Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
THE GREAT FLOODS.
Apprehension Felt In New York
State About Trains.
The Cemeteries Being Under Water, All
Burials Are Obliged to he Postponed
Minsn Idle In Pennsylvanis-Towns
Cut on In North Carolina.

Hudson, N. Y, March 4.-High wa.
ter In the Hudson river and the
forming Of ice gorges above this city
south of Albany, has stopped railroad
traffic on the New York Central &
Hudson River railroad. Much appre-
ers On Is . about the situation in
theyicinityo of Castleton and Schodack,
Four large passenger trains are
stalled there in the food, one OF the
trains being the Empire state ex-
press. The waters have risen SO high
about them that the cars are sub
merged to the roofs and heavy ice
is pounding them hard, threatening
their demolition. A work train from
Hudson which went to the assistance
Of the other is also caught in the
food and cannot move in either d.
rection, the locomotive fires being
extinguished. The passengers on the
Empire State express were badly
frightened, having TO remain in the
cars several hours during the night,
the ice battering the cars, while the
water was up to the seats, They
were finally rescued from their peril
Gus position by rowboats and placed
in a relief train which was sent here.
The rush Of the waters and heavy
ice over the docks and along the rail
way tracks swept many small build
ings away, destroying them COM
pletely.
Much Suffering at Patterson. N. j.
Paterson, n. j., March 4.-The
high water has caused much suffering
in this city. All the cemeteries are
flooded and all burials have had to
be postponed. Arrangements are be-
ing made to use the old vaults in the
abandoned Sand Hill cemetery for
the storage of bodies. The water is
falling at the rate of three-qnarters
of an inch an hour. The work OF
getting those imprisoned in the upper
stories Of houses in the Hooded dis
trict went on yesterday. Those who
refused to be taken out in boats were
supplied with food and other needful
articles. Those who were taken out
of the flooded section were cared for
by friends or joined the refugees at
the armory. The relief work under
Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart's direction
is in full swing and everything posi-
Bile Is being done for the homeless.
The old Outsrwatsr bridge, con.
Meeting Passaic with Outwater's lane
in Bergen county, went out, carrying
with it six men. They were standing
on the bridge watching the flood
when the structure parted in the mid
die and went down stream in frag-
ments. The men were drowned.
Miners Idle In Psnnsylvania.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 4.-The
water in the Susquehanna river is
falling rapidly and the worst is over
This morning 1t was expected all the
low lands would be free from water
and people who were forced to va
cate their houses would be able to
return. All the miners on the west
side of the river from Pittston to
Nantcoke are idle and are likely to
remain so for the balance of the
week. The railroads are getting in
good shape now. The Lehigh Valley
/ g. Central railroad of New Jersey an
nounced last night that they will be
able to run all passenger trains to-
day.
Towns Cut on In North Carolina.
Asheyille, N. C., March 4.-Reports
which reached here yesterday from
tho western section Of North Caro-
lima are to tho effect that damage
to the railroads and country roads
caused by the recent storm and flood
IL enormous. Several towns have
been out of from communication
since last Thursday. The railway sit
uation Is slightly improved. Two OF
Mrs. George vandsrbilt's favorits
horses persisted in the flood at Bit
more and several servants employed
"a tA. Vanderbilt home almost lost