Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-31
THE STORMY EAST.
A Fresh Lot Of Cyclones
Break Loose.
TERRIFIC STORMS AND FLOODS
Bursting Dams, Lightning, Thunder
Wind and Rain-Great
Destruction.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. |

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
NEWARK, N. j., July 30.-The most
vicinity, occurred this afternoon and
evening. In this city cellars we're flooded
and sewers bursted. Work had to be
suspended in the factories in the lower
section. A washout occurred at South
Orange and trains are delayed. In South
Orange several buildings, including the
postoffice, were carried away, and 250
barrels of flour were washed out of one
storehouse in Orange Valley. The water
is up to the secondstory windows and
great damage has been done to the stock
in the numerous hat factories there.
People were compelled to paddle around
on planks, and to swim in order to get
to places of safety. Bloomfield and
Mount Clair also report great damage.
No lives are known to be lost.
The greatest alarm prevails around
Millburn. Above IL is the Orange wal er
reservoir dam, which is not considered
as safe. Should it burst it would over
flow Millburn and other small towns
along the RAILWAY river and the damage
would reach as far rs Railway. At 10
O'Clock tonight the dam is reported safe,
but the inhabitants of the towns are pre-
pairing to move to high ground. Nearly
every road in the country is impossible,
as all the bridges have been washed
away.
BURsTED DAMS.
PLANFIELD, N. j., July 30.-The great
est flood ever known here came this af-
ternoon. At O'Clock dam in Stoney
brook. above the Greenvalley mills, gave
away, carrying with it Coddington's ice
houses and many barns, and seriously
undermining the mills. At 5 40 dam
on Green brook, in the heart of the town,
also gave way, and caused much dam
age. Many wooden buildings were car.
ried away. At O'Clock the immense
dam at Westfield, back of Scotch Plains,
collapsed and An additional body of wa
ter was thrown into the valley below.
Green brook could not contain it, and
the water rushed across to Cedar brook,
and thence through the finest residence
portion of Plainfield. The damage here
is very great. two or three square miles
of thickly settled territory being sub.
merged. There were many gallant res
cues of life.
| CYCLONE IN ULSTER COUNTY, n. Y.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, July 30.-This morning
cyclone struck Ellis Corners, Ulster
county, destroying large amount Of
property and injuring a number of per
sons. Matthew Hsrcourt's vineyard was
completely ruined, and every tree in hi:
apple orchard rooted up, the trees beinl
carried away as though they were festh
ers. The house and barn of John Nelson
were completely demolished, broker
timbers being carried hundreds @
feet. Nelson and his wife We're blowr
out OF the house along with the hyine
tim bers and both were seriously injured
Two barns belonging to Patrick Nc
Gowan were totally destroyed. Nc
Gowan, who is so years old, was sc
badly injured that no hopes for his re
covery are entertained. There being ne
more buildings in the path OF the
tornado, no other serious damage was
done. Bed quilts apd dresses belonging
to Mrs. Nelson were found in pond fou
miles from the scene of the accident.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, N. H., July 3O.-During 6
rainstorm and high wind this afternoon
the arsenal and five houses were un
rooted, and several destroyed. An elm
tree 125 years old was torn up by tht
roots and blown across the street.
DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI.
WNoNA, Miss, July 30-A tremendoul
rain fell last night and this morning cas-
of here. For seventeen miles the cropl
and fences are perfect wreck. Land il
overfowed that was never known to bt
overfowed before.
| IN ARKANSAS.
| FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, July 30.-This
section was visited Sunday night by the
most terrible electric andrain storm evel
seen here. Thunder and lightning were
almost continuous for three hours, dur
ing which time rain fell in torrents.
number of residences were struck by
lightning and badly damaged. Railroad
tracks and bridges were washed out, anc
crops along the river generally de-
stroyed.
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