New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
FEAR DAM WILL GO.
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houses IL the flooded section have now been
safely removed After II O'Clock this morn
crease IS looked for. -Four bridges over the
river were carried away this morning. These
we're Al HuIman St WaEaraw and Leon SITS.
The Erie bridge al Riverside is IN danger.
On River -. where the water is from eight
70 ten feet deep. people were taken from their
homes by means q a breeches buoy. This
method % rescue in time OF food was first
adopted here during the inundation Of Feb
rUary q last year. During the morning
number OF small boats were upset in the rush
ing torrent and there were a number Of excit-
inE rescues-
THRILLING RESCUE FROM LAUNCH.
Al the Passaic Falls bridge az sp-uce-sc
two r-en mad a narrow escape from death.
They we're John White and William Garcia
With John Sindle they were IL a launch which
tLey wanted 20 get ashore They were on the
river little above the bridge and some men
or the shore were trying 10 assist them by
means q rope in getting the launch to the
land when the rope snapped and the launch
vas svrepr away down the river, which was
-,1sbfug ike a nliIlstream. Sindle, the rope
broke jumped into the river and managed by
= desperate effort 70 reach the shore White
also Jumped into the river but could not make
land and was carried down the stream Gar
Ga stayed IN the launch which was swept
-aridrv down toward the bridge Policeman
peter Mcclure was standing on the bridge and
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% hmm for one II the bridge supports as the
bosr nassed. Garcia followed Instructions and
managed 70 grab an iron support and was
b-,las safe1v 70 The bridge floor by MCGUIRE
and Policeman Hines A. White reached the
bridge Hines threw him z rope, which he
s-asped. and was pulled safely W on the
bridge bv the two policemen The launch went
over the falls and was dashed to pieces
A. ! o'clock this afternoon house located on
Main-st- owned by Samuel Cook, gave way.
The water surrounding this building was twelve
feet deep. People from the neighboring houses
were rescued by frsmAn with the aid OF
breeche~ buoys. George Chase and Lewis Ralph
we're taken from BIoomhead NH. on West and
E,fve~ s-z where they were confined thrty-sx
hours without food
one Of the most caring attempts at rescue
was performed b. James Boyle and William
Brown They were called upon by Mrs Chase
who owns A mill 10 rescue her husband. who IS
.re manager OF the company. Chase ana RaIph
s.aiste6 ne men materially IL dropping ropes
from the windows. which were made last 70 the
small boat The flood was running torrent
and il tool, Boyle nine hours before he was aI4e
- get them out number OF others II .'le
,.,-tborbood were rescued by sliding down
rores which We're thrown into open WINDOWS
@-,r, the tons OF houses near by At CLOCK
-, s,-.s+ r,erarturent men. James WhLtroTa
and Robert Kelso. Volunteered TO rescue q lam
tv On Bridge-st They took small boat anu
started 10 row 10 the house. The water VI
I'D 10 the second story window IheS h1l no.
proceeded far when their boat overturned m
the TWO men were thrown into the water nose
watching them were unable 10 rescue mem ~
They were submerged several times Dul Do o,"
men. being plucky. swan to the house oIoAe li,
windows and neId on 20 the "indo" sii's' ou'
were unable from exhaustion 10 CHINO INTO ''7
room.
PLrcEy ITALIAN SAVES REscUERs.
whitford and KeIso called for nelp' o"' u.s.
who had watched their heroic Efforts "eIs uh
able to assist them. Standing IN me ero~o vas
Frank Mazama an old italian sailor. VINO Sol-
unteer.d 10 20 10 their rescue hs ou'c.T