St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
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The New England Company hadn't an
available telephone line to Boston until
late Monday afternoon, and communlca-
ton with Montpelier was also shut OH
for some time. Manager Healey and his
three "trouble hunters were kept busy
all day Strengthening out the difficulties
which had piled in upon them.
The Western Union wires running
south and the International wires west
were put "out Of commission" to some
extent, but by Tuesday morning com
municatiou was resumed.
The Citizens telephone lines running to
Barnet and Lyndon were not working
on Monday,
Taking New England and other sec
tons of the country togther, the loss by
the food will run up to millions Of dol
lars, to say nothing of the serious break
in general traffic.
RIoOds Elsewhere.
Allegheny and Pittsburg, Pa, were
flooded badly and $4,000 men were
made idle because the mills could not
run. The inhabitants III some parts oil
these cities were obliged to move into
the attics to escape the waters. Michael
Igol was drowned in the kitchen OF his
home at the falls OF the Schuylkill.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad was
forced to abandon service over its nam
line. It's waiting rooms IN the man
station at oath and Chestnut streets,
| Philadelphia, were three feet under
water. and in the trainsbeds the water
was as high as the windows OF the pas
senger coaches.
Washouts on the Maine Central road
delayed traffic and caused much lncon-
venience.
Hundreds Of thousands dollars damage
was done to manufactures at Lynn and
East Lynn.
Water was so high at Wilton, n. H.,
| that several families had to be taken
| from their homes in boats.
Floods prevailed throughout New
York state; buildings were wrecked, and
many families forced to leave their
! homes.
The entire town of Wellington, N. Jp
was cut off by raging food, and the
5000 mill people living there were put to
much trouble.
The lower portion OF Paterson, N. j,
was flooded, and several bridges were IN
great danger Of destruction.
-Four men were swept to death in the
wreck of broken dam which crumbled
| like paper before a huge avalanche OF ice
at Colts Neck, n. ].
Reports from many points east OF the
Mississippi river tell OF widespread ruin
from storm and flood Few deaths are
recorded.
At Pittsburg on Friday the rivers
reached the danger point and all towns
were warned. 1t was thought that the
water would be thirty feet deep by Sat
urday morning, in which case immense
loss would result.
In Cleveland the wind at one time blew
at the rate OF eighty miles an hour
Buildings were wrecked and trees and
electric lines laid low.
Floods were reported in many parts o
the south, North Carolina, Tennessee
Georgia and Alabama being heavy sui
ferers from the rush of waters.
A blizzard swept over the Dakotas ant
Minnesota.
Communication by telegraph to points
outside New York was practically cut
off, the service being completely de
moralized.
The Delaware River oyerfowed anC
stopped the running Of Pennsylvania anC
Lehigh Valley trains on some branche
in New Jersey. Towns were flooded, sew
era persons being rescued from thel
homes by boats.
No part of New England escaped tn
effects of the heavy rains and warm TEN
- perature OF Friday, Saturday and Sun
t day. Everywhere streams are swolIe
bankful or higher and reports of damag
are general, though not reaching grea
proportions in any section.
u. The greatest damage is to highway
( bridges, steam and electric railroad bed
and by the flooding of cellars anG bas'
meuts.
t SO far as known, no lives were lost
New England.
In Maine the melting Of the snow
the woods is serious for lumber operi
n tors, and unless more snow comes tho
sands of logs will have to be left in II
r. woods.
In western Massachusetts, washou
~ and weakened bridges have caused II
IN cancellation oItrains and highway trav
Y, is suspended.
h In southern New England, especial
MassaC husetts, no more danger is to
" apprehended, as the snow is almost e
a tireIy gone.
b. One item of loss not to be overlook
,c- is the enforced idleness of thousands
mill employees, caused by the flooding
Easements and engine rooms.
az Several Lives Lost.
y, Throughout New York, Pennsylvat
~ and New Jersey the floods have prov
to disasti Gus. In the three states tu
on 1000 families have been rendered te
N. porarily homeless.
At and near Wllkesbarre six more IL
49, we're lost Monday making total
W. H. and it is feared Others have bt
,ht drowned At Scranton a boy "
Of drowned, and it is thought one otI
lost bis life.
WIS Wilkesbarre reports the worst food
RS 100 years.
the Bridges and parts of roadbeds in
On. parts of Pennsylvania are gone, and r
-, road travel is at a standstill in so
X" sections.
Mai. Bowman at the Round Tai
VS. There was a large attendance at