Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-03

VI lno hooQ To-Day and watched the nun
dreds Of orkmen clearing away the debris
and pun ing the water out Of cellars Of
houses aud other buildings.
All reports from up river points carry
the information that great damage was
done. The various towns. now that the
water has receded. are rapidly recovering
their normal conditions. Electric light
plants, street railways, and water COM
panies are resuming work as best they
can. The big iron work at Pottstown,
which suffered considerably from the swol-
len waters, will partially resume opera
lions tomorrow, as will also numerous other
Industrial plants located along the upper
schuylkill. At Pottsville rain fell heavily
all day, which resulted in again sending
the river up slightly at that point, but no
further damage is apprehended.
The indications tonight are that not one
coal mine In schuylkill county will resume
operations tomorrow.
Most Of the mines were flooded by swol-
len mountain streams. The Lehigh Valley
branch from Pottsville to Lizard creek on
the main line Of the road below Mauch
Chunk resumed operations today.
Bridges Badly Damaged.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 1.-The sec.
ond and third piers OF the famous old
Comeback bridge on the. Harrisburg side
were washed away by high water early to-
day. The bridge was built in 1916 and prob
ably was the Oldest bridge across the Sus-
quehanna river. II is owned by Harrisburg
capitalists and will Immediately be rebuilt.
Much damage has been done by the high
water in and about Harrisburg. The Penn
s~ylvania railroads steel bridge at Rock
Vile is in danger and the company is send
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bridge at Bridgeport. Three of the piers
are badly damaged and IL the water goes
much higher 1t Is expected that the lam
aged section will be carried away.
The water has done no damage to the
81, 900, 900 bridge which the company IL
building at Rockville. The Pennsylvania
steel works at Steelton and the iron and
steel works at South Harrisburg have been
forced to close down on account Of water
in the ny-wheel pits.
South Harrisburg Is under water and
many of the families in that locality are
living in the upper stories Of their homes.
Last night 200 persons sought safety IN
the school house at Lochiel.
The water has been receding since noon,
although It is feared It will again rise
when the volume Of water up the river
comes down. Street car travel between
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by high water. The Pennsylvania railroad
risburg are covered by water in some sec.
tions.
Lackawanna Rises Rapidly.
SCRANTON, Pa, March 2.-Incessant
rain all day caused the L~ackawanna to be-
gin to rise again at noon and In Eve hours
1t had increased its depth thirty inches. It
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and when the rain ceased at nightfall dan
ger of a repetition Of Fridays flooding sub
sided.
The Delaware, Lackawanna q Western
company was tied up Saturday night by
the overlooking of the Delaware at Dalai
ware Water Gap and a washout at Bim-
hurst. Trafic was resumed at noon today.
Il is the only road, except the local line
of the Delaware & Hudson, that Is now
open.
Hundreds Of Hood bound travellers from
Wilkesbarre are hooking here to get to
New York and Philadelphia.
Joseph Gallagher, a 14-year-old boy, was
drowned by a falling bridge into the river,
and James o'Malley, a miner, 35 years of
age, who has not been seen since Saturday
morning. is supposed to have lost his life
in crossing Keyser creek on his way home
from work.
RecedfHs Mt Easton.
EAsToN. Pa. March 2.-The hood in the
Lehigh river is rapidly recedlng. after
reaching the highest mark on record. The
Delaware is still high, but no further dam
age is feared from that waterway. The
Central railroad Of New Jersey Is badly
crippled in this vicinity. although its trains
are running regularly between Phillipsburg
through this city to New York. Indica-
lions are that this railroad will have no
trains up the Lehigh valley for several
days because Of numerous washouts. The
Lehigh Valley has one track open as far
north as Mauch Chunk.
GOrges Are Breaking.
LANCASTER. Pa, March 1.-The susque-
hanna at Columbia IL very high yet, but
not dangerous. Very little ice is running.
Telephone Communication with points fur
Their down the river has not yet been re-
stored, and it is impossible to learn the
condition Of affairs from Washington Bor-
ough to McCalTs Ferry, which section was
gorged on Saturday and suffering from food
water. From the appearance Of the river
nj Columbia. however. Il is Thought the