New-York tribune., 1901-09-02
RUIN IN FLOODS PATH.
CLEVELAND SUFFERS LOSS
OF MORE THAN S5OO,OOO.
PEOPLE RESCUED FROM SUBMERGED
HOMES IN BOATS-PARKS, STREETS
AND BUILDINGS HEAVILY
DAMAGED
DAMAGED.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BuxE.I


Cleveland. Sept Hundreds of thousands
of dollars worth of property in Cleveland was
destroyed to-day in OF the most disastrous
floods in the city's history. The worst damage
was done In the fashionable section Of the city.
Euclid-ave., Bolton-ave.. Lincoln-ave., Quincy
ST., and a dozen OF the other best streets of the
city veritable rivers in the early morning
hours. Streetcar traffic was paralyzed for the
greater portion Of the day, and some of the
lines the damage to the tracks was so great that
will probably not be operated for several
days. Boulevards in the east end of the city. on
which thousands of dollars have been expended.
are ruined. Several houses in Glen Park Place
We're undermined and are complete wrecks. IN
Deering-st and Glen Park Place the people were
rescued from their homes in boats. Early in
the morning the life saving crew called
ont in the East End They carted their lifeboat
dray TO the scene of the food. and carried
people from their ruined homes TO dry land.
Firemen and policemen procured rOwboats from
the artificial lake at Wade Park and carried
them 10 Deerng-st. where people were confined
on the second floors of their homes Ladders
were raised to the windows and the people de-
scended into the boats At st. Joseph's Came
terry. in the East End, four collins were washed
out Of the graves and fioated to the fence sur
rounding the cemetery.
The storm started at 3 o'clock this morning.
and up to o'clock this evening nearly six
inches of rain had fallen. Thousands Of dollars
damage was caused in Wade. Gordon and
Rockefeller parks New boulevards and road
beds were completely ruined large stone
arch, which recently cost $4,000. was washed
away Euclid Heights which is the best sec
ton OF the city is completely isolated from the
rest Of the town. far streetcar traffic Is
concerned. John d. Rockefeller. Colonel Myron
a,1O Otb nv n
city live the Heights.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church flooded early
in the morning The rector of the church. the
Rev. Wilson Searly, and many parishioners
threw off their coats and waded into the church
and rescued the altar from destruction. They
also saved other furniture and books. Director
OF Public Works Salen estimates the damage
to park property alone at more than SlooUo.
The damage 10 homes will amount to $5OO.VO.
and the streetcar companies will lose about
$4,000. The total damage will amount to con-
siderably more than $0UO.OOO.
All the suburban street railway lines east Of
Cleveland were tied up all day. At Wndemere
and Lakeview, just east of the city limits, great
stretches of the road were washed away. Al
Nottingham, several miles east of the city. sim
liar damage done
The river has already risen four feet and Is
still rising. The river runs through the lower
part of the city known as THE Flats" stand
ard Oil property, American Steel and Wire
Company plants and score of manufacturing
establishments. in addition to piers. lumber
yards and ore docks, are located along the river
banks. II the river continues to rise millions OF
dollars worth of property will be destroyed
All of the damage thus lar is in the East
End, in the residence district and in the pubic
parks. Much of the damage was caused oy tne
water backing up from and overfiowtng Gid
dings Brook which runs from Woodland Hilis
to the lake through the best part of the city IL
was the overfowing of this brook that wrecked
several houses Practically every cellar IN the
flooded section is filled with water ana IN nun. lh
dreds of houses the water rose and hoodea the
first floors running carpets and furniture