Iron County register., 1889-08-08
TIE WEEPING CLOUDS.

Their Grief Seems to be of the Pent-Up
hind suddenly Let Goa Few Specim an
Tears From Various Localities, and ths
Results of Their Sudden Drop.
PLAINFIELD, n. j., July 31.-The great.
est Hood Plainfield has ever known follow.
ed the heavy and unusaI down pour o
rain yesterday afternoon and number
OF washouts and broken dams are re-
ported.
At four O'Clock Coddington's dam on
Stony Brook gave way, and the large
body of water carried away the Codding-
ton ice-houses and threatened the Green
Valley with total desolation.
The damage will prove to be heavy, for
many barns and other buildings were
washed away.
At twenty minutes to six O'Clock. Seer's
Dam, on Green Brook collapsed, prscipi-
tating water directly through the CEN
ter of this town. Green Brook divides
the counties of Somerset and Union, an d
running through the town centre, Is
built entirely over. When the water In
great torrent rushed down the stream
and blocked by buildings forced its way
into the streets, Somerset street was
completely flooded. and many small
buildings were washed away and demol-
ished. Several houses along the brook
were flooded and the inhabitants were
compelled to move in short order.
French's mill and carriage factory are
threatened, and if the rain continues they
will probably go.
All the cellars and first floors on SOM
erset street are flooded. and the dana ge
to property will be great.
Most Severe storm in Years.
NEWARK. N. j., July 31.-The rain storm
yesteday and last-night did great dam
age to the northern part of New Jersey.
The Fritz dam burst and flooded Ross
Park which had been fitted up at cost of
$4,000. The Delaware, Lackawana &
Western tracks near Morristown are SUBJ
merged, and traffic over the road sus-
pended. There is great fear in the Or
ange Valley lest the reservoir will over
fOw. Three houses have been swept away
and three persons are reported drowned.
AZ Milburn the damage already done is
estimated at $4,000. The storm is GER
taiuly the most severe that has visited
this locality for many years. In Newark
many factories were compelled to shut
down as the cellars were flooded.
With the Force of a Cyclone.
HAvERHILL. Mass, July 3I.-The Sc
verest storm which has visited this Sec
tion for many years came here with the
y
Trees were .uprooted. houses unrOoted,
falces leveled and telegraph wires blown
down. The pathway OF the storm was
about half mile wide. Travel was de-
layed for several hours at Elm Corner,
where large tree was uproOted and
thrown directly across the road. While
the storm lasted business had to be almost
entirely suspended, owing to the intense
darkness which prevailed.
Terrific Rain-Storm at Elmira \. Y.
ELMIRA, n. Y, July 3O.-A terrific rais-
storm that commenced at three o'clock
and lasted until half past six this mora
ing raised the Chemung river
five feet to-day. Considerable dan
age has been done along the
creeks. The bridges in Watkins Glen
were damaged by the flood. The Fall
Brook railroad in the Cowanesque Valley
has been badly damaged and shippers
here have been notified by the Delawars,
Lac havana s. Western road that 80
reight flor the Cowanesque Valley VIII
be received until further notice.
Wind and Rain.
CONCORD, n. H, July 31.-A violent
storm of wind and rain struck this seq
ton yesterday afternoon, and the result
ing damage to property amounts to
many thousands OF dollars. The roof of
the State Arsenal was bl own off and CIR
ried away, as was also the roof of Cun-
Minis furniture store, which was badly
by rain.
of Acres of Cotton and Corn
Submerged.
NEW ORLEANS, July 31.-The Times
Democrat Duck Hill (Miss.) special says:
The rainfall Monday night and yester-
day was the hardest for years in this Sec
ton. All the large streams have over
Flowed their banks. Thousands Of acres |
of cotton and corn are submerged Many |
fences aud bridges have been swept away. |
The indications are for more rain.