Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-04
Worst Rain Storm in
Years Visits City
Early Today.
TREES BLOWN DOWN;
WASHOUTS NUMEROUS
Trolley Schedules Are Knocked
Out-Suburban Streams
Overflow Banks.

Rain, which in a veritable deluge
desc oended throughout the East early
today, caught Newark in it's swirl and
practically flooded the city. Trolley
transportation and jitney traffic was
paralyzed. Tracks and streets were in
undated, trees were blown down, win
dows were crashed in and people try
ing to get to business or work were
delayed in some instances an hour
and in many cases were soaked to the
skin.
The Public Service trolley lines to
outlaying sections of the city and in
the suburbs were at a standstill in
many cases and according to the
statement of the Public Service Of
ficials it was the worst storm they
have had to contend with since their
organization. The rain continued un-
til about $3.50 o'clock when 1t stopped
and following this came the weather
mans report for a clear afternoon
and night.
The experiences of Newarkers were
also the experiences of the citizens
of the suburbs and in the farther out
lying districts of the State, only the
latter were more thrilling In the
suburbs along the Watching Noun
tain ranges, from Caldwell to Mill
burn, the currents rushing down the
mountainsides and in swollen streams,
did damage to streets, farms and
gardens. Irvington was inundated in
places because of the Elizabeth river
overf1owing its banks, and similar ex-
periences were recounted in Millburn
where, in the valley near the South
Mountain Reservation, a family was
compelled to flee from it's home be-
cause of rising waters. At the same
place a paper mill was forced to shut
down. ,
Newarkers coming up from their
summer residences at the jersey
shore experienced delays on the
trains, especially the Pennsylvania.
The rising water at Railway made a
change of cars necessary for New
arkers at Perth Amboy. In other
sections of the State the rain was
heavy and thrilling stories are COM
ing Of the experiences of the citi-
zens there A cloudburst in Erie, Pa,
caused the deaths of sixty people,
while right here in Newark the ris-
ing waters of the Passaic, which are
higher than in years, carried away
portions of it's bank
Throughout the State reports have
been received of towns practically
flooded, and in suburban districts
along the shore great fear is felt that
with high tide at o'clock this after
noon damaging floods will result.
Those jitneys which braved the
downpour made trips with very few
passengers. Many people waited for
the trolley cars, which were delayed
along all routes throughout the city
The Lackawanna Railroad trains
were from five to ten minutes late in
reaching this city, and it was re
ported that at Chatham they were
compelled to run through rushing
torrents which swept the rails. At
Madison there was q slight washout
and the trains were forced to run at
very slow speed.
The Pennsylvania Railroads shore
division was temporarily tied up when
the four tracks near Woodbridge were
washed out. The 927 train from this
city was cancelled and three trains
from the coast resorts were sent into
New York over the New Jersey Cen
trail There were many passengers on
the trains bound from this city and
they were brought here from the Jer-
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