Evening star., 1896-02-07
FLOODS AND WINDS
Latest Ceports Of the Extent of the
Storm.
MEN TAKEN FROM THE LAMINGTON
Damage by Fire and Water at
Bound Brook.
TERROR AT MORRISTOWN, n. J.


NEW YORK, February THE storm
which began Wednesday nighe and ragged
with hurricane force all through yester-
day continues today, but greatly mod
Grated.
Steamers which have come into port to-
day report having experienced the full
force of the storm. Several sailing vessels
are anchored off the harbor, waiting for a
subsdence Of the wind. Throughout the
country tributary to New York, and par
ticularly in New Jersey, traffic is much
impeded by washouts, and many COM
muters were compelled to go from their
homes to their trains in rowboats.
The Railway river overf!owed it's banks,
and the streets of Railway We're flooded.
For miles around the low lands also were
entirely submerged. On some farms along
the Middlesex county lines the farmers
were compelled to move their live stock
to places of safety. Outbuildngs, fences
and other things were washed away by the
storm, and the meadows extending from
the Staten Island sound and the Wood
bridge creek were flooded to depth of
four feet.
AT Paterson the Passaic river was never
so nigh as IL was last night.
Floods and Washouts.
The oldham bridge was washed away,
and two small bridges across the river at
Little Falls were also carried away by
the storm. Cedar Grove dam has gone
and the streets in Little Falls are flooded.
The Beattie carpet mill has several feet
of water in it, and work will not be re-
sumcd today.
The electric railroad in Little Falls is un-
der water, as is also the lower portion
of the city.
At Belvidere the tracks of the Pennsyl-
Vania railroad were washed out for dis
tance of half a mile and no trains are run
ming. The Lehtgh and Hudson Railway
Company, which runs between Belvidere
and Greys Court, is completely under
water. The Pequest creek has overf1owed
its banks. AT oxford people are going
about in roWhoats.
AT Pennington there was also great dam
age. The iron bridges along tn. Delaware
river were loosened The heavy iron span
over the Belvidere division of he Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Cooper Hill was partly
washed away, and the train could only go
as far as Lambertville. A ten-foot freshet
in the Rondout creek last night carried out
ten or twelve canal boats and tugs at
Roundout, N. Y, some of which were sunk
and one man. who was on board of the
canal boats has not been heard FROM
A washout of fifty feet on the Waikiki
Valley railroad suspended travel for four
hours last night. Rain in the mountains
was very heavy.
At New Milford. Conn. damage to the
extent of $1,000 was caused by the storm
A stream known as Butter brook became a
torrent and carried away culvert located
under the factory of the New Milford Hat
Company and undermined the dye shop
connected with the factory. Traffic by rail-
road was suspended till almost noon
/ Taken on the LnmingtOn.
A dispatch received from Patchogue, Long
Island, early today says: 1T is blowing a
gale all along the coast. The men who re-
manned on the stranded steamer Lamington
have been taken off by the breeches buoy.
The position of the steamer is very bad.
The sea is continually washing over her,
and she is pounding heavily on the bar. The
opinion seems general here that the Lam
ington will be total loss"
One Life Lost.
While the loss of property at Bound
Brook, n. j. last night by fire and flood will
be well up to expectation, based upon the
| meager information obtainable in season
for the morning papers, It is now reason
ably certain that but one life was lost. This
man, whose name was Miller, perished in
the attempt to aid people in distress.
While the flood was at its height Miller
entered row boat, intending to rescue a
family, whom the rising waters had driven
to take refuge in the upper part of their
home which was situated about 1OO feet
back from the Raritan river Before he
had gone far the swift current upset the
boat, and Miller was not seen again.
At daylight, when the last messenger who
has reached Somerville, ~ j. left Bound
Brook, the flood had begun to subside. The
water spread backward from the river about
1000 feet, and residents within the SUBJ
merged section had been forced to leave the
lower parts of their houses and take refuge
in tho upper stories.
At 8 o'clock this morning the water was
nearly ten feet high in the main street of
heavy rainfall overiiowing the Raritan
| river The water in the Meadowbrook,
about quarter of a mile from the heart of
Bound Brook, also overf1owed it's banks
! 1t swept on both sides of the Central rail-
| road bridge, submerging the bridge and
rushing along the tracks. The surrounding
fcountry for quarter of a mile on each side
| of the heart OF the village was flooded.
Fire at Bound Brook.
The three main blocks in the village We're
flooded with water. and while the citizens
We're trying to rescue people from houses
that were IN danger of being swept away
by the flood fire was discovered It was
first seen in the lumber yard of z. D. Cook
q Co. An alarm was turned in but the
volunteer firemen of Bound Brook, thinking
they would be unable to cope with the fire
sent word to Somervile and PlainfieId for
assistance. Engires were started for
Bound Brook, but they had not gotten 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 rescuine
property because of the swiftness of the
| current of water rusting through the
streets. which threatened to carry men off
their feet. Under these conditions the fire
had simply to burn itself out.
1t is thought that twenty houses have
either been destroyed by the fire or were
| wrecked by the flood. Many small out
houses belonging to farmers on the out
skirts Of Boundbrook were carried away
by the flood and were swept down the
Raritan river.
People driven from their homes by the fire
and flood took refuge at first in the Presby-
terian Church, but the flames spread to
that edifice and the irmates were Obliged
to leave it, All escaped.
There are reports current of the loss of
life in Boundbrook beyond that of Mr.. Mil
Ter, but the basis of the rumors cannot #
present be ascertained. Many of the resi-
dents of Boundbrook whose business Is In
New York were unable to reach their
homes last night. Much live stock belong
ing to farmers on the outskirts of Bound
brook were carried away by the flood.
Driven From Their Keys.
The telephone wires in Manning's drug
store were deserted by the operator at 0
o'clock last night. The telegraph operators
| in the Lehigh Valley and Central railroad
depots for a time sent messages while