Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-01
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Dnms Carried Away and Buiiding'
DESTROYED.

Dams Carried Away and Buildings
Destr0ye
PIAINFrELp, Nd, Jhiy 30.-The great
est food Piainfield has ever known fol-
lowed the heavy doTnpour of rain this
afternoon, and waHhouts and broken
dams are the result. At 4 O'Clock Cod
dington's dam, or stony Brook, gave way
and the large body of water thus freed
carried away Coddington's icehouse and
threatened the Green Valley mills with
destruction. The damage along the
course of this stream will be heavy, for
many barns and other buildings were
washed away.
At A. 30l O'Clock the great dam at Felt
vile gave wav and the rush of the water
down the valley proved too much for the
little Green Brook, 30 that the torrent
divided and part of it made it's way to
Cedar Brook This brook flows through
the choicest resident portion Of Plain
asld and the elegant houses there were
badly Damaged. An area In the town
covering three square miles was entirely
submerged.
At $40 Tiers dam In Green Brook
gave way, precipitating great body OF
water through the centre of the town.
This brook divides the two counties Of
Somerset and Union, and wnere it runs
through the town is built entirely over.
When the water, in great torrent,
rrbhed down the stream and found it's
way blocked by buildings it turned into
the street Somerset itreet became n
raging tlnod, and whore the brook was
bridged the street was washed out badly.
Many small wooden buildings were
washed away and demolished.
Several houses situated along the brook
were flooded and the Inhabitants COM
PEELED TO move in short order. Trenches
mill and carriage factory are threatened
with deatructlon, and II the rain con
tinues will probably go. All the cellars
and first ioors OF the stores in Somerset
street are flooded and the damage to
prop+rty will be great.
EII2ABETH, N. July 30.--Destruo.
live foods caused by the heavy rain
torn prevail to night along the line of
he New Jersey Central railroad. In the
villages Of Fanwood and Nsiherwood the
water Is three feet deep in the streets,
aud the inhabitants Lave had to take
refuge in the upper stories Of their
dwellings,.
At Fanwood the railroad is submerged
to the DEF til OF nearly two feet, and
trains have 10 run slowly to nvuii putting
nut the engines fires Tne Fanwood
station il flooded. The platform was
swept away by the rushing waters.
No trains either way save the east bound
Philadelphia express, have gone through
since s O'Clock, and tine express was two
hours late when II reached Elizabeth.
The Rarltan river has risen foot in
'vo hours. The Railway river has over
flowed its banks and 10 said to be sweep
ing every thing before 1t. Here, in Eliza
bsth, the river has OVERLOOKED ITS banks
~ d 10 now running over the tops OF some
Of the bridges. Onthouses, lumber,
Woodsheds, and garden truck are being
swept away in the food. The afirightened
Inhabitants on Price and Harrison streets
adjoining the river, are hurriedly moving
their household goods to place OF
safety.
Unless the storm subsidies the West
Grand street bridge spanning the river
near Prince street, will be surely Gwept
away aud great damage will be done in
this city.
NEsARK, N, s., July 30.-The most
disastrous storm that has ever visited this
vicinity occurred this afternoon and even.
ing In this city cellars were flooded an d
sewers we're burst. Work hal to be
suspended in the factories in the lowey
"ect'on. A washout occurred on the
Morris and Essex railroad ut South
range, and trains were delayed for
many hoUrs.
In South Orange several buildings, in
GLIDING the post office, were carried away
and 250 bArrela OF flour were washed out
Of one stotehonss, In Orange Valley
the water is up TO the second story win
lows and great damage has been done to
be stock in the numerous hat factories
there. People were compelled TO paddle
around on planks aud to swim in order
TO get to places OF safety on high ground.
Bloomfield and MontclRir also report
great damage to property. No lives are
known TO have been lost
The greatest alarm prevailed around
| Millh1rn Above ii is the Orange water
reservoir dam, which is not regarded as
safe. Should it burst it would OVERT Nv
hillburn and other small towns along the
Railway river, of which II ia the source
and the damage would extend as far al
Railway.
At 10 O'clock tonight the drain wa.
reported all right but the inhabitants Of
the towns were preparing to move tc
nigh ground Nearly every road in the
country is impossible. as all the bridges
have been washed away.
1t was reported at 10 O'Clock to night
that Frltz's Dam on Parrow Brook
Bloomfield, near Orange, had given way
aooding and entirely destroying Eppley',
Park, which was recently laid out at
cost Of SiO 0UO. The damage in Essel
county will amount to over 500, 900
Reports from Morris county received
here intimate that even greater damag,
has been done there
Trains on the Morris & Essex railroa.
are now moving slowly over the under
mined tracks. The passengers Who wer,
delayed lunched on onions, crackers ant
cheese.