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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
A LANDSLIDE.

Besides the tracks awash at the Steel
Works station, there was seriov;
landslide at Mnooka station and a
washout at Minooka junction several
hundred feet of the track being UNDER
mined at this point At Miners Mills
the middle pier of a bridge spanning a
swollen creek was washed away and
the bridge was ordered closed by the
division superintendent, and gang of
men was set at work to repair 1t.
The Delaware and Hudson station
was thronged from early in the night
with crowds of persons anxious to leave
for either up or down the valley, but
they were met with the announcement
that no trains would be run, and had
to make arrangements to spend the
night in this city. AS a consequence
the hotels of the city were thronged
last night.
The last train into this city on the
Jersey Central arrived here at 1920
o'clock. The flooding of the tracks at
various points between this city and
Wilkes Barre prevented the running of
any further trains, and announcement
of this fact was posted at the station.
Traffic on the Ontario and Western
railroad was entirely suspended early
in the afternoon, because of washouts
up the valley at Mayfield and Olyphant
The train which arrives here at 44O D.
m. and the train which leaves at 6.1O
p. m. We're both annulled
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
CAREFUL OF DOG.

The flood was not without it's laugh
able features. One man, who threw his
two children rather roughly onto an
improvised raft, raised laugh among
the onlookers by the gingerly manner
in which he, himself, stepped onto the
life-boat, tenderly bearing in his arms
a pet dog.
A cat and dog, which were unable to
escape the flood, met on high board
fence and remained companions in mis-
cry for fully four hours, but there was
not particle of fight in either.
South of the city, along the course OF
the Lackawanna, the only serious dam
age, outside of washouts on the rail-
roads, was the carrying away of span
of the railroad bridge at Lackawanna.
The Scranton Railway company's big
viaduct, just below, had its central pier
badly battered by the timbers which
the current swept along like vicously
swung battering rams, but it safely
withstood the assault.
Moosic lived all day in dread of the
breaking of the Spring Brook Water
company's dam, located six miles up
the mountain side. 1t was reported last
night that eighteen inches of water was
leaping over the spillway. Spring brook,
which courses through the heart of the
village, overfiowed in many places.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
WORK SUSPENDED.

Water from the Lackawanna river
and Sterrick Creek began to flow into
the shaft of the Temple Iron company's
Sterrick Creek colliery at Peckville
early in the afternoon. A vigorous
battle was waged against it, but the
fight proved futile for before nightfall
the volume of water became so great
that there was no hope of checking it,
and the signal was blown that work
at the mine is suspended.
The Eddy Creek mine at Olyphant
was likewise flooded and the Rich
mond colliery near the city line was
made to suspend by reason of the
water putting out the fires in the boiler
room.
Probably the most serious of the
mine floods Is at the Won Storch slope,
the mouth of which overlooks the river
at length of about, ten feet, Just
north OF Green Ridge street. At the
first sign of the flood the men and
mules We're taken out and the opening
walled up. The water, however, rose
higher than anticipated and found tbs
way into branch opening. From this
it poured into the main slope down to
the Diamond vein where 1t leaped into
an inside shaft reaching the lowest of
the four veins, the China vein. Here
1t spread and sought the lowest places
Submerging three pumps.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
BUILDING PERMITS.
Those Issued by Superintendent of
Building Inspection Last Month.


The building permits issued by Super
intendent f. l.. Brown, of the bureau
of building inspection, for the month
of February were for buildings and re-
pairs aggregating something over $125,-
900 in value. Those to whom permits
were granted and the kind of building
erected were as follows:
l.. NJ. Gates, Mulberry street, alteration and, re.
pair.
City of Scranton, emergency hospital, Kcyscr
avenue.
G. b. Scott, Franklin avenue. now store front.
j. S. Miller Spruce street, alteration and re-
pair.
W. l.. Rogers, Penn avenue, bay window.
Charles Schager, Clay avenue, conservatory.
Scranton City Guard association, Dixie thcatcr.
County Savings bank, Spruce street, bank.
Title Guarantee and Trust company, Spruce
street. bank.
Cass Morgan, Rebccca avenue, addition and re-
pair.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
company, round house in yard.
Charles Mcngle, ColiaX avenue, double dwelling
Mrs. Kate Farr -Fcnton, Cemetery street, double
dwelling.
Hebrew Congregation Anschc Chcsed, Madison
avenue, synagogue
Keller and Schroeder, Adams avenue, atcra-
tion and repair.
Economy Light, Heat and Power company
jefferson avenue, boiler shed.
j. w. Shepherd, Poplar street. single dwelling.
c. +. Bone, Adams avenue, temporary sausage
rooom.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
TWO BOYS
DROWNED


