New-York tribune., 1886-02-13
EFFECTS OF FLOOD AND ICE.
WAsHOUTS AND DELAYS ON LONG ISLAND.
A TRAIN THROWN FROM THE TRACK-HIGH WATER
IN NKwJERsEY.


The storm which began its work so energet-
Scay on Thursday carried II out consistently all day
yesterday The rain fell while the Intervals
were filled up with mist OF exceeding great dahpheeS
Tie cutters and depressed portions OF the paVeen'
filled with little torrents aud pools OF WHICH, anu
the heaps OF filth which tho street Cleaning iorce ~
collected along Broadway, slowly filtered away h'o 'o
sewers The absence Of any wind rendered Ire far more
endurable than the former oay' anu O"
umbrella was somewhat useful as wei 90
ornamental Almost the last vestge or Ice was s"ePV
out of the harbor by strong river current ana he
tide rose high about the wharves Travel from inc East
was much mpeed some of the shore line trains being
three hours behind time. The mail service
was somewhat mixed by these unusual
DELAYS but the telegraph companies suffered little.
New.london rejoiced in a rainfall OF four and one
ouarter inches between o'clock il the mornig and 10
IN the evening Boston had two severe ransorms and
caught two and one.half inches OF rainwateE
Washington reported an inch in the seven
hours before midnight, so that New-fork, WIN
tts beCgarly 80 Of an inch had little to complain OF
This made the total rainfall in Newly ork from the storm
AIS inches up to 10 o'clock last night The Signal
Service officials held out little hope for immediate
change ard said that to-day would probably lie just
as moist and dIsagreeabe as its predecessors
The frost had been nearly all taken out OF the ground
by the unusual weather. ana the greater part o
Westchester County is qnaking quagmire' suburban
life burden and the annexed district is Oo''omeSs
slough OF despond.
The and driver bid fair to become pioa'eo
bondbolders The long lines waiting at opera houses
and all places OF entertainment and social amusement
testified to the unlimited of wealth that is pour
ing into their pockets in competition with the stream OF
water that has pouring down their backs for the
last week
Several bad breaks in sewers were caused by the
storm In Brooklyn yesterday. What came near being
fatal accident occurred at Frost and Herbert
sts Casper Hodsmander, age SIX OF NO. le4
Frost-st who is tho proud possessor OF a
pair of new rubber boots, was testing
them in large pool in front Of his home when the pave
ment gave way beneath him and he sank out OF sight IN
a deep hole His screams we're heard by Joseph Lloyd
peghoor and he rushed out in time to catch the boy
as he the surface and he was saved WheD car
,,ed home he was unconscious and his boots full
OF water recovered 1t is believed that the
sewer burst number OF cellars in the neighborhood
were flooded A serious break In the sewer at Third
ave. and Forty third repoxcd yesterday but 1T
WAS temnorarly repaired. Half dozen smaller breaks
were reported
The ice broke I'D in the Raritan River on Thursday
night and the stream of it's bounds yesterday
morning place Little Burnett place and water
st. IN New-Brunswick, n. j., were under water from
six inches to feet Business men and residents in
those streets began Thursday afternoon TO remove
their stock and the upper stories of their
buildings As those filled with large business
houses factories the task was heavy one ana much
In the way OF unwiedy goods and valuable machinery
had to be left This has to be done In New Brunswick
nj least once every year. and the horoughness Of the
work greatly decreased the loss The river began to rise
RAPIDLY early in the evening and about o'clock rush
above broke up that in the river win noise
like tho firing of cannon. At the same time gorge
formed at steamboat pier and the banks
flowed over aud up the city with rise OF
more than foot q minute filling cellars and lower
stories and compelling the occupants to fee stairs
In half an gorge broke the water went down
as rapidly 1t hal risen and every
one breathed freezer thinking the danger over.
About IL O'Clock, however another gorge formed below
the city and the again slowly until IL was as
high as has been mvurOrsSi honh "f ssrie'
ber 1892 This held until $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning when 1t gave way and the water SLOWLY s"o
sided until o'clock last evening
The food at its height took in the lower streets OF ne
city from amiton-st above the railroad bridge mile
an5 ouarter down to the steamboat pier The NorioK
and New Bruins Hosiery Company the Consolidated
Fruit Jar Company, the Lamp and Bronze WORKS Jane
way & Co.'s wall paper factory, the Empire Machlhe
works and the Meyer and New-Jersey Rubber Com
panys Works had their lower stories submerged thcr
aros mt on and we're compelled TO suspend operations
throwing 800 people out OF work for the day II not
longer In each OF works there was more OF less
damage to stock and machinery. RunyOD 90 saved
1000 bushels grain by moving 1t hastily one story
biober but they about 100 sacks Of salt Barnet
and Peace sts almost entirely filled with stores, III
nearlv all Of which goods were damaged.
At ROlfe & sons planning mill and Munyon's snip yard
considerable lumber was hoated or Burnet-st' Tor
fonr ouares was rendered impossible by blocks OF ice
which were being removed by the city authorities last
night There loss OF life. hut there were cases OF
nersors VINO got up before daylight aud took involun-
tary coio by tumbng into three TO five feet OF
wafer on their fl st The flood left an ugly de-
which will he troublesome and expensive to remove
Considering the magnitude OF the freshet the damage IS
small and will not exceed $4,000 The Rarltan Canal
is doubtless much damaged but 1t was stll under water
last night and the extent could not DC loid oovo,
FTA,. bod EnrL ale
miles below Brunswlek broke ana wasnT1 a"1y
tue railroad and wagon bridges. Every s.o @ asd ~
Tue storm was severe IN Railway, tho rain falling Ia
torrents from 9 a till midnight on Thursday. Cellars
were Hooded aud the sidewalks and streets N many
River overnowed It's banks at a. ~ yesterday al several
points and and GsnsG "a Tres SS Ssrry the ood caused much
damage. Logs and piles Of lumber we're h"aVen uoWn
and npon the insldo nlled with four feet OF water.
Residents along the river front were 70 TAX
and communicate with o;hsr part 0t me sty
occur when all the bridges but two some thirteen In
alD were swept away Many people were up aiimignt
lighting the Incoming waters Yesterday the water
The storm yesterday and the day before M did cOnsa
erable damage on Long Island. Many OF the country
roads and highways badly quilted out and on sew
erai farms whole OF sowod grain were washed
away Most of the trouble caused was on tae ne OF ne
Long Island Railroad Early Yesterday afternoon inc
Trees near Bethpsgo Junction. causing OF
travel over the whole Central Division During the
night WashOutS occurred ht I'"o'
seriously delaying travel all day yesterday At Spring
field the track was washed away aud al StOney blOOk
Winfield Fresh Pond and Far RoeksHay the same
thing occurred BY the merest chance huDloer
Of passengers on the North side division Hsn.,
escaped serious accident The train which LETT Great
Neck at $40 yesterday morning ran Into wasDont near
Bayside The engine passed over the dangerous spot
safely but the tank and two coaches i0ioWine
LETT the track the coaches being overturned beside
the rails The passengers who were IN tue train AT
the time were badly shaken up but mono was seriously
injured. Two OF the stoves ID te cars were upse. nu'
the nres were put before the flames were commnn
Gated TO tho work Of the cars There IL only single
track at the point where the accident occurred SO mat
the wrecked prevented any further tnrouen Thnc
for the OF the day Trains were run on eaen sue Oh
gers by means OF an improvised board walk
around the wrecked train. The place where
the washout occurred has always been considered