Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
rHn FLOODS E1sEWHgRB.
Great Damage tu New Jersey ant
IN Various Parts Of the Country.

Great Damage IN New Jersey and
IN Various Parts Of the Country.
PLAISFIrLD, N. j.. July 31.-The dam
age by tine flood is greater than Of first
supposed. Eight dams in all were
washed away near here.
The first dam to break was at Felt.
willie, i've miles north Of here. The
break occurred at O'Clock and the rush
OF water carried away and absolutely OBJ
liberated two small dams below IL at
Sesly's paper mill, causing loss OF
100000. The water rushed on down TO
Scottish Plains completely inundating
the village. Collars we're flooded and all
the bridges were swept away. The Bop.
fist churon here il badly damaged aud
the old &C metery surroundings is washed
out, in many places exposing the graves.
X. d. Sheohari's pace was completely
flooded out. The Derby far mill here
lost SO 600 in stock and machinery,
The great body nf water divided, part
OF it forcing its way for mile across the
fields until it reached Cedar BROOK, q
little stream running through the east
ern portion OF Plainisld. The brook
became q river and then a lake. and q
portion of Plsinfields choicest resident
locality was under water up to the first
has its losses. The heaviest loser here ia
Job Male, the mayor Of the town, who
owns more than a hundred o. theae hlnd-
some dwellings. His property is dam.
aged to the extent OF 10000
Every bridge 10 PlaIn6sld, Fluwooi
and Warren townships Is washed away.
The loss to the counties Will reach
$40 600 for bridges alone. The new
RPo0kiyD dam Wa5 sWnDt Rwav
A Newark despatch says that reports
from all over Essex county indicate that
the damage by storm will bs much
greater than was Thought last night.
Bloomfield suffered most severely py the
breaking Of Fritzs dam. Fifty families
we're driven from their houses, but nc
lives were lest or injury inflicted The
water is suhsiding this morning and The
people are returning to their houses.
The dam across the river ut Bslleville
broke last night aud flooded Mills stfes
aud did consit arable damage to property
ia the low section OF the town, Ia me
Oranges the water is subsiding. a con
feotiones from this city named MonehilC
was driving across the bridge at Maple
wood last night when tho structure VA
carried away. He was carried down viii
AAe torrent together with the horse an
wagon, but was finally rescued by
crowd OF men from Eor;h Orange.
The dam At Van Syokle's mill pond, o
Milbourn, broke early this morning, an
the escaping water drove hundreds c
people from taelr homes. H0usshoi
goods and other property were carrie
away. The people dsd in terror. It
Impossible to drive over the thorough
fares.
Around Princeton the rains were yer
severe. The Delaware and Raritan cart
is full and the Milestone river il risinl
Fences are down, and road Vays are
horrible condition. The residence Of II
Rev. Mr.. Gogman, graduate Of Primo
ton and for nearly 40 years pastor IT Il
Lawrencsvills Presbyterian Church, "
struck by lightning last evening and d9r
Eged considerably,
FLOODS IN VIRGINIA,
DLSvrLLE, VA, July 3l.-There h
been an unprecedented summer rainfl
in this section. The Dan river is no