Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-01
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
Temporary adjustment Of the Trans
continental Traffic Question.
MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.
Fiendish Work With Dynamite
Changes in the Chicago Times"
Management-Etc.
MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.
iGrzuAI DISPATCHES TO rHR REcoRD-uN1oNl
MORE DAMS BREAKING.
Stormy Weather and Much Suffering i
the East

Stormy Weather and Much Suffering in
the East.
NEW YORK, July 31st.-The dams block
ing up the mountain passes back of Plain
fed, n. j.. and the neighboring villages
have been swept from their foundations by
a terrific flood of water, and the low wide
spreading plain has been made bare by
sudden tide of water. A tremendous rain
fail caused torrents to come down the
mountain side and the dams back of Plain
field were wrecked. The Caddington dam,
the Wilson dam and several smaller dams
were among those destroyed. The Wet
umpka was made a rushing sea. The
chief and lesser dams at FitZ's mills were
brushed away, along with bridges and out
houses. Tiers dam, just north of the
heart of the city, fell and gave full sweep
to the rushing torrent. The flood divided,
however, and two mighty streams resulted.
One went straight ahead. submerging the
business part of the city, tearing great
gap thirty feet wide and ten feet deep
through the principal street and flooding
the entire central section along the line of
Greenbrook. The second fork passed
through a district of handsome houses.
The water on the sidewalks was up to
tall mans s neck and its surface was mass
were taken from houses 10 higher spots
and clothing and shelter were given to
them by neighbors.
Three men in boat were capsized and
one was drowned. Cases are reported OF
two or three other deaths.
So far as known at least seven dams
were carried away. The last one to go was
that near Cadmus Mill, below the city.
The mill was reported to be wrecked.
Fanwood and Netherwood. together with
part of the city OF Piainfield, were under
water last night. In the two former places
the water was three feet deep in the streets
and people were forced to take to the
upper stories of their houses. AT Fan
wood the railroad was under water tc the
depth of two feet.
At Newark, n. J.. the storm had full
force. Cellars were flooded and factories
had to cease work. Several buildings, in
Guiding the postoffice, were carried away,
and $50 barrels of flour were washed out of
one storehOuse. In Orange Valley people
are compelled to paddle around on planks
and to swim in order to get to places of
safety. Bloomfield and Mt Clair also re-
port great damage.
MASSACHUSETTS.
HAYERHILL, July 31st.-The severest
storm seen in these regions for many years
came with the force OF a tornado yesterday
afternoon. Trees were uprooted, houses
unroofed, fences leveled and wires blown
down. The pathway Of the storm was half
a mile wide.
NEW YORK.
PoUGHKEEPsIE. July 3lst-A tornado at
Ellis Corners, Ulster county, destroyed
vineyards and orchards by tearing up the
trees. John Nelson's house and outbuild-
ings we're destroyed. Nelson aud his wife
were blown out of the house, but luckily
were not fatally injured.
PATERSON SUBMERGED.
PETERSON IN. }, July 3lst.-The lower
part OF this city IS partially submerged.
Huge bolders have been washed down into
the lower streets and front yards. Blocks
of street curbing have heen washed out and
sidewalks undermined. The culvert near
the county bridge has been washed away,
Passaic river is rising rapidly. The Pater-
son mills along the river banks have water
in their cellars and wheel pits, and opera
tons will be suspended. The dam at Hale
don is liable to burst at any moment.