Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-29
DESTRUCTIvE STORM.
Several Lives Lost, and Losses Sustain
cd Aggregating overa Quarter OF "a

within. '''" quarter '' !"
Bound BROOK, n j., Sept. 24.-Thc
flood here is the greatest ever known. At 10
o'clock last night the water which was al
ready very high began to rise suddenly and
in short time was flowing through the
main street to the depth of ten feet with a
rapid current. In the stores the water rose
to the chow cases. A large amount of valu-
able goods on the counters was ruined. All
the store keepers lpse from $500 up. In the
Ramsey Hotel The water rose almost over the
bar. Most of The families in the flooded dis.
trct had time to escape but it was necessary
TO rescue theinmates of one house with boats.
Elm Park Hotel was submerged almost ,othe
roofs, and at Einstein's wooden mills the
water rose over the looms. The proprietor
hired men at two dollars an hour to save as
much as possible. The mills can not get to
much work in less than month, and the
loss will be 10000, besides depriving 200
employees of work Long platforms between
the Jersey Central tracks were floatcd away
and lodged in different pats Of the town, the
Raritan canal banks gave away in several
places and the liver and canal became one
The five mile lock is destroyed. In the
Western Union Telegraph Office the water
rose over the switch board rendering useless
10 OF the main wires running south. The
depot park is covered with timber and rub
bish. A score of bridges have been swept
away in the surrounding country and the
loss OF stock. barns, fences, etc, is immense.
-Four Mil. Washed Away.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept 2i-Four
mills on the lower Rappahannock were
washed away by the storm, which did great
damage to the crops and other property.
The storms Work.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 24.-The storm last
night did thousands OF dollars OF damage
here. The sc wers burst in many places, and
the streets cavcd in.
A Bridge swept Away.
WATERBURY, Conn, Sept. 24-The iron
bridge In process OF construction over Naug-
atuck river was washed away last night
Damage $4,000 Railway travel is greatly
impeded in this vicinity.
Effects of the storm-Trains Delayed.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Sept. 24-There
were two washouts on the Troy and Green.
field road last night, delaying trains six
hours. The several bridges were carried
away. The lloosac river was four feet
higher than usual. but has fallen 10 inches.
The new dam at Reed,boro was damaged
Sl2. 900. The Troy AMI Boston track at
North Pownal is under water.
Freight Train Wrecked by the Flood.
JERSEY CRY, Sept 24.-The Long Branch
freight train fell through the bridge over
Berry's Creek to day. The conductor, Web.
Der, was crushed TO death, and Engineer
Currie and Fireman Burke were badly
scalded, but managed to climb out of the
creek. They arc in u dying condition. The
bridge had been weakened by the flood
Damage AT Hoboken.
HoBoKEN. N. ]. Sept 24-Several fami-
lies living in shanti, on the meadows had to
be rescued from III. upper windows last
night. The new tunnel of the New York
Ontario and Western railroad was damaged
from $50, 900 to 500, 900. The tunnel o. ems
into an open cut three quarters of a mile long
with walls sixty-tivc feet high. The banks
gave way. An immense amour. of sand aud
rock were hurled into the cut. Two large
steam shovels and $50 gravel cars were
buried out of sight. The construction tracks
are covered with rock aud sand 10 the depth
If six feet in many places. The blacksmith
shop and boiler room west OF shaft No. be-
came undermined and tumblei into the cut.
A number Of shafts we're partially flooded
1t it will take two months to repair the dam
aye.