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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
LEHrGH VALLEY INUNDATED.
Experiences Most Destructive Flood
in Thirty Years.

Experiences Most Destructive Flood
in Thirty Years.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec 15.-The most
destructive flood in the Lehigh Valley
since 1862 started this morning at 3
o'clock, following two days drenching
rain, which melted the snow in the noun
tains, causing the Lehigh river to become
a raging torrent The traction COM
pany's power houses are flooded with
seven feet Of water, which drowned fires
under boilers. No trolley cars have
been run since 10 o'clock this morning,
and Allentown tonight is in darkness.
The Adelaide silk mill sustained a loss
of over $4,000 by flood. Eight feet of
muddy water is on the first floor, COM
pletely covering the warping and finding
machines, and running all the silks on
the machines. The American Steel and
Wire company's wire and nail plants are
under water, and thousands of dollars
damage mas been done there. All other
industries along the course of streams
suffered heavily by water flooding the
Easements and first floors damaging the
machinery and stock. No loss of life
is reported.
There are many washouts along the
railways The superintendent of the
Central Railway of New Jersey is stalled
in his private car somewhere north of
Allentown. Lock Tender William Huff
ner's house and stable at Allentown We're
washed away. The family escaped, but
the horses were carried with the stable
into the Lehigh river and drowned.
The country bridge over the Lehigh
river here was pouIy damaged by the
food one pier crumbling, due to the
grounding Of a canal boat, which was
washed from it's mornings. The water
began subsidng this afternoon and is
slowly receding tonight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
EIGHT KILLED IN WRECK
Continued From First Page.
rushed off, and it is thought he cannot

crushed off, and it is thought he cannot
recover
In their stories of the disaster all of
those who escaped from the wreck dwelt
upon the horror of the fire and the rapid
tty with which the Wreekage was eaten
up by the flames. Almost in an instant
after the crash an oil tank car close to
the engine exploded, the oil adding fuel
to the flames and causing a most ter
rifle spectacle to the horror of Which was
added the groans of the dying men who
Were pinned down in the awful holocaust
ard met death in the flames that so
quickly consumed nearly every vestige
of the Inflated train. Persons who were
attracted to the spot by the noise of the
collision and the flames of the blazing
cars, were unable to render the unfor-
turate wednesday, aid, as the fire spread
so rapidly that in less than fifteen min
utes the cars mad been consumed.
Conductor Quinlan, of the passenger
train, was able tonight to talk of the
wreck He said: 1--WE were trying to
make up lost time, when suddenly there
was a crash, throwing us all to the front
of the car 1 managed to clear myself
from under the seat where 1 was thrown,
and finding two men close by tried to
release them. This l was unable to do,
and as they did not respond to my calls
I escaped through window, being
Searched by the fire as I crawled out, so
quickly did the flames spread.
las I remember there were eight men
in the car, and I find that only two got
cut. The rest were doubtless burned in
the wreck
a peculiar circumstance of the acct,
cert was that all the killed and injured
were men,, There were four women and
little girl on the passenger train but
all of them escaped without serious in
fury
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
COAL BARGEs ON RAMPAGE.
Twenty-Five Clumsy Tubs Escape at
Pittsburg.

P1ttsDurE.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 15-The stage OF
water in the rivers at midnight:
Davis Island dam, 25.7 feet and rising
six inches an hour: Lock No. l. Monon-
gahela river. 26.7 feet; rising six inches
an hour.
At 10 o'clock tonight the government
thermometer registered I above, and Mr.
Ridgway says it will drop to zero by 8
o'clock in the morning.
The remarkable weather conditions that
prevailed in Pittsburg and Western Penn
sylvania during the past week culminat-
ed today in a decided drop of the tenn
perature, accompanied by flood stage
of water in the three rivers which caused
some sufferings and many thousand dol
lars worth of damage. Part of Allegheny
and Pittsburg were submerged, house
hold goods and stores that were placed in
cellars and Easements were damaged, and
coal fleets on the rivers were twisted
from their moorings and sent crashing
down the Ohio, threatening destruction
to whatever came in their course.
When seventy-four coal barges broke
away the great danger to any craft that
was below became imminent. 1t was i'm
possible to stop the fleet, as the momen-
tum of the barges grew stronger and
stronger. When the runaways reached
Davis Island dam they had become sep
arated, and were going at high rate of
speed. In going over the dam they car
ried with them the signal lights and a
portion of the machinery. What other
damage they may inf1ict cannot be pre-
dicted at this time.
At Ducuesne fleet of twenty-five
barges, moored at the docks of the
Carnegie steel works, broke away and
went plunging down the Monongahela
river. Nineteen of the barges were heav-
lily laden with coal, and when they struck
the pier Of the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge just below Port Perry, all but
three or four were smashed and sunk,
completely blocking the channel at that
point
At Braddock the water is two and one
half feet deep in the pits of the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire company, and has
reached the floors of the plant.
At Rankin the Monongahela Water and
Power company has an inch of water
in it's plant and will have to shut down
unless the water recedeS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
She Wanfed a Monk

