I . c JERSEY 10911001101. The Severe Rainstorms Cause Heavy Damage to Property. SEVERAL CITIES AFFECTED. Inundated Streets and Overflowing Sewers In Elizabeth—Streams Near Plains field Out of Their Banks—-—Rah- way “In the Swim” Too. Elizabeth, N. J., Aug. 25.—-The heavy rain caused another bad flood today on Broad street, in the depression about the railroad crossings. The water rose to a height of 5 feet and again flooded the stores of Edwards & King, A. D. Mulford & Co., Looker & Ford and other business places close by. All the cellars are filled to the level of the store floors. Goods that were stored in the cellars while the stock was being arranged since the flood of three weeks ago are ruined. All the arches under the Jersey Central and Pennsylvania railroad tracks are filled with water. Trolley car and wagon trafllc to the northern part of the city is cut off by the great depth of water, while trolley traffic to Newark has been suspended since 5 o’clock this morning. The lower " part of the city is flooded, including East Grand and Spring streets. The sewers on Westfield avenue and Cherry street failed to carry off the water, and it rushed in a great flood to Sayre, Or- chard and Cherry streets, flooding cel- lars and first floors and forcing the families, who in many cases had not. risen from their beds, to the third floors and the roofs. Much damage has been done in all parts of the city. The horse cars on East Grand street were blocked near Reid street, and pas- sengers Were floated across the inun— dated districts on bones and improvised rafts. Merchants along the Broad street flooded district were. notified at 5 o’clock, and with thar clerks made, a rush to get their goods to places of safety. The Elizabeth creek overflowed banks and did much damage. - The lumber dealers strapped their stacks of lumber to save them from be- ing washed away, as they were three its ' weeks ago. . Indignant Citizens. Citizens are indignant at the laxity of the city in not taking steps to pre- vent a recurrence of the disastrous flood which visited Elizabeth recently. They declare that the sewer system is defective and inademate. Crowds gathered on Broad street this morning to watch the flood, which began to fall a little at 8 o’clock. The—depth of the water and the damage to household effects on side streets are greater than at the preceding flood. It is said that the city will at once take steps to build a large main sewer to tide water and assess the cost on the entire city. The water roseseveral feet in the Beerbower pottery and damaged the stock of the newly made crockery. The car shops of the Central railroad at the foot of Broadway were washed out and the turn table was floated off. The Worthington pump works suspended work because the water had inundated the ground floors. At Elmora the water flooded many houses. It is said that the opening of several water gates at the reservoir by the water company caused a larger vol— ume of water in the Elizabeth creek than the natural surface water would have caused. At Plainfield. Plainfield, N. J., Aug. 25.—A terrific downpour of rain occurred in this sec~ tion of New Jersey, and the immense volume of water that fell caused streams which are ordinarily harmleSs to overflow their ‘banks in the early hours and to do considerable damage. The worst of the storm seemed to be in the vicinity of Westfield, where the damage done by the water was the greatest known in years. The little stream that flOWS through the towu be- came a raging torrent for the time be— ing and tore bridges off their founda- tions and swept away frail and insecure buildings along its banks. The sewh's were utterly unable to carfiv off the surface water, and the streets were changed into rivers of muddy water Whose current was strong enough to carry away stepping stones, hitching posts, fences and the like, and to litter the streets with wreckage after the .water had receded. The business streets were completely inundated, and merchants suffered great loss by the water filling their cellars and damaging the goods stored there. In front of Ward’s hotel, near the Central railroad statioli, the water was over three feet deep, and commuters taking the early morning trains were forced to cross the street on improvised rafts to get to the depot platform. Gutter pavements and the macadam of the road were ripped up, and it will cost the township a large sum to repair the damage. In this city, Green, Stony and Cedar brooks were all unable to hold the water within their banks, but the damage from their overflow was almost wholly confined to the tearing up of lawns and the filling of cellars of houses in the vicinity Of the streams. i. all“ ., ”,1“! Railway Suffers Tm. Rahway, N.‘J., Aug. 25.—Tlie Rahway river was a veritable Mississippi today. The water was even higher than it was in the freShet of July 28. It is reported here that the dam across the north branch at Cranford has broken. It rained heavily through the night, but no rise was noted until 5 o’clock this morning, when, within an hour, the river rose six feet. It continued to rise rapidly and ran over Grand street, Elizabeth avenue, Bridge and Hamilton streets and other streets. Haydock. Lewis and Dock streets were completely flooded and first floors were inundated. Great damage has been done and more is feared. The Bridge street bridge, ad— joining the Pennsylvania railroad depot, has been condemned as unsafe. A rope has been placed across. its Main street side and policemen are stationed there 0 to warn persons not to venture on it. The river reached a height of 12 feet. At Hamilton street, near the rail— way Spring and Wheel works, the water ran over the street like awmillrace. Great damage has been done to the wheel works factory,‘and the water is four feet deep on the ground floor, which 'ordi-’ narily is high aboVe tide water. 