The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-10
STORM AND HIGH WATER.


Brisk Winds Cause Damage---Jeweler
Krause's showcase Sent Flying Along
the street---Damage ON the Coast.
An unsoiled derby was rare sight on
the streets this morning. The strong
winds, which blew around the corners
with unusual fury, caught every style OF
hat which was not securely fastened to
the wearer's head and sent it scurrying
through the mud, which always happened
to be conveniently near.
Trees were blown down in several parts
of the city and many a high fence was
brought low. Jeweller Krause, who
keeps a showcase in front of his shop
opposite the City Hall, was heavy
sufferer by the wind. One of the
seyerest gusts caught MS showcase sse
street, scattering gold and silver watches
and various articles of jewelry in all
directions. Mr.. Krause succeeded in
securing his property, but the show case
was ruined, and the jewelry was more or
less damaged.
The high wind backed the water up
upon the city to an extent that has not
been witnessed in the city before in
| years.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
| in landing passengers and teams from
the ferry boats In order to to
reach the boats it was necessary
angle up which it was impossible for two
horses to pull an ordinarily loaded truck,
! and the deck hands were obliged to get
out their tackle and pull the vehicles up
the slope.
| For the first time within the remem-
brance of most of the present employees OF
| the Pennsylvania Railroad Company the
| water came up over the company's
wharves At the Adams Express piel
the waves dashed up over the string
piece.
At the Red Star and Rotterdam
| wharves the water came up to the string
pieces.
FLOODED LAND.
| The new land just made by the Lehigh
| Valley Railroad Company, near the
johnson avenue bridge over the canal
| was entirely under water this morning
The meadows between the canal anc
Grand street, for the first time 1u severa
years, were inundated, and Mill Creek
usually o quiet little stream, developed
into broad bay at that point.
The cellars of the houses on Yori
street and the lower part of the city wer'
flooded. Water poured into the Gregor r.
street police station and entirely covered
the floor Of the cells to such an exten
that it was found necessary to remove
the prisoners to the detention room.
The stewards of the various yacht club
in the South Cove were kept busy all thu
morning receiving the large number o
vessels entrusted to their care, which th'
furious wind and rising water threatene6
TO tear from their moorings and dasi
upon the shore.
ABOUT THE PAvoNIA FERRY.
This mornings unprecedented tid
made things look queer in the vicinity o
the Payonia Ferry. The height of thu
water set the ferryboats several fee
higher than anyone had ever seen them
and passengers were obliged to climb tn
floating bridges at an angle OF forty
five or more degrees.
The waves swept over Dock No.
. and submerged it in two feet of water
Wagons and trucks were driven through
the flood at the foot of Pavonia avenue
and the horses looked as though the.
were swimming.
Hundreds of drowned rats hoeted II
the water The passengers were obliged
to gain entrance to the Erie depo
through the sheds, which they reaches
by walking over temporary plank bridges
No damage, however, was done, and tn
avenue was comparatively clear by clever
O'Clock No washouts along the Erie roat
| were reported.