''Sit down. said the fierce old man, and
the trembling youth obeyed. well, what
is it?"
The unhappy young man cleared his
throat
.I have came; that is, I have come,
he began in stammering accents, ito ask
you for the hand of your daughter
Ruth
The old man leaned back in his chair
and intently regarded his visitor.
Does my daughter want your he
asked.
Yes, sir; I am sure she does" the
youth replied with some eagerness. "She
sent me to you"
The Oldham sighed
1.-THE whims of that child are really I'M
accountable" he muttered ct seems but
a day OF two ago she cried for a doll.
Then it was a pony. Now it is a mon
key. OF course she'll have it if she
wants it. That's all. Good day
Cleveland PlaindeaIer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
WASH AWAY CARE
THE LOUISIANA EXPOSITION MAN
AGEMENT WILL. EXPLOIT
WINNING FEATURE
TO HAVE BATHS AND LAUNDRY
Tired and Worn Out Men and WOm-
en- Can Take a Tub, SnOOze and
Come Forth Clean and
Rejuvenated.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.-'"The Louisiana
Purchase exposition in 1908 is to have
an establishment where visitors may, at
moderate rates, be refreshed by sleep
and the application of water to their
persons and clothing" says Director OF
Works Taylor.
ct has been considered the proper
thing always at eXpositions to supply
plenty of eating and drinking places, but
never before has it occurred to exposl-
ton managers to go farther in the care
and restoration of the physical man by
furnishing bathing and sleeping facili-
ties. There have been barber shops,
where for a preposterous price the Wis
itor might get shave or shine, but
there never has been place where he
might battle anu sleep, except at the eX-
position hospital, and this was not open
to him until his system has completely
collapsed.
"At the establishment to be featured
at the ST. Louis fair the visitor will at
moderate prices, be able to get the toll
lowing: Shine, shave, shampoo, head
rub, bath-Turkish plain, in sulphur wa
ter or in plain water-fresh collars, fresh
CullS, 1duHOSIeo ullNCt WScA div SANNt''
1--WE will sink an artesian well on the
grounds, and the water from this,
strongly impregnated with hydrogen sui
phide, as is usual with artesian well wa
ter in the vicinity of ST. Louis, will sup
ply sulphur baths, which physicians de-
clare to have exceptional invigorating
and stimulating properties. The visitor
will be able to get any kind of bath
he likes, hot, cold or tepid, with mas
sage or without, Turkish, Nubian or
what not Apartments, small but nicely
equipped, will be supplied, where, after
his bath. he may take a short nap, the
attendant awakening him at specified
time. The apartments in most OF the
exposition grounds will be so quiet that
sleep viii come readily, even to the ner-
yous A patrol about the building will
guard against the least noise or disturb
ance.
while the visitor is taking his bath
and his nap the laundry will work on
his undertaking, washing, ironing, rims
ing and drying it. Collars and cuffs will
be for sale at the building, and the WISH
tor, when ile wakes, can don fresh, clean
underwear. fresh collar and cuffs, and,
shaved and with shoes shined, he can
go forth as fresh and vigorous as though
he had just emerged from his room at
the hotel. There will be separate estab-
lishments for the sexes, and women will
be furnished the same service by female
attendants,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Continued From First Page.

