The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-24

days threatens with destruction
many buildings. On the HOOsac
River the bulk of the North Paw
nall Mill is carried away.
POughkeepsie, N. Y, %. - The
storm IS the heaviest known here
abouts and is still raging. Reports
from along the Hudson and the IL
terror counties tell Of road cuttings,
and It's being washed away in every
! direction. Streams are already
swollen and rising rapidly. The
| New York and New England Rail-
road is badly washed. The Hudson
River Railway track is badly cut
from the terry south. A IN watch
has been called out along the line of
the road. Construction work on the
west shore is badly damaged in
many places. Catsklll and SAUCER
| ties Creeks are rising rapidly. 1t is
/ feared when the full force OF the
freshet is felt tomorrow morning
the loss along the interior streams
will be very heavy. The food tides
in the Hudson are remarkably high,
and the wind is rising and the rain
falling III torrents. In many places
south of here both tracks of the
Hudson River Railroad are flooded.
and there are WashOuts near New
Hamburg and below Duchess juno
ton. Orders have been issued to
lay all freight trains on the side
tracks for the night, Allnight pas
senger trains are behind time be-
cause of proceeding cautiously. The
storm seems to be the heaviest
along Hudson River Valley.
A gentleman from WappingeTs
Falls, states that fear is entertained
that the large dam mere over the
Wappingers Greek will break away.
and if so serious damage will be
done to a vast amount of property.
Gangs of men are on watch.
Philadelphia, 23.-Nearly eleven
inches of rain have fallen here
within the past seVenty-twO hours.
Washouts are reported along the
railroad lines. Five hundred pas
sengers on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, from New York, were brought
TO this city by boat from Bristol.
Breaks iIE-SeWerS in the city are
numerous and serious, and
street Car travel hindered.
a large portion below the
city is under water, and farmers
there Will suffer heavy losses. at
Reading the rainstorm is the sever
est known for years. Some live
stock is reported drowned in the
rapidly swelling streams, and many
hay stacks are swept away. at
Trenton, Pa, several buildings have
been swept away and others in
! jured. -Four men were rescued from
trees.
Plainfield, N. j., 23.-In the
city limits over a dozen bridges
are being washed out, and great
damage is done to private pro-
perty. The water is still very high
and threatens destruction to a large
amount Of valuable property. No
sign Of the storm abating. 1t eX-
ceeds any storm and food ever
known in this vicinity.
LateT-The French dam, the last
one left in the city, aud the last
but one on Green Greek, is reported
as given away. II it goes out, the
large factory and several other
buildings will be destroyed. The
dam at New Brooklyn, three miles
from here, was carried out to-day
and further damaged. A large pond
stocked with valuable fish, is de-
stroyed Telephone poles, set six
: feet into the earth, have been
washed out by the torrent in some
streets.
Agram, 23-While at Nixas, tbs
passenger and baggage train, cross
ing the river near EsZek, to-day
part of the bridge fell In and the
engine and baggage cars were
= pitched into the river. dragging
with them some of the passenger
cars containing q number Of HUI
Ears on furl0ugh. Fifteen soldiers
were drowned and thirty injured
The coupling chains were broken
and the remainder Of the train
stopped on the bridge. The acct
dent is attributed to the high water.
jersey City, 23.-An official Of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad Company
| StotCu Go-1tSnts biidS 10 NtA NV DC
lieVe it would be possible TO run
trains between Jersey City and
Philadelphia before tomorrow
evening. The stOppage Of local
trains between jersey City and
Newark caused great incOnveni-
ence. Some passengers bunked IN
the depot for the night, while
others sought various hotels in the
vicinity. Reports Of .washOuts.
broken bridges and land slides come
from all directions.
The portionsof Jersey City at the
foot Of the hill is inundated to the
depth Of several feet and the cells
of the city prison with two feet OF
water by the bursting Of the Gregory
street sewer. The prisoners confined
there were removed to another pre-
cinct.