The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-11
FLOODS IN THE FaST.
damage by High Water in New Jersey,
New York and Penn~vfvaula.


remington. v J.. April nat This
point the river II higher thar /; has been
IoF ihirty years. The restsenfs OF Stock
TOE Tear the canal locks will break above
the city and food them. The situation
az asntngton. ~. j., r. almost eiavrairlg.
sas13enanua- Pa. April f9-The Eux-
qaenanua river has reached today me
.'Fhess point since LIS. Tonight half OF
fns sus<1 iienauns- kfard bridge was
washed away Several uas,vIa VII, vrA~s
on the structure AZ the tine had narrow
escapes
"ilhesbaFTe. Pa, April f0.-The susque-
mamma river was Il feet above IcS water
marx al O'Clock tonight. The lowiands
on the west side Of the river between
Pfttston and Bgttonwood are flooded
many OF the truck farmers had TO re-
move their 1--we stock 20 higher grounds in
hurry. The food was unlocked for. II
the river continues TO rise r. is feares.
that much damage viii De done
EelFideFe, ~. J., April f8.-Nuch dam
are mas been done by the fresnet IN the
Delaware river here The plant Of the
B4lvidere Water Company has poen con-
siderabiy damaged. Dwellings on Water
street were flooded and the inmates were
taken away In boats
LambertviiIe. ~. j., April I0.-Sot since
the freshet OF 1862 has the Delaware
river been so high as ID was TODAY. All
the houses on the river front are Hooded
and the families are moving their fufni-
ture I'm boats The railroad bridge at
Martins creek Is under water ana moth
Ing can save IL from going down, but
heavily loaded cars were run Oh IL DUR
Ing the night. Should this bridge give
way, all the bridges from EaSton 10 Tren-
ton VIII probably go down. Many fac
tories have been flooded and the aygre-
gate lost will be great. Much excitement
fkFG al md traFe ftwNa.4 IA
people.
Easton, Pa. April i0.-The Delaware
river reached twenty-seven feet above
low water mark this morning. the highest
known since 1873. Electric cars were
compelled 10 Stop running. An indus
tries In Odenwelder are closed down.
People living on Front street have been
compelled TO move to their second stories.
for the first time IN fifteen years. Con-
siderable damage has been done 90 re-
tanning walls OF the larger buildings on
Front street, and there Is danger of some
collaps.ng. Many frame out-Ouild.ngs
have already been carried away. Reports
from up river show that IL Is st.ai rising
Philadelphia, Pa. April lo'-The bodies
OF Sadie Singer, aged II years. and VIII
lam Brady. aged 70 years were found to-
day lying beneath a tree in the edge of
"a grove at Fifty-fourth street and Far
r!ngton avenue. Both bodies were ter
r.Diy burned, and IL Is supposed the chill
dren were struck by lightning during the
heavy storm yesterday afternoon. They
had left their homes in a search for Wild
flowers.
Bordentown, ". j.. April 1o.--,There Is
a heavy freshet 81 che Delaware river.
Piers and docks are submerged. and one
and A half miles VI railroad bed on the
Arnboy division OF the Pennsylvania raM-
road between this place and Trenton are
under water. The Delaware and Raritan
canal docks are covered with water TO
a depth of three feet.
The Pennsylvania railroad has placed a
number OF heavy cars on their bridge
over Crosswfnk creek TO keep 1t in posi-
ton. The Bordentown Gas Company's
works are flooded, and no gas is 10 be
had.
Troy. n. Y. April 10.-The biggest
freshet In the Hudson In years is threat
ening this point. The water began 10
rise rapidly yesterday evening. and the
heavy rain which fell last night added
TO the flood from the melting snow and
ice north of here. The water Is fourteen
feet above low water mark. All the docks
from the state dam sogfth are submerged.
All the ferries have suspended. and con-
siderable damage has been done TO prop
erty in the cellars OF warehouses.
Schenectady, ~. Y, April io.-!rhasw and
heavy rains caused the Mohawk river TO
rise last night higher than Il has been
in several years. The entire valley Is
flooded and losses are very heavy