St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-05
ORENCHED The EAST.
Three Inches Of Water Falls
in Gotham in a Few
Hours.
Streams in the Middle and
New England States
Booming.
Danger Of a Large Dam
Breaking Away at 'Shen-
andoah, Pa.
Vessels Wrecked on the New
Jersey and New Eng
land Coast.


land Coast.
New YORK, May 4.-The heavy rain
storm of last night and this morning
has passed off east at forty-eight mile
gait, but reports from surrounding Sec
tions Of the country indicate that it has
left an unpleasant mark. 1t started in
Texas and moved northeastward, in
creasing i'll its fury as it came along.
Its route was along the coast and it was
attended by heavy ralnfallS, breaking
the drouth in Georgia, Alabama and
the CGro!inas. The center was directly
over New York at o'clock this morn
ing and gave New York the lowest
barometer ever recorded in the New
York weather bureau. The barometer
recorded 2912. The rainfall accom-
panying the storm was over three inches
i'll this city at 10 o'clock this morning,
and generally from two to three inches
along the coast. The rainfall extended
into the interior of the country about
200 miles. The wind velocity this morn
ing at Block Island was forty-eight
miles an hour, and here forty-tWO. 1t
came from the northeast, but turned TO
northwest, from which point it blew at
10 o'clock.
Streams Out Of Their Banks.
The whole territory north of Eastern
New York was drenched by the heavy
rain, and all streams are swollen above
their banks. At Fort Edward and Glens
Falls the Hudson river is two feet above
lis usual high water mark OF spring
freshets' and mills at both places are
unable TO run. At Whitehall the north
wind has driven the water up the lake.
so that the docks are flooded, and Wood
creek covers the flats for twelve miles
south. The high water in Champlan
canal will prevent the running of boats
tomorrow, when it was expected that
navigation would have been declared
open. Supt. Hannen, of the state de-
partment of public works, received sew
eral dispatches from along the line of
the Eric canal, saying the heavy storm
threatened severe damage, particularly
on the long level between Utica
and Syracuse. The streams and
feeders are swollen enormously and
overtlowing their banks. The super
intendent expects to begin locking
canal boats into the Erie on this end to-
night, as the strong current in the river
threatens mOmentarily to break the
fastenings of some of the craft in the
big canalers fleet DOW waiting in this
city at West Troy for the opening rush.
Damage in Pennsylvania.
The storm ragged throughout Pennsyl-
vana. The town of Shenandoah is
greatly excited by the discovery today
of large cracks IN the largest of the four
dams situated above the Kebley Run
colliery in the northeastern part of the
town. The people residing in the east
ern part of the town were warned dur
ing the forenoon to leave, and immedi-
ately commenced to move their goods,
and have fled to tie hills. The collier
les along the creek ordered the men out
and have hoisted their mules. All the
cOllieres above Shenandoah, from
Yatesville down the valley to Giard-
vile, including the Decker col
lieries, will be disastrously affected
should the dam burst, besides
the entire MahOnay valley will
suffer great loss. Streams throughout
the SchuyIkill coal region are much
sWoOlen and pumps at the different col
lierles are being put to the utmost
strain to keep the mines in working
condition. 1t is feared work will have
to cease at many of the mines.
In ~ Ghon,niyin
rains of last night caused the stoppage
collieries. From Lancaster heavy rain
last night turns all the streams in this
county into raging torrents. John
Dlerwichter, of Epprata, was drowned
in the Cocaiico creek this morning
while trying to recover wagon which
was being
Swept Away by the Flood.
A section of the Williamsport boom
broke this afternoon. About 15,OOO,-
600 feet of logs escaped through the
break and are passing down the river.
This mornings terrific windstorm
sent down another vessel off the treach-
erous Brigantine shoals. near Atlantic
City, N. j. The three-masted schooners
laboring about three miles Off the Sta
ton signalled for assistance, but the sea
was so high that IL was impossible for
the life-saVing crew TO get out boat.
Before any help could be rendered, one
of the vessels went down suddenly in
about six fathomS of water, nothing but
her mast, with the colorS still flying,
showing above the wafer. The other
vessel managed to get out of the diff
Guilty and continued Oh her way up the
coast. Nothing is known of the crew of
the iIl-fated vessel. Capt. Holdkorn, of
the lifesaVlng crew, however, gave it
as his opinion that the men managed to
reach the other boat. The high wind
and rough sea still continues, and, until
there is an abatement of the storm, it
will be Impossible for any of the life
saving crew 10 get out to the wrecked
vessel in order to discover her identity.
New England Suffers.
New England also felt tie storm.
Trainmen on the Fitchburg road report
eleven bad landslides and four wash
outs OH the road between BardWell'S
and Shelburn Falls. Some of the land
slides are said to be ninety feet long and
the mud and clay on the tracks ten feet
deep. At Zoar another bad break is re-
ported. There are no accidents to any
of the trains so far as can be learned,
but the road is impossible. The wires
are all down and no trains have run
since midnight. Deerfield river has
oVertioWed its banks and much wreck
age is going down on the rushing
waters with the speed of race horseS.
At Montague City trainmen report that
the Connecticut river has risen three