New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13
PATERSON'S LOSS GREAT.
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child He started up Hamburs-ave- with a
raft and after getting the imperilled ones
upon it he made for the shore. The child vas
in danger from falling from its position, and
Van Buskirk in making lunge for the little
one fell against iron railing He received
severe cash in the head and was rendered IN
conscious He was taken home in an ambulance
Greenwood Lake is still intact but the dam
age wrought by the food amounts 10 thousands
Of dollars Cranberry Marsh, the floating isl
and near Sterling Forest station broke from its
anchorage early Saturday. and hoated down the
lake 70 Coopers 4 distance OF three miles. House
boats were wrecked and several OF the sum-
rner cottages suffered severe damage No wires
are I'D and all communication is of from
the summer resort The water was four feet
higher than all previous records. and the ice
houses were converted into bulwarks. against
which the waves dashed. as If to wreck every
thing in sight.
LOSSES WILL BE APPALLING.
The financial loss that will fall upon Passaic
County from the ravages of the food IS appaIl-
ing TO contemplate. It is estimated that upward
of two hundred culverts have been destroyed,
while in places the macadarnized roads have
been completely obliterated and wiped out, the
food leaving In their places gullies from four
20 ten feet deep. The BroWertown Road is COM
pletely wiped out. This morning early the al
most new drawbridge a. Rutherford and Union
aves below Passsic went down. II cost in the
neighborhood OF $4,000 Upward Of fifty small
iron bridges have gone down, while the destruc-
ton OF the large and expensive ones in this city
will run the money loss into hundreds Of thou
sands
Road Inspector Pettigrew. Bridge Inspector
Mclaughlin and County Engineer Whtmore
went out this morning tour OF inspection
TO ascertain as far possible the condition of
affairs so that they may make q special report
st e special meeting Of the Board Of Freeholders
that has been called for Thursday. The chair
men Of all committees from the different town
ships have been requested 20 make reports at
that time County Engineer whitrno-e esti-
mated the cost Of the bridges so far recorded
lost as 10000.
The Erie officials this afternoon reported that
trains were running far west Suffern,
repairs having been made far as that point.
Travel was also resumed on the Newark branch
Of the Erie the big washout the Dackawanna
crossing. where a wreck occurred Friday morn
ing having been repaired The Susduehanna
read also reported that its roadbed had been
fixed as far west 4 Oakland.
The supply OF meat and provisions is getting
scarce. Many OF the smaller grocery aud pro-
vision dealers have run out Of stock The
The only milk supply received since Friday
Genes over the Lacks wanna road. ana TINS rep
resents Jess than fourth OF the daily con-
sumption. The condition Of the railroads has
crippled the mail service The last regular mail
was received o'clock Friday morning. but II
is thought that by this evening there VIII be
considerable more
The 18th Regiment Armory. where the relief
q ork j. being carried on. presented q busy scene
this morning Last night. members or the
United cha rites Organization fed the sufferers
and provided them vSth all the bedding hand.
borr 30 mattresses and pillows. The Public
Service CORPORATION sent about 30 more mat
--essas and bedding this morning. Considerably
more than six hundred people were fed and
housed there last night and this number
added TO greatly to-day
William Bosset lives at No. . Washington
Ct nd mas a wife and five children. Three days
before the food Marie, thirteen years was taken
down with scarlet fever. The food rise filed the
second floor and Bosset moved the family into
The attic They unable TO secure medical
attendance There no fire. John I'VE years.
and catherine the baby. caught the fever. There
Vas an appeal the authorities DR. Doty. In
roUrboat brought medical relief. while the
charity ORGANIZATIONS. seeing the necessity for
beating apparatus. sent two oil stoves. provis-
ions and supplies
God bless you. SAID MIS- bosseIr 10 give uS
hope and relief