The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-07
A mo FLOOD,
Unknown Men Are Sweep Away by
thu Wrecking of a Bridge.

INC w EcCAAue VI - nEIOBcs
Passaic, N. j., March Six lives
were lost in the food Sunday night.
The old Outwa.er bridge connecting
Passaic with Outwater's Lane In Ber-
gen county, wen out, carrying with it
six men whose identity is unknown.
The men were standing on the bridge
watching the food wi en- the structure
parted in the middle and went down
stream in fragments.
Numerous cases of suffering and dis
tress are reported here. 1t is said that
men are going about in boats robbins
houses in the Wellington district. The
report has aroused great indignation,
and if the thieves are caught by the
people it will go hare with them. A
force of constables is Q II trying to
capture the plunderers.
The river has somewhat subsidized and
it is hoped the worst is over. The
damage caused by he flood has been
ver.- great. The Algonquin mill, h
Passaic print works. the Dundee chem
ical works, the Penticcst mills. Onamilo
mills. and all other factories n mills
which line the river bank through Pas
Sale tIe DcdNy IOocIo. LII lAC uiie
district, Eighth, Ninth and tenth
streets have been deserted. h is the
thickly settled section Of the city and
all the families living there have been
driven from their homes. 1t is said
that in Wellington at least 300 houses
AVE been made uninhabitable. Bust
ness at Passaic is at a standstill.
Passengers Rescued I'm boats
Hudson. N. Y, March 5.-High water
in the Hudson river and the forming
of ice gorges above this city, south of
Albany, has stopped railway traffic on
the New York Central & Hudson River
road Much apprehension is felt about
the situation in the vicinity of Cassie
ton and Schodack. Four large passen-
ger trains are stalled there in the fool,
one of the trains being the Empire
State express. The waters have risen
so high about them that HI cars are
submerged to the roofs and heavy ice
is pounding them hard, threatening
their demolition. The passengers on
the Empire State express were badly
frightened, having to remain in the
cars several hours during the night,
the ice battering the cars while h
water was up to the seats. They Were
finally rescued from their perilous po-
si.ion by rowboats and placed in a re-
lief train which was sent here.
Great Distress at Patterson.
Paterson, N. j., March 5.-The work
OF getting those imprisoned in the up
per ste ries of houses in the flooded
district went on yesterday. Those who
refused to be taken oct in boats were
supplied with food and other needful
articles. Those who were taken out
of the flooded section were cared for by
friends Oh joined he refugees at the
al n.ory. All cemeteries are flooded and
all burialsA have been postponed. Ar
rangements are being made to use the
old vaults In the abandoned Sandy Hill
cemetery for the storage of bodies. The
water is now falling at the rate OF
three-quarters Of an inch an hour.
The Worst II Over.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. March 5. - The
water in the ~Susquehanna river is fall
irg rapidly and the worst is over. r
IL expected that all the lowlands will be
free from water by to-day and people
who were forced 10 vacate their houses
will be able to retura. 1t will be sew
eral days before hundreds OF houses
will be tenable. as they are filed with
mud and debris. It il estimated that
by the flooding Of the collieries $4,000
Timers are idle In the Wyoming valley.
The output OF coal for the next few
days will b limited.
TFains Are stalles..
New York, March 5.-Not q Western
II ain entered the Grand Central station
yesterday afternoon or evening. All
were stalled somewhere along the line
or delayed by the floods. Nothing came
down the Hudson River division ex-
cept the local trains. At the station 1t
was said that not even q report OF the
trains due could be had because Of the
condition OF the wires.
suffers Great Damage.
Harrisburg. Pa. March 1.-THE Sus-
quehanna has been at Hood height
longer thar ever known here and Har-
risburg has suffered great damage.
The waters are now receding at Sun
bury. Milton and Williamsport. but
there raj = great food reported at
WiJkesbarre.
Flood II Checked In Ohio.
Cincinrati, March 6.-Cold weather
and strong winds nave checked the
flood In the Ohio valley.
MANY ARE KILLED.
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