The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-30


nolice station in Brownsville were flooded,
81, Marks avenue. from Fourth to Third
avenues, WAS submerged from curb TO curb;
Superintendent Of Sewers Thatcher ana
his force found ii impossible to do anything
until the rain ceased and then the men
we're sent along the streets opening the
manhoes to let the overflow run on.
PRE- ENGINES PUMP OUT CELLARS
Thatcher notified Commissioner OF Public
Works ReCfield Of the fact that his depart,
ment could not cope win the woTk anu
asked that engines from the Fire Depart :
ment be utilized in pumping ou, ,,e Ger ~
lars. This request was communicate u"
Fire Commissioner Sturgis. who sent Jour
of the reserve engines TO the relief oil oupt'
Atlantic and Hamilton avenues and Full
ton street were also flooded. but as THESE
streets have steep incline toward the
waterfront the water poured swiftly down
TO the river. making it difficult for pedes-
TRANS to navigate.
In the Bedford district cellars were noodeo
in all quarters, and especially in the vicln-
ty of Nostrand and Putnam avenues;
Marcy avenue and Monroe street, Nostrand
avenue and Hancock street, Gates avenue
between Bedford and Sostrand avenues,
Tompkins and Gates avenues ana SUMMER
and Lafayette avenues.
In the Fast New York section the same
state OF affairs existed. The streets were
almost impossible for several hours ana
at Liberty avenue and jerome stree! a
two-story frame house collapsed. IN the
Brownsville section there were three feet OF
water in the cellars Of houses IN stone
avenue and Pacific street, and ten feet OF
the sewer at Hegeman street and SneoeRer
avenue caved in, causing flood.
The cuts and tunnel along the Brighton
Beach division of the Kings County Ele-
waited Railroad were filled, causing the sus-
pension of traffic for time.
So deep was the water on the Manhattan
Beach division Of the Long Island railroad,
In East New York, between Rugby and Van
deryeer PARKS that a train conta ming about
800 passengers had 10 put back to East New
York about O'Clock This train was on
its way to the racetrack, and the passengers
were much put out, =,
At the Smith Street Police Headol'laT'ers
reports had been received up to late hour
OF hundreds of cellars having been hooded.
OF dangerous cave-ins and of trees having
been uprooted
SEWER MOUTH TO BLAME,
Commissioner of Public Works Redfeld.
who ia in charge of Brooklyn borough
in the absence of President Swanstrom.
noon explaining the condition Of affairs
and suggesting that most OF the Hoods
we're due to the narrow mouth OF the Greene
avenue relief sewer. Commissioner hedneid.
Borough President Swanstrom and super
intendent of Sewers Thatcher have for
some time been endeavoring to get the
Board OF Estimate to provide an appropria-
ton for the purpose OF enlarging the mouth
of the sewer 80 as to prevent JUST such
trouble as occurred yesterday
and Coney Island the rains flooded the
streets. making lakes and rivers with muddy
bottoms and overlooked into cellars. Az
(iravesend Beach and Sheepshead Bay
the high tides of last week we're aided ny
the downpour and boats we're heedeo 10
hnllSeS
Fight prisoners in the Sheepshead bay
station cells, in the basement OF the house;
were forced out by the water and removed
to the Coney Island station.
of the Kings County elevated system was
paralyzed for hours, the water rushing
through the big railroad cut from Prospect
Park to Avenue G like millrace
AT Seventy ninth street and New utrecht
avenue and along the latter thoroughfare
to Forty-fourth street numerous washouts
occurred. The water formed lake at
Fifty-fourth street. making it impossible
to cross the street without either boat or
TOP boots .,o .,,o, ;,o,;r.
at EiRhty-sixth street and Thirt cent.
avenue caused q bad washout in front OF
the Dyker Meadow Club house. undermin-
ing the trolley tracks and delaying traffic.
On account Of numerous washouts. the
Long Island Railroad ran only few trains
to Manhattan Beach.
LONG ISLAND RA ILRoAD TROUBLES.
Fearful OF washouts, the trains OF the
Long Island Railroad had been creeping in
to Long Island City. Rockaway Beach
train in charge Of Engineer Sprague was one
of the trains caught in the deluge. Sprague
at Penny Bridge. in the Bliseyille section Of
Long Island City Ten feet in front OF the
locomotive was a gully about eight feet
deep and six feet wide washed under both
tracks In the next block in the rear Of
Engineer Sprague's train second train
was held by a washout and each succeeding
block had it's train. 1t was the hour for
the outgoing racetrack trains to leave.
The first train reached the west side Of the
first washout, and being unable TO proceed
backed into the station again
When the rainfall subsidized all hut the
first two trains managed to get out of the
predicament. They were hacked to Jamaica
and came into Long Island City over the
new double-track division. The, two re-
naming trains were hemned in by wash
ont y in front and rear.
For stretch of two miles the main racks
Mere undermined in many places. At
o. her places they were buried under tons
o. earth. Trains were sent TO Jamaica
over the new division, but all intermediate
stations between Long Island City and
''smaica on the main line were without
:f4in service for the rest of the day, while
rpckaway Beach trains were also sent
around by the way OF Jamaica. III may
takA several days to fully repair the damage.
oln. COURT HOUSE SHIPS LOTS OF WATER.
Ine rain was too much for the sieve-like
soof Of the poor old County Court House
n Manhattan, which was condemned two
gears ago by the Board OF Health as I'M
:anitary, but which the Supreme Court
= still obliged to occupy. During yester-
lays downpour the water streamedthrough
he roof in dozen places and workmen
were kept busy all the forenoon placing
tuhp and buckets where they would save
the bench from sousing.
NEW HAVEN ROAD FLOODED, TOO.
No. the least striking feature Of the food
vas the Overlooking of the water in the
isrHs sewer under the New York, New
Haven and Hartford tracks at Webster
and Park avenues. The high tide and
sudden downpour filled the big sewer SO
full, that the manholes were thrown of
in the railroad cut and the cut was soon
filed with a torrent five feet deep. All
trains were held up from II 40 o'clock to
noon
FLOOD TALES FROM SOUTH ST.