The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-01
PAssAIC A SEVERE SUFFERER.

PATERSON, n. j., July 3L-Ihe city
of Passaic is the greatest sufferer
from the foods. Several streets are
flooded and others have deep trenches worn
in them. The lower part of the city is
partially submerged. Huge powders have
been washed down into the lower streets
and front yards. Blocks of street
curbing have been washed out,
and sidewalks undermined A culvert
near the county bridge mas been washed
away. The Passaic river is rising rapidly.
The Paterson mills along the river banks
have water in their cellars and wheel pits.
Operations will be suspended. There have
been many washouts in the suburbs. The
dam at Haledon is liable to burst at any
moment. Passaic Falls never looked
grander.
LONG ISLANDS DELUGE
LONG ISLAND CITY, n. Y, July 81
Reports from all sections tell of the seri-
business of the storm of the past two days.
From Montauk Point and Greenport to this
place, the rains have washed out the cOun-
try roads, especially on the north shore.
Great damage has been caused to crops In
the bays along the north and east coasts,
small craft have been torn from their an
'ehOrages and thrown upon the shore. Peo-
pie in Orient say that they saw large
yacht capsized about mile and half from
the point, but nothing further can be learned
of the alleged disaster.
wAsHOUT FEARED.
HARTFORD, CONN, July 31.-A washout
is feared on the New Y ork and New England
railroad three miles west of Willimantic,
where a large gang is at work trying to
avert the danger. All the roads centering
here are running on time.
HIGH WATER AT DANvILLE.
DANvILLE, VA, July 31.-There has been
an unprecedented summer rainfall in this
section. Dan river is up to high water
mark and is still rising. The bridge at Cas-
cade, on the Danville and New River rail-
bridges over Sandy creek. The Atlantic
and Danville railroad track is sub
merged for several miles, and much
damage has been done. Several
wasbouts are reported on the Virginia
Midland railroad, between Danville and
Lynchburg, and trains have been stopped.
Trains for Washington are running by way
of Richmond, and thence by the Atlantic
Coast Line. Crops of corn aud tobacco on
the lowiands are flooded and seriously dam
aged. The output of manufactured to-
baccO here for the first seven months Of
1889 is 50 per cent. greater than for the
same period of last year.
NEW MADRID STORM STRUCK.
ST. LOUIS, July 31.-A very violent
storm passed over New Madrid, Mo, and
that vicinity Monday evening, doing great
damage to the cotton and corn crops. Two
little steamboats,, the Arkansas City and
Carl Schurz, lying at New Madrid we're to-
tally destroyed. The loss is $140, 600. The
warehouse at the Tiptonville and Luzele
landing was blown down.
STOPPED BY a wAsHoUT.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Thesouth- bound
train tonight over the Richmond aud Fred
ericksburg railroad was stopped at Alexan-
dri6 on accodnt Of d washout between
Quantico and fredericksburg, Some OF
the passengers returned to this city, but
most of them remained on the train, which
is still lying at Alexandria. A heavy rain
has caused the flooding Of the lower part of
Alexandria.
HIGH RIVERS AT EASTON.
EASToN, Pa, July 31.-The Lehigh and
Delaware rivers here are rapidly rising
Navigation has been suspended. Mills are
closed and trains on tue L9high Valley
and Jersey Central railroad are delayed,
owing to the tracks, in many places, being
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