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


,.agy pagy strapped to her back and Young child
lled m across her breast Mrs Schnecley. an invalid
pa pa dfutunam-st, was found floating about in hei
Tho 'S Io,,cr was carried away by four strong men,
pudS. ne Iower parts OF the handsome homes along
- broadway, Berckman and Richmond sts. and IL,
dasI us were coated with mud. and great
l ueal OF furniture had been ruined The houses in
the submerged district WE 70 nninhahitahle and the
waters had not yet subsided sufficiently 10 permit
Vne cellars to be pumped dry by fre-engnes.
STREAMS COURSE CHANGED.
Inc course OF the Cedar Brook had been ai4
together changed, and the stream was still rush.
ing through gully washed through the centre
OF Beeckman-st, directly under the railroad
bridge. The abutments Of this bridge were under
mined, and part of the bridge toppled over side
ways only one track remained In service and
a force OF men was kept constantly busy strength
.nl5s 5s ,uF mIls Inc compahys chief dispatches
made Plalnfield their headquarters and all pas
senger trains were at this point run over the one
track and went on subject entirely to their orders
Alter midnight another washout near Grant-ayc
Fperbt trans had opt & It was quickly rerared
between Plainfield and Bound Brook all day.
=, Ex-Councilman b. .. Bowers First assistant
e IRE SnieI Eugene A. Lame and young 1haddeus
away IN the flood, all turned up safe and ths
little Van Orden girl who it was feared. had
Deen drowned. was found at neighDor's The only
person VINO mad not been discovered was the man
Mills 'N Vi fien'h'
"A member of fhs
life-saving crew at Asbury Park. plunged into
Green Brook from the Washington.ave bridge
when the Hood was at its height and was buffeted
about by the billows. He reached shore some dis
Oahce Deiow the bridge, utterly exhausted
NARROW ESCAPE
Among those who were caught in the food 40
the Notch were Mr.. and Miss Coddington who
were on their way home. The father, clinging
TO his daughter sought to swim against the tor.
md hot,
the top of grape arbor. They were carried into
the house of K F. NJ. Chase and were revived
Miss Bushnell and Miss Riker were driving ia
ex-Conncllman n Rker's home when the food over.
TOOK lDenl Their horse lifted from his feet
and with their wagon was whired down the
hillside. They were rescued by Mr.. Lewis lust
as tneSy tntSrv were re- sweeping past his doorway.
- arthur thomas, colored, q coachman of Dr.
faul spent tuesday night in shed surrounded
by water. Yesterday morning he was taken to
Muhlenberg Hospital dangerously ILL.,
QUARTER OF A MILLION GONE.
The total loss to Plainfeh property, including
bridges, is estimated at sl5O,OO0 This, added ia
the loss at Feltville, gives total of s25O,OOO.
Mayor Job Mole expressed himself bitterly against
the County Board of Freeholders and the City Com
mon Council because they did not heed his advice
gust after the Johnstown disaster to in
tpe1t tho condition of the dams in
1h4 city and its vicinity, and repair
whatever weaknesses they might discover.
Some Of t the injured % II talked Of
VI. French for not having proper sluice-ga suf-
fcient to carry off the contents of their lake and
millponds in cases of unusual pressure
The engine and hook and ladder companies begat
work in the afternoon clearing up some OF the
wreclage. They made little progress, however,
as the freshet from the heavy morning rains kept
undoing their work almost fast as they ac-
complished anything
HOW ELIZABETH FARED.
The food at Elizabeth had gone down yester.
day, but the river still high and badly
swollen. The freshet was caused by
the bursting of the dams at Bum
nels Pond and the Salem Mills, in
Union Township, which caused the volume oi
water thus released TO pour down the stream
until it flooded the Elizabeth reservoir. 10 pre-
vent this also from giving way the ftoodgates had
10 be opened, and the water poured down through
the city, making the river Il torrent. When the
freshet struck the low bridge Of splid masonry at
Crane-st. II was partly checked, and at once
backed up into Crane. Harrison Price and Null
berry SITS. all of which were flooded to depth Of
five feet, and the water poured into the ground
floors of the dwellings. The people in these streets
had no time TO remove their goods, and barely had
time 10 escape to the upper floors of their houses.
At the Washington-ave. bridge half mile
below here, a similar scene occurred, caused BIZ
wreckage blocking the flow of the water through
the bridge arches. The water backed up in the
avenue and forced the people to take refuge IN
Officer Haas rescued family named Williams
and afterward pulled out of the stream colored
woman named Workman, whose husband. willis
CARRYING her on his back through the food ia
Pricc-st, had been suddenly knocked down by
big log. brave rescue was that OF woman
and four children who were coal chunker
anchored at Morrlls dock The food carried
the craft from its moorings and swept IL down
to the SOuth-st bridge, with which the boat came
in collision, tearing its cabin OIL Bernard Lee
and another young man were on the bridge az me
time and Lee, jumping TO the boat, passed the
children and their mother up safely to his com.
panion. A moment later the boat, freed from lts
cabin shot through the arch and down the
stream until it crashed into a schooner and sanh
at the turn of the river
The stables of John Norris, Cree q Leranseller,
Hildebrant & Co., and William kenneif were
flooded to a depth of five feet, and the horses had
TO be removed to places of safety John Norris
was almost drowned while taking out his stock,
the food suddenly rising to his neck. ms
Elizabeth ice-houses were flooded, ths
dining-room of the Veteran Zouave Armory.
WORK OF THE STORM IN ESSEX COUNTY.
There was more than five inches of rainfall
in Essex County for the twenty-four hours ending
at o o'clock yesterday morning, which is said to
surpass anything of the kind there in half cent
ury at least The damage was estimated at not
less than $3.50 900, the heaviest loss being AT
Bellevlle, Bloomfield and the Oranges, although
scarcely town escaped entirely. AT Bellevllle
the Second River, which Is ordinarily brook,
spread out to the width of city block, and al
most the entire population stayed up Tuesday
night to await developments. 4 stone wall that
had been built at Mill-st 10 guard against high
water was beaten down, and the Hood rushed
through with such force as to uproot large trees:
William, Cortland and John SIS. were converted
into rivers, upon which gOOd-sized boats could
have travelled Beleville is at present laying out
100000 in improvements upon its roadways, and
much of the work already done has been ruined.
Beginning at East Orange, the Hooded dlstrict
extended west TO the foot Of Orange Mountain,
north TO Montclair aud south TO the Railway
River At Clinton, Amherst and Hakted sts.i
East Orange, ore looked upon a sea OF water,
and stray woodsheds and chicken-coops were dis
tributed impartially along Centra[ave. Many
people were unable IN get away from their houses
Yesterday, and cellars were Hooded everywhere
At South Orange also great damage was done.
4 gorge from twelve TO fifteen feet deep was cut
out on each side OF South Orange-ave., While large
boulders that washed down from the moul-
tain obstructed the middle of the roadway; Even