Smyrna times., 1882-09-27

Wlue. Inc WnOle country IN this sec
tion is under water, and the oldest
residents say the freshet is not parallel
ed by anything within their recollec-
tion. In cut south of Hillsboro' the
water lay Monday on the track in a
solid sheet more than a foot deep.
On the Delaware river the effects of
the storm have been very strongly
manifested. The whole of the river
was covered Monday with logs and
wreckage.
The centre Of the storm appears to
have been in Philadelphia. where the
rainfall from IL o'clock Wednesday
night to the same hour on Saturday
was 1909 inches. The damage done
was almost incalculable all over the
city, and the real loss will never be
known. Every locality suffered. but
the northern portion suffered most.
In New York the storm was also
very severe and all the lower portions
of the city were well flooded. Shortly |
before midnight Saturday five new
four-story brick buildings, situated on
the Southern Boulevard near Alcxan- /
der avenue, were undermined by the /.
heavy rain and fell with Il crash.
The freShet at Trenton, n. J., is
declared to be the most destructive that
ever visited that city, and the damage
done to property will amount to over
100000, principally to mills, potteries,
etc.
Ne'c Brunswick, n. j., Sept. 24th.-
. The treshet was the heaviest ever seen
i'll the Raritan river. The lower part
of the city is deluged and property
submerged. The loss is estimated at
several thousand dollars. The rain
fall for 5S hours was over 13 inches on
the mean level. All the stores and
warehouses in lower Burnet street are
damaged. The water is up to the
counters and the goods are floating
about. People are riding through the
lower streets in boats.
Trenton, n. j., Sept. 24th.-A violent
and destructive freshet has been caused
by the recent lain storm in this city
, and vicinity, causing damage to the
. extent, it is roughly estimated in both
city and country, of 100000.
> NelCdrk, y. j., Sept. 25th.-The flood
i caused great damage throughout this
= part of New Jersey, inundating low
:, lands, destroying bridges, eXtinguish-
; ing factory fires, and impcriling the
: lives of cattle. In Orange the freshet
y. swept the valley. Factory fires were
- eXtinguished and operatives escaped
- in boats. Wigwam valley was sub
=. merged, and farmers removed theil
- cattle, fearing their barns would be
>, swept away. Belleville suffered more
W than any of the other suburbs. The
w water rose up to the windows of th'
- horse cars.
!; 70 A telegram from Plainlield, n. ].
=, =, says that = five hundred Thousand
- dollars will not repair the damage t.
~ the public and to private individuals
:. ~ to say nothing of the losses of railroa
=, and canal companies"
le 'l From the Ettston SiGr.-We had
- VI very heavy rain here on Friday las
III thunder showers following thundc
VI oii showers On Friday night there wa
~ ~ again succession of thunder showers
-" in fact it rained all night. The cart
va va was so saturated with water that
'So @ could not hold any more. Saturda
81 81 morning we had the heaviest rainfii
M ny ever remembered by the oldest inhal
m ci itants. For and hour or longer t
Sc rain poured down in torrents, and
esI the earth was full of water. it had
'oo escape on the surface, and it made f
~ tIu the creeks with n rush, Ovcrilowing Il
i, 3lr. lowlands and carrying away bridges
III! the public roads by the hundred. v
have never known such Il destructit
;tOf ;,tI Of bridges as occurred i'll this coun
Nj on Saturday.