Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-07
BY FIRE AND FLOOD
PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR HOMES.
Rivers Rlse and Overflow tho Country
for Miles-flames Add 10 the
Confusion.


BONNEVILLE, N. j., Feb. L--Whilc
the loss OF property to Bound Brook
last night by fro and 1ood will come
up to expectation, II IL now reasonably
certain that but one life was lost. A
man named Miller entered row boat,
intending to rescue family whom the
rising waters had driven TO take refuge
In the upper part OF their home. The
swift current upset tho boat, and NIL.
Ter was not seen again.
Last night when the last messenger
left Bound Brook, the food had begun
to subsldr. The water had spread
backwards from the river n thousand
feet. Residents In tho submerged sec.
ton have bucu forced toitako refuge In
the upprr stories Of houses.
At o'clock this morning. the winter
was nearly ton feet hign on Main
street. The n0od was caused Oy u
heavy rainfall OVERLOOKING Raulau
river. Meadow Brook, about a quar-
ter u mile from the neatt OF Bound
Brook, also was ovetfljwei. Tue sur.
rounding county for q quar,cfof a
mile on enon side oi the neAtt Of the
village was Hooded. Thtee main blocks
were flooded, and while the citizens
were trying 10 rescue the people from
the houses, fire was discovered IN n
lumber yard Of l.. u. Cook * 90.
somurvillo and Plainfinld were asked
tor assistance. Engines were STATED
for Bouui Brook, but the foads were
impossible. The dre had simply 10
burn itself out. IL 10 thought that
twenty houses have been destroyed by
IRE and Good.
People driven from their homes took
refuge Ia the Presby terrain church. A
firo spread to that edlfioe and the In.
mates were obliged to leave Il, All
csc ppd. There are reports eurfont Of
loss VI life In Bound Brook beyond that
OF MilleT,IOut the source Of tue rumol
cannot be ascerlained.
Telegraph operators In tho Lehelgh
Valley and Central railroad depols lot
a time sent messages whilo standing In
water up TO their knees, bat they
finally wefo compelled 10 leave thoil
posts.
The water put out the fires Ia tn,
Raritau watefworks, leaving Rititau
snd 5jmeTville without water.
Rarilan river was over twenty n VI
feet higher than its normal level lasl
night. The river and canal which
were 200 hundred yards apart befor,
the water began TO rise YESTERDAY
afternoon, were one stream Let night
rho WOODEN mills OF Somervillo wer,
flooded anu work had TO be- suspended
SWEET AWAY ny THE TORRENT.
PLAINFiELD, n. j., Feb. 7.-whilt
a locomotive was mnking an Intellect
uAl effort to draw flat car carrying {
fire engine 10 Bound Brook last night
/ II ran upon man, probably from
| Bound Brook, whom the overflow had
driven to tue higher ground upon
which tho track Ia built. He was hurried
iuto ths torrent raging al the slide Of
the track ana swept out Into R,Tltal
river.
IN A STATE OF TERROR.
MoRRIsrowN, n. j., Feb. 7.-Resi
dents OF tue lower section Of the town
| were Kept In state OF terror all
night by Hoods caused by the break
/ ing OF the Pocahonta. Lake dam. The
wAter rushed into the valley, sweeping
|
TO take TO the upper stories Of the
houses and remain there until thsy
could be removed In boats. The
water IN tho street rose TO o depth oil
| seventeen feet. No lives were lost.
The most serious damage was don,
10 tho Hygiene Ice company, tn,
Electric Light power house and tn,
Cody Il 5eeiy estates. This morning
the water had gone down considera-
bly,.
The tracks OF tho Whlppany Rive
railroad are still under water.
Tho lake dam has for long tim,
been In condition ready 10 breal
during the severe storm.
THE STORM CONTINUES.
NEW York, Feb. THE storm
which began "wednesday night ant
reached n hurricane force yesterday
continues today but greatly moderated
Steamers coming Into port today repoT
having experienced the full force 0
the storm. Throughout the oountrl
tributary TO New York, particularly
New jersey, the traffic Ia much I'm
peded by wHshouh. Many people wer
compelled TO 20 from their homes 4
tue trAinH In rOwboats, The Railway
river overlooked aud tho streets q
Railway were flooded. For mile
around the lowlAuus were entirely sub
merged. Al Paterson, Passaic rive
was never 40 high. The Oldham
bridge was washed awAy, also twl
small bridges NJ Little Falls. Ceds
Grove dam has gone ana tns streets o
Little Fails are Hooded. Beattie Car
pet mills have seven leet OF water II
them and the work will not DO resume,
Tor days.
THE TuREE ARnAIGNED,