The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-15
eastern FLOODS
leave Wide RUIN
Loss of Property in Paterson and
Other New Jersey Towns Is
Millions of Dollars.
Thousands of Persons Are Homeless
and Fed by Charity-Mills Under
Water and Many Bridges wrecked
The Atlantic Coast Strewh with
Wrecks and Lives Are Lost.

Paterson, N. j., Oct. 13.-For AZ hours
Paterson was at the mercy of the Pas
sale river, which caused a damage OF
SO 900 900 to $6,000,000 in this city.
Thousands of persons were made tenn
porarily homeless, most OF them Delng
received at the houses of friends IN the
unfiooded districts. while 1900 were
sheltered at the armory, fed and cared
for by the organized charity OF the city.
1t will be impossible to closely estimate
the loss until the flood subsidies, but
it will exceed 100000 Only three
bridges and a part OF fourth OF the
seven below the falls remain, and the
cost to the county to replace those de-
stroyed will be at least 100000
Passaic n Sufferer.
Passaic was a greater sufferer from
the food than even Paterson. Twenty
mills in Passaic alone were under wa
ter and 5000 workers were out OF en-
poyment. Ten thousand persons have
left their homes. Eight hundred houses
were flooded in the caves, and In all
! 900 acres were covered with water
from a depth of few inches to 20 feet.
Several million feet of lumber were
carried down to Newark bay. Twenty
three frame houses went floating down
the Passaic river, and as far as can be
estimated the loss ofscity property, real
estate and buildings, is $2,OOO,OOO.
Twenty-Five bridges were down in Pas
sale and Sussex counties on the Sus-
Quehanna railroad.
Damage Enormous.
In and about Trenton the flood dam
age also was enormous. At least six
and possibly all nine of the wagon and
foot bridges across the Delaware river
between Trenton and Easton, Pa, were
carried away. These bridges cost $780,
900. All of the Delaware bridges ex-
cept one are gone between Easton and
Port Jarvis. About 100 houses in South
Trenton were under water.
Ocean city Deserted.
Ocean City, Md, Oct 13.-This city
was practically deserted. The greater
part of the city was submerged and many
of the residents fled. A section of the
front of Congress Hall hotel, about 100
feet in extent, was torn away and the
entire ocean front of the Windsor hotel
collapsed. A large number of cottages
also were destroyed
Loss on the Coast.
New York, Oct 13-Reports Of ship
wrecks and immense losses on the At
lantic coast in the hurricane of the last
two days were received in New York
The damage will run far into the mil
lions but no estimate can yet be OBJ
tanned. One man is known to have
persisted This was Rev. E. w. Haw-
ley, of Lake View N. c., passenger,
who was thrown against the cabin and
instantly killed while the Old Domin-
ion liner Jefferson was struggling to
free itself from a gigantic wave.
Valley Flooded.
New York, Oct. 13.-With a roar that
could be heard for miles, a wall of water
Is to 90 feet high rushed down the Ram
apo valley last night, sweeping every
thing in it's path for distance'Of ten
miles. Thousands of dollars worth Of
damage was done to homes, live stock
and business establishments from
| Sloatsburg to Pompton.