New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11

MILLS STOPPED BY HIGH WATER
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEl
Trenton. April lO.-The rapid rise OF the Della
ware River is causing apprehension here and to
the villagers north and south of the capltai TO-
night The river is higher than ever before at
a sprjng freshet and is still rising. Much dam
oyo has been caused by the overflow to-day ana
last night all the way from headwaters down I'D
Beverly and more trouble is looked FOR. SeNerai
mills on the banks of the Delaware in TINS city
were compelled to close down in part to-day
owing 10 their being flooded with Wafer ana AT
the Titus Woollen Mil all the goods ana materi-
ais had t. be removed from the lower loors 20
the second story. The yards. cellars ana Kitchens
OF houses on the south side Of tair-st are hHed
with water and the residents have been conn
pcod to move To- the second story. lhefe peo-
DE all own rowboats and are never caught nap
ping by the Delaware River in the spring TO-
night many Of them have their rowpoats
anchored at their front doors or window, ready
for use The water is within three feet of the
big Pennsylvania Railroad iron bridge, and
watchmen are stationed at either end. Should
the river continue TO rise. several long trains OF
coal cars will be run on to anchor the bridge To
/ the piers The river is filled with drftwood
washed from the shores .mes north Of here and
these heavy logs have played havoc with some
of the fences along tho banks
The shad fisheries just opposite and above TINS
city have been abandoned. and the pr.ce 81 hSh
has advanced 100 per cent. The water power
which follows the Jersey shore Of the river from
oppositc Yardcy 10 South Trenton has at many
nonts overlooked the banks and met the over
flow Of the Delaware All travel on the Ampoy
Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad between
nd p,rdo
numerous creeks having In several places caused
serious washouts. The track is completely IN
undated for "A coLplc OF miles this SIDE of Borden
town This morning a passenger train from
Camden due in Trenton at IA o'clock. pitch'd
into one Of the largest washouis. IN" engine
toupled over into Crosswicks Creek, ana WAS
badly damaged. The engine ana three paSSens't
inches attached are rtiu in the washOut. About
thirty passcngcrS who were on the tram al the
time If the accident had to be taken OH On i
float and towed e. Bordonto~n ~ W al9h
-four mills here the water has reached the hISt
floor and has done considerable DAMAGE 10 the
machinery : X Wilson's Fair-st dye-rooms
ar" Hooded. .,, t.
this citv is the drowning Of hundreds oi rats.
LambcrtvilIc y j.. April io-Thc biggest
frcsh.t since tho memorable one Of lN52 y no"
raging in tho Delaware. Since Yesterday morn
ing the river has been rising and this evening 1t
has attained 4 hoight ~ seventeen feet ne
water has backed up % tn" Nrst moor q. lI'
Iamhcri,iila paper mill. and valuable ma nlH'IN
yin Do ruined Eoughtuu's dycing establishment
is submerged. and much daWag" VIII result
Lear Ho!c1ubc & Nieccs -four mills ar" Iiruy
submerged and much grain has been dain"t'u,
Thor mmber-yard IL also under water ana
quantities Of lumber have driit"d away. h'I-
combcs Island is inundated and a hors" Is IN
,.risnnad there I'm . stable IN New Hop" tNr
d1maFo will be- equally as great An hS 'H'
places Hooded ~ the Union paper mill
\ dispatch resolved from stockton t'-night
sa,s M. banks u IN" canal there ar" beng
washed AWAY. ana that IN" guard-lockS ma! 3,
NJ ,rv minute should this occur. stockton VII
Do n.odod and great destruction VIII follow II
will ql., greatly Increase She danger hrI"
Washington y J.. April lo-The greatest rain
storm known in thirty years occurred her" last
nigh, lasting $40 and a half hours. During the
stor,n six houses were struck by lightning. and
tbc roof Il tho general store of John Petty was
Tor, oN Tho bridge that connects tho town was
washed away and many residents were unable
o. roach Their homes until this m"rn'nk' Jacob
uarrlng Will. working on canalboa'. Wa
struck hN lightning nm u "'' 'NF'.'' 80 '
cover
raston Penn. April io-Di-patchcs from tn"
upror Delaware report tho water recoding tn"
Lohlrh Rlycr backed up by tn Delaware at
Easton. overfl,wed It's banks ana n''d"d an inc
sior.houscs along tho East'n water front
RorAcntown. y j. April 10 The worst freshet
since 1851 Is prevailing here. Tho Delaware River
is double its width at this point. and Penn's
Manor ia A vast sheet Il water. The locks and
piors on the Delaware and Raritan Canal are
complctolv covered over and the steamers and
,,nalho,ta are in bad p ,sltion The tracks of
I'm. Amhoy division Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
arc submerged more or less FOR a distanr" ~
about scycu miles. IN some places IN" water be-
ing ON a level with that I'm IN" river All tho
creeks I'm this vicinity hay" been turned into
rivers hy the high water. ard almost "li travel
ling bv means ~ wag Ms has been suspended
Tho gas works hay" been flooded and tn" city
tonight is lu darkness.
~ this place b. AN important railroad Junction
many strangers ate stra.Ird ou account - IN"
railroad tracks being ian bad shape MANY pas
sengers to-day I'm order - reach Trenton. %
distance of seven miles, had To- - by ih" way
. 81 Jaruesburg and Monmouth Junction, a Journey
81 about nity miles.
Tho tide began 10 rise Tonight and th" people
who live near IN" shore. having h'r"ine ANXIOUS
ae To- tho outcome. moved their goods To the high