The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
THE FLOODS RECEDE
TREMENDOUS DAMAGE DONE IN
FLOODED DISTRICT.
OVER 10000 MEN ARE IDLE.
MILLS. MINES AND RAILROADS
SUFFERING HEAVILY.

Dozens of Coal Mines Flooded and
Along the waterways Are Idle.
Railroads Are Getting Out Trains
Under Dificulties-Thc Daniels
Company Has a Trying Experience
in Travelling from buffalo to Phil
adeIphia-CoId Weather Adds to
suffering in Flooded District.
Philadelphia, Dec. 16.-Advices from
all sections of the eastern half of
Pennsylvania, over which area Sat
urday nights. storm ragged furiously,
are to the effect that the waters COW
ering the flooded districts are reced-
ing, and that railroad and Geographic
communication are slowly being re-
stored. From Towanda tonight
comes the announcement of three
deaths caused by the flood near that
town. and the additional statement
that two others will die from the eff
tects of exposure. The damage to
property and the pecuniary loss from
enforced suspension of many indus
tries will reach many hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Dozens of coal
mines are flooded along with hundreds
of hdustrial concerns located along
waterways, thus throwing idle thous-
ards of Inen. 1t is estimated that more
than 10000 persons have been render
ed idle. The Susquehanna river which
rose at some points % feet above low
water mark, is going down gradually
except in the lower end of the state,
where it is reported to be rising two
inches an hour.
The good reports from up-river
points, however, have allayed fear
and the indications are that the
southern end of the state will suffer
little from the swollen river.
The railroad situation is gradually
becoming better Up to O'Clock to-
night. when the Delaware, Lackawan.
ma and Western Railroad started a
train for New York, direct communica-
tion with New York was cut off from
Scranton and Wilkesbarre, and trains
were sent via Sunbury, Harrisburg
and Philadelphia, a distance of $50
miles. The direct route is only AS
miles.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
Is still tied up as far as through SER
vice is concerned. Trains are being
run between local points. The Lehigh
Valley Railroad tonight opened its
through service between Buffalo and
New York city by making detour
over branch lines, thus passing around
the flooded district.
Frank Daniels Experience.
Other railroads that are running
trains have their schedules disar-
ranged, which is causing considerable
inconvenience to travellers. An Incl
dent of the storm was the closing of
the Broad street theater here tonight.
Frank Daniels company was to have
opened a two weeks engagement to-
night, and the company composed OF
over 100 persons, left Buffalo on a
special train at $3.50 o'clock Sunday
morning via the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road. The flooded section was reached
and the train could proceed no further.
The railroad company in it's endeavor
to have the actors get to Philadelphia
in time for performance tonight
had the train transferred to three or
or four different railroads and finally
got it to the New York Central at a
point in New York state. The train
reached Albany this afternoon and
then proceeded to New York city. The
theatrical company there took a train
for Philadelphia, and will reach here
early in the morning.
Tales of narrow escapes from drown
ing come from all the flooded districts.
Hundreds of families in little hamlets
have been deprived of their homes for
the time being by swollen streams, and
the extremely cold weather that has
set in adds much to the suffering At
Newport, small village near Allen
town, 800 Italians were surrounded by
water and were prisoners in their
homes for thirty-six hours. At Jer-
sey Shore 200 Italians working on the
railroad there were driven from their
shanties by the OVERCOMING of Pine
Creek