Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

been done. Several washouts are re-.
ported on the Virginia Midland road
between Danyille and Lynchburg, and
trains have been stopped.
THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA.
READING, July 3l.-The continuous
rain OF last night has swollen the Schuyl-
kill, which has overaowed its banks. The
canal and river are one, and much
damage is being done in the inundated
lowlends.
KESNErT, Pa, July 31.-Tbe big dam
at Landenberg has been washed out and
practically ruined.
WEST CHESTER, July 3l.-The bridge
Of the Pomeroy 4 Delaware railroad,
near Pomeroy, was swept away to-day by
the rising of the waters of White CLAY
creek. William Gogue, farmer of near
Milford, was Obliged to vacate his home
with his family ut noon, as there was fear
OF the building being washed away.
The Brandywlne and Chester creeks were
proportionstely high. Roads along each
OF these streams are impossible, being
from three to i've feet under water.
PLA1SF1K1p, N. j., Aug. This is
another night of great anxiety and terror
in this city. The Feltville dam has thus
| far brsvsly withstood the surging waters
Of Back Pond, but il is hourly growing
weaker, and must surely collapse before
morning, il there is no cessation Of the
terrific downpour OF rain. At late hour
the fury OF this browning tempest is at
its height. The rain comes down in tor
rents, the wind blows gale and thunder
crashes follow instantly lightning flashes
of startling briliiancy. The Plainisld
streets are deserted, for this is the most
furious deluge and electrical storm ever
experienced here.
At 6 80 O'Clock Chief OF Police Carey,
Colonel Julian Scott and several signal
service men left the city for vantage
ground near the weakening dam. They
went by the order OF John B. Dumont,
the president Of the common council,
With them they carried rifles signal Ian
terns, rockets and oolored fires. With
these they have arranged 10 signal watch
men, who are stationed at the Fanwood
telegraph office, when the dam breaks its
bounds. The terrible message will bs
hlshel over the wires to this city. and
instantly the flre-alatm and church bells
will be sounded, whistles will be blown
and rockets fired into the cir; These sig
nails will be understood by Plsiufeid's
ciIizens as warning to vscate all houses
located upon the borders OF Green, stony
and Cedar brooks. The position Of Ohiet
Carey and his companions is perilOus in
the extreme, but all are nsrvy men, fully
conscious OF the responsible work they
have undertaken. They carry hayer-
sack OF provisions with them.
The anxiety of the people cannot be
conceived. In the nei9hborhood OF the
threatened district activity is added TO
anxiety. Everything movable is being
, taken to higher and safer ground aid ar
rapgements made for fight at moments
notice. The people are awaiting the
, signal and few can be found so hopeful
AZ to believe that the night will pass
! without the dreaded warning. There
1 will be little sleeping done In the out.
I skirts of Plainfield tonight.
1 Providing the dam Is forced out the
, lake water will have an uninterrupted
: sweep for 10 miles around. Scotch
. Plains, the so-called deserted village
i Plainheld, Evona, Dunellen and Bount
4 Brook will all be inundated, and tn,
0 damage will certainly reach, il not ex
4 coed, the extent mentioned by Mayo
a Male,
2 CLOUD BURST IN NEW YORK,
y ELMRA, N. Y, August l.-Rumor
n reached this city last evening OF cloud
burst in the village of Watkins, eighteei
II miles north of this city, which ha
L flooded the village and worked irrepal
It able damage. Later particulars receive
Ie are to the effect that at about o'clock
II terrific storm struck the village, causiu
q, Glen Greek to rise so rapidly that it 500
ID became raging torrent, sweepin
through the beautiful and famous gIer
and carrying with it all the bridges an
stsirwsvs, and otherwise defRcing and d,
=, stroying TIE picturesque keschin
~ tnu village the creek overtlOwed Its banf
and swept away the Franklin stree
u, bridge, upon which but few momen
~ before crowd OF twenty i've people ha
10 been standing. Some Of them narrow
!. escaped. The Decatur street bridge vi
~ carried away by the June food and con
~ mlnication between the northern sr
{ southern portions OF the town il entire
- interrupted
% The southern portion of the town W
W almost entirely inundated. and great co
~ sterngtion was created among the res
" dents. The Northern Central railfoi
nH bridge. while not yet washpd away, is
=, weakened that M trains venture upon
:" wires ara all down and teegr4phic col
~ municstion cut of, 20 that but meag
'g particulars can yet os obtained Nothii
:. has Us yet been heard from ths surroun
" ing country, blt II il believed that
~ cloud burst or waterspoat has oocurr
ne not iar distant, and grave fears OF mo
=" serions damages in the nearby places d
"a. entertained.
a FLOODS ~ coHNEorlcuT.
ant @1DDLErawS. CuNN, Aug For /
ret last SIX days 1t nas f0ins3 almost staa3
old here. Much dgnage "a reported aad cgc
, ia are BADLY nlurad IN tbs ontlEinE dtstric
Tho TIE factories have all bsen flooded q
I'd. compelled 10 shut down. Tue strea
.m. are badly sWol ga. The ConneciiC
river is rising rapidly. II is report
,oi that this dam Of the Metropolitan wrini
Az. Company nj Mddshsld has gone doW
ach The Air Iius and the Valley ra'lrC
lew tracks this side of Chester are vast
ont and no trains are running on cit
lftg road. house in process OF constr
hat ton at Wiliilnautic, belong ng to l.
nch Morse, was struck by lightning this mo
dit. ing and nearly demolished. Two .
the peuters working in u were Frustrated.
lies IN PHILADELPHIA.
no No serious losses wera sustained
lhe Philadelphia by Wednesdays freshet
the yesterday the SehuYlkill river had
=, cedsd more than three feet by DOL
me in the Afternoon, and the machinery
fest the wtter works was put in mo ion az
srty The foF over the dam is still very he
me and It's wild rust across the breast We
con, makes roar tnst can BE- heard sew
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