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

damage. Half million dollars will not
repair the damsge 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-
lation.
Railway, n. j., 25.-Tho food is
peculiarly severe in this city and in
Union County. There are thirty-two
bridges crossing the Railway River, and
its branches within the city limits; six.
teen of these are destroyed. They will
cost over $4,000 to rebuild and repair.
At Monroe street stone bridge, while the
crowd were on il, one of the arches gave
way, and JOAN Wilson, q 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 100000. As
sanpenf Creek overlooked, forming 8
ske about mile long and elk hun
dred yards wide. The torrent
rushed 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 off. Railroad tracks, de-
pots and bridges vera washed away.
Travel is interrupted. Small boats sail
around the main depots, and the cars
we've submerged to the windows. Will
liam Christopher, aged II years, was
drowned.
Plainfeld, II. J., 24.-French's dam,
ho CT do lint IN,
brook, this city, gave way at 10 O'Clock
last night. The food then carried
frame buildings at Somerset street. A
French's four-story carriage 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 E.one bridges on
| Cedar Brock were demolished aud two
overlooked, cutting of communication
with a large part of the city. Fred
Moore, q boy, was lost off one of the
bridges. Strong Brook, by the over
flow, destroyed large section Of SOmer-
set street, through notch, cutting off
the only thorougbfare for the people Of
Washington Valley. Bound Brook rose
suddenly, flowing ten feet deep through
MSin street, lined both sides with stores.
The water rose over show cases and q
large amount of goods was ruined. In
Ramsie Hotel the water was almost to
the top of the bed. One family was res =
cued from a house by boat. Elm Park
Hotel was submerged ALMOST to the roof.
At Einstain's Wooden Mills the water
rose over the looms It will take a
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
overlooked to depth Of three feet. The
! depot platforms were washed away. The
banks of the Delaware and Raritsn
Canal gave way, and the river became
one stream. One lock was destroyed.
The water overtopped the Western
Union switch board, and some Of the
poles were FRUSTRATED. The food was the
! highest ever known in Bound Brook,
neatly three feet higher than that of
July 10th, 1865, which was the greatest
previously recorded More loss Will be
suffered by Bound Brook people
from the 2oC nan by the fire, which
| destroyed the greater part of the town
some months ago
BJrdentown, n. 24.-There was g
wasbout 9 few miles from here on tie
/ Sienna Railroad. IN engine overturned
with q number of passenger cars. A
! wall built 10 1881 went down last night
jersey City, n. j., "a There IS IN
melse damage in Hudson COunty, n. j :;
entire sections Of Jersy City are flooded
the inhabitants taking refuge OF upper
| floors. JeEsy avenue wooden pavement
was hurled into the mouth OF sewers
| completely choking them. The wafer.
! backing swept into the houses destroying
cspets, et,. Morris canal oVerhOWed aEC
the tow paths were washed A section
Of one Of to main sewers. tgenly-eigh'
by six feet was lifted he1ily ous Of plsc,
and rushing waters dashed into tax
avenue thirty feet DWeilers on u,
meadows where rescued by boats anC
RATS. Ia Wehawken. the lookup We
flooded 10 s depth Of three feet. To,
mscRd mized road wss ruined for 8 dis
lance of Uile and q half. The Wate
mains reservoir were greatly damaged
a new tunnel on the New York, Ontario
and Wabash Rsilrosd, was damaged be
tween SS0,000 aud 800, 600. The western
outlet OF the tunnel opens into an oper
cut abol thee quarters Of mile iOnl
with walls sixty five feet high
These gave way, and an immens,
amount of sand and rock was swept int
the cut. Two large steam shovels anC
about leo gravel cGrS were washed out o.
: sight. The construction tracks were coy.
cred with rock aud sand to g depth o
/ six feet. The blacksmith shops aDc
boiler room were iumbied into the cut
A number Of shafts are partially flooded
1t viii take two months bard work [,
repair the damage. 4 washout of / .OOl
feet Is reported 90 the short cut railway
between Ru' heFford and SsdleT River
a large force Of men 8nd two cons.rue
ton f. aims were a. work ali day repsir
ing tie damage. There is s washout @
twenty-five feet near Hackensae,
Bridge sd another Wsshout on the I'm,
of the Northern RailrOad. One mills
train was six hours late, and another di.
not arrive st all, The Erie Railroad ha,
sill trains running regularly tonight.
By the giving wsy OF a bridge owe
Perry's Creek frsigh train WAS precip
itaIed into the stream snd Edward Web
Der, conductor, was killed and the ar
gineer and fireman probably fatal,
Injured.
The heavy rain caused Size total sus
pension Of through iFaiGs on the Penn
sylvania sDd New York, Lake Erie az
Western Railroads, express trains -
the Delaware, Lsckswsnna and Central
OF New Jersey, we're delayed from IN -
TO four hours. An 0iEcial OF the Ponn
Il IT, 40 tr.c - So