The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-29
GRBBNVILLB DELUGED.
Sewers Break Loose and Rem
der Streets Impassable-
Telephone Wires
Twisted.

The Greenville section of this city suf-
fered greatly by the storm of last even
ing and in some places the streets were
completely covered with water, which
stopped all traffic The receiving basins
could not dispose of the water as fast as
it came in and the result was that the
streets were flooded. At McAdoo and
Ocean avenues the sewers on both cor
ners became plugged up with weeds and
stones early In the afternoon and the
water pose over the sidewalks, covering
a distance of over thirty feet Pedestrians
at this point could not pass. Boards were
laid but they soon fioated away with the
water. Trolley cars at this point had to
pass through three feet of water. At
almost every sewer along Ocean avenue
the water was three feet deep, spreading
out far into the street and over the side
walks. making walking impossible.
Danforth avenue is in a horrible con-
dition, the rain having caused several
cave-ins, which are decidedly dangerous,
some of them being over four feet deep.
The street is all sand and the heavy rain
washed it right across the Boulevard,
leaving that place about foot deep with
mud. The Greenville Republican League
Clubs house is situated at this corner,
and the lower floor, where the meetings
inches of water. Last night was the
regular meeting night of the club and it
was held up stairs. Very few were pres
ent and they We're kept prisoners until
The sewers at Gator, Danforth and
Linden avenues. along the Boulevard,
that the roadway was covered with
water, making travel impossible. Green
vile Schuetzen Park was flooded and the
bowling alleys resembled small river.
hn chn q
verely. From Greenville avenue down to
the Morris Canal bridge in Bayonne every
one of the streets is full of dirt. The rain
caused the mud and stones to flow out Of
each Of these, covering the Bouleyard
with them That road also suffered
greatly FROM the storm. The new top
dressing which was scattered on last
Sunday has been all washed off, leaving
the road in very poor condition. This
rain storm will cost the county, thousands
put it in fit condition for wheeling.
The sidewalks all along Ocean avenue
for about a mile are in q wretched con-
dition. being sunk AND disturbed out of
shape. Walking at these places is very
dangerous and anyone getting his foot
in one of these holes is liable to break it.
West Side avenue was also inundated and
traffic at that point were stopped. The
mud down there is over three feet deep.
A horse and wagon could never get
| through it. The canal was so full that
it flowed over the banks in some places
and row boats We're cast adrift. a good
many being lost.
The Bayonne and Greenville trolley lines
suffered from the rain and the mud being
washed out on the tracks delayed traffic
for over an hour. People travelling in the
open cars on that line were drenched to
the skin. No effort was made to change
the cars and the open ones were used
throughout the whole storm The le-
phone wires in Greenville got tw sted
and great difficulty was experienced in
trying to talk. Men were working on
them this morning, however, and by
twelve o'clock they hope to have them
fixed and in working order.
Great damage was done last night to
the bowling alleys of the Columbia Hall
in Greenville Because of the fact that
the sewer was not big enough to carry
off the overflow the water rushed back
and flooded the alleys. completely running
them This means loss of about $30 00C
and Mr. Lembeck will sue the city, be-
cause of the construction of the sewer.