Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-10
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


rain storm which prevailed on the North
Carolina and Virginia coast with much
severity Yesterday and last night, con-
tinues today, with increased intensity.
The tide is one of the highest ever
seen in Norfolk and all wharves and
,ower streets are inundated. Much
damage has resulted especially IN
the Wholesale district. Trolley cars
are tied up and business is almost
suspended. Two barges, coal laden,
are ashore at Virginia Beach and several
schooners are ashore in Chesapeake Bay.
Most of the telegraph and telephone
wires in and ont of Norfolk are down
or are working badly. The wind was
blowing ~ miles an hour at Cape
Henry this morning. AT noon today
the storm was central little south OF
Cape Hatteras.
Philadelphia, Oct 10.-PhiladelPhia
was almost cut off from traffic with the
outside world for several hours today,
owing to the storm. Railroad bridges
were weakened, tracks were washed
away and travel generally impeded. In
the Manayunk mills district all the es-
Establishments we're closed, the water from
the Schuylkill river having flooded the
fire rooms. Debris of all kinds, includ-
ing a barn containing ten cows, is being
carried down the Delaware river and 1t
is said the damage farther up the Della
ware must have been extraordinarily
severe.
Paterson, N. j., Oct. 10-This city
is still in the throes of the flood which
swept through the streets yesterday and
last night a-d it is feared that the
worst has not happened, as the water is
steadily raising and is now within few
inches of the street bridges. The sky is
overcast and it Is thought that further
downpour is coming. Should more rain
fall. the damage will be appalling. The
worst damage thus far has been done IN
the low lying portion of the city where
hundreds were driven from their homes
by the raising waters, which now have
reached, in many cases, the first stories.
Apollo Hall is the refuge Of these horne
less ones, and many who have not tast-
ed a bite of food for IL or ii hours, are
now being given sustenance there.
The Rogers Locomotive Works has
been shut down as the water has made
it impossible 10 obtain power. The local
silk nils have also been closed and the
industry is temporarily at a standstlll.
There are large quantities OF fine silk
stored in the basement of the mills, and
should the water reach this the loss
would be great. 1t is feared that the
water would reach the boilers at the
Passaic Steel Works and cause an ex-
plosion. A danger line has been placed
about the property. The damage to the
railroads has been considerable and
traffic to and from the city is badly cur
tailed.
Passaic, N. j., Oct. 1O.-Weasel
Brook overfowed its banks today aud,
after washing away about fifty feet of the
Erie Railroad near Clifton, the water
submerged the village of Duttonyille, a
suburb of this city. The Passaic river
continued to rise this morning, and it is
feared this place will be in darkness to-
night, owing to the probability Of the
water reaching the gas plant and extin-
gushing the fires.
New Brunswick, n. j., Oct. 10
Owing to high tide last night, the Rar-
ritan river overlooked its banks. The
water put out the fires in several factor
les along the river and merchants were
forced to move their goods to the second
stories. Greater damage is expected at
high tide today.
New York, Oct 10.-White the sky
is overcast, the storm is thought to be
over here and clearing weather is
promised tomorrow. The record of 10. OF
inches of rsinfall made yesterday will
probably stand as a record breaker for
many years to come. Normal conditions
prevail today, the water in the flooded
districts having subsidized.
Port Jervis, n. Y, Oct. 1O.-The
greatest food ever known is now raging
in the Delaware and Navesink rivers.
Large portions of lower Port Jervis and
suburbs, also Germantown and CaEpen-
ter's Point. are under water from the
Overlooking rivers. Altogether about
800 houses are more or less submerged,
and the occupants were taken from them
today in boats. The Barrett bridge
across the Delaware river connecting
Port Jeryis with Matamoras, Pa, was
washed away. Four men were upon it
at the time and two of them we're drown
ed. The dam and part of the work of
the Nayesink Electric Light and Power
| Company, which supplies Port Jeryis
and Middletown with electric power,
have been carried off. The Nayesink
broke through the dyke near Guide
backville, inundating farms and flooding
farm houses.
Easton, Pa, Oct. 10.-The Delaware
river rose twenty feet during the night
and is higher now than ever before
Small houses and trees are floating down
and some of them damaged the big pas
senger bridge over the river at this place.
Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central trains
to and from New York, are stalled near
Bound Brook, n. j., and traffic is sus-
pended. In this city many thousands Of
dollars of damage has been done to mills
and residences in the flooded districts.
Camden, n. j., Oct. 10.-The deluge
of the past thirty-six hours has swollen
the Delaware river until it has over
flowed its banks, causing washouts Of
railway tracks and misery to jewellers on
its borders Cooper's creek, which runs
through this city, is over its banks and
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