The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03

WeC and a fire was started Wh1cn burned
up the office building and the lumber in
the yards. causing loss of $50 600
Exposition society'S building at The
Point was entirely surrounded by water
and even today access can be gained
to the building by boat only. The loss
here is estimated at $1,000. Church SER
vices in many of the downtown churches
were abandoned Sunday. but none of
the church buildings were materially
injured.
In the mill districts along both rivers,
as quickly as the water receded suffi-
GENTLY, men were put to work to clean
up, and in most cases operation will be
resumed today or Tuesday This will
be possible because of the fact that mill
owners profited by the warnings sent
out and prepared for the flood by COW
ering their exposed machinery thickly
with grease and by removing the great
er part of their material to high parts
of the plants.
BY exercising these precautionary
measures the losses to mills and factor
les will not be SO heavy as at first
thought probable. All the railroads en-
tering the city are in practically norlnel
conditions except the Baltimore & Ohio
and its trouble is not local.
WORST IS OVER.
New York, March 3--The great flood
that has inundated a large part of the
mill section of Paterson, N. j., has sub
sided somewhat, and it is believed the
worst is over. The damage was very
great. 1t is estimated that the loss
wrought by the flood is as large as that
by the fire, while it is said there is little
or no insurance to cover it. Many more
families have been rendered homeless
by the flood than were made so by the
fire, and the relief committee, whose
laborS were becoming lighter daily, is
now hard at work seeking to assist
those who have lost everything by the
high water.
ICE GORGE CAUSES OVERFLOW
Montpelier Vt March "a tremend-
fTpShnf in "a NNinOSl<a river
caused thousands of dollars of damage
to city, railroad and private property in
this city and vicinity. Choked by an ice
jam, the river has risen steadily for sew
eral days and during last night,it reach
ed flood height, overfiowed its banks,
washed out highways and railroads and
swept away two bridges, one of them
being a steel structure which it is eSti-
mated it will cost the city of Montpelier
$40, 900 to replace. Dynamite has been
tried on the ice with little effect. Tt is
hoped, however, that under fair weather
conditions the water will gradually sub
side.
One of the bridges carried away was
that on the Barre branch of the Central
Vermont railroad. All traffic will be cut
off at that point for a week or more
The highways between here and Barre
are under water in many places and it
is impossible for electric cars to be op-
Grated. Reports from the country dis
tricts show that the flood is the grea
known for many years.
NO DANGER AT CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, March 3-The fears of a
by the timely drop in temperature
which checked the inf1owing streams
The river at a. m. here had reached
4S.S while it may rise slightly for some
time to come. the local forecast Official
says it will not exceed 50 feet. That stage
will not affect railway or street car
traffic though many factories and busi-
ness houses along the river front will
suffer.
THREE LIVES LOST.
Augusta, Ga, March 3.-Three lives
were lost here in the flood which swept
down the Savannah river Saturday and
Sunday Bert Lloyd, a white man, fell
from freight car on railway bridge
and was swept away. An unknown
negro was carried off the trestle and
the receding waters today disclosed the
body of a negro boy near the foot of
Mills street. The water has declined
three feet from its highest mark. The
city above Marberry street between
Canal and the river was covered with
from six inches to six feet. The north
side of Broad was covered from Hawks
Gulley to Mcintosh street. This includes
the principal business district of the
city. The water still covers Greene,
Jones and Reynolds streets. Many
mills have been closed since Friday and
the river is still too high for them to
resume operations. Swamp crops of
are completely ruined.
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
Parkersburg, w. Va, March 3.-The
Ohio river is just creeping up into Ohio
and Ann streets this morning. The
marks show 1856 feet and rising about
of a foot an hour South
Parkersburg, Newport and Riverside
are partially submerged Probably
hundred families have been driven from
their homes. No trains are running on
any part of the Ohio river division of
the Baltimore & Ohio. The first train
from the east since Friday arrived to-
day.
TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED.
Atlanta, Ga, March 3.-Train service
has been resumed on most of the lines
Atlanta, which were crippled
during the last few days on account of
high water.
ALL DANGER PAST.
Pittsburg, March 3.-The great flood
IS gone and the turbulent waters of the
,Nonongahela and Ohio rivers
are again within their channels. All
danger is over and the districts affected
by the high water are regaining their
normal conditions. All the great mil
Of Carnegie company, Crucible Steel
American Steel Hoop COM
oany, American Tin Plate company,
Laughlin's have resumed operations, or
will be running as usual again within |
The next "a hours.
NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
Harrisburg, March 3.-The Susque-
hanna river has been gradually falling
since midnight and no further damage
S anticipated in this locality. The river
Is still % feet above low water mark |
and all the industries in South Harris |
burg are still closed.
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