New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-07
rOppENTS IN NEWARK STREETS.

TORRENTS IN NEWARK d. 1'IEA0'
ruv, WATER FOUR FEET DEEP IN PLACES AND
rRo1L.EY-CAR TRAFFIC STOPPED.
.,,a,,v the heaviest rainfall IN three hours ever
,oan IN Newark occurred between lo:Se a. H. anu
90 y m. yesterday. The skies had oeen oa '.A
Nth gathering clouds, and the humio''! was 4V'
VIZ" ,,cor.,n9 "a the local Weather Bureau
D. na,n a75 inches Of water had fallen. and at
o,c,ock the gauge showed inches Ine Creates.
,ainfall at one tim4on record was on Aueue' ~ az
70 1893 when IN space Of twelve hours ''i 'i'0e'
~ water fell The excessive rainfall yesterday
s,oded streets in some places four rect oeep'
euAd cellars and basement apartments even win
the sidewalks caused washouts and caVe-ihs. anu
did great damage to houses, furnitures' sloeAs y,
goods and machinery. There was damage aiso az
over the city TO culverts and sewers In some Sec
,lors people became alarmed and quit their houses;
streetcars stopped running, ana worn "~S ''o'p
on the first floors OF factories
The worst effects of the storm were witnessed IN
the central portions Of the city, where the sewers,
which were laid many years ago are smaii anu
not adequate 10 carry off the water IN an orunais
Storm In parts Of Wash.ngton-st. boat couiu DC
navieated and torrent Of water rushed down Mar
ket-st near TIE Courthouse. Rockwood-aVe. was
completely submerged. and the tracks OF the ran.
road were partly under water as inc trains P.sSeN
through At Hamilton-st there was proa" eH
panso Of water from Bowen-st TO hamilton AL
along the line OF the Pennsylvania Railroad the Gel
,arx ho,errooms and even the ground floors OF fac
tories were inundated. and in some factories the
fires wer, quenched. while the employees were I'M
prsoned by the water. At Mier-st the water was
so deep that several trains were stalled as '"e
water rushed the cars. Scores OF factories hao
10 suspend operations.
DRIVEN TO UPPER FLOORS.
AZ Yves. Kinney and Washington SITS the water
rushing down the steep hill formed deep lake
through, which horses fairly swan whl.e the "asohs
eoated Cellars and Easements in the neighoornood
we're full Of water with the level OF the street.
and the occupants OF houses took refuge Ill the upi
floors At Van Buren, and Ferry SIS the water was
ten feet deep and all the cellars were hoo'e' 'os
both streets In Bank-st the Easements Oh ohs ~"
of houses were filed with water even with the SIDE
walk and there much damage 10 aaImtu'e'
The sewers cayed In for feet and the manh"e
covers we're forced off. sending the water h'sh INV
the air. At Kinney and LILLE SITS. column Oh VIZ.
fifteen feet high was projected INTO inc a'' A
broken manhoie
From ali parts Of the city came reports OF damage
and appeals for assistance to the Board OF WorKs
md before rightfal pumps were in operation al over
town taking water from cellars and easements. Inc
electrician service was demoralized for some Time
The tracks Of the Ehzabeth-ave. lire were "ashen
out at Freiinghuysen-ave.. and the line stopper run
ming. An Irvngton car ran down the MI arD,n
Hcn-st. Jumped the track at Boyd-st anu running
some distance struck awning post ana snlatsntu A.
The car damaged. Several passengers Oh ,i,e
car were shaken up but none were hurt. The water
was over a foot deep in the street AT the Aims
housa the water flooded the outhous.s. The founda-
.ion wall Of n two-story frame house at Somerset
81. and Clinton-ave was partly destroyed by the
food and the house had 10 be proppeu up.
A GIRL NEARLY DROWNED
Kate Ianny. seventeen years old, of No. % Crane
st.. eft her home shortly before noon % take
luncheon TO her two sisters employed in the Marshall
r,rnad works in Kearny She crossed the Erie
Railroad bridge and attempted to pass under the
,res,le. and was caught and swept off her feet by
torrent Of water. A young man who was near oy
seTsns me p ins VINO was ha,fdrowned She
taken TO her home in an unconscious condition ana
placed under the care Of Dr. r. W. Chapman VINO
restored her
Al Badger-ave woodside electrician was stalled
In three feet Of water and the passengers were
taken or in ar express wagon. Along the river
front lumber yards psr oS phdeT bsae Was a"a
break in the Peddie-st. sewer, near Badger-ave.
which caused much da an,s,s the amour, Of dam
age done but the aggregate Will be large SOCKS ,r
ri,1re and household goods are spoiled. houses and
factories are undermined and there are Other losses
owners Of the property damaged 70 recovc; from
the city IN the courts. TIE city VIII also ne p pa,
10 large expense 10 repair sewers, cu4Verts ana
streets.
GREAT DAMAGE IN ARLINGTON.
Trafnc was deiayed two hours on the Arlington
and Newark trolley lines yesterday by the heavy
rainfall which flooded the street at the lower END
of MidIand-ave. covering the tracks with fot OF
SAND washed DOWN the NIL d. Neiseh " Da"ei'' al
Em-s, Arlington. ami Strongerens bakery, at
both flooded. the rush OF water
tearing down the rear fence. the wagons and boxes
floating out 10 the small park fronting the Arlington
Railroad s;ation which was converted into a minia-
ture lake In other parts OF the town. especially in
the streets running down from Arlington Heights,
the roadNays were washed out and scores OF sewer
baslns filled with sand and overlooked, con-
verting the rivers Of rushing water the
Standard Flint Paper Works employing about SIXTY
pOrafy the water rushing hay
ing flooded the floors for several feet In Laurel
t,yO
trenches and derrcks had TO be rigged 10 l!berate
them. Altogether the damage done will amount 10