The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-03

Al illuUlSnI lle were lHdl
February's fierce farewell performance
in the matter of weather was at an
end. Precipitation had ceased, the
skies We're clearing and the air was
portentious of fair weather.
These, truly, were welcome signs to
the thousands of lowland residents
who for a week past have been living
in fear of Il flood and. for two days
past, have either sought shelter among
their highland neighbors or stood in
readiness to do that same at any mo-
ment
Early Saturday morning the waters
began to recede and with the coming
of the day there was every indication
that the elements had exhausted them
selves. The sun came out and during
the whole of Saturday, except in the
morning, when an impenetrable fog
settled over the whole valley, beauti-
full spring day obtained.
BY daylight yesterday morning the
river and it's tributaries had gotten well
back within their banks, but the day
had only begun when rain commenced
to fall and at noon time the streams
once more began to rise. In five hours
the river rose thirty inches. The rain
ceased at nightfall and at 9 o'clock the
waters ceased to rise. From that time
on they fell gradually but steadily and
by midnight they were again back to
the level of Saturday night. With no
more rain it is safe calculation that
the flood will be a thing of the past be-
fore tonight is many hours old.
What the heavens contributed to-
wards a recurrence of Fridays flood
was augmented on the South Scranton
flats by the released water from the
East Mountain reservoirs. In conse-
quence there was a repetition yesterday
of many of the scenes of Friday night.
ANOTHER BOY DROWNED.
Another boy, Joseph Gallagher, of
Taylor, was on Saturday added to the
list of flood victims, making three in
all. There is fear also that fourth
victim has been contributed by Taylor.
A miner. James O'Malley, is missing,
and it is supposed he was drowned. The
body of the Evans boy, drowned in
keyser creek was recovered. The body
of the Naughton boy has not as yet
been found.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company was tied up Saturday
night by washouts but resumed traffic
yesterday. The Delaware and Hud-
son company opened up it's road Sat
urday morning, but the Ontario and
Western and Jersey Central are still
tied up.
The flood claimed Il third victim in
this locality, Saturday Joseph Gal
lagher. a 14-year-old Taylor boy, fell
from the bridge connecting Taylor and
Minooka and was swept away in the
turbulent waters.
He was one of a number of persons
who We're on the bridge about O'Clock
Saturday evening watching the river
A wooden guard rail, against which he
| was leaning, broke and he was precipi-
tated into the river. The swift current
rapidly carried him down the stream
and in a short while he disappeared
| The body had not been recovered ur
to a late hour last night. The boy
| was the only son of an aged mother
who was widowed three years ago by
an explosion in the Jermyn & Co. mines
| in Old Forge.
PROBABLY ANOTHER.
1t is believed that Taylor has con-
| trbuted fourth victim. James OMal-
| ley, aged thirty-ive. "A miner at the
| Archibald colliery, came out of the mine
| early Saturday afternoon and started
| for home. Nothing has been seen ol
heard of him since. 1t is feared he
was drowned in crossing Keyser creek
on his way home. He was an unmar,
ried man and boarded at Youngblood's
hotel. The fact that he was a tota
abstainer from intoXicants heightens
the belief that something tragic has
befallen him.
The body Of young Daniel Evans, the
boy who was drowned in the Keysel
| Valley creek on Friday, was recovered
on Saturday morning about half mile
down the stream from the point where
he fell in.
A searching party had been at worl
| for sometime before the body wa!
found and just about the time ii wal
recovered tie boys father appeared ol
the scene, and carried the lifeess form
| home.
Coroner Saltry was notified and vii
hald AN inquest today. The funera
services will be held at the house II
Sloan Patch tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Interment Will be made in tn
Washburn street cemetery.
Great alarm was occasioned all dur
ing Saturday by report that the Elm
hurst dam was in danger OF givini
away. The Ice on the reservoir brok
at o'clock i'm the morning and gorge
at the spillway, Huge foes pounde'
at the dam with great force and tn
Gas and Water company officials sen
word along the line Of Roaring Brool
for the residents to be ready to NOV
out quickly at the first warning of
flood. 1t was arranged in this cit
that the steel mill gonss should b
sounded If the dam broke. All da
long the people of the flats lived Il
fear, Towards nightfall their fea
abated on the receipt of intelligenc
that the ice gorge had been success
fully broken up by the use of dyna
mite
SUFFERED AGAIN.
The residents of South Scranton fiat
were treated TO repetition of Friday
flood ON Saturday, and While the peopl
on the higher ground were enjoying tn
beautiful spring-like weather thos
who. unfortunately, have their home
near the Lackawanna, between Beec