The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-09
new YORK
SUFFERS
FROM FLOOD
ga Inches Of Rain Fell Du.
ring Storm Lasting "a Hours.
Much Damage Resulted.

New York, oct 9--After "a hours OF
pouring rain New York city and the ad-
jacent country suffered early today from
severe floods. Six and 4-l00 inches or
rain had fallen in the "a hours nding at
. a. m. today. and II was still raining
hard. This was believed TO be near
record rainfall.
Many trolley lines and railroads were
either crippled or delayed. and in New
York city a conduit containing ~ tele-
graph wires was so flooded as TO disable
all the wires.
A heavy nood in the Bronx damaged
the packing houses OF schwartzschi,d
Suzberger, Swift & Co: and Nelson, Nor.
ris Il Co. and a portion or the frelght
yard Of the New York Central railroad
was covered by u feet OF water. A watch
man who had sought refuge on the top
OF a car was rescued.
From ALI parts OF the city were received
reports OF Hooded cellars, flooded sewers
and impossible cutters. Many cellars
along the North river mont were Hooded
and I'm some instances there was loss on
goods stored there. IL Is impossible TO es-
innate the amount OF tho damage until
the cellars have been pumped out
West street I'm front OF the downtown
ferries TO Jersey city and Hoboken was
flooded and passengers were carried
across IL In drays and grocers wagons
temporarily pressed into service.
trolley tfarIlc AT 81. otOIkt' CNoN'H
Island was completely tied up by a rush
or water over the tracks between Staple
ton and ST. George.
The water was two feet deep In South
street at the New York side of the Fulton
street ferry Passengers arriving on the
ferryboats waded through the water UP
TO their knees until the dealers in the Full
ton market used large boxes 10 build
bridge across the street.
n % al
traffic but a section OF the bridge had to
be removed every few minutes to admit
the passage OF the horse cars. Nassau,
Wall and Pine streets were closed on
account OF a washout In the middle OF the
street. Pedestrians waided through foot
OF water. The sidewalk at the corner
OF the ub-Treasury buildin gwas under
mined.
The water was two feet deep In West
street in front of the ferry house OF the
Barclay street ferry TO Hobokn. For
enariy one hour working girls and women n
waited In the ferry house until n truck
man backed his wagon to the ferry house
and announced that he would take as
many persons as could stand on the floor
OF the truck across the food for seven
cents apiece. The truck was quickly
loaded. IL had hardly started on it's way
when several other truckmen did like
wise.
Every ferry boat was met by half
dozen truckmen and the passengers in
stead Of hearing the usual cry OF 'Keb,
Keb( Kerriage erriage." were greeted
with Take yer across the street for
nickel"
Many thousands OF men and women
were unable TO reach their places OF
business today owing TO washouts and
landsiides on the railroads and trolley
lines in New Jersey. Long Island and
West Chester county. The Newark
branch OF the Erie railroad was reported
To be entirely tied M.
Hundreds OF tons of dirt and stone had
been washed into the cuts and stalled
the trains. The hundreds OF people i'm
the stalled trains were forced TO remain
whore they were for many hours owing
20 the fact that the streams had over
flowed their banks and flooded the roads.
making them almost impossible for
vehicles. A heavy wind accompanied
tho storm early today and the telegraph
wires OF the Erie railroad were blown
down where poles had been partially
undermined by the washouts Fences
were blown down, barns and out-houses
on tho farms undermined and cattle
strayed from one farm to another seek
ing shelter
Local Forecast officer Emery said that
he believed this was n record rainfall.
The highest previous record he could dis
cover was Sept. 2s 1882 when 6 lT-iC0
inches OF rain fell I'm p hours.
The ST Marks district In Brooklyn suf-
fered severely. The water was two feet
deep In Fulton street. near Tomplins
avenue and access 10 the elevations ex
tremely difficult. Several OF the surface
lines were stalled and in Nostrand and
Putnam avenues the cellars Of residences
were flooded by water which poured over
the sidewalk and into the cellar windows
The Lone HIN. l.. T. life saving station
reports n barge anchored half-mile on
shore At Ditch Palm. near Montauk
Point, unable 10 proceed In the storm.