Daily Republican., 1889-08-02
THE DELUGING RAINS.
REPORTS OF YESTERDAYS
powNPouRs.
Damage to Crops and Other Pro
perty-Destructive Storms from
virginia to New England.
Factories Flooded.

READING. Pa, Aug. IA heavy rain
fell north of Readlrg all of last night,
and some OF the coleries of the coa
regions were obliged to shut down.
There was only eliaht rise In the Schuyl.
XIII river, however, oil about three feet
above low water mark, as the rain was
mostly confined to the Mahanoy Valley,
from whero 1t drains into the Susque-
hanna. In the vicinity OF Pine Grove II
has been raining for more than twenty
four hours.
Tonight another heavy rain storm
visited this section. II lasted only about
eight minutes, but In that time 1t Is esti.
mated that nearly an inch OF rain fell.
1t came In the nature OF a cloudturst,
ana persons who have resided here 46
years tay tnat they never saw such a
delugc OF water descend. 1t was per-
iectly terrific and in streets where IL never
occurred before there was river OF
water from house step TO house step, and
hundreds OF cellars were filled. Tele
phone messages from the country distriets
say that the intensity, suddcnness and
volume OF water which fell was simply
appalling. The usual reports OF fields
washed out and damages 10 crops are
coming In.
NEW bEhsEls
Mt. HOLLY, N. j., August 1.-The
storm throughout burlington county to-
day was almost unparalleled ln Its Ills
tory. IL has been raining nearly all day,
swelling the small streams Into miniature
rivers, breaking away dams and washing
away bridges. In this place culyerts
were torn out by tho flood, and many of
the ttrcets were inpassibc. In the lower
part OF tho town cellars were flooded, and
the hrst floors oi houses were submerged. .
People are sitting up tonight watching
the EaUcocas In anticipation OF further
trouble. All trains east VI Mt. Holly are
delayed.
There is q bad washout at Birming-
ham, and passengers are being trans
ferred over the break. Mar Pembcrton
there Is another w1shout q half-mile In
length. 1t will be some time before 1t
eau b, repaired 80 trails can be run.
The bridge connecting Prmberton with
the rAilIosd STATEN was torn cut, thus
cutting of all communication. A large
bridge has aleo been washed out near
Mt. Eolly. Cattle have bacn drowned
ard crops damaged to tho extent OF
30, ,OOO, within radius of ten miles,
During the storm Lightning etruck the
barns OF Edwin Ncwbold, on the Forsytn
farm, in Springfield township, and thy
were entirely consumed, with large lot
OF hay. The damage inflicted en- farmers
by the flood capnot be estimated, but II
viii he very heavy.
PLAIsFIELD, N. j., Aug. 1.-The rres-
ent estimate OF the damage done by the
Hood from the br ken dam at FeltTille to
the Cadmus, distance Of i've miles, is
$4,000. Streets In Plainfeld are dam
aged to the exttnt OF $4,000. The large
upper dam at Foltville, which did not
give way, is reported to be- leaking badly,
and it may break ut any time. II il
gives way Scotch Plains and Fanwood
VIII probably be swept OF existence,
and Plainiloid viii be inundated.
AsBuRY Park, Aug. IA heavy rain
has been falling all day. The streets In
tho lower PORTION OF the town are under
three feet OF water. ,i.,