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

| and Cherry streets were busy moving
| their household effects.
At o'clock the muddy overflow had
| reached the same mark as the night
previous, and at s o'clock it had passed
the previous high-water mark by fully
eighteen inches, and reached point
opposite the polling place on South
Washington avenue. Several families
who had dared the flood on the night
previous were compelled to vacate, and
the entire territory, bounded by the
Delaware and Hudson on one side and
| the river on the other, and between
Beech and Cherry streets. was a lonely
scene of desolation, water and mud.
The opening of the Elnhurst dam
was said to be the cause of the second
overflow, and at times the raging
waters of the Roaring Brook would
| leap up and over the two bridges,
| located at the intersection of Beech
| street and South Washington avenue.
The flood of the night previous had
weakened the foundation of a large
house, owned by Thomas McGinnnis,
| and the continued battering-ram force
| of the waters, which meet at a point
opposite the dwelling, proved too
much. so that the end nearest the river
| tipped entirely over In, doing so the
structure parted from a one-story ad-
dtion in the rear, leaving a big V
| shaped aperture between. The prop
erty is practically ruined.
| A contrast, which caused some COM
ment, was the immovable appearance
| of two sewer manholes at each end of
the McGinnis house, which stood fully
two feet above the water, sef-accusing
witnesses of their own impotency in
relieving the situation.
RAILS UNDERMINED.
The Jersey Central tracks, at point
opposite the junction of the Roaring
Brook and the river, have been COM
pletely washed out, and, for over 300
feet, the rails and ties are at an angle
of 45 degrees. tipping towards the river.
John Moran, the barber, was pre-
vented from following his avocation on
Saturday night A number of CUSTOM
ers, who had been waiting their turn,
!were caught by the rapidly rising water
and imprisoned for several hours. The
| water receded so that he was able TO
resume business, early yesterday morn
| ing, so that his customers could attend
| church with clean faces. AT Casey &
| kellys brewery, steam pumps and en-
slnes were kept busy, yesterday, draw
ing water from the storage cellars.
One thrifty saloonkeeper, whose front
door could not be used, because of the
flood, improvised a board walk OF
empty beer kegs and planks, reaching
to his back door, and the advertising
value of the keg walk was easily ap-
parent.
The waters began to recede about
midnight, Saturday, and by Z o'clock
yesterday morning had gone down fully
three feet. There was Il momentary
scare at o'clock last evening. A rise
of several inches occurred, owing to
the backwater from the Meadow Brook
1t lasted only Il short time, however,
and great many people returned to
their houses. Every cellar in the flood
ed district is filled to the rafters.
A gold watch and chain dropped,
probably, by some fleeing flood sufferer,
was picked up yesterday by Alfred
Gutheinz. The owner can recover it by
identifying it, at the Scranton Savings
bank.
CHANNEL CLOGGED.
Clogging up the river channel caused
water to back up considerably in the
loWlands to the north and the Diamond
flats, Capouse, Park Place and Green
Ridge flats We're again subjected to
inundation. The General Phinney En-
gine company was called out Saturday
night to rescue families in the Parker
street locality who feared to remain
over night in their homes. Sixteen
persons were taken out with the aid of
a boat. The Schaffer home on Parker
street had its foundations washed out,
and it settled into the water at slant
The occupants We're rescued in boat
The Ash street bridge over the Roar
ing Brook, back of Petersburg which
was loosened from its abutments by the
last food, was again disturbed, this
time being carried some distance down
the stream,
Water from the river washed out the
earth from about the foundations OF
some of the heavy machinery at the
Bolt and Nut Works causing
them to sag, and necessitating the
shutting down of part of the works
The Delaware, 70 Lackawanna and
Western road which escaped any very
serious i'll effects of the flood Friday
, began 10 suffer severely on Saturday
The Elmhurst dam oYerhowed the re-
tanning wall slSirting the railroad and
WaSneu out Dotn tracks. lne Delaware
|; river began to rise during the night and
! by noon time had covered the rail
road with several feet of water. There
| We're also several small washouts on
: the northern division and big one al
[ Elmira.
Il THE LAST TRAIN.
? The last train to come through from
| New York was the express reaching
7 here at $50 p, IN. Saturday. After this
2 train had gotten past the Delaware
7 Water Gap the river overhowed
1 and blocked the tracks. Train No. 4
: leaving here for New York at 12.45 p
E M, started out Saturday on time, bu
: was halted at Elmhurst by the washou
: and compelled to transfer it's passen'
gers. The train on the other side ol
the washout got as far as StroudsburG
5 when a telegram announced that il
5 was impossible to get through the gap
E | The passengers had TO remain a
E Stroudsburg over night. They wer,
e allowed to resume their journey yester
5 day morning at 10 o'clock.
b ' The first train to set through yester