The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-01
yrW JERSEYS BIG STORM
--rvpa1. DAMS BROKEN BUT NO
loss OF LIFE REPORTED.

srvgRAL DAMS BROKEN BUT NO
loss OF LIFE REPORTED.
,-.-a-ods of Houses Flooded and
~ occupants Made Homeless
"a Brick Buildings Undermined
-, Dangerous Condition at Plain
@ors-A Conemaugh Disaster Pre-
-...,6 bv the.Openness of the Coun-
try.
vrr,Rx y. j., July 31.-Reports from
, - Essex county indicate that the
1a-,sgs by tie storm, which is still raging,
Ill =, ,orcb greater than was thought last
ri-5t Bloomfield suffered most severely
-+bo braaking of Fritz's dam. Fifty fam
~ -r,r. driven from their houses, but no
~. l;rss we're lost or injury inflicted. The
-r.tar is now subsiding and the people are
...rrrin5 to their houses. The da m
-, the river at Belleville broke
Ia, night and flooded Mill street
or5 did considerable damage to property
!, +ba low section of town. In the Oranges
+ba water is subsiliny. A confectioner
from this cirv named Monchild was driving
& o,r1ss q brl1pe a MaplewOod last night
7ban the structure was carried away.
n Va was carried down with the torrent
& to7otber with his horse and wagon and
& was finally rescued by a crowd OF men
q fr1m South Orange. Trains on the Morris
and E,,ssx road are moving slowly through
II tba Oranges The greatest apprehension is
fplt at Millburn. A watch has been placed
Il IN tba dam Of the Orange reservoir, 215
II miles from the town and 260 feet above it.
n The people are prepared to move at mo-
ments notice.
lie dam at Van Syckers mill pond at
81 Nil. burn broke early this morning, and the
81 ecaDiny water drove hundreds of people
81 from their homes. Household goods and
& other property were carried away. The
B reo, Ia fed in terror. 1t is impossible to
y drive overt the th0roughfareS.
DREAMING OF TIE FELTvILLE DAM
81 PLAINFELD, n. j., July 31-The first
dam to break in this vicinity was at Felt
s. VILE five miles north Of here. The break
e occurred at 1 o'clock, and the rush of water
carried away and absolutely obllterated
s. two smaller dams below it at SeelY's paper
m.l, causing loss Of $4,000 The water
z8 8Iushed on down TO Scotch Plains, completely
and all bridges were swept away. The
& BAPTIST church here Is badly damaged and
s Ethe cemetery surrounding it is badly
& washed cut, in many spots exposing the
NgrYas H. D. Shepard's place was COM
7tely flooded Out. The derby fur mill
Lere lost $4,000 il stock and machinery
!. THE WATER DIVIDES.
81 The great body of water divided, part of
~ forcing its way for a mile across the
ie!ds until it reached Cedar brook, a little
ream running through the eastern portion
~ Palntield. The brook became a river,
d then lake, and a
rtion Of Plainfeld's3 choicest residence
W Jcall6y "aS auder water up 10 the first
s Jrles Of the houses. Every household has
*s losses. The heaviest loser here is JOB
Yale, mayor of the town, who owns more
nan lLO 4 these handsome dwellings His
"a perty Is damaged to the extent of 500
Ine property of Leo Daft, the cleo
clan, IS badly damaged. B. Bowers
seS 5000 by damage to his furniture.
anes Martin lost several valuable COWS.
A CHURCH THREATENED.
Inc Park Avenue Baptist church was
lfeatened with destruction. The founda
"a at the rear was washed out, but the
ldlag Is safe, though damaged to the ex-
tuy ol S&QUO Many gallant rescues were
ade IN this part Of the town of people who
ec0hng frightened, attempted to leave
sE houses ana we're caught in the flood.
lseAe Lame, the assistant fire chief, was
eIJ down the stream while ont in q
q. assisting others, but was reScuad nv
ans OF rope thrown to him. The break
u Tres dam threatened to cut a bio
~,n through the business portion of the
w. as Tie brook which runs through
laI5 c1 the place is bridged
WIN buildings on Somerset street.
FLOODED STREETS.
he space underneath was NOT srai,.io,,+
cary on the water aud it backed nm
% the street. Somerset street wes e faat
4eF water. Martins blacksmith shon
several smaller buildings were lifted
,uio"n IN a heap into the middle of
ro5 greet Frenca's min was under
lsu o.I-. and stands suspended over
.r,.s .,Ils gap. Ills carriage factory is
itIs ana may fall. Blimm's hotel
7rs WIN Its foundations exposed TO the
g'y'om' Hlram's carriage factory is
managed and Ryerson's carriage
''-''iy was damaged $1,000
SOME OF THE LOSERS.
adap alnpphg the losses here are the following.
go a0n sd, nlos., $4,000: L. NJ French. car
~ - iaSSseorY, Se $4,000; Hiram's carriage
Wy, S0,OOO; Blimm's hotel. IS ono fn
d 9o foot street rect there is gully 80 feet wide
tbo IN ieoO deep, The gas mains are broken
G| w5ioL f'io sewers m disconnected. Music hall
II IiCr doI pocSstader's troupe was plaving'
nd 5uatiinaged atilge $4,000 The corner Of thss
IN ,y,Ct two f.a Is washed out and the stage has
COLLAPSE OF WILSON'S NAN,
III ktor p.94aIAlng of Wilson's dam IN Wash
II lar 10 "iIey ~ let down an immense BODY Of
W da,,,e W yne dam at Watumka falls lit
kcb se was done until the m nasonrv
f,m1 oullt supplementary to the pat,
1Ater tbir,. save way, when large mass of
fais ieet ,et high, fairly leaped against
I'LL blad - Inc masonry and rocks
z 16tur D,oosetuer, and what was once
III 9nis toe Tue spot Is absolutely gone. Codd-
H. o,,.- iIe houses, barns and mills waro
~ away involving a loss Of 1f'ittS $50 ~eoe oeo
lltrv ,ooA Tyoot goes through the farming
Al BIT iaynas.oo TesC OF town, SO that the subse.
-0ulage was slight. O'0
g.. ROUGH ON THE BRIDGES.
ahty fbirt. Two large bridges in Union
Eng a iass are said to be gone. in
4O6 NJ T9S ' 10 the county of more than
balties ives were lost and no serious
live Gu, re reported. The loss
II dams Is slight. Altogether
Is Of tI. N Flalnfield and within fonr
king of tI"h ~ We're washedsaway. The
so5ltb W V9e new BROOKLYN dan three
n ssri(,lI (- anu one at Cadmin's mill ceTsad