Charles Neuls, Peter Haggerty and
Christ Rose, did magnificent work in
removing people from the deluged
houses. They were ably seconded by
Superintendent of the Fire Department
III. Il. Ferber and 81 squad of firemen.
The patrol wagon was kept in constant
use. Lanterns, like gigantic fireflies,
fitted here and there. Many women
and children were carried out on the
backs of male relatives.
At 11.30 p m. the welcome news was
given out that the river was sbsiding,
and that unless another rain storm sets
in the danger may be said to be prac-
tically over. Fully nine blocks were
under water, and The damage done to
household effects and goods in cellars
is incalculable.
Charles Greenberg, John Schwenk, Mrs.
Murray, Mrs. Kahler, Joseph Schultz,
John Kennedy, John Corby the Ma
loney property, Charles Stone, Michael
Sweeney, Mrs. Dimler, william Luther,
Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Carmody, John CAL
bish, Mrs. Scott. Mrs Louis Haas, John
Murray, Michael Myers, Michael Flynn
Charles Major, John Schroeder Thomas
McGinnis, the Harvey properties, while
among those flooded on Washington
avenue are John Klien, Daniel Cole
man, William Smith, John Burke, Will
lam Shelter, Nicholas Gauz, Peter
Hartman, Frank Rashelewski, Joseph
Zohowski.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
BANQUET AND PRESENTATION.
Cliff Works Men Honor Depart
ing Employe.

Robert d. Petit who for a number
of years has been storekeeper at the
Cliff works of the American Locomo-
tive company left last night for Dur
ango, Mexico, to take a similar posi-
tion with the Simpson &c Watkins COM
pany.
Before his departure he was ten
dered a banquet at the Elk cafe by the
foremen and office employees bf the
cliff works, and presented with a pair
of silver-mounted military brushes in
scribed with his initials. The presenta-
tion was made in behalf of the assem-
blage by Joseph f. Briggs. Mr.. Petit
made a feeling response and other ad-
dresses followed. d. j. Davis acted as
POSTMASTER.
Those present We're: Jos. McAndrew
ii. Walters, ID. j. Davis, John Drack,
E. f. Seal, j. McKea, M. McVitte. j. F.
Briggs. r. Osland, G. A. Clark, III.
Yoekle, L. A. Tandy, ]. w. Benjamin,
c. +. Bauchman. p. Kennedy, r. Kel-
low, w. c. Stafford, S. d. Petit, N.
Kellow, r. e. Duffy, N. Klein, A. Lin
ton,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01

