPORT.

inhNibN As W. 'VHhVitoCi t.
The freshet here caused damage of
about $500, 900. Assenpeck creek
overtlowod, forming a lake about q
mile long and ak hundred yards
in wide. The torrent rushed TO
Delaware river, causing havoc on the
way. The rubber mills, potteries,
factories, slaughter houses, leo
houses, dwellings, barns, stables, out
houses and sheds were submerged.
Many were carried off. Railroad
tracks, depots and bridges were
washed away. Travel 10 interrupted.
Small boats sailed around the main
depots and cars we're submerged to
the windows. VIM. Christopher, aged
II, wac drowned
PLAINFIELD, N. j., September "a.
-French's dam, the last dam but one
remaining In Green Brook, this city,
gave way at 10 o'clock last night. The
flood thon carried away two frame
buildings at Somerset street. A large
hole washed through French's four
story carriage factory. The remain
ing arches of Grove street bridge were
swept away, as well as most of the
other bridges between the city and
Green Brook. Three stone bridges
on Cedar Brook were demolished, and
two ~overfowed, cutting off communi-
cation with a large part of the city.
Fred. Moore, n boy, was lost off one
bridge.
Stony brook, by overflow, destroyed
a large section of Somerset street, cut
ting off the only thoroughfare for the
people to Washington valley. In
Bound brook the water rose suddenly,
flowing ten feet deep through Main
street, lined on both sides with stores.
The water rose over the show cases
and a large amount goods were ruined,
In Ramsey hotel the water rose almos,
to the top of the bar. One family was
rescued from q house by a boat.
Elm Park hotel was submerged almost
to the roof. At Ernstein's wooler
mills the water rose over the looms.
The proprietor hired men at two dol
lars per hour to a property. II
will take a month to Get the mills in
operation again. Two hundred opera
tors are thus idle. The Lshigh Val
ley railroad bridge and a long stretch
of track we're washed away. The
Central railroad of New Jersey was
overlooked to n depth of three feet.
The depot platforms washed away.
The banks of the Delaware
and R4ritan canal gave away
and tho canal and river became
one stream. One lock was destroyed.
The water o~vertopped the Western
| Union switch board and some poles
were Frustrated. The food is the
highest ever known in Bound Brook.
1t was nearly three feet higher than
that of July 16, 1865, which was the
greatest previously recorded More
loss will be suffered by Bound Brook
people from the flood than by the fire
which destroyed the greater part Of
the two some months ago.
BoRDENTowN, N. j., September "a
There was a wsshout a few mile
from here, on the Pennsylvania rail
road. An engine wal overturned will
a number of passenger ears. Tit
wall built in 1881 went down las
night.
JERSEY CIrY, September 24.--Im
mense damage has been done in Hud
son county. Entire sections of Jerse,
City and Hoboken are inundated, Gel
lars and Easements flooded, and tn,
inhabitants taking refuge on the uppe
floors. Jersey avenue wooden pave
ment was hurled into the mouths o
sewers, completely choking them. Tit
waters backing swept into houses, dc
stroying carpets, etc. A section o
one of The main sewers, twenty -eigh
by six feet, was lifted bodily out o
place, and the rushing waters dasheC
it into the ~airthirty feet. Dwellers OF
the Meadows" were rescued by boat
and RATS. In Weehawken the lai
was flooded to o depth Of three feet
The macadamizsd road was ruined 70,
u distancs Of a mile and a half. Tn
water mains and reservoir are
greatly damaged. The tunnel o
the New York, Ontairo Il Western
railway was damaged between $50,
600 and 500, 600. EThe western out
let of the tunnel opens INTO an opel
. cut about three. quarters OF a mile
with walls 80 feet nigh. The bank
gave way and an immense amour
of sand and rock swept int
the cut. Two large stear
shovels and about 1870 gravel car
were buried out of sight. The COZ
construction cara are covered wit
rock and sand to a depth of six feat
After the land slide the blacksmith
shop and boiler room tumbled into tn
cut. A number of shafts were pal
TALLY flooded. 1t viii take two montt
OF hard work to repair the damage.
washUuJ of 10, 900 ieot is reported O
tho short cut railway between Rutl
erford and Saddle River, A larg
force Of men and two oOnstruotio
trans were at work all day repairin
the damage. A vsshouJ of twentl
1--WE feet near l~iaokeLs3ck BRIDE q
tho T. 10 railroad aAa repaired aud q
trans weyc running rorulgrly ro.IlIgn
by t1e giVlug way II a bridge og'
Byrrt's creek, u freight tram preoip
tated INTO the streGun. Edward Wei
t. Der, conductor, was killed, and ii
engineer and fireman fatally %injure'