Evening star., 1902-03-03
RUIN At PATTERSON
Receding Waters Show Wide
spread Damage Was Done.
SILK MILLS CLOSED
MANY POOR PEOPLE HOMELESS
AND NEED AID.
Floods in Rivers at Various Points in
the Country are Beginning
to Subside.

NEW YORK March 9.-The great flood
that has inundated a large part "f the mill
section of Paterson. N j.. subsidized some
what during the night and II is believed
the worst is over The damage was very
great. 1t is estimated that the loss
wrought by the flood is large that by
the fire. while il is said there is little or
no insurance to cover Il. Many more fam
lilies have been rendered homeless by the
flood than were made SO by the fire and the
relief committee, whose lahors were be-
coming lighter daily, is now hard at work
seeking to assist those who have lost
everything by the high water.
Between IL O'Clock last night and
o'clock this morning the water N the
streets OF Paterson fell five and quarter
inches, and there has been "A still further
decline since that hour. Unless there
should be another heavy downpour of rain
1t is thought that no further damage Will
be done. Along the water front on both
sides Of the river almost everything is
wrecked, foundations and roadbeds having
been eaten away and about everything In
sight more or less damaged.
Silk Mills Idle.
In the flooded district OF Paterson are
dozens of silk mills that must remain Idle
for the present and some of them for a
considerable time TO come. The suffering
must necessarily be great among the hun
dreds of persons employed in these estab-
lishments, many of whom have large fam
lilies depending upon them for support.
There is no doubt that every effort will be
made to start the mills soon as it Is
possible to do SO, but If the buildings are
found to be undermined or the plants bad
ly damaged much time must elapse before
work can be resumed.
The East Jersey Water Company Is by
far the worst sufferer from the flood. The
entire filtration plant OF the company, the
construction OF which was almost complete,
Is wiped out. The contract price Tor the
work was $soD,oW, all Of which is lost to
the company. In addition to this much OF
the intake of the company is destroyed.
and the probabilities are that in all the
loss to the company Will amount to MIL
lion and half of dollars.
A bridge at Dundee Island near PaSSalc,
Y. j.. was washed away last night. 1t was
reported that six persons who were on the
bridge were drowned, but their names couid
not be learned. Efforts today to identity
the persons in this accident were without
result.
Situation at Parkersburg.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. March g.
The Ohio river stage here at 10 o'clock to-
day marked 3S6 feet and was just creep
ing up into Ohio and Ann streets. South
Parkersburg Newport and Riverside are
partially submerged. Probably hundred
families have been driven from their homes.
1t is predicted that by night the river VIII
be falling here, having caused ntlle loss.
No trains are running on any part oi tns
ohio river division of :he Baltimore and
Ohio The first train from the east since
Friday arrived this morning IN TWO sec
tons
AUGUSTA Ga, March 3.-Three lives
were lost here in the food which swept
Sunday Burt Lloyd, a White man. Zen from
a freight on railway ofldE. anu W.
swept away. An unknown negro was cdI
ried off the trestle, and the recedlls waters
TODAY disclosed the body of "A negro poy
near the foot Of Mills street. The water
has declined three feet from Its hlshes'
mark. III, S,
HARRISBURG, Pa. March 3.-Ihe Sus-
ouehanna river has been gradually lallihs
since midnight and no further oamase 40 40
anticipated in this locality. The RIVER 40
still twenty-three feet above low Watei
mark and all the industries in South Har-
risburg are still closed. AS soon as the
river rea ches its normal stage the ttartis-
burg Bridge Company VIII arrange lot tne
construction Of new piers to take the place
of those washed away on the Ola caihei-
back bridge.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, March 3-The
water in the Mohawk river went down sew
eral feet yesterday. but rose again during
the night and at 1o O'clock was IL feet
inches high The dixie connecting the city
and Scotia Is threatened, and II washed
away the losses will be very heavy On
the main line of the New York CentraI
trains are running regardless of schedule
The Troy branch and the Delaware and
Hudson lines coming into this city are not
affected by the food
RICHMOND, Va, March 3.-The flood in
the James river is gradually subsidlng,
and by tonight all Inconvenience caused py
the high water will have passed
There has been no great property daW-
age but the delay to railroad and street
car traffic has caused a suspension or a
largo amount of business in the wholesale
district, which is partially inundated. Re
norts from the watershed Of the James are
that the weather is clear ana the Noiume
Of water in the valley has passed out No