The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-21
STORM DAMAGE HERE
Jersey City Fortunate This
Time-Pavonia Avenue
Flooded.
STREET LOWER THAN HIGH TIDE
Hoboken Suffers Some, Especially
In the Meadow District
In North Hudson.

The storm which began yesterday did very
limbs were blown from trees on Danforth
avenue, Old Bergen Road and other sections
of the city, but up. to noon today no serious
damage was reported at Police Headquar-
ters. Fortunately for the yachtsmen.
there were no boats in commission on the
New York Bay shore, and SO no damage
was done TO the property of the yacht clubs.
The trolley cars were not at all affected, and
those who were forced to be out during the
rain yesterday appreciated the rapid tran
sit.
PAvoNIA AVENUE FLOODED.
The high wind which accompanied the
storm last nigh, raised the tide on the Hud-
son River to such an extent that it flooded
Pavonia avenue for several hundred yards
from the river front. AS consequence the
electric and horse cars were compelled to
switch of at the end of the train shed, and
the passengers made to walk through the
shed to the boats {. distance of 300 yards
No other Inconvenience or danger was done,
and this morning at ssven O'clock when the
tide went out the water disappeared.
The cause of this flooding IS due to the
street, which is fllled-in ground being from
one to two feet lower ct the Hogan landing
docks than the water at very high tide
This flooding generally occurs about three
times a year Once at each equinoctial
storm and when there is very high wind
storm like last night,
This. an Erie Railroad official said, s'can
be renledied by filing III the street
about three feet higher. Just where
it comes from, no one seems
to be able to tell; but know that if they
would fix the street on a level with all our
piers and docks there would be no more
nooding, as the water never comes over the
docks but from the street somewhere"
A JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter went over
the ground and discovered from his
observation that the water must have
come up between the street and
driveway of the Hogan Landing which is
about IS feet from the entrance to the ferry
house ON the south side of the street, and
about 25 feet from the river.
HoBoKEN AND NORTH HUDSON.
In Hobo1en, the meadow district is flooded
and many living in the shanties there are
very uppish today-they are living in the
garret. Cellars In the lower part Of the city
The raft in front OF the Atlantic Boat house
on the River Walk was washed away and
many boats in its course were badly dam
aged. In the basin" at Eighteenth street,
q number Of RATS were broken up,
and only for the "breakwaters," much
prevented the sacred concert at Eldorado
yesterday. The rain and wind created con-
siderable damage in Gutenberg, Union Hill
and West Hoboken. Several small shanties
in the vicinity Of the Gutenberg race track
were damaged.
MAYOR WANsER sToRM-BoUND.
Mayor Wanser has not been at his Office
today. He went up the Hudson Saturday
night. but owing to the storm has been un-
able to get back. heports of bad washouts
on the West Shore Rail- oad have been re-
ceived and it is probable that His Honor
postponed his return trip until tomorrow