for a serious flood In case the rain
should continue. superintendent Rob-
ert Reeves last night characterized this
report as absurd "There has not been
the slightest fear that the I1lmhurst
dam would burst, let alone overflow"
said he. "There is still room in the
reservoir for number of feet of water
and we could stand two more days of
such rain as yesterday without the least
danger of any of the water escaping.
The person who started that story
should have known better. 1t was
quickly passed from mouth to mouth
until many people actually got out of
their houses in anticipation of Il flood.
I went down in the afternoon and done
the best I could to assure these people
that there was no danger"
Mr.. Reeves said that the "nkey"
condition of the water has been caused
by the soil washed into the reservoirs
by the rain. He believes that this will
have practically all settled today.
Among the serio-comic incidents con-
nected with the flood one was observed
by rescue party which was trying to
aid a colony of Hungarians UP above
Peckvile The water was rapidly ris-
ing and the residents of the huts were
in great danger. About every other
man who appeared had a pig under his
arm. Intermingling with the squeals
of the pigs were screams of women
who were being left by the male men,
bers of the household to their fate.
while they saved themselves and the
family bacon. When rebuked by peo-
pie who were assisting them one of
the men remarked loconically: "Wom-
an swim, pig no SWIM pig cost
money"
The Erie Railroad company's Dun
more shops in Dunmore were seriously
damaged by the last flood and to pre-
vent a recurrence of this trouble the
company has been building a stone re-
tanning wall 800 feet long and in some
places Is feet high. This wall, though
incomplete, prevented any serious dam
age being done yesterday.
The cellar of the Erie Railroad COM
pany's office in Dunmore was flooded
yesterday with about two feet OF
water.
The bakery of the Lawson Bakery
company on Drinker street was filled
with five feet of water. Considerable
damage was done to a large amount of
supplies stored there.
The Erie pay car which left here yes
terday at 10 o'clock to pay the men at
No. IA shaft was detained there owing
to the washing away of a bridge be-
tween the time of it's going into the
breaker to the time of it's coming out.
Superintendent Davis. of the Saquoit
silk mills, gave permission to his Tay-
lor employees to leave early in the af-
ternoon and when he learned that the
tracks were blocked made provision for
them to stay over night in this city.
A notice was posted at the South
mill yesterday notifying the men to
quit work upon the sound of the whis-
tie, which was to be blown in case the
river was to a dangerous height. There
was no necessity for the sounding of
the alarm as the river had not reached
the mill at quitting time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
OF FLOOD

Residents of Sport Hill where houses
are along the line of the creek, which
Is an outlet for the Gypsy Grove dam,
were fearful of the dam giving away
and moved themselves and belongings
to the houses of neighbors atop the hill.
All the Scranton hotels We're crowded
to the garrets last night by suburban.
ties unable to reach home. Cabmen
reaped harvest from those who We're
compelled to go to homes at a distance.
Delaware and Hudson trainmen re-
ported that the dam at Lake Lodore
gave way. The report could not be
verified.
There was ten inches OF water on
the level of the Lackawanna yard at
Clarks Summit.
The report was current yesterday af-
ternoon that the Scranton Gas and
Water company's Elmhurst dam was
in danger of bursting and that the
company was warning people living
along the Roaring Brook to prepare
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
SEWERS CHOKED,

Ihe rain which began yesterday
morning at 1880 o'clock and which was
the direct cause of yesterdays flood
fell continually until after o'clock in
the afternoon and proved once more
that the sewers so far constructed in
various parts of the city are not suf-
ficietnly large to properly carry off sur
face water.
Sewer basins in all parts of the CITY
We're blocked and Linden street from
Washington avenue to Penn avenue
presented it's usual lake-like appear
ance
The most serious results from the
clogging of sewers We're at the corner
of Phelps street and North Washing
ton avenue and at the corner of Pres
colt avenue and Mulberry street.
The Fourth district sewer, into which
the basins at the corner of Pehlps street
and Washington avenue empty, was
far too small to carry off the water
which ran to this corner from up and
down Washington avenue. The basins
OVERLOADED and great quantities of
earth washed down from the higher
ground above We're deposited on the
street railway tracks for depths vary
ing from two feet to six inches.
The opening of the sewer near the
wheel works became clogged early in
the morning and the water from Dun
more which should have flowed through
1T was diverted down to Washington
avenue and Phelps street.
The water which flooded down Null
berry street from Nay Aug park to
Prescott avenue carried with it great
quantities of soil and it was only lit
tie while after the rain began before
the sewer basins at the corner We're
clogged and street car traffic stopped.
A gang of men under the direction of
Superintendent Thomas, of the bureau
of highways and sewers, hurried to
the scene and after several hours work
succeeded in cleaning the basin out.
The railway company's employees
had hard time cleaning the. earth off
the tracks at both places and passeng-
ers had to be transferred for several
hours. Large quantities of earth were
washed upon the track on Luzerne
street also and traffic was temporarily
suspended on that thoroughfare.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
WATER In MINES.

