Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-09
WOMEN WADED IN FERRY HOUSE
Could Not Reach Their Places Of Bust.
ness Owing to WashOuts and Land
slides in New Jersey.
HUNDREDS IN STALLED TRAINS.
Was a Record Rainfall - Part of Rama
pc Dam Washed Out, Flooding the
Valley Below.

New York, oct, 9.--After "a hours OF
pouring rain New York city and the
adjacent country suffered early today
from severe floods, 24-10O inches OF
rain having falle In the "a hours end
ing at 0 "A. m. today and 1t was stlll
rainirr hard, This was believed to be
near record rainfall. Railroads were
either crippled or delayed, and In New
York city conduit containing 70 tele-
graph wires was damaged beyond
working hours. From all parts of the
city were received reports Of flooded
cellars, flooded sewers and impossible
cutters. Many cellars along the North
river front were flooded and IN some
instances there was a loss on goods
there. In West street In front OF the
down town ferries, ferries We're flood
ed and passengers were carried across
II I'm drays and grocery wagons tempor-
arily pressed into service. Trolley SER
vice at st George 3. l., was completes
ly tied up by rush of water over the
tracks between Stapleton and st.
George, The water was two feet deep
in South street at the New York side
Of the Fulton street Brooklyn ferry.
WATER UP TO THE KNEES.
Passengers arriving on the ferry
boats waded through the water up to
their knees until the dealers I'm the
Fulton market used large boxes to
build bridge across the street, The
bridge blocked the street for truck traf-
fc, but section Of the bridge had to
the removed very often TO release the
rising waters
Every building on Pine street was
closed on account Of the water Pedes-
TRANS waded through "A foot Of water
The sidewalk Of the United states
treasury building was undermined,
The water was two feet In West
street In front of the ferry house of
the Barclay street ferry to Hoboken.
For nearly an hour working girls and
women waded In the ferry house
marooned by the food until the truck
men came to their rescue. Every fer
ry-boat was met by half dozen truck
men and the passengers instead of
hearing the usual "keb, keb. kerige
kerige," were greeted with Take yer
across street for nick"
COULDN'T GET TO BUSINESS.
Many men and women were unable
to reach their places of business to-
day owing to the washouts and land
slides on the railroads and trolley lines
in New York Long Island and West
chester county. The new Arkansas
branch Of the Erie railroad was re-
ported to be entirely tied up Hundreds
OF tons of dirt and stone had been
washed into the cuts and stalled the
trains. The hundreds OF people in the
stalled trains We're forced to remain
whore they were for many hours owing
TO the fact that the streams had over
fnNAn thgtp kn
roads, making them almost impossible
for vehicles. Telegraph wires also suf-
fered Fences We're blown down, barns
and outhouses on the farms undermined
and cattle strayed from one farm TO
another seeking shelter.
A RECORD BREAKING RAIN.
Local Forecaster Officer Emery said
ne was OF the opinion that this was
record rainfall, The highest rainfall
known occurred I'm 1872 when 8 1900
inches OF rain fell I'm "a hours.
The store room in the basement OF
Bellevue hospital was flooded and
torres 10 the value OF 81, 0O0 ruined. TIE
lownpour In the early morning was 81
'reat that the rain went down the
'himneys Of many east side tenement
hops putting out fires aud flooding IN
o rooms, In several blocks the tene-
nts Of the tenement houses placed
anyos covers over the chimneys.
ilocks on the surface lines were fire.
uent during the morning On the upper
vest side
a LAKE ON BROADWAY.
At Forty-second street and Broad.
ray the water flowed into the excava-
lon for the new Times building, maxi
ny lake 10 feet deep and doing con-
iderable damage. The subway exCaya.
lon from Forty-second street 60 one
hundred ana Fourth streets was
CODED.
The tracks Of the New York Central
long the Hudson river were covered
nth water.
The St Marks district in Brooklyn
luered severely The water was two
'et deep in Fulton street near Tom
ms avenue, and access to the elevated
ations extremely difficult Several OF
ne surface lines We're stalled and many
'llars were flooded. The Lone nm
ported barge anchored a half-mue
7 shore at Dutch Plain near Montluk
ONT unable 10 proceed In the storm
Pine street from Broadway 10 Beaver
rect, one Of the busiest parts OF the
1ancial district, was almost UNDER
ned through the washing away Of
'WlN constructed sewer. Parts Of the
dewalks and streets cracked percep.
ply and because number OF breaks In
e steam pipes OF the New York steam
eating company the broken street sur.
ce gave out something like an active
ilcano.
a 6-inch Waterman In Pearl street
irst tore up the payment and Hooded
2i-foot excavation for the Beaver
Hiding.
Pine street from broadway to Beaver
rect one Of the busiest parts OF the
1anCial district, was almost under
ined through the washing away OF
'wly constructed sewer Parts OF tn,
dewalks and streets cracked percep-
bly, and because n number Of breaks i'm
10 steam pipes of the New York Steam
eating company the broken street sur
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