New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
PASSAIC PANICSTRTCkEN.
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the fremen fought the fire from boats IL was
a strange spectacle. the flames rising from the
water and the hremen fighting them from the
boats.
The members OF the Board of Aldermen were
out in boats in the flooded section helping the
fremen in the work of rescuing the people from
their homes and taking them to the arnory
Mayor Hinchffe is in Cuba, but his secretary
William L. Dill. has established temporary
headquarters in the Enterprise silk Mill, near
the falls, and from there all orders are given
20 the street and fire department men who are
at work in the flooded district.
ARMoRY AGAIN THROWN OPEN.
Mr. Dill tried to reach Governor Murphy this
morning to get permission TO the armory
for the homeless families. but he failed. lie
then took the responsibility on himself to order
the armorer TO open the State building. and this
was done. Howard Cali, a policeman. was put
in charge OF the work. The city supplying
food to the families. Mrs Jennie T. Hobart,
widow of Vice. President Hobart: Mrs. w. o.
Fayerweather, Mrs. Mary Ryle and a number of
other women Joined in giving an order TO Lock
wood Brothers, furniture dealers. TO furnish all
the families in the armory with beds and bed
ding.
The great engine which runs the dynamo in
the Edison electric lighting works is seven feet
under water. Strange to say, il is still working.
though very slowly, and il is expected to give
out soon The company has asked Chief Stagg
of the Fire Department to lend 1t fire engine.
with which il hopes be able TO the arc
Iights.
WATER COMPANY LOSES sl,o000n.
The damage already done to the East Jersey
Water Company's plant will amount to about
sloo00oo The fltering plant. nearly fin
ished. at Little Falls. has been swept away.
Its cost was Sso0O00 A large part Of the
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Falls has also been destroyed. This will cripple
the company for a time, but the large reservoirs
are al full, and it is expected that they will
hold out until the plant is repaired.
The gas supply exhausted al . o'clock
this afternoon, and those who had no electric
lights had to use oil lamps. The gas works have
been under water for twenty-four hours, and
though the greatest effort was made keep
steam up it was found impossible. and after the
supply in the tanks exhausted the gas
lights went out.
Henry Richards. carpenter living in Frank
hn-st, drowned this afternoon while rescu-
ing families from Kearns Brothers dyehouse
on the river bank, Shady-st Several fam
flies had moved from their homes into the dye
house for safety. but they had to leave that
place In the afternoon. Richards of the
most active in the work of rescue. On his last
trip his boat was caught in the current flowing
through a driveway through the works His
boat was capsized and he swept toward the
river. He caught the branch of a submerged
tree and clung there for nearly half an hour
Several efforts were made by his companions 10
reach him. but II dangerous that none
of them were successful. Finally Richards
dropped into the food and was swept down the
stream. His body was not recovered.
CARRYING PROVISIONS IN BOATS.
Tonight large number of boats are rowing
about in the flooded district carrying provisions
and messages TO those who living in the
second stories. Ten boats were sent from New
ark. The flooded district closed in ar night
fall by ropes. Policemen on guard TO pre-
vent people from ventuTing into the water with
boots on. many people have nearly lost their
lives in Riverst., where the current is almost as
strong as it is in the river.
Spruee-st. hill is also guarded by policemen,
and danger lines are drawn. Only those who
live on the north side OF the river go across
the Spruce-st. bridge. as the roadway may be
blown up at any moment. Street Superintend-
ent Brett said that IL had been decided to blow
up the mountain at that point before nightfaIl.
IL there break in the gate OF the
raceway, but there were many persons near
the danger lines that the blasting could not be
done without loss of life. so il postponed.
The Bentley. Broomheed. Pope A. e. NJ. Levy
Silk. Johnston Wool Extract Company. Henry
Muh's Pork Packing Company, Manhattan
Shirt, Gaede Silk Dyeing Company Kearns
Brothers Silk Dyeing Company Auger & Simon
Silk Dyeing Company Emil Geeiring Silk Dye
ing Company. and Jacob Wedmann Dyeing
mills have all been extensively damaged by the
hood-
Trenton March 2.-The Delaware River
reached its greatest height here about 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. At that time IT was fourteen
feet above the normal level. The river is full
OF ice. and the water is rushing through in tor
rents and thousands Of people visited the river
banks to-day.
LITTLE DAMAGE IN TRENTON
Little dam ge is being done by the rise In the
river far the actual destruction Of prop
erty is concerned. Far-st.. in Trenton. and
Nill-st, in Morrisvie. which are along the
river edge. are under water at their lowest
points and twenty-five families are
obliged TO boats to get to and from their
houses. The basement Of the print mill of Gold
ing's Sons Company is flooded. and the company
has had to operations. This is the only
manufacturing plant in Trenton that is seriously
affected by the flood
The lowlands on both sides of the river are
flooded; the tracks OF the Amboy Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad between BordentoWn
and Trenton under water. and the operation
Of the road has been suspended. 1t is reported
that the tracks at Kinkora also covered,
and that there is no train service between Bor-
dentown and Florence. Information was re-
ceived here this afternoon of a washout the
Belyioere Railroad near IambertVille.
Passalc " j. March (speciaD.-The peo-
pie OF Passsic and its suburbs In a state
of panic tonight. The Passaic River has
risen FIVE feet since morning and there Is no let
had passed by three feet any marks for one hum
dred and thirty years. Bergen County is en-
tireIy Isolated from Passaic. Hundreds EN-
pioves of the Passaic mills are separated from