At Mayfield the Erie company's big
colliery again made itself receptacle
for the overflow of the river and an
adjoining creek. Water poured into
the shaft in an immense volume and
was still flowing in at midnight. Moth
ing could be done to check it, and an
other long period of idIeness attended
by a big expense for pumping will re-
suit.
The Glenwood mine, at Jermyn,
which had just started up, January 1,
after a six-months' idleness due to
flood, was again deluged. Several
pumps were submerged. 1t was only
by desperate work that the Delaware
and Hudson No. 1 was kept from
flooding. At one time the water was
within three inches of the drift.
On the Ridge at Archibald, the Elk
Hill company has mine located in
gully. Water from the mountain
streams formed a veritable river in this
gully and flowed into the shaft. 1t
was idle six months Of last year by rea-
son of flood. The likelihood is that it
Will again be idle for a long period
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
WATER RUSHED IN

Operations We're suspended early in
the day at both the Manville on Green
Ridge flats and the Hampton on Key
sey Valley creek on account of the
water rushing into the opening.
At the Bellevue colliery the water
made sudden rush into the mine
through the main shaft. Forty men
at work In the lowest vein had to wade
for long distance through waist-deep
water to a man-way through which
they reached the surface by climbing
on sixteen ladders, distance of $50
feet.
The Mt. Pleasant washery, situated
on the flats along the old Love road,
had to suspend operations, the water
from the river having completely sur
rounded it,
Some of the flooded mines may be
idle for many weeks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business Results Most Satisfac-
tory, Notwithstanding Storms
and Holidays.

| BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
New York, Feb. 2S.-R. G. Dun & Co. s
| weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
Although the shortest month of the
year was further curtailed by two holi-
days and handicapped by the most Sc
we're storms of the winter. industrial
and trade results were most satisfac-
tory. The closing week brought a gem
eraI resumption of activity in the lines
that suffered from the weather and
preparation for an exceptionally heavy
spring business was reported at many
points; southern cities alone being
backward. Crop prospects are consid-
cred encouraging, in so far as anything
can be learned at this time. Numer-
Gus Interruptions would account for a
considerable loss in railway earnings,
yet reports thus far available for Feb
ruary show a decrease of only per
cent from last years figures, and n
gain of 1875 per cent. as compared with
the traffic in 1900. More foreign steel
has been engaged, and domestic con-
Germs are still bidding in the German
market.
Footwear buyers are leaving New
England without doing much more than
fair sample business, outside special
lines. AS a rule, woollen goods are well
maintained and i'm brisk demand.
Cereals opened the week with a de-
cided reaction. Statistics of supplies
and movement We're not satisfactory to
speculative holders. storms had inter-
rupted communication and restricted
new operations, crop news was gener-
ally satisfactory, and foreign purchas-
ers We're less interested.
Failures for the week number 2l5 in
the United States against l79 last year,
and 30 i'm Canada against 81 last year.
OF Canadian trade the review will say:
Unreasonable weather has impeded
business at st. Johns and country roads
are bad, with little money in circula-
ton. Travellers orders come in freely
at Halifax, and indications are for an
early spring, Fish markets are firm,
ana produce prices well maintained.
The output of coal is large. and iron
and steel developments continue salts
factory. Country roads at interior
points are still unsettled, but business
at Montreal is we'll up to the average,
and payments satisfactory Cottons are
firm, local mills only accepting orders,
subject 10 advance. A sli9ht improve
ment is noted at Quebec, and whole
salers report fair collections.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
TRAIN WAS LATE.

A slight washout at LaPlume delayed
traffic on the Lackawanna railroad in
the morning, but trains were running
on fairly regular time in the afternoon.
Train No. 5. due here from New York
at $50 p. m. was delayed nearly two
hours by water on the tracks at vari-
Gus points between Manunka Chunk
and Stroudsburg. Trains were running
regular late last night.
The keyser Valley branches of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
and Ontario and Western railroads
were covered by water from the West
mountain, and several culverts were
washed out, preventing the movement
of cars to and from the mines in Key
ser Valley.