'It has ruined the mfichinery and has carried. away much stock. , '. At the Milton avenue bridgega steam ~ ..«'»‘.L'.- IA». ~ street in Newark. yacht belonging to Mr. Page was crushed against the pier abutments. St. Mark’s church on Hamilton street is surrounded by water, and the-Regina Music Box Company has an engine pumping out ~water from the cellar. 42—— Many Washouts Reported. New York, Aug. 25.——The heavy rains _ early today caused numerous washouts on the Pennsylvania and Erie railroads in New Jersey. Most trains were from 20 to 30 minutes late in getting in, and the commuters were correspondingly unhappy. The principal washout on the Pennsylvania railroad was at Hamilton There the tracks were covered with sand for a distance of over 300'feet. ‘The principal wash- out on the Erie road was near Ruth- erford. At Woodbridge, on the New York and New Jersey branch of the Erie railroad, the east bound track was covered with sand and mud for over 500 feet and to a depth of six inches. Trains were delayed there for 20 min- utes, and had to be switched to the west bound track to get to this city. There were smaller washouts at almost every cut in the railroad. No accidents were reported. TRAIL TO THE GOLDFIELD. Good Path Being Opened to the Mining Districts of the Yukon. Seattle, Aug. .25.—-The steamship Ro- salie from Skagguay and Dyea brought the news that the town organization of Skagguay, under the leadership of A. J. McKinney, has taken definite action to open the trail. On the arrival there of the collier Willamette none of the passengers was allowed to land until the entire cargo had been placed high and dry on the beach. It was seen at once that to get over the trail was im- possible. A meeting was convened at which it was decided to declare the trail closed. The miners put their ac.- tion into immediate effect by tearing out several crosspieces of the bridge across the Skagguay river. Then about 700 citizens went to work on the trail, and the following day their number was increased to 1,000. 1 They had about 50 pounds of giant powder and a small quantity of dyna- mite, and expected in four days after the sailing of the Rosalie to reopen the trail in a greatly improved condition. The dangerous places where many ‘ horses have been lost will be fixed up with scantlings and the marshy por- tions will be corduroyed. This action will result in many prospectors getting through to the mines who would other- wise have been blockaded all winter. The condition Of affairs at the lakes is about the same as reported last week. ‘ A Receiver-ship Contest Settled. Springfield, Dis, Aug. 25.—Judge Allen in the United States circuit court today has approved the report of Fred C. Dodds of this city, whom he had ap- pointed receiver ofthe North and South Rolling Stock company, and ordered Mr. Dodds to turn over the property to Charles Becker of Belleville, who had been appointed receiver of the same in the St. Clair County circuit court, thus settling the controversy in regard to the receivership. Bloody Strike In Budapest. Budapest, Aug. 25.-—A great strike in the building trade began here. -More than 20,000 men are involved.- The strik- ers, in the endeavor to prevent others from working, came repeatedly into con- flict with the police and desperate pitch- ed battles ensued in several of the prin- cipal streets of the city. Two hundred persons have been injured, some dan- gerously. The police have arrested a hundred of the ringleaders. The “Honorable” Spaniards. .Washington, Aug. 25.—The Spanish minister, Dupuy de Lome, through his small army of agents and spies, has been busy all summer, it is said, com— piling material for claims against the United States government because of alleged filibustering expeditions from this country to Cuba. This is to be used to offset in part the claims of United States citizens against Spain. 1 A North Pacific Island Story. San Francisco. Aug. 25.—It is learned‘ from Pa J. Hending, an employee of the Peel c Phosphate company, that the American flag is flying on Clipper- ton island. He has been living on the island with two other men, and claims that they successfully resisted an at- tempt of Captain McMurtry of the ship Kinkora to hoist the British flag there three months ago. Professor \V. H. Holmes Assigned. Chicago, Aug. 25.—'-Professor W. H. Holmes, curator of the department of. anthropology in the Field Columbian museum and professor of anthropic ge— ology in the University of Chicago, has been assigned to the care of the collec- tions in the departments of anthropology and ethnology in the National museum and Smithsonian institution at Wash- ington. Faure's Russian Reception. St. Petersburg, Aug. 25.—-—President Faure, M. Hanotaux, the French min- ister for foreign affairs, and the suit of the president, on board the imperial yacht Alexandria, entered the Neva at noon. The river was crowded with lav- ishly decorated excursion steamers and 'the quays were black with spectators. Another Fatal Prizeflght. London, Aug. 25.—A prizefight with a fatal result took place in' South ,Wales. Two pugilists, Mandry and Thomas, en- gaged in a contest for a stake. of £5. The fighters used four ounce gloves and foughtl3 rounds. Thomas was the vic- tor. Mandry died today from the ef- fects of his punishment. Train Bltched; Two Men Killed. Braceville, Va.,, Aug. 25.