OF their tributaries have overlooked, in
undating the surrounding country in more
than dozen counties.
Innumerable washouts have occurred
on the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia &
Reading, Northern Central, Lehigh Val
ley, New Jersey Central and Lackawanna
railways. Bridges were carried away
and traffic is at a standstill.
The delegates to the convention of the
American Federation of Labor are storm
bound at Scranton, with no idea when
they will be able to leave.
In the Schuylkill Valley forty-three
mines were flooded, and in the Lehigh and
Lackawanna regions the destruction is
equally as great Hundreds of mules
were drowned in the collieries, and it will
be weeks before many of the mines can
resume operations.
In some sections the water reached the
second stories of dwellings, and the town
of Westmore, near Wilkesbarre, is sub
merged. Many of the residents have left
their homes in boats. Similar conditions
exist along the Juniata river, farmers be-
ing compelled by the steadily rising water
to abandon their homes. The high wind
accompanying the rain unroofed many
houses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
POTOMAC IN FLOOD.
Landslides Add to Destruction by
Rising Waters.

Landslides Add to Destruction by
Rising Waters.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. 15.-The Po-
tomac river is much swollen in conse-
quence of the heavy rains of yesterday,
and is causing much destruction in this
vicinity The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
track at Green Spring was moved back
toward the mountain to escape inunda-
ton. Two landslides between here and
Ccrrellsville and trouble beyond the lat
ter point tied up the Pittsburg division
for sixteen hours. The first through
train arrived this afternoon via Fair
mont.
Landslides are numerous in the Ale
ghenies, and Powlesburg is partially in
undated. Landslides occurred on the
West Virginia Central and Bedford divis
lo1 OF the Pennsylvania. Several bridges
were washed away on the Dry Fork
connection of the West Virginia Cen
trail All perishable freight has been
stopped and may be held up for a week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
CONTRACT WORK.
Armstrong Avenue Sewer

Office of the Board of Public Works,
City of st. Paul, Mimi. Dec 12 1901;
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City. of st. Paul. Min
nesota, at their office in said city, until
D. 1901. for the construction of a sewer
on Armstrong avenue, from West Sew
enth street to Warsaw street, in said
city, according to plans and specifica-
A bond with at least two t2) sureties
in q sum of at least twenty (20) per cent,
or a certified check on a bank of st. Paul,
In a sum of at least ten Q0) per cent OF
the gross amount bid, must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be made pay
able to the Clerk of said Board.
The said Board reserves the right 10
reject any and all bids.
President.
Official: C. H BRONSON,
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Dec, 1-190l-10t.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
SCHOONER REPORTED LOST.
Drifted Away in Storm, Covered
with lee

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The steamer Will
helm, lumber laden from Manistique,
came into port today, vessel and cargo
covered with a heavy coating of ice.
Capt. Roach reported that in the heavy
seas off Racine the schooner Galatea,
which she had in tow, broke loose late
Saturday night, and after search for
several hours he had been forced to run
for shelter. The schooner, he said was SO
loaded down with ice that her decks
were almost even with the water. Tugs
were at once dispatched in search of
the missing schooner, but at a late hour
no reports of her have been received.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
DAMAGE
IN TWO STATES
Continued From First Page.

houses in boats and others are entirely
without fuel.
Logs valued at $4,000 were swept away
on East Canada creek north of Herki-
mer.
The storm did considerable damage in
and about the city of Schenectady.
Twenty bridges on the Lehigh Valley
railway south of Auburn were washed
away. Besides this the track was under
mined in many places and blockaded by
landslides. All traffic from that city
south over the Lehigh railway has been
suspended, and it is thought it will be
several days before trains are again run
ming. At Moravia, twenty miles south
of Auburn, the entire village was under
three feet of water when the rain ceased.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
POPULAR WANTS
HOUSES FOR RENT.

VIM. F. PEPPER, 7S4 Globe Building-160
acres good land, thirty acres mead
ow, near Lakevil1e, Dakota coun-
1874 Globe Building-For rent, $50 Walsh
av.. good house. city water, $500; 367
Constans, six-room house, $500.
WE WILL PAINT and paper ordinary
size rooms for $685. and furnish good
material; this is one-half regular cost:
get your work done now; our work and
material guaranteed. 4, Globe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
CONTRACT WORK.
Fauquier Street Sewer.

