New-York tribune., 1904-08-21
DAMAGE IN CITY.
Street Falls Into ErcardtlOn-
Cellars 4re Flooded.

As,ts from the great damage TO the trans
goortat!on systems in and around New-f orK
much greater damage was done by the storm OF
yesterday In bursting mains ripping out parts
of streets flooding cellars and running quantities
of merchandise. For more than hundred feet
in front Of the buildings No. - TO % FRANK
fort-st. the entire pavemebnt was washed away
by :he GOOD OF water from the bursted four-foot
sewer draining Park Row and from two big
water mairs. Several gas pipes were buckled
and smashed when the street melted away.
The break occurred when the downpour was
at its worst. heavy truck passed along the
street Immediately before the cave-in. Scarcely
had it passed the spot when seventy-hVe
feet OF the street slumped in. minute later
another big section melted away.
Immediately in front Of the cave-in is an ex-
cavation for a new building. Most Of the street
found its way into the excavation. The land
slide loft two 12-inch water mains, an cleo
trical conduit and Of gas pipes entirely
unsupported. They stood the strain for few
minutes. then snapped under the pressure,
adding to the confusion and damage The re-
serves from the Oak-st police station were
turned out to prevent people and wagons ap-
preaching too near the washout.
High tide was Just before a. m. yesterday,
and the tiood tide caused the sewers TO choke.
In consequence South-st. soon had several
inches of water. which ran into cellars People
coming from the Wall Street and Fulton ferries
had - wade over shoe tops TO cross the Street.
All alorg the East Side. wherever building op-
erations are II progress and excavations lave
been made, the excavations were flleZ with
from five to ten feet of water.
Along Frankfort-st. where buildings
only one side the Bridge structure being on the
north side, breaks in the water mains caused
water was taken out through the hydrants. the
streets being flooded Saloonkeepers and occu-
pants Of houses ran out with pals, boilers and
buckets and got whatever water supply they
e-opid
When the iownpour was at its worst. the
9ood pouring through Twenty-ninth-st. ran into
manhole OF an electrical conduit, tying up sew
eral of the trunk telephone lines from the Madi-
son exchange. For several hours subscribers
served by the Madison exchange could not be
connected with subscribers served by the Har-
lem, Columbus and Plaza exchanges
Along West-st there were the usual scenes of
1-ood. but fortunately the water subsided before
the rush Of commuters from New-Jersey had
begun. AS usual the worst spot along the
North River front was from Cortlandt-st to
Warren-st.. and here the water accumulated
on the surface, covering the sidewalks, filing
and wetlng the floors.
IN Central Park the storm did little damage
owing to the lack OF wind accompanying the
rain. The transverse roads were impassa BILE for
several hours
In Harlem one OF the worst floods was in one
hundred -and-forty -fifth-st.. near Eighth-ave
where a sewer is being reconstructed The ex-
caYation, eighteen feet deep, was soon filed up
The water cverran at the lower end and soon
was flowing down the street in a torrent Oc-
cupants OF private houses became alarmed
thinking the houses would be undermined.
Al Manhattan-aye. and One-hundred- and
tenth-st. the rush Of water SC weakened the
paVelaents that they caved IN in several places
over IN Brooklyn the storm proved a blessing
to cne man, Michael Malone who lives at
F1fty-third-st. and Third-ave He obtained
enough driftwood from the flood which swept
oy his place to last the next FIVE winters
Along the Sound on both shores the danage
vas great City Island was covered bv the
waters The streets Of College Point white
stone and Flushing disappeared from sight for
me greater part, and Winfield was covered with
sheet Of water two or three feet deem. At
EIinnurst, where there is a theatrical colony
tiie Stage people, on their way to rehearsal in
lhe morning, had to wade through deem ,vater 20
ger their trains. All the Woodside section va a
anoat, Cnicken coops and small outbuiIdings
noated beirs followed by escaping ducks 95
geese. ~ "''u
HOP CROP BADLY DAMAGED.