The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-02-27
STORM AND FLOOD,
A TerriIc Gale Causes Much Fam
age Along the Atlantic Coast.


heavy gale along the Atlantic coast and
rising rivers and creeks in the interior have
wrought an immense amount of damage to
property. Reports from various points are
rs follows:
In New York city the rain came down for
hours i'll torrents, the wind blew with extra.
ordinary velocity, and hundreds of cellars
We're Hooded. Several persons were fatally
injured by falling shutters and signs. In
Brooklyn and on Staten Island the damage
inflicted by wind and rain was large, the
shipping suffering heavily, and at Coney
Island the raging surf carried away or de
stroyed much property, causing an estimated
loss of $40, 600
In New jersey the rain, with the accumu-
lated ice in the Passaic and Hackensack riv-
ers and Newark bay, caused food on the
meadows between Jersey City and Newark.
From the base of Bergen Hill. Just back of
the former city, all the way to Newark, moth.
ing was to be seen but a broad expanse of
water, Portions of Newark were flooded.
At Bcleville and other points above Newark
the meadows were also Hooded and people
living adjacent to ths river were driven out
or Obliged to take refuge on the upper floors
AT Jersey City all the low lands We're flooded.
and in the neighborhood of Grand street
much damage was done to furniture in base
ments which tenants in that section were
compelled to desert.
Cape May IN. J.l dispatch saws that the
fearful storm which struck the coast there at
night caused considerable loss of property
Similar reports come from Atlantic city and
other points along the New Jersey seaboard
A New Haven dispatch reports that
fierce easterly gale prevailed all day, and
caused much damage at various points along
the shore on the Sound. The wind at one
time attained a speed of flfty-one miles an
hour, and raised great waves in the Sound
\ long bench West n r,,l
swept almost up to some of the cottages, and
did great damage. Bath houses We're swept
away and shore roads We're badly washed
out.
At Philadelphia the tide in the river was the
highest known since February, 1876 and in
many places the water OVERLOOKED the
WharVes and did considerable damage. The
flood was due to the heavy snow and rains of
the past few days and the immense quantity
of ice in the river. Along Delaware avenue
in some places the water was several inches
deep. In Camden the water was run
ming over the floor of the Federal street
ferry. Many wharves on the Jersey side
were submerged, and at Starts wharf con-
siderable lumber was atioat. The Schuylkill
river was rising very fast, and ice GOrges
were anticipated. In Wikesbarre, Pttston,
and other Pennsylvania towns the fiercest
storm of wind rain and snow ever witnessed
took place. At Pittston the roof of the
Casino Skating rink, mammoth structure,
fell III, and was entirely demolished.
At Honkers, n, Y, boat houses were
flooded, coal pier was submerged, aud the
coal sheds damaged. The water and ice de
stroyed boats and summer houses ON the river
front at Tarrytown, Sing Sing, Peeksliill and
other river towns.
Eleven coal barges were wrecked on the
Green Flats, off New Rochelle, n. Y.
Near Trenton n train on the Reading road
was derailed by the submerged track
The cars were thrown down the embanl.
ment and the passengers bruised, but none
seriously injured The fireman was thrown
down the bank and badly hurt
At Wilmington, Del, Mary McCafferty,
aged eighteen, was drowned while trying to
cross n swollen creek.
A North Adams Mass dispatch says that
n terrible gale accompanied by heavy snow
prevailed in that vicinity all day. a cyclone
was reported from Stamford and Hartwell-
vile, Vt Everywhere people were reported
to be snowbound.