Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-27
SUFFER TERROR FROM FLOOD
Residents of susqushanna Valley Are
Imperiled by High Tide.
OVERFLOW WORST IN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Heavy Rains Continue TbrouEhOut
state of California, but Are TN
accompanied by Destruc-
tive winds.

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 26.-Residents
along the river front at Columbia are in a
state Of terror tonight. The worst food
In recent years in being experienced. The
ice on the Susquehanna river broke about
4 o'clock and passed down stream until It
reached the old dam Just below Columbia,
where a jam formed. Then the water be-
gan to back up and in a short time had
risen nine feet.
The Conestoga is pouring a great volume
OF water into the river at Safe Harbor. This
stream is higher than 1t has been for
thirty-hve years.
Al midnight the river was still rising.
Ice has damned against the bridge extend
ing out from the Columbia shore to one
fourth OF its length and is piled about eight
feet above it's floor.
~PITTsBURG, Feb. 26.-Indications at mid
night are that the big ice gorge in the
Allegheny river may let go early tomorrow
or during the day tomorrow.
anger Ia Passed.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-AlI danger Of
very serious damage along the Schuyikill
river in this vicinity, owing to the rapid
rise Of the water, is apparently passed.
The water was held back In ice jams in
the upper part Of the river. and these
gave way during the morning and the
water came down with q rush. About half
a dozen of the nest Of mills at Manayunk.
which as a rule are more or less affected
by every rise In the river. were compelled
to either partially or entirely suspend
operations for the day.
At several places in Fairmont park the
river drive was under water. Below the
limits Of the park a number of wharves
were inundated and quantities Of coal and
sand, which we're stored on them, were
washed away. There was considerable
other damage done of q minor character,
but it is believed that further damage Is
unlikely.
Tramc Tied Up.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Floods which hav,
been caused throughout Long Island by tbs
heavy snowfalls and rains Of the last ter
days became serious today. All eastbound
and westbound trains of the main line o.
the Long Island railway and the Port JET.
ferson branch were tied up. Hundreds o.
passengers were obliged to walk severa,
miles to get around the badly flooded dis.
trlcts in order to secure transportation t.
the city.
Between Hicksville and Mineola Their,
were thousands of acres of depressed land
under water today.
The hospital for contagious diseases, OF
Kingston avenue, Brooklyn, was flooded to-
day. There was six feet of water in thu
boiler and engine rooms and gas stoveI
were used to heat the wards, In which
there were many patients. Boats were usat
to reach the pavilions of the hospital, whicl
are separated from the main building by
yard.
insure Good
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Feb. 2s.-Th
storm, which did some damage In this city
was general throughout the state. Heav,
rains are reported from all parts OF Cali
fornia. All the streams in the interio
are booming, railroad tracks have beel
washed away in places, telegraph an,
telephone lines Frustrated and small build
ings blown down.
TIT heaviest rain Of the season fell Il
southern California, but II was unaccom
panied by wind. The aggregate of lesse
caused by the storm is small, while tn
rain will prove of vast benefit, i~nsuring
good harvest and plenty Of water for ir
rigation in dry districts!
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 26.-Storms o.