Office of the Board Of Public Works,
City of st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. IL, 1901.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City. of st. Paul. MN
neSota, at their Office in said city, until
2 p. m. on the 18th day of December A.
D. 1901, for the construction of a sewer
on Fauquier street. from Weide avenue
to Phalen Creek, in said city, according
office of said Board
A bond with at least two (2) suretics
in a sum Of at least twenty (20) per cent,
in a sum Of at least ten 90 per cent OF
the gross amount bid, must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be made pay
able to the Clerk Of said Board.
he said Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
+. o. HAMMER,
President.
Official: C. H. BRONSON,
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Dec. D-l901-10t-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
JOHN SWINTON IS DEAD
NOTED WRITER ON ECONOMIC
TOPICS PASSES AWAY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15-John Swinton,
for years a leader with labor organiza-
tions and writer on such topics, died
today al his home in Brooklyn, aged
seventy years. He had been i'll for Ten
days. Mr.. Swinton, for more than thirty
years, was connected with New York
papers as a writer, and at one time had
a paper of his own. His wife survives
him
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
RAILROAD TRAFFIC STOPPED.
And Even worship in the Churches
Is Suspended.


Is Suspended.
SUSQUEHANNA, Pa, Dec. 15.-Owing
to the heavy winds and rain last night
business was today at a standstill on
the Erie railway A mile of track near
Owego, on the Susquehanna division, and
several feet at Rosa's Switch, on the Del
aware division, were submerged. Two
hundred men left here to repair the dam
age, and a dining car was sent from Sus-
quehanna with food for the passengers
on train which is blocked at Owego.
Telegraph and telephone lines through
out this section have been down all day.
The SuSQuehanna and Delaware rivers
are full to the banks, and the creeks are
the highest in years. Much damage was
done to property along the lowlands.
BEDFORD, Pa, Dec. 15.-The worst
east wind and rainstorm in its history
visited Bedford last night A fierce gale
shook the buildings and the Raystown
branch reached the highest point since
the Johnstown flood. It overlooked the
tracks Of the Pennsylvania railway and
rushed through the power house of the
company, doing considerable damage. A
trestle at Lybergers farm was washed
away.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. 15.-In six
hours this morning the Lehigh river
overfiowed the canal and the adjoining
railway tracks on both sides. Both the
Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central rail-
ways were forced to suspend traffic. Not
since 1S41has the backwater from the river
wrought such serious damage. The canal
bank bosses say the damage to the canal
will reach $4,000, while 200 private resi-
dences in the flooded district were dam
aged to the extent of 100000. Most places
of worship were damaged, and the church
es were forced to suspend services to-
night. Although many head of live
stock have persisted. no loss of human
life is known hereab bouts.
The Lehigh river was seventeen feet
above low water mark here before the
people realized their danger, hence the
severe loss to personal property.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
stone Case wien ,ris.ionaries,

CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 15.-It is I'M
derstood here that the legations have
handed over the case of Miss Ellen NJ.
Stcne and Nine. Tsilka to the mission
aries in the hope that the latter will be
able to convince the brigands that the
sum subscribed in the United States Is
the actual amount Of money available
for the ransom Of the captives.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Washouts .on c. p. r.

BOSTON. Dec 15.-The railroad lines
and Encouragement of train schedules
mas been necessary. At Brownville, Me-
on the Canadian Pacific road. an engine
went into culyert. killing the fireman,
David Patten, of Farnham. Que. and
badly scalding Engineer and Pilot Estey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
HELP WANTED-MALEs.

FUEL CHEAP-Our leader, hard coal, s.;
n nut ton Woo egs sayea maed
$2.75; hard, mixed, $3.40 load; tomarack,
S4.5e cord. Pittsburg & Schuylkill Coal
Co, 3I3 Robert st. Telephone, 569
WANTED-Picture frame maker and
filter. c. Thomas, ass st. Peter street.
WE h4.vE splendid chance for men to
learn the barber tiade quickly and sci
entifcally; We offer practical expert
ence, expert instructions, etc., and can
save years of apprenticeship; also op-
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tools and transportation if desired; ca.-
alogue and particulars mailed fr> Mo-
Ter Barber College, 250 Second av. south,
Minneapolis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
LOCAL Low HOLIDAY RATES

Via the North-Western Line.
Fare and one-tlird for the round trip
to any point within 200 miles of Mime
apolis and ST Paul. Tickets on sale Dec.
9th, 18th, 31st, Jan. 1st, good to return
Jan End, 1902. City Ticket Offices, 4l3
Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis; SS2 Robert St.,
St Paul
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
ALL RIVERS RISING.
Bridges, Houses and Farms SufYe,
From Raging Waters.

