The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-08
new jersey FLOODED
Nsarly the Whole State Is
Under Water.
FIRE ALsc ADDS IT'S TERRORs.

A. Bound Brook, While Citizen. Are Res
cuipg People from Houses Surrounded
by Water. fire Breaks Out and Destroys
Many BuiidiDgs-Oniy One Life Lost so
Far s Heard from - Railway Tranho
Greatly Impeded-Factories Flooded.
SoMERvILLE, N. j., Feb s-while the
loss OF property at Bound Brook Thurs
day night by fire and food will be we'll up
TO expectation, based upon the meager
Information obtainable, Il Is now reason.
lbly certain that but one life was lost.
This man. whose name was Miller, per-
lshed In the attempt to aid people In dis.
tress. While the food was at It's height
Miller entered rowboat. intending to
rescue the members OF family whom the
rising waters had driven to take refuge In
the upper part Of their home. which was
situated about 100 feet back from the Rar-
itan river. Before he had gone far the
swif, current upset the boat and Miller
was not seen from that time. When the
last messenger who has reached this city
left Bound Brook the food had begun to
subside
Fire Adds Its Terrora
The three main blocks In the village
were flooded with water. and, and while
the citizens were trying to rescue people
from houses that were in danger OF being
swept away in their houses by the flood, a
fire was discovered. 1t was first seen in
the lumber yard of l.. d. Cook a. CO. An
alarm was turned In, but the volunteer
flremen OF Bound Brook, thinking that
they would be unable to cope with the fire,
sent word to Somerville and Plantield for
assistance. Engines were started for
Bound Brook, but they had not got far
outside the limits of their respective towns
when they were forced to return, the roads
being impossible on account OF the floods.
Citizens were unable to do anything In
the direction Of fighting the flames or res
cuing property, because OF the swiftness
Of the current OF water rushing through
the streets, which threatened to carry
men of their feet. Under these condi-
tions tho fire had simply to burn itself
out, and twenty houses were destroyed
PocahontAs Lake Dam Bursts.
The residents of the lower section Of
Morristown were kept in state Of terror
all night by the floods caused by the
breaking OF the Pocahontas lake dam in
the upper end Of Morristown. The water
rushed into the valley, sweeping every
thing before It, Tho people had to take
to the upper stories OF their houses and re-
main there until they could be removed In
boats. The water in the streets rose to a
depth Of from to 10 feet. No lives were
lost. The most serious damage was done
TO the Hygiene Ice company, the electric
light power house and the Cody & Seeley
estates. BY Friday morning the water
had gono down considerably in the south
ern section Of the town and WAS not moro
than three or four feet deep. The tracks
of the Whippany River railroad are still
under water The lake dam had for a
long time been In a bad condition. ready
To break during a severe storm.
The whole State Flooded.
Nearly the whole state of New Jersey is
under water From all sections come re-
ports Of impeded traffic, damaged houses
and b rms and washed out railways. In
Hudson and Bergen counties the salt
marshes were flooded to such depth that
the railroad tracks were just visible. Soon
after noon the trolley lines between Hud'
son and Bergen counties were compelled
To stop running and country towns were
completely cut of from one another.
Along the Delaware river the damage was
extensive, tho water rising within few
hours to the point marked dangerous. In
North Hudson county trees and fences
were blow down and signs torn from Their
fastenings The big hat factories in the
valley district of Orange and East Orange
were flooded by the swelling of the small
stream that runs past most of them. Ma
chinery In every instance was much dam
anad