New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10

tons of earth ana sod had broken away near the
crest Of the HILL and. falling with tremendous
force against the hiGh iron fence, had battered
it down fat in some cases. fifty feet at a time.
and passing on blocked the trolley car tracks.
This break occurred between and 3 o'clock in
the morning 1t left the burial plots OF Schu-
macher. Catherine and Richard Rollins, II. IL.
Rayner and Lewis undermined and in danger q
being destroyed.
OFFICE BUILDINGS IN DANGER.
At the Thirty fifth-st-. or western. entrance TO
the cemetery. where the roadway runs under an
arch at Fifth-ave- a terrific landslide took place
bruised one woman had her jawbone broken
She taken away soon possible and
her name was not learned. she was treated
by a doctor and not at a hospital.
James Ingalls,. the fireman of the train, whose
home is IN Jersey City. had one OF his legs
broken. The passengers cared for themselves
best they could. until they made their way
back TO the city by walking. From reports
along the line Of the Newark branch of the Erie
il viii be days before that line is opened. the
wrecked cars were hauled back to this city this
evening. The engine is still in the gully where IL
fell.
LARGE FLOODED SECTION.
In the city itself the flooded section extended
over a square bounded in general way by
Bridge, River and Washington SITS and Hanil-
ton-ave While the water was ten feet deep IN
the lower streets near the river, it averaged
three or four feet over the entire flooded section
For a time early this afternoon the river rose
st the rate Of a foot an hour. The river was
high this morning and slowly rising The con-
tinued downpour caused the rate Of rise to in
crease. and just after noon the waters rusheo
into the city with great speed
AT 7:30 this evening the water lacked just
nine inches OF the mark reached in February
against the side Of building on Godwin-st-
At s o'clock the water had fallen traction
over an inch and was slowly receding. Unless
6 flood pours down from the upper river, or the
rain starts again, the river should be pretty
well Gown by morning All afternoon and
stil this evening men were going about the
flooded section taking out the inhabitants by
means OF boats. Women stood for hours at
upper windows appealing for aid, but the sup
ply OF boats small that the rescues were
slow 1t was difficult TO navigate boats around
street corners and several times rescuers were
ducked No life was lost except the child at
Haledon. so far known
The abutments of the West Twenty-ffth-st.
bridge were undermined by the flood and the
bridge collapsed this afternoon The footbridge
over the canal near by is also gone Back Of the
house Of Mrs. Timmins IN West Twenty-fifth-
St. was big stone retaining wall abutting the
canal and river. The wall collapsed this after
noon. and the water has Eouged out the yard
almost TO the house, and is still eating toward
the dwelling. Mrs. Timnins was i'll and had to
be carried out by rescuers.
The canal embanknent broke at Barrowtown
washed out the roads and stalled the Singac
line Of trolley cars, which hal managed TO keep
in motion until late in the afternoon. All the
Ftreets are flooded on which trolley cars pass.
Water poured into the Rogers locomotive
works and stopped operations there. The big
and important catch basin at Niain-st. and Lee
Place clogged up in the midst Of the storm. and
the water, having no place to escape, flowed
back into Main and Essex SITS. and flooded the
trolley tunnel 10 a depth OF fifteen feet.
The loss in the city il is impossible 10 esu-
mate but It Will be close TO million dollars.
Much will depend upon what condition the
streets in the flooded section are in. Soundings
made by the Street Department indicate that
they are badly torn and washed out. The
state Of the foundations Of buildings in the
hooded section is also unknown. and viii re-
insin so until the water subsidies.
An officer at the Passaic Steel Works tonight
said the loss was already fully $4,000, and
might be 500 600 if the blasts not going
by morning. something which seems impossible
now. Frcm here TO Passaic the river extends
sale all the low lying sections are under several
feet of water The stock Of the Anderson Lum-
Der Company, near Passaic Bridge, has been
floating down the river all afternoon, despite
all efforts to il. The company has men
scattered all along the river saving what they