—A train on the Coal City branch of the Alton road was ditched near here._ James Bren- nan, the engineerhand 1G. Brown, the fireman, were killed. The locomotive and nine freight ‘cars were demolished. Prpcess to Take Knelpp Cure. Munich, Aug. 25..—The Princess of Wales and the Duke of Mecklenburg- Schwerin have arrived at Woerishofen to take the water cure made famous by the late Father Kneipp. No'Wool Exchange For Boston. Boston. 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A finebuilding lot on Wilton ave nue. If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. Will be sold at a «Bargain. w. 1-1. airmen... Real Estate and Insurance Room I. Cazettefi’fld. Piano Lessons. BS.GEORGE W. BRADLEY d M of the late Wm. 3.110.011.) gigs sou 3:3: on satisfactory instructions on the Piano at her home No.19: Main street». . ,/ ‘. 1v HE MUTUAL LII: 1113011111 013' NEW YORK. . ‘ RICHARD A. McG'U'RDY, President. -. According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State ofNew York. INCOME,‘ g Received for Premiums, , , -. From all Other ources - 0 39,593,414 20 10,100,201 07 ' 0 49,705,095 27 _, DISBURSEM ENTS, To Policy-holders for claims by Death ' To Policy-holders for Endowments. Dividends, etc. '- For all Other Accounts 12,042,450 11 10.101.005.511 030.210.515.14 ASSETS. llniled tales Bonds and other ecuriiie ‘ - - - - First Iicn’ Loans on Bond and Mortgage - Loans on Stocks, and Bonds - Real Estate cash”. in Banks and Trust companies - lccued Iniecsi, Ilci Defeed Pemiums, cic. $110,125,002 14 11,543,92 0 ||,09|,5 3 22,101,000 00 l2.680.390 00 - 0,535,5 '11 $ HIRE—IKE - - 205,0”.633 12 S 29,133.54 10 S 9I8.698.338 45 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities Surplus _« - ' Insurance and Annuities in force- _ l have carefully examined thepforegoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual . Report of the Examining Committc e - Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or TIIE MUTUAL LIFE IIISIIIIAIIGE COMPANY OF MEN YDIIK The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twentv- .thirol day of December, 1896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and verify the same. respectfully _ That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates betweent ~ ate of the said reference and the date of this Report attended at the ofiice of the Company, and have been waited on by the treasurer the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together With the the respective assistants u’ such oflicers, and have care: fully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them. They have examineo and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. , . . ' And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and ev1dences of title of every description necessary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said ofiicers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in good order and well kept. . And the Committee further'certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and methods adopted by the Company in recording Its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ' ROBERT OLYI’HANT J. HOBART HERRICK ‘ JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D DICKEY, JR. JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON , All of which is respectfully submitted NEW YORK. JANUARY 25, 1897. The Company has issued an order whereby women can be insured without the extra charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp. _ Board. of Trustees GEORGE G. HAvEN ADRIAN ISELIN J R: GEORGE S. BOWDOIN THEO. A. HAVEMEYER WILLIAM C."WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCKEEELLER JAMES N. JARvIE ‘ _ CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELRRIDGE T. GERR: HENRY H. ROGERS JNO. W AUOHINOLoss THEODORE MOBFORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIABD " CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER B. GILLETTE H..WALTEB WEED FREDERIC'CROMWELL J ULIEN T. DAvIEs ROBERT SEWELL S, V. R. CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PECKHAM J. HOBART HERRIOK WM P DIXON . l ROBERT A. GRANNIss ROBERT A GRANNIss Vic'aePresident. , WALTER R, GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. - ' WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. SAMUEL D, BARCOCE RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST LEWIS MAY OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHAN'I GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLCOTT ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. . p , FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. ‘WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant cashier. EMORY M CCLINTOCK, Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary, . . ' CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller: C. CLIFFORDnGRETSINGER, Assistant. Auditor. , HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller ‘ JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. ' EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. , MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ' . ’GRANVILLEfi‘MJWHITE, l}?- ‘- GUSTAVUS s.‘ WINSTON, M. D. ' ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D- JOHN w.NIGHOLs Mow llavon, Eonoral Agent lorl 01.10 of connoollo il‘ .' F i ‘ .i N. B x 0. Statement for the Year Endint December '3lst, I897. HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary; ti?” Va». ‘ 1‘ \ 1 l \. l 1 l.
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