The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-30
THE EoUINocTIAL STORM.
Disastrous FIOods-Great Destruction of
Property, Etc.

Jersey mails were delayed two hours, the
Camden and Amboy three, and Pemberton
and Hightstown evening mail trains did not
start till this morning. At frankfort loss
of 500, 900 was incurred; the Globe dye works
losing $4,000, Joseph Culbert's cotton mills
$50, 600, and Smith & Co.'S. mills SIS, 900.
From frankfort to Bristol, along the line of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, there is a series of
of washouts. The Schuylkill river rose ten
feet at Manayunk, but this afternoon it fell
six feet.
The fall of more than ten inches of rain
between Wednesday night and Saturday eve
ming in the vicinity of Philadelphia caused
deluge in the surrounding country, and in the
| city thousands of cellars were flooded, and
thirty or forty sewers gave way from the i'm
possibility of carrying off the water. In va
rrious sections of the city the people had to
move about in boats, and the road beds being
washed away stopped many of the street rail
roads from running their cars. Many bridges
in the suburbs were carried off by the raging
floods in the creeks.
! The effect of the storm was severe in the
section bounded by Broad street on the west,
| Eleventh street on the east, Berks street on
the north and Columbia avenue on the south
There was scarcely cellar within these boun-
diaries that was not flooded and where door
ways were low the water forced its way in.
Between frankfort and Holmesburg the
country was submerged and there was sheet
of water more than mile wide. Many out
buildings were carried off, and many others
were in danger. On one small house a wo-
man took refuge on the roof until rescued by
boat. The mills and manufacturing estab-
lishments, scattered all over the city, suffered
greatly or had to suspend operations on Sat
urday in consequence OF the flooding OF the
easements where their engines were.
Tho dop,ooa doDo NV tho floods alOno the
| New York division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road has been great At Pennypack the road
and bridge have been so badly washed that a
blockade of freight and passenger trains exists
there, none of the through Southern trains
abeing able to come to Philadelphia. Toward
midnight on Saturday Reading Railroad en-
ployees reported that the Pennypack bridge
on the PENNSYLVANIA line had been washed
away.
The long bridge near Frankford, on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was threatened with
destruction by the lumber and other debris
carried away by the Frankford creek, and
train of loaded cars was run upon the struct-
ure to keep it in its place.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltl-
more trains arrived safely, having been but
slightly delayed, and their roadbedis reported
safe, and free from danger, though near Will
mington on Saturday the water overtiowed the
fields, and in some places only the top rail of
fences could be seen. The other roads about
Philadelphia and Camden, N. j., were OBJ
structed by washouts and landslides, but re-
pairs have since been made, and yesterday
trains were running as usual.
BOUND BROOK, n. j., September A.-ln
Bound Brook at 10 o'clock last night the
water, already very high, began to rise sud
denly. Shortly it was flowing through Main
street, lined on both sides with stores, and
soon reached depth of from eight to ten feet,
with a rapid current. In the stores the water
rose over show cases, and large amounts Of
valuables were ruined. The more cautious
merchants had piled goods on counters before
closing up, not supposing that the water could
do more than wet their floors. They lost
from $500 up. Most of the families in the
! flooded district had time to be rescued by a
boat The Elm Park Hotel was submerged
almost to the roof. At Einsteins WOODEN
mill the water covered the looms. The mill
cannot resume work in less than month, and
the loss will be 900, and two hundred men
are thrown out of work. A bridge and con-
siderable track of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
was washed out The Central track is three
feet under water. The log platforms between
tracks were foated away and tracks badly
washed. The Delaware and Raritan Canal
runs along the river fifteen or twenty feet
above. The canal banks gave way in several
places, and river and canal became one stream.
Extensive breaks are reported in other parts
of the canal, and the ive-mile-lock below
here is destroyed. The Western Union Tel
egraph office is submerged and the wires
grounded. The water began to subslde about
A. NJ, but is still two feet deep in large
part of Main street to night. The streets are
badly washed out and filled with debris The
water was two feet and eight inches higher
than in the food of July, 1865, the greatest re-
corded More loss will fall upon Bound Brook
by this flood than from the fire which destroy
ed the greater part of the town several
months ago. The largest volume of water
came from the Brook running from here to
Milestone, and all the bridges-including fine
stone one at the latter place-are carried
away. The loss to live stock, fences, barns,
bridges, etc., will be immense.
JERSEY CRY, N. j., September 24.-The
storm caused immense damage in Hudson
county, N. j. Entire sections of this city and
Hoboken were inundated. Cellars and base
ments were flooded, compelling the inhabi-
tants to take refuge on upper floors, On
jersey avenue, one of the finest streets, the
rain loosened the wooden blocks of the pave
ment, and the water carried them into the
mouths of the sewers, completely choking
| them, and causing the water to flow over the
sidewalks into the Easements and coal vaults
of the fine residences in the heighborhood.
The damage to furniture, &C., cannot be esti-
mated The Morris Canal has overlooked its
banks in numerous places, and much damage
has been done to the towpaths. In Hoboken
many cases of suffering by the flood have been
reported. The section known as the Meadows
district was completely submerged, and re-
mains in that condition. The greater portion
of the inundation in this section was undoubt-
ely caused by the bursting of the large sewer
on the ravine road. A large piece of the
brick work of the sewer, measuring about %
by 6 feet was lifted bodily and thrown to one
side. The water continued to spout between
20 and 80 feet into the air for several hours
after the break occurred, and added deaf
ening roar to the noise of the tempest. Many
of the houses on the Meadows are one-story
shanties the inhabitants of which were forced
to take refuge upon beds and tables till res
cued by means of boats and improvised RATS.
The new tunnel of the New York, Ontario and
Western Railroad at Union was damaged be-
tween $50, 900 and 500, 00O The banks gave
way at late hour last night, and an immense
amount of sand and rock were hurled into
the cut. Two steam shovels and $50 gravel
cars were buried. The construction tracks
were covered to the depth of six feet in many
places. A large blacksmith shop and boiler
room became undermined and fell into the
cut. A washout over 1000 feet long is report
on the Bergen county shortcut of the Erie
Road. A washout is reported at Tenafy, on
the Northern Railroad of New Jersey.
TRENTON, N. j., September PA violent
and destructive freshet has been caused by the
recent rain storm in this city and vicinity,
causing damage to the extent, it is roughly
estimated, in both city and county, of two
hundred thousand dollars The Assanpenk
creek, which skirts the city on one side and
runs through its centre, was overlooked,
creating large lake of about mile in length
and six hundred yards in width. From this
a violent torrent rushed to the Delaware river, |
causing havoc in its way. Rubber mills, pot
teries, glue factories, slaughter houses, ice
houses, dwellings, barns, stables, outhouses