The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-10

homes and New York, where their trains
became stalled. Some Of them, although
the rain was falling in torrents. liked
across the country TO some other railroad
or other branch Of the Erie, which, some
body said might have some trains running.
The majority, however, stayed where
they had been held up until the Erie peo-
pie sent another train along to take them
back where they had come from. The
result was that several hundred men and
women didn't do any business in New
York yesterday. But matters grew worse
during the day. When 1t was time to go
home there wasn't any way to get there.
The ticket agents at Chambers street and al
Jersey City could hold out no encouragement
to those who asked about trains, so that,
after hanging around the stations ior awhile,
the crowds went their way to find lodgings
on this side of the river.
At the Slperintendents office in Jersey
City Il was said that not through train had
passed over the line all day and that prac-
tically no business had been done, 80 Tar
Is had been learned up to o'clock there
had been washouts all along the line.
culvert had been carried away at Clifton,
leaving cut 1870 feet long and 80 feet deep.
This piece of repairing alone, even thougn
the repairs were temporary, would take
several hours. The reports stated that De-
tween Suifern and Tuxedo the tracks were
from two to three feet under water. and not
even an examination of the road bed could
be made until the water had drained on.
The New York Central had trouble from
was'louts ard from mud and rocks washed
on the traf ks at Ossining, New Hamburg
ard Stuyvesapt Last evening SOFT
] !aces in the roadbed were found at ossln-
frp and a little this side of Stuyvesant. II
was thought, however, that the road would
be all right this morning:
The West Shore suffered the most OF
the New York Central's divisions. the ROAD
went out OF commission south OF the High-
lar6s early In the day and the West SHORE
passenger traffic was handled over the Ne"
York Central.
For most Of the dav no trains were run
over the Delaware and Lackawanna beyond
Faseaic. At Roseville avenue, Newark,
the tracks were washed away. as they were
also between Hoboken and Paterson. Inc
1ackawanna people managed to run some
trains all day, but every train was away
behind the schedule The same was true
on the Jersey Central but the Pennsyl-
var In rot most Of its trains through on time.
The Staten Island Rapid Transit not
only suffered from washouts, but after the
Staten Island waterwoTks went out OF
b,,sne owing to the water from the
surrounding hills at Port Richmond put
ting out the fires in the engine room the
trains were stalled until water for the boilers
could be got from the Clifton works. There
were several bad washouts on the Long
Island road.
THE FLOOD IN THE CITY.
In the lower part Of the city the streets
were flooded, West street being like a river
from o'clock in the morning until noon;
Cellars along the water fronts were f1ooded
and good deal of produce was destroyed
In the early hours, West street being I'M
passable, the truckmen reaped harvest
Of small coin by carrying men and women
from the ferry houses to the dry land OF
Greenwich street. The store room at
Bellevue Hospital was s flooded ana ABOUT
The new Seaside Park at Coney lsland
was badly hit. Forty feet OF the granite
wall. running along the sea front from the
Ocean Parkway end, was undermined and
carried away. The park was flooded and
the Brighton Beach racetrack was covered
with about two feet Of water.
In Jersey City the electric light plant OF
the Public Service Corporation was flooded
lart night. A few lights were burning in
the downtown section. Chief OF Police
Mu-,,hy doubled the number OF policemen
on duty in consequence OF the darkness
which as feared might invite to crime.
IN BROOKLYN.
In BROOKLYN work had to be suspended
IN scores OF factories in consequence OF the
flooding OF the engine rooms. Mary OF the
p,lf,}ic Schools were cloeed. Public Works
Commissioner Retlfeld was notified by
telephone from time to time Of the quen CHI
ine of the fires in fact cries, and the e1tin-
gushing of electric light plant furnaces
He said that the greater. part OF the food
ing was directly due to the defective con-
q, rue ion Of the Greene avenue sewer,
which drains nearly half the borough
The sewer overlooked yesterday morning
as far back as Evergreen avenue, flooding
all the sections through which it runs. =,
1t was rumored that the storm had caused
the Prospect Park reservoir, with It's
20 .0oo, 900 gallons of stored water, to spring
q leak. The real damage, however, was
OILY skin deep. The slope, leading from
the top of the retaining wall to the street
VS. washed out for distarce OF 500 feet
along the Eastern Parkway. One-half of
the road was covered. The iron fence
The retaining wall was unhurt; The
damage done Is estimated at 5000 by Chief
Err giLeer De Verona.
PROSPECT PARK.
Prospec. Park suffered severely. Supt:
" J 2 lrtman said that SO, 900 damage had
been done, and that it would take az least
three month rs and large force OF workmen
10 restore the park to its former condition.
Most OF the damage was done IN I'M, me south,
by the overlooking of the lakes, They
rose fifteen inches above their usual highest
level. About 4 o'clock yesterday morn
ing he first break in the banks occurred,
and for twelve hours the walks and paths
around the lake were turned into brooks
and rivulets.
Every road, walk and path in the west erly
portion Of the park. from the Coney Island
entrance up to the Fifteenth street entrance
was washed out. Almost all the bride
paths in the park suffered the same fate.
Slopes in very many places, were o.
nuded OF sod. A force of $50 will go 10 work
to-day yrepairing the most serious damage
In Greenwood Cemetery embankMents
that had withstood the storms Of thirty
wears were washed away. Several hundred
yards OF iron fence was torn down and tie
surface Of nearly fifty miles of roads and
paths was quilted The most serious dam
age was done to embellishments along Fifth
and Fourth avenues. In some cases the
earth was washed away from graves on
these banks to within two or three feet
OF tho bodies inferred there. So far az
could be learned none of the collins as
actually uncovered.
No trains reached Coney Island after
o o'clock in the morning. A few trolley
cars managed to get through on the Smith
street line and by way OF the Culver route,
but their coming and going, were very IN
certain. The tide was high but in the
absence Of heavy winds little or no damage
was done along the waterfront.
Flatbush suffered more than at any time
IN It's history The cut through which
the trains OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
run was flooded and a. no place II, 1t was
there less than three feet OF watef. The
$50 o'clock train from the Prospect Park
through the tunnel There the engine
stopped. A land slide had covered the
entrance and the food filed up the remain
der. putting out the fire in the engine.