Bridges, Houses and Farms Suffer
From Raging Waters.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 15.-The Sus-
quehanna river has been rising at the
rate OF nine inches an hour since 2
o clock this morning, with indications
that 1t will continue to rise all night
There were two feet of water in the
engine room Of the Harrisburg water
works this evening. The freshet was
caused by the heavy rainfall in the Juni-
ala valley and along the west branch Of
the SusQuehanna.
LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. ia rain and
wind storm of great fury ragged here
during the early hours this morning.
Many houses were unroofed, including
f'ulton's opera house. Hotel Lincoln. the
stevens house and st. Mary's Catholic
church. Some streets were strewn with
limbs torn from trees and bricks from
dfsmantled chimneys. Throughout the
county the storm was not so severe.
though at Columbia roofs were blown
from number of houses.
HUNTINGTON, Dec15.-Today the Jun.
iata river had risen fourteen feet and
the Raystown branch much higher. Tie
farmers along these streams have sus-
tanned an incalculable loss to fences
growing grain and other property Many
farmers were forced last night to aban
don their homes temporarily.
LEWISTON, Pa, Dec. 15-Yesterday' $
heavy rains raised the water in Quoshi-
killas and Jacks creeks about ten feet,
and did much damage to property along
their banks. The railway bridge on the
Milroy branch at Walnut station was
twisted out of position. and travel on
the line will be cut off for several DAYS
EASToN. Pa, Dec. 15.-The freshet
in the Delaware andI Lehigh rivers has
done serious damage all through this
section. Railroad traffic is suspended
and the water has risen to Front street
in this city. Telegraph and telephone
communication is interrupted. The rivers
are still rising at the rate of a foot an
hour, and from advices received from
points up the Delaware valley the Della
ware river will likely continue to rise
until midnight Thousands of dollars
damage has already been done to the
big industries at West Easton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Tourist Cars

Through to Los Angeles via the Grand
Canyon, Royal Gorge and Salt Lake
City, Minneapolis & st. Louis R. r.
Personally conducted and select.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Cheap Excursions.

TO Canadian and New England Points
By the Wisconsin Central Railway.
Dates of sale December 18th to 22d.
Return limit January 9Th, 1902
City Ticket Office, S73 Robert street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16

WHEELING, w Va, Dec 15.-Wheel-
ing is preparing for thirty-three-foot
stage of water in the Ohio, which is a
foot over the danger line. Reports from
headwaters indicate there may be even
a higher stage unless the cold spell cuts
the rise short. Reports from all sections
Of West Virginia tell of streams rising
higher than ever before known.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

BOOKS BY MAIL 25c; HOW TO HYP-
notize, David's Dream Book, Fortune
Teller, Palmistry. Parlor Magic; cata-
logue free. Mobiles Publishing House,
$3.50 Eighth St, st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
ROOMS FOR RENT.

VONONrO~ONO~O~OosN.NsNo.c
VIRGINIA AV., 441-For rent. furnished
front room, suitable for two; gas, bath
and furnace heat; rent reasonable.
WABASHA ST., 32s-For rent, nicely fur
nished steam-heated room. Inquire
Room g.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
BUSINESS CHANCES.

FOR SALE-Entire tailoring establish
nlent doing about $40 a week business;
also household furniture; living rooms
connected with store; rent reasonable;
800 if taken at once. p 1S, Globe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
BUTTE's FOUNDER DEAD.

William L. FarIand Passes Away,
Aged sixty-Seven.
BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 15.-William l..
Farland, the founder of Butte, died today
of pneumonia, aged sixty-seven years.
Farland, in the sixties, located many
mines of Butte built the first silver mill
and produced the first bar of bullion.
HE was associated with United States
Senator Clark in many mining deals dur
ing the early days Of the camp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
INSTRUCTION.

OUR SHORTHAND and bookkeeping in
struction is the result Of long expert.
eDce- RaSHlussen's Practical Business
School, 80 Globe Bldg; catalogue free.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
PARROTS.
BICYCLES.
MISCELLANEOUS.

A~~o-o-o~~~-oooo-
CHINA given away
free. Ceylon Tea and Coffee Co., 343
Waba sha st
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
POPULAR WANTS
AGENTS AND AGENCIES.

SALESMEN wanted, to carry line high
est grade lubricants and paints; SPLEEN
did openings for few live men; none
others need apply; write for terms.
Tropical Oil Co.. Cleveland, Ohio.