River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-15
Ruin in other Ciffes.


submerged and houses are floating in the
food The loss sustained in the Passaic
environs is expected to exceed 81, 0O0,-
600 Along the Passaic and Ramapo val
legs, Rutherford, Athena, Ridgewood
and Lyndhurst are practically sub
merged At Athena the mills under con-
struction are demolished. At Ruther-
ford the dam restraining the water sup
ply burst, inundating the city.
Destroys $4,000 In Currency.
Freshets between here and Philadel-
phia had an effect on the business OF the
United States subtreasury. Part of tao
usual daily consignment of new currency
from Washington, which was received
this morning, was found to be soaked
with Delaware river water 1t was so
injured it was decided to return it to the
capital The total consignment was
about So 900 900 and the amount sent as
unusable was about $40 900 in silver GER
tificates and $500 900 in gold certificates.
The bills were SO wet the colors had run
ON some of them.
Bridges Gone.
Trenton, N j., Oct. 1.-THE extent
of damages done by the flood in this sec
ton is now beginning to be fully real
lied At least six and possibly all nine
of the wagon and foot bridges across the
Delaware river between this city and
Easton, Pa, have been carried away.
The bridges destroyed are those at
Yardley, Washington's Crossing, Lam
bertville, F'renchtown, Milford and Rel
gelsville. Although there is no definite
information here it is believed that the
bridge at Stockton and the one between
Raven Rock, N. j., and Lumberville,
Pa, are also washed away, as they are
wooden structures the same as the ones
known to have been destroyed. The
one iron bridge between Trenton and
Easton is that crossing the river from
Point Pleasant, Pa, to Byram, N. J.
This bridge, which is about half way
between Trenton and Easton, is be-
lieved to be the only one not destroyed.
These bridges have been erected at a
probable average cost of $4,000 each.
Loss viii be Heavy.
Easton, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE Delaware
river began to recede about midnight
Saturday and continues to fall rapidly.
The Lehigh and the Bushkill are still
backed up for miles and everything
along their banks is flooded. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the loss or even APP
proximate it, but in Easton and towns up
and down the Delaware it will take mil
lions to replace bridges and repair the
damage Only one bridge from the head
waters Of the Delaware to Easton is
standing, and that is an old covered
structure at Portland One side of this
bridge is battered to pieces, but it was
not moved from its foundations. The
bridge between Easton and Phillips
burg is sound, but the driftwood de-
stroyed portions of the railing. The
Jersey Central bridge is seriously dam
aged and at least three spans will have
to be replaced. The bridges at Riegels-
Vile. Milford and Frenchtown were
washed away and it is supposed that
other bridges farther down also went
out, but as wires are down it is impos-
sible to learn the true state of things.
The Belvidere and Delaware division OF
the Pennsylvania railroad is closed and
trains are stalled here. Big washouts
occurred up and down the road. The
North Delaware river highway is dam
aged to the extent of $4,000. Mayor
I.ehr directed a relief corps composed
of policemen, national guardsmen and
citizens that rescued hundreds of flood
bound people along the Lehigh river.
New Jersey Town Suffers.
Burlington, N. j., Oct 12.-This town
is suffering from the worst flood in it's
history, approximately four-fifths of
the place being under water, caused by
the tremendous flood in the Delaware
river. The highest point of the town is
only three feet above the flood in some
of the streets, and as the river is still
rising it is feared that the siutuation
will become more serious. The south
ern section of the town is flooded to
depth of from two to six feet and much
of the surrounding country is also UNI
der water In East Burlington it is es-
timated that 80 per cent. of the houses
are inundated. Many families are in
want of food and the mayor and the
chief of police madea tour of some ofthe
streets in batteau and furnished food
to those in need. The town is entirely cut
off from communication except by tele-
graph and telephone, and unless the
water recedes soon there will be gem
eral scarcity of food.