New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
PETERSON LIKE VENICE.
Streets Under Water, Trafc
Stopped and Damage Great.

Paterson N J.. Oct 9-Cut entirely on from
the world for hours this afternoon, Paterson
saw the Passa!c River rise until il lacked just
nine inches Of the height attained by the
great food of February last The isolation Of
the water ridden city was practically complete
For four hours not a whisper went over ths
telephone wires; the telegraph wires were work.
ing badly that they were practically out OF
commission. Not train has arrived here since
morning any road except the Lackawanna-
which managed to get a local through tonight.
The Erie Railroad is out Of commission en-
tirely and trains stalled both sides 0s
the city. The Susquehanna has not got a
train through since an early morning
brought in the newspapers. There is not troll
ley wheel turning in most parts OF the city,
on few lines two runs back and forth
between flooded points, but that is ALL Tha
trolley people this afternoon concentrated their
efforts upon the line from here TO Lake View.
and in manner connected the city with tho
rest Of the world
OF the thousa nds Of commuters who left here
this morning only a few have got back this
evening" but they altering in by a
lay route The Erie is running trains as far
Rutherford Just beyond Rutherford there Is u
washout. Just this side of the Passaic station
there is another. There is a train stalled be-
tween the two washOuts. The people come by
train from Jersey City far Rutherford.
which is being held down by a train Of coal
There the train stalled between the two
washouts picks them up and carries them to
Passaic City. They get of once more and walk
far as Lake View. where they catch a trolley
car Once on the trolley car. the passengers. al
ready covered with mud. are brought 70 this
city, and then have 70 walk home.
GIRL SWEPT TO DEATH
One death resulted from the food. Mary Hart.
ley. fourteen years OF age. swept to death
when the Bridges Pond dam gave way and al
lowed the vast amount Of water stored behind
II 10 rush down Olden Brook to the Passais
River The little girl went out on the Union-avs
bridge. over Olden Creek All morning the water
had been pouring over the dam in great vol
umes. and the girl went out on the bridge To
watch the torrent AS she stood there the dan,
gave way. and when the food struck the bridgs
ii gave way. and It and the girl were swept into
the Passaic.
The Haledon section vas eooieI and the
roads all washed out by the torrent which
rushed down to the river. and then the water
did not recede. for the river itself was rising
Prospect Park, which was being filed with ashes
from the city, was caught in the rush OF waters.
and the filing was carried out into the streets
and onto yards and into cellars Apparently
lake has formed where the filing had been done
LOSS AT THE STEEL WORKS
Probably the greatest damage VIII result a.
the Passaic Steel Works. The water poured into
the freroOms and all the fires were put out
Every furnace in the plant was running az the
time, filed with molten metal The putting
out Of the fires is causing the metal 10 sotdiry.
and unless the fires got going oy morn
ing the steel will all be hard. and there VIII %
nothing for Il but 70 tear down the furnaces and
rebuild. A fire engine is at work trying to Gear
the furnace pits. but the Job seems useless. as
the water seems 70 pour in almost as rapidly as
/ II Is pumped out.
The several hundred men are cut of work. and
Will be FOR weeks II the steel hardens IN the
furnaces The Morris Canal is pouring IT'S
waters into the plant The new plant across tho
Frfs tracks Is badly damaged. owing TO The
masonry being green. There Is every prospects
a, the plant that the loss VIII run far into u
thousands.
ERIE TRAIN WRECKED
A Newark branch train OF the Erie Railroad
was wrecked this morning at Athena IL lefe
here at 1915 O'Clock. couple OF minutes befors
wond came that the rad was blocked at Nutley.