The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08
THE GREAT STORM IN THE EAST
Floods i'm New Jersey and Much DAM
age Along the Coast.

Baltimore, Feb. AFTER 4 downpour Of
rain for twenty-four hours, a wind from
northeast 10 southwest developed into a
hurricane attaining slxty-seven miles an
hour. the highest In years. Many roofs
were blown Oft and other damage done
Much live stock perished. 1t IS feared that
many vessels have been caught and lives
lost.
New York, Feb. THE storm OF rain and
wind which began Wednesday night was
the most severe that has visited this vicin-
ity for many months. ~ times yesterday
the wind blew at the rate of seventy-two
miles an hour and nothing Ike It's Wild
sweep up Broadway has been seen IN this
city for years. At least n dozen people
were taken To their homes or 20 hospitals
IN patrol wagons suffering from injuries
inflicted ny flying timber and other debris
Brooklyn Jared worse. Three women are
dying as the result OF the collapse Of the
three-and-a- half-story cooperative build
ing on Thirty-ninth street. Trees were up
rooted. fences and tops OF sheds were
blown down and window glass blown in.
The wind at It's height blew down the grand
stand a. the Aqueduct. Queens county,
racing grounds
The entire country from Florida TO Maine
has been swept by violent gales the wind
reaching velocities OF from fifty 20 seventy
miles. All the Atlantic coast district has
been deluged with heavy rains except
northern New England.
The storm continues today. but has
moderated Steamers coming into uort
today report having experienced the fun
force or the storm. Throughout the coun-
try tributary TO New York. particularly
New Jersey. traffic - much irpeded bv
washoutA Many people were compelled 10
move from their homes 10 trains in row
boats. The Railway river ovcrfiowed. and
the streets % Railway. y J.. were flooded
For miles around the low lands We're en-
ttrely submerged. In Paterson the Pas=aic
river vas never SO high. The Oldham
bridge was washed away. also two small
bridges al Little Fails. The Cedar Grove
dam is gone. and the streets OF Little Fans
ara flooded. The Beattie carpet mills have
seven feet or water IN them. and work v-,u
NOT Do resumed for some DAYS
Ptainnel6. y. J., Feb. While A Income
tive was making ar Intellectual EFFORT %
draw 8 fiatcar carrying q flre engine "a
Bound Brook last night 81 ran anon a mar,
probably from Boucd Brook. whom tba
overflow had driven 10 tho higher erstrs
,fran which The track is buiit Ha Was
hurled into a Torrent raging AZ the side -
the track and swept ogt into The Raritsn
river
soueryille. y. J.. Feh - While The loss
az rroperty az Bound Brook last rtest ~,
fire ard food wili come uD % expeditions
bASa,s upon the meager Information altafn.
able in season for the morning rsn.rs 81 *
now reasonably certain that buf ore rfs
was lost. A man namei Miller entered a
rowboat intending 20 rescue a faruf1N,
whom the rising waters had driven n 49,.
refuge IN the upper part - their home
TIE swift current upset the boat ana
Miller was not seen again. last rfvh,
when the hast messenger left bound Ftro,t-
the e -ea had begun 70 Sgbsize. The 49,
had spread backward from tie river 80
fest Residents q the submerged ss.,rt-,,
hzv., tsean farcef 10 take refuge in ths a.,
f,sr stories ef the houses ~ a.cfe-L thss
morning the water was nearly ten fe~.
hf<h or Main street Tee tl1-sf y,-,z ,,sr-s9
~ = heavy rainfall Overlooking fhe par4-
sa- river Meadow hrack a6asit a .,.ssr.--
II a mile frcm te@ isexrg ~ Round pr>s,
ASH overffowsd the Surrounding rr.nf-,-
fe~ q quarter 80 raile ga each 80. r.
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