The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-03
RIVERS
STILL OUT
OF BANKS
Spring Freshsl Doing Much
Damage in Many Parts Of
tho Country.

Montpelier. VT. March 3.-The tremend-
Gus freshet i'm the Winooskl river has
caused thousands Of dollars damage to
city, railroad and private property. Dur
ing the night the bridge on the Barre
branch OF the Central Vermont railroad
was washed from its abutments, closing
all traffic at that point for a week or
more.
In this city the Granite street bridge,
steel structure was swept from its posi-
tion by the rushing waters and carried
500 feet down the river on the ice. The
loss 20 the city OF Montpelier on this
bridge alone will reach 10000.
The Winooski is still a raging torrent,
the waters steadily rising all night. The
ice jam I'm the river is largely responsible
for the condition of affairs. The high wat
er caused heavy damages TO the business
section Of the city, which is partially uu-
der water. As a last resort the ice jam
was dynamited yesterday, but this exper-
ment relieved the heavy pressure but lit
tie.
The Central Vermont road sustained
damage TO it's roadbed i'm a number OF
places along the turbulent stream, trestles
being washed out i'm some Instances and
tracks carried away. In Barre the Winoo-
ski was so high that bridges had To be
weighted down with cars of granite IN
order to save them Even with these
precautions IL was feared they would be
swept away.
AT Pioneer GO feet of the Central Ver-
mont Railroad Is gone. The highways be-
tween here and Barre are under water I'm
many places il being impossible for
electric cars TO be operated.
In both this city and Barre. merchants
hav been busy since early yesterday NOV
| ing out goods 20 place of safety The
4 u. Il, A. IaI
sections have had 20 use boats in leaving
! their homes.
Reports from the country districts show
/ that the food Is the greatest known for
many years Meadows and highways
/ are under water, but although the damage
| Is heavy no loss of life had been reported
| up to an early hour this morning.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC. CRIPPLED
Rome. n Y. March 3.-Railroad traffic
has never before been so crippled by food
] affecting the Mohawk division.
No trains have passed here since Sat
! urday morning. The weather Is now
| much colder and the water I'm the river Is
| reccding N is expected that the Cen
trail Will again be doing business over this
| division tonight
WATERS sUBsIDING.
Now York. March 3.-The great food
that has. inundated . large part q ,hI
/ somewhat during thc night and % i hc-
I liCN n the worst i- over Tho damage NJ
/ very great 40 b. estimated That ihe
loss wrought o., tho Hood IL as large ~
/ thlt D., thn urc. whifo W is ~aid there
is litlr or mo- Insurance tu cover ". Maul
I more families have been made homeless
/ bv the flood than were made 50 bN the hr'
| and The relief cOmmittcc, whose labor,
/ were becoming lighter daily. T. now hard
I m. work seeking to assist those who hav,
! lost everything bv the high water.
Between N o'clock last night ana
| o'clock this morning the water I'm th'
Z streets of Paterson fen FIVE and a quarter
I Inches and there has been still further
/ decline since that hour.
Tnleas there shou-d be another hcay,
I dOwnuOur 81 rain 10 ~ thought that ~
I further damuae viii be done. Along th'
vff front on both sides q tho riNei
sln,cst everything is wrecked foundation
gnd roadbods having hccn eaten awav ant
about everything in sight moro or les
/ I'm the Hooded district or Paterson ar
dozens OF SILK mills that have been runnin
! steadily on FUN time for somc month
mast An these must remain idle for th
! prcsent and some of them Tor a consid
/ crabio time The suffering must neces
sarily be great among the hundreds .
| pcrsons employed IN these. establishments
/ many of whom have large families de
| pending upon them for support. Their
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