New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-01

day Big boulders which were wasneu down INTO
the lower streets and front yards had been left
there. Blocks of street curbing Were washed out
and sidewalks undermined. The cuivert near
The county bridge was washed away. The Pater-
CELLARS and whceLpits There were many wash
outs in the suburbs. The dam at lialedon was
EKely TO burst at any moment and Passaic rails
never looked grander
EEscUING PEOPLE IN BOATS.
II was impossible TO estimate the damage u
xshway yesterday. The rain had been coming
Town in torrents for two days. yet no serious
alarm was felt until the Railway River over
flowed its banks Tuesday night At n'u
night the low lands below the Grand-st' ofioso
were under water, and the houses along the oahNs
had two feet Of water on the first hoors. Az
a. m. Yesterday the violent ringing of the nre
alarm bells startled the people, and with 'us
6remen shouting, To the river they rusae"
~ the hanks. carrying lanterns ropes and boat.
hooks Boats manned, and the wo n, "
rescuing people from the Hooded houses uee 80
dozen boats were pulled tnrousn tHyo-story
over four feet Of water 10 row o. Th INMATES
houses occupied by colored people. ihe rn, With
had climbed TO the roofs and were screamins s,hla
fear THEY were all rescued after mucn .ioa God
The bremen and townspeople did some goou
work in the dark, while the river , Man sheds
along with its wreckage of houses, oarns' Among
FURNITURE dead cattle, sheep and horses a., Wne
those saved John Cryler and ms i hia family
Shotwell and William Weber and ms d iamS
For nearly two miles along the river ,ne Yacht
was heavy All the boats of the KanT ,H, manv
Of them were recovered Charles Van Pelt twe tNl
years DID, while trying to save tor ms tbe Bridge
nv. ~ bridge. when Flagman Andrew Dunn
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad saw saw 1 tide
and calamity pl Wss gr 1eae risk and
trouble he succeeded in getting the boy 70 ama
The lumber yards along the shore were an hrid@e
and the water rushed the BRIDGES nr'a INV
dam wa
moment Among the houses Hooded were nos u
William Weber, John Brown, William O% puaobN
,srian Church and parsonage, John Cnylers, La
Forge Smoke Works. Bloodgoods Felt Mllls; row
ard Companys Mills and Celtic Botthne aWaSe
Tho heavy rains caused considerable dama?o
,hronohout Hudson County. more especially IN
the northern section. In Jersey CiS u ure Of
effect of the storm was the hoodlng OIL 90 The
cellars In Wechawkcn the lower parts Of t ,iie
houses on the meadows were Hooded, anu . uo
occupants were compelled 10 take refuge on erS
second floors. The long cut at ,ne Srs, washed
out and then filed with earth ana SUN ho,b
washed down from the embankmentSSv o on shore
scs OF the tracks The tracks IN the Wes Snt NOT
scrionsiv enough to affect trahc ilntS muT
adamized roads in Union Hi ana mo WeehawSen
Boulevard which had recently been repaireu "E ~
nut in good condition Several sewers "i sund
process Of construction, and the trehches aic nm ,
mn so that it will be some time before h tne oUI
,rac,ors will be able 10 GO on with the MOEN'
I aset Gardens and orchards in West HOBO
ken, Union ll and North Bergen Nv we HFEassSensack
Ssmo God The entertainments OF the InacI hin
Wafer Company's reservoir in upper WDehaWk XII
were partly washed away, but the vans n " ,as
reservoir remained firm tant Nn dn mo ali night
The central part of Guttenburg was paI,,o" 80 carry
cred with water the sewers not being aoe ~ NY
awat The food, and some cellar' weie "'AN" Wv
no serious damage was done.
BOATS IN DANGER
fho
II will take thousands of dollars TO repair tne
damage done by the storm on Long lsIanu' iho
torrents of rain, which were accompanied ~
brilliant flashes of lightning, did more or lesS
injury to every town on the Island Inc ro"u9
in many places were washed out and large tracts
% oat fields. acres Of corn, potatoes and other
crops we're aged to such an extent III many
csses that many farmers will suffer greatly
A number of sailbOats were reported u nav
capsized of Northport and others dragged lhelr
anchors and were thrown up Oh .Gm ovrned
In Grcenport Harbor the yacht Berte. OWNED
nv Frederick Gaatine, which lay at anchori We NE
run into by the yacht Orian the topmaeu ol tnc
Berthe being broken ana part Tn rv Nav While
coming UP the bay, lost her yawl boat OH Long
Beach light. party of young men s sor Green
mort in the Yacht May. When off Horizons rom.
in the Sound she carried away her mast anu
but for the assistance of the steamer o. d n%
renee. which YVES passing, would have been dashea l
70 pieccs on the rocks. The Lawrence towed her
into Greenport IIarbOr where she Will be ~. re-
!oaIed with water The yacht is owned by
Howard S JafIrey Captain Norton was sailing
her al the time of the disaster. IT.
Al Saq Uarbor also the storm was severe. Two
schooners were dismas'ed and number of small
boats were carried 10 sea.
At Long Island City tho streets resembled NIUE
rivers. particularly those along the river front
Shortly before noon, when the tide was at rs
height, the outlets of the sewers became swampeu,
and rs p result the sewers were clogged up anu
hundreds of cellars were flooded. ,
A number of small washouts occurred on the
Long Island Railroad but the trains all arrlyrd
on time The superintendent OF Telegraph, M,
Lewis. said that no serious damage was caused
slong the road.