The record-union., 1896-02-07

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-With the
twenty four hours ending at o'clock
tonight 3.S6 inches of rain fell in
Philadelphia The barometer sank to
2S65, the lowest ever recorded here.
The greatest velocity attained by the
wind was forty miles an hour. The
Delaware River overfowed its banks
in this city and Cameron, N. j. Much
damage was done to property along the
river front. The Schuyllxill River also
overfiowed its banks, and in Fairmont
Park the river front drives were badly
washed out in many places and two
bridges spanning small streams were
carried away
At Wilkesbarre hundreds Of houses
and outbuildings were unroofed.
At Norristown the Schuylkill River
rose twenty-five feet.
The bridge at Port Kennedy has been
closed to travel, and is expected to go
out at any moment. The lower floors of
the Wyoming Mills are flooded. Their
losses will foot up into the thousands.
At Newport the trestles under the
iron bridge at Second street, across
Buffalo Greek, have been carried away
Bethlehem reports Monacy Creek out
of its banks from the slate regions to
its outlet here, causing damage which
cannot even be estimated tonight.
The wires are down, and all communi-
cation with the slate regions is cut off,
and the report that there was a cloud
burst at Wind Gap, twenty miles north,
cannot be verified. The tracks of the
Lehigh and Lackawanna Railroad par
allel the creek, and have been washed
away at many places. Bridges at Beth
lehem, Saylorsburg and Bath have been
tern away. All traffic has been at a
standstill since 10 O'Clock this morning.
Upward of 200 families have either de-
serted their homes or have taken refuge
on the second floors. The thorough
fares were flooded in ten minutes, and
nothing could be saved from cellars
and first floors. The occupants are Of
the poorest class.
In the low lands of Schuylkill Haven
a Pottsville dwellings, have been sub
merged, and the families had to move
out
Owing to the heavy rains the rivers
in the vicinity of Easton are overflow
ing their banks and causing much dam
age. The Bushkill Valley is inundated
and several dams have burst.
TOWNS PARTLY INUNDATED.
SOMERVILLE IN. j., Feb. 6.-The
storm has raised the Raritan River
twenty five feet. Bridges are being
swept away, railroads washed out
and large amount of property de-
stroyed. The towns of Clinton and
Boundbrook are partly inundated. One
man was found dead near the track of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
near North Beach. Two men who at
tempted to cross very high bridge at
this place with a horse and wagon were
swept into the stream. They clung to
the branches of a tree until rescued
by onlookers. The horse was drowned.
A fierce fire is raging at Boundbrook
and the streets are under six feet of
water. The fire started in a lumber
yard in the center of town. The fire de-
partments of this place and Plain
field have been called on for assist
ance.
MANY LIVES LOST.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA special dis
patch from Plainfield, N. J., dated ,
o'clock this G'riday) morning, in re-
rerence to the flood and fire at Bound
brook, n. j.: 1t is reported that many
lives have been lost. The report was
brought to Plainfeld by a man who
had escaped from Boundbrook
Boundbrook, thirty-one miles out
on the Central Railroad Of New Jersey,
and populated largely by commuters,
was last night visited by a devastating
fire. AT an early hour this morning it
was at it's hight. the flames being read
lily seen from Plainfield, seven miles
away. Owing to water six feet in
depth in the streets. the inhabitants
were unable to fight the flames. Di-
rect communication was early de-
stroyed, all the telegraph and telephone
wires having fallen.
TRAFFIC INTERFERED WITH
EASTON (Pa.), Feb. 6.-Heavy rains
and melting SHOWS are causing much
damage and the rivers and creeks are
rising rapidly. The mail train on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad was stuck at Bridgeville, N.
J., in consequence of a landslide and
the Oxford tunnel on the Delaware,
I.ackawanna and Western road was
filed with ties and lumber
Traffic on the Bangor and Portland,
the G<dSbGItl dnQ 4NOI anu the LG-
high and Lackawanna Railroads is
abandoned on account of washouts and
other causes resulting from the storm.
The bridge crossing -Saylor's Lake on
the Lehigh and Lackawanna Railroad
gave way while a mixed train was pass
ing over it, but no one was hurt
The Delaware, the Lehigh and the
Bushkill Rivers are rising very fast
Dams are bursting at different points
throughout the country.
LOWLANDS FLOODED.
HAZELTON (Pa.), Feb. 6.-Not
colliery in this section is working to-
day, owing TO the wind and rainstorm
which has prevailed for nine hours. A
number Of mines are already drowned
cut The lowlands are flooded and great
damage has been done in the farming
districts. The rain is still coming down
III torrents this afternoon.
HEAVY WIND AND RAIN.
WILKESBARRE Pa9, Feb. Ga
tornado of cyclonic character, accom-
panied by a heavy rainstorm, has been
raging throughout the Wyoming Val
ley since s o'clock this morning. The
Wi1kesbarre lace mill, the largest struc-
ture in this valley. was partly unroofed.
STORM IN NEW YORK STATE.
BROOKLYN IN. ", Feb. Ga four