Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-24
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inches Of rain have fallen here within
the past ~ hours. Washouts are re-
ported along the railroad lines. Five
hundred passengers on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, from New York, were
bronght to this city by boat from Bris-
tot. Breaks in the city sewers have been
numerous and serious, and street car
travel IS hindered. A large portion be-
low the city is under water. Farmers
here will suffer heavy losses.
At Redinoton the storm was the &C.
verest known for years. Some lives
we're lost. At Newton, Pa. several
buildings were washed away. Four men
were rescued from trees.
Continuous rains during the past
three days threaten destruction to many
buildings on the Hoosac River.
Over dozen bridges have been
washed out and great damage done to
private property. The water is still
very high and theatens destruction to a
large amount Of valuable property.
There Is no sign Of the storm abating.
1t exceeds any storm and flood ever
known in this vicinity. The French
dam, the last one left in the city, and
the last but one on Green Greek, is re-
ported to have given away. If il goes
out large factory and several other
| buildinga will be destroyed. The dam
at New Brooklyn, three miles from here,
was carried ont today and damaged a
large pond stocked with valuable fsh,
carried away telephone poles set six feet
into the ground, and did much other
damage.
Boreas On the Rampage.
NEw Yook, Sept. 23.-The storm of
wind and rain which broke over the city
Thursday evening has been q very 60
we're one, but thus far no damage has
been reported except along the river
by unusually high tide. The rainfall
up to the present time has been five
inches and the storm still continues.
Rain is coming down in torrents. Manv
streets in Jersey City and Hoboken are
flooded. In the latter city the meadow
district is completely submerged, and
the residents use RATS to 90 to and from
their homes. Accumulated waters
hurst in low lying districts of Brooklyn.
Cellars are flooded and the damage to
property is heavy.
| A Yoang Flood.
| NEwBURa, N. Y, Sept. 23.-The rain
fall here yesterday and today is unpre-
cedented. Five inches of rain fell.
Heavy damage was done in this neigh
borhOod.
And More Vet.
PIAINFIELD, N. j., Sept. 23.-Ei2ht
9ersons have been rescued thus far.
Charles Werslong il missing, and is be-
lieved to be drowned, and it is scarcely
believed possible that others are not
lost.
| Too Maeh wafer.
BoRDEnTowN. N. j., Sept 3.-A heavy
embankment along the railroads which
cross under Main street, at this place,
caved in on account Of the heavy rains.
No trains can pass here. This exceeds
NIL the rains for many years in this sec-
tion. Another washout occurred be-
tween this place and Burlington and no
trains can arrive. 1t is feared that &C.
ton
Heavy Rainfall.
: RALEIGH. N. c., Sept. 23.-The heav-
, lest stormle since 1912 fell at Tarb0x
last night. causing immense damage to
, crops. The rainfall for few hours was
seven and seven-tenths inches.
BoRDENrowN, n. j.. Sept. 2.-It has
rained here for the past three days and
many cellars are full Of water. The
Delaware river is rising rapidly, and il
is thought that at high tide tomorrow
tho docks and piers win be inundated.
i PoRr JAWS, N. j.. Sept. GA very
heavy rain has continued since yester-
day morning, and the river is rising
fast.
| NEwpuRo, N. j., Sept. 3.-Sevsre
damage has been caused by the continu-
ance of the flood, About Cornwall and
vicinity eight or ten bridges have been
washed away. On Broadwav. in this
city the cellars are flooded, causing q
heavy loss. 1t il reported that there has
been several serious washouts ON the
Erie railroad, and travel has been sus-
pended since yesterday. Heavy dam
ages are also reported at Fishkill, Dut-
chess county. It 10 still raining hard
and more serious results are feared.
PATTERSON, N. j., Sept. 3.-About IA
inches OF rain have fell here since the
storm began. The Passaic river has
risen from to 8 feet, and many parts Of
the town are submerged. Tho Lincoln
iron bridge, which COST $4,000, Was
washed away, and q large number Of
bridges over smaller streams in neigh
boring counties have been swept away.
washed into tho river this morning
while driving. His horse and buggy
with himself. were carried down by the
swift current and over the Passaic
Falls and drowned.
A slerm.
PouoHxEEPslE, N. Y, Sept. 13-The
storm In the heaviest known hereabOuts
for years, and 10 still raging. Reports
-. \ IA
counties tell of road cutting washed
ready swollen are rising rapidly. The
iron bridge at verplank is impassable.
The New York and New England Rail-
road IL badly washed. On the Hudson
River Railway the track Is badly washed
from the ferry south. A doTble watch
has been called ont along the entire
road. Construction work on tho west
shore is badly damaged In places. The
Catakill and 6angerele creeks arc rising
rapidly. II is feared, whom tho full
force Of the freahet ID felt tomorrow
morning, that the loes along tho interior
streams will be very heavy. Flood tides
on tho Hudson are remarkably high.
| Below Duchess Junction orders have
been Issued to lay all freight trains on
the siding for the night. All night PASS
enQef trains are behind ttmo, because
Of having to proceed oautiously.
In place ef McDoWel1.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-An order has
been issued. assigning General 6cho6eld
TO the Division Of the Pacific, from the
10Th Of October next.
| Cone.
ATLANTA, Sept. 3.-The Tariff Com.
mission has gone.
| Campsewn Races.
Loursvu.LE, Hept. 2-At the Fall
meeting. on Thursday, the weather vas
pleasant and tho track and crowd good.
In the mile heats, Tax 0athere1 Won.
Major Hughes second, Moddie Rapture
third. Time, 1:i611, las
In the mile and sixteenth race Apollo
won. Frceland second, John Sullivan
third. Time, 1:57s{.
In the three-fourtha mile Sace Bello-
mia won, Soalpef and Aaoctic dad for
second heat. Time, lis.
The one and quarter miles race was