The Penn's Grove record., 1889-09-21
STORMS and FLOODS
HEAVY RAINS IN PENNSYLVANIA
AND DELAWARE.
wAsHouTs ON THE WILMINGTON AND
NORTHERN RAILROAD.

wAsHouTsoN THE WILMINGTON AND
NORTHERN RAILROAD.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. IA
heavy storm OF thunder and lightning
in upper New Castle and Chester coun-
ties, with a fall of rain almost equal 10
a cloud burst, did great damage last
night along the line OF the wilmington
and Northern Railroad and Landen-
burg Branch OF the Baltimore ana
OHIO Railroad. No trains have beeh
above Coatesville on the Wilmington
and Northern Railroad from here 10
day. The vlsduct bridge a Coates
vile, Pa, is badly damaged. The
upper HiberRia bridge is washed
entirely away. Mexico bridge,
near Birdsboro, is seriously damaged,
and it Is feared that rains Tonight
will carry it away. Another bridge AZ
Wilkinsou's siding is gone. Az
waynesourg Junction, 45 miles from
Wilmington, 50 feet Of the roadeed
has been washed away. No trains
south have been run farther than
Springfield. % miles from Heading.
Trafic from Springfield outh %
Coaresville, a distance Of 10 miles, has
been shut off to-day. In this distance
there are many bridges crossing the
Brandywine, and the heavy rain TINS
afternoon will probably cause further
damage, In places where the roadbed
has been washed away the cuts are SO
deep that trestles will have to be built.
On the Landenburg branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio no trains have ar
rived In this city to-day. There ID q
washout at Brsndywlne Springs nearly
100 feet in length, and passengers mao
TO be transferred around the cut.
There were a number Of landslides IN
deep cuts, which were cleared away
this morning. No freight can Ok
hauled before tomorrow or later. Ine
picnic grounds at BraDdywine Springs
have been washed as II q torrent Of
water swept through them. 1t is the
most disastrous storm on this lnt
since 1873. Many county bridges have
ben carried away In the northern par
Of the county.
McKEEsPoRT. PA, Sept. l7.-Tht
heaviest rain fell in years was expert
enced at this place to-day. Streets
were turned into rivers. Cellers ant
first floors OF many public and private
buildings were flooded. Two houses
were overturned, while a number II
process of erection were 30 badly dam
aged 1t is believed they Will have to OK
reconstructed from the foundation up.
Several of the streets are impossible.
The tracks OF the Baltimore and Ohio,
Plttsburg, Virginia and Charleston, and
Belle Vernon Railroads were washed
out, and IN several places INSTRUCTED by
heavy landslides. So far as learned nc
lives were lost.
IoTTsTowN, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE
heavy shower of last night and ire
mendous downpour of to-day in the
Schuylkill Valley have caused a food
in all the adjacent streams. The
Schuylkill river Is high and still rising.
The Manatawny, Sprogell and Sana-
toga creeks are greatly swollen, and
French creek and Pigeon creek, IN
Chester county, are rushing torrents.
A Philadelphia who drove over to.
day found it impossible to cross Pigeon
creek, and returned to town. Damages
to bridges, telephone and telegraph
wires and private property are reported
from points in the Valley.
PLAINFIELD, N. j., Sept. 17.-Thii
city was visited by another flood this
evening. Between 6 and Z O'Clock the
water in Green brook rose four feet,
carrying away the bridge on Somerset
street, which had been weakened by
the food of a few weeks ago. Cedar
brook has oyerfowed its banks, and
residents of Tenth street are greatly
alarmed.
Although the F~elLville dam is pro.
nounced safe, timid people fear that 1t
may break, and great uDeasiness ex-
lists. Life ropes have been placed
across Somerset street.