New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-14
PATERSON RECOVERING.
BRIDGES THROWN OPEN.
Spruce-st. Main Intdct-AH 0nt
T'zcO Schools an Session.

Paterson. n. j., Oct 15-Mayor HnchIhe to-udy
estimated the damage caused by the food heie o.
100000. exclusive of the loss to wages 10 'hoS'
who kept out of work
The situation at the Spruce-st. hill. where II vas
feared the big water main would give way. Is no"
relieved. The pipe has been shored up Inc troiieS
rails which hung across the chasm have oeeh i'
moved, that their danger of falling on Ile PiPe
is averted. The washout occurred at the eAact sPO
where in the flood of 1902 the authorities had dyha
mite planted to blow hole through Spruce-s'' ="
case the raceway above gave way.
The West-st bridge and the Main-st bridge were
thrown open to foot traffic to-day Inc "eSei
bridge from Market-st into Bergen County was
carefully examined this morning and found to De
in almost perfect condition. 1t was thrown open ~
wagon traffic. The Arch-st. bridge appears 10 oe III
good shape. The approaches to II, however are ''
yet passablc.
The Board Of Health posted notices through tne
food district to-day informing everybody whose
cellar was flooded that the cellars must be cied"eu
before the houses could be occupied
The County Council said to-day that the various
towns in the county would have TO pay LOT 'le
filling in Of the roadways washed out. Five nun
bred thousand dollars 1t is believed. Will De tle
cost of the repairs to roads and bridges Inc
county is not responsible until the road Is put AT
grade. After that the county must pay loi -
maintenance. The First National Bank to-ud!
voted TO tender a loan of 100000 to the county
The Erie Railroad is pressing into service every
man who is willing to do laborer's work. They are
being sent up the road to help make repairs "orh
be furnished for several hundred men lor al
least two weeks
Relief work at the armory goes on undated
and sufferers from the food continue to apply loI
shelter. over six hundred people were fed at the
armory dinner to-day. There has been no serl-
case OF Sickness and the health or the SUI
ferers the whole is good. Contributions Ior tne
relief of the sufferers pouring in and the Jud6
ment Of sIayor Hinchffe in not requesting outsiue
a is beI arr,o1N- 1u1eu1pd all sides
beautiful sight this morning was at the Pas-
sale Falls. where magnificent RAINBOW spdIleu
the misty gorge. II seem ID If It were notice 10
the inhabitants of the silk city that the worst was
over.
most pitiful case was that OF Emmanuel SpeC-
leng four years old. of No. . Hamilton-ave While
his mother and father were watching the HOOD the
little fellow slipped into the kitchen A pan on
the stove filled with not water. and the boy
spilled It on himself His parents rushed into
the kitchen find that the lower part Of the boy
body was badly scaIded. Home remedies were ap-
piled and Intellectual attempt was made 10 get
a boat in which secure medical attendance The
boy suffered intense pain, and the parents were
frantic. All through the night the father kept
calling for boat and shortly afterf o'clock TINS
morning one was obtained. and the little fellow
was taken out of the house and removed 70 the
General Hospital in ambulance HIS injuries
extremely serious
The water in the flooded districts continues to go
down. and no apprehension of further damage IS
felt. The Rev. DR.. Hamilton, chairman OF the
relief committee, said to-day that there were about
one thousand homeless being cared for ny the COM
mittee.
Some of the mills which had to shut down started
this morning. Many still idle. their machinery
being badly damaged Thousands of mill hands
will be out of work for some time.
Road Inspector Pcttigrew, County Engineer
Whitmore and Bridge Inspector Mclaughlin are
making tour through the county to ascertain the
extent Of the damage to the public highways and
bridges. . --t..-
The residents of Paterson generally feel a Scarcity
NJ provisions account Of CommunlCt3tlon paving
been shut off with the outside world since rlddy
There has been almost j famine of milk ana eggs
Kerosene oil. too. has been extremely scarce
All the pubic schools except Nos. L ana il are
now omen. The latter school used to-day as q
shelter for number Of people across the river VINO
were driven from their homes by the flood out they
were all taken later in the day to the arinoIy
building. There considerable water IN the
cellar of School No. u.