The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-03

River. over Their Banks--itaiiwa,
Track. and bridges subsaersed--
Fifteen Feet Above Normai-ses-
-rai Lives Lost in ceorgia-f~n-
ne.x~e At.o Flooded.

Philadelphia, Jan. l.-Incessant rain
since Saturday evening has resulted in a
dangerous freshet in the Schuylkiil river.
Anich 10 10 ieef ABOVE normal. All OF
the big Industrial plants along the
srhaylkill AT Aianaynnk and AonistoSn
are flooded and work has been sas-
pended.
The county bridge al Port kennedy,
Pa. has been wrecked and the tracks
Of The Reading railway at Spring AiiIi
are submerged. Traffic, however. nae NOT
been seriously Handicapped.
Ia this city the river is oul Of its
bsnks near the Baltimore OHIO rsil.
road station. the water having backed
out 10 TaentY-fourih street. the first
thofonghfare east Of the station, flooding
cellars and doing other damage,
Two new brick dwellings in kensing.
ton ia the northeastern SEXTON OF the
city, collapsed. having been undermined
bv the hrasy rain. The houses were not
occupied. Many farms at Tacony, Wis
sinoaniBg. coll~se,ille. johannesburg s.ld
loue~lAle. suburbs Of this city hate
Deen seriously aAli..sea 10y the Storm Ai.i
lac uealAfs % 1esaas ..ses siase been Hood
ea. sssali erev9s empgssng into The
delaware riyrr are oal y l..eir banks.
And lac HAT land Det@een fsAnAtoit ana
lsilesDurg ls under several ioes oi aAsef.
basaas~ al s's..~s..~-
piltsbass. Pa, Jan. fine sAreaiened
iiosd. A. . result Of .ae heass rAlnisA "a
saturday ana sunaay, aAs oeen sssrses
~ the cold snap, As.a tsie fsasfs Al thls
pam niii NOS reach oses - FOOT stage
Dispatches ifan The headAAtegs fep3a
sAe Aasefs falling Al sn peinis.
Nst-r toe. IOWA.
Noggistonn, Pa. Jan. l.~far Seaay..
kiil nNsr. niea Aas ueen steadily fls2ag
j. reudiass. and ine AanSsa - sad - pe
oseg. Asaeh damage A4s bsea done -
ihe mills sad iscinTies M zhis ssnnHs.
/ Ae nea bssae- bc.ng eonslraries osss
10 river al Fort hennsJy has been
i .sshcd away.
reasi- Dro~a~d is .eersia.
Atlanta. Ca. Jan. 1.-The toreniiai
fasns o. sAe lSst lao days Al ssrofg.A,
AlA1aisss and east Tennessee and portion,
a. Aofth sAsolsna es.sai the ae~ta "a
iour persons a. iaf Az knoen. aud ~.
rlcssa reTaoAs damage 10 ail Ainas Of
pa I.etsy The rains have been followed
~ esoaslnx and much oeoser neashel, &C.
eoml.anlod BY high winds. The weather
baisaa annyancsa today that the Chat.
ahoscheu riysf would continue TO r.e
turing sas nrss 20 hours, ami IL T. lear
a much damage Will r~~alt.
THREE people were snei al West
poins. Ca. while attempting 10 cross the
ChAtsahoochec. and Thomas
Isasssll. sn engineer on the ATLANTA
est Point railroad. Was killed in
seighs Areck caused by a w4shoal ncsr
Ala.
Thousand. OF dollars worth Of prep.
NY has been destroyed at West oint.
md there i much suffering. Today the
ssief in the streets OF IVES, Point sas
rom one TO i've feet deep. Many Of the
'copIe spent the night ia Fort Tyler 10
rains have been sent through from At.
anita to Montgomery over the Atlanta
West Point road since saturday. AID
ne southern railways New York and
,cw Orleans limited last night WAS sent
round by Birmingham and Mcridsn.
A washout is reported on the southern
ctwccn Ashrsilr and Knoxville. At Col
ubus. Ca. the Chsttahoochee registered
$ feet. The property damage is already
eass. Nearly five inches Of rain has
'llcn in the city Of Rome. Ca. Two
.ashouis are reported on the main line
I the Louisville 4 Nashville road south
Montgomery.
River. Are Rising.
Chattanooga. Tenn, Jan. Ian aver
re Of three inches Of rain fell all over
le Tennessee river basin since Saturday.
ID sent the water over the 80 foot Ian.
r. line here. Water Is now rising at
le rate Of four inches an hour.