The Washington times., 1901-12-17
Many Eastern Railways
Still Crippled.
REPORTS TELL OF Loss OF lIPL
Intense Cold in tie West Claims
It's Victims Others Perish in
Floods-The Delaware at It's
Greatest Level in Years Land
slides and Washouts.

"a lbSs Pt ne through the Hoods, or in
directly, through accidents brought about
by the high wind and heavy rainfall.
in the Western States. where the storm
assumed the form of n blizzard. followed
by intensely cold weather many persons
are said to have been frozen to death.
Throughout the East railways are com
pletely crippled. almost none of them be-
ing able to send trains through to the
West. The Pennsylvania lines in New
Jersey have suffered greatly by reason of
the high water in the Delaware.
In Pennsylvania, Wilkesbarre and scran-
ton have been badly cut off. 1t will be
some days before the damage can be re-
paired and traffic be resumed
The South has also been sufferer
through high winds and severe frosts.
WILHEsBARRE. Pa. Dec. 1G.-tt will
probably be four or five days before trains
from New York can reach this city. and
nearly as long before the eastbouud trains
from Buffalo can get past the many land
slides that choke the Lehigh Valley Road.
Between Pittston aad sayre, where the
read runs dose to the edge of the sus-
quchanna and at the foot Of prcclpitous
hills, there have been numerous laudslides
and vashouis, and it is impossible to get
mcn enough TO clear them away rapidly
Bridges swept Away.
The same condition exists between
White Haven and Mauch Chunk. where
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey and
the Lehigh Valley pass through narrow
csile for several miles. Along the banks
Of the Lehigh the waters have swept away
the Central's bridge at Penn Haven. the
Lehigh Valleys at Rays Creek, and have
damaged every other bridge along that
portion Of the lire while numerous land
slides have covered the tracks.
1t viii be well on toward the end OF the
week before the damage is repaired and
the stalled trains ex;ricated. The Central
Railroad toGay tried to engage 1000 min
ers from this valley to clear up the slides.
but, although they are Idle owing to tho |
feeding Of the mines and the scarcity of |
cars, very few accepted the chance TO |
work.
The villages Of westmoor. Riverside
and Firwood. near here. are all deserted. |
houses. Some OF the people escaped dur |
ing the night with dillculty. Only one lie |
is believed to have been lost.
Village Reported Destroyed.
An unconfrmed report is received here
that Monroetin, small village near To-
wanda. was swept by flood last night and
many lives lost Every attempt to com
with the place has failed.
The mines throughout this valley are
badly damaged by water, and it will prob
ably be a week before steady work is re-
5umed
HAGERsToWN. Id. Dec. 1.-THE Po-
tomac River, which is In food by reason
u the heavy rains OF Saturday night. is
aigher than 1t has been since the memoir
able food OF 1871. The stream is twenty
'eet above low water mark at Williams
port. where the river has oycrfowed the
owpath bank OF the Chesapeake aud Ohio
canal and united with IT,
The lowlands there are inundated for
some distance and a turbulent volume Of
water is rolling down stream, freighted
With lumber. trees and debris from &c
lpber river region. II is feared that the
Hooded river will damage the canal bank.
Cannot Use Ferrybonts.
\ gale has been blowing since yester-
hay. making it impossible TO use ferry
boats on the river. Communication and
ravel over the stream is impossible.
Many persons have fed from their homes
10 places OF safety. but so far no serious
iamage has been reported.
The ConocOcheague Creek and other
tributaries Of the river are at flood tide.
md factories and mills have been stopped.
The rainfall in this section was three
inches.
EASTON. Pa.. Dec. 16.--he Delaware
River. after reaching thirty-one feet
hove high water mark at 9 a m. today.
-enainod stationary for an hour. and
hen began TO rccede- 1t had fallen twen-
y-eight inches by nightfall. This marks
he highest freshet in the Delaware since
S62. when the mark was 81 feet ] inch,
he highest On record.
The Loss at Ensfon.
The pumping station OF the Lehlgh
Water Company is completely under
water. but as the company's reservoir IS
ul. no apprehension is felt as to the
water supply for this city. The plant OF
he Lehigh Power Company at Raubs-
lille is ten feet uader water tonight. The
amagc there viii be several thousand
ailars. The damage to industries in this
ity viii exceed $4,000.
There is a smaller loss spread over
torehouaes and dwellings along Dock
nd Canal Streets. The entire trolley
cryice in Easton and Phillipsburg is still
die tonight, owing to the south side plant
4 the Easton Power Company being sub
merged and the Ferry Street plant only
artislly in operation. The company loses
uayily through damages TO the south side
liant
Lehish Valley blocked.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Is still
locked beyond Mauch Chunk on its main
inc. 1t is sending a few trains between Z
ere and wilkesbarre by way Of its
'ottsylllc branch.
The first mail train 10 pass up to ,
for two days left here at 10 !
clock tonight via Pojtsyille. The road
e'ug blocked above Pittston, trains will
r. sent forward via Scranton.
The Delaware, Lackawagna and west
IN is badly damaged between Manunka
hunk and Water Gap. and passengers
nj mails have to be transferred.
MIHDLETOWN. N. Y, Dec. 10
through traffic on the ontario and West
rn Railroad has been completely tied up
ince Saturday night, owing to landslidas
nd washouts that occurred at numerous !
oints between Summltdale and Walton. q
lie principal wash1ut Is near Fishes I
,ddy, where the roadbed follows the {
curse OF the east branch OF the Della
'are, and here the track was swept out
or a distance of 900 feet. Large forces a