Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-13
Manr Housea Swept Away.

day. but SO far as known there was
NO loss of human life. Over 100 houses
we're swept away and many OF them
we're wrecked by the breaking OF
16-foot embankment of the Erie rail- ,
road, behind which an immense vol :
ume Of water had gathered. The flood
poured down into Duttonville, carrying
everything before it. So far as can be
learned from reliable sources there was
no loss Of life and this is considered al
most miraculous.
The village Of Wellington, a suburb OF
this city, was submerged by from six to
twelve feet Of water and the inhabitants
went about in boats. Atleast 100 houses
have been moved from their founda-
turned completely over.
Two Children Drowned.
| On the Morris canal at Bloomfield the
big aqueduct broke, flooding the north
end Of the town, while the business dis
trict was waist-deep with water from
q breakage in the bank of the Second
river. Two children were drowned.
Many Driven from Their Homes.
Paterson, N. j., Oct. 1.-THE flood in
the Passaic river surpassed the NAM
moth inundation of March, 1902. The
river had overhowed hundreds Of acres
of streets and hundreds of families were
driven from their homes, many being
rescued from upper windows in boats
A dam of timber and sand bags is
being built to keep the swollen river
above the falls from breaking it's banks
and pouring into the city through ra-
vine, in which case frightful damage
would be done. The gas works are food
ed and there are fears for the electric
light station. Scores of mills have shut
down. The damage in the city in prop
erty Is already estimated at half mil
lion dollars.
Coast S%orm Continues.
Philadelphia, Oct. PA dispatch to
che maritime exchange says the life-say-
ing station at Townsends Inlet, N. J..
reports that the Townsend Inlet hotel
was inundated by the high sea Saturday
morning, and is breaking up. The hotel
was small frame structure, and was in
IN exposed position.
(, The storm along the coast prevails With
The same fury that was reported Friday.
and has apparently not moved from the
territory affected by 1t during the past
two days.
4 Property has been damaged to the ex-
rent of thousands of dollars in this city
and vicinity. Scores of buildings were
aooded and washouts reported on nearly
Ill railroads. Both the Delaware and
6chuylkill rivers are swollen far above
normal, the latter stream causing seri-
GUS damage to mill property along Its
banks.
Railway Tramc Suspended.
Trenton, N. j., Oct. PA heavy
Hood. which Friday night caused the
suspension Of through traffic on the
Pennsylvania. had subsidized somewhat
Ut ten o'clock Saturday, but not sufi-
ciently to permit the running of trains.
There is no interference with traffic
between New York and this city, but no
trains are running between New York
and Philadelphia. Five trains, which
should have passed through Trenton
Friday night, are stalled here. One of
them is the midnight express from
New York city. Special trains contain
Ing cars Of the Barnum and Bailey cir
Gus are among those stalled. One of
ehe cars OF the circus train, Pullman
sleeper, was derailed. Ladders had to
BE used to rescue the passengers. Dur
Ing the night heavy freight trains were
used to hold down the bridge of the
saflroad company spanning the As
sanpink creek. The waters of the
creek overlooked the tracks and rose
be high as the fire boxes of the engine
Delaware Still Rising.
! Easton, Pa, Oct. 12.-There are no
records which show higher water in the
Delaware river than there was Satur-
day. The rise was so rapid that many
people were hemmed in and are being
taken out in boats. All morning houses
which had been swept from their founda-
lions came down the Delaware. MANY
ofthem remained intact until they struck
The bridge connecting Easton and Phil
lpsburg, when they were crushed like
lNooSAASAAo. NbVUt Au"AAelliCo VI Qi1llWOOu
and trees are rushing down the river The
strain on the big iron bridge is immense.
but it is not thought the bridge will 20
out, unless great mass of wreckage
lodges against it. All the West Easton
Industries are inundated. and the dam
bge will be great. The Delaware riveris
still rising, though rain ceased falling
about midnight. At the point where the
Lehigh river empties into the Delaware
there is danger of the retaining wall go
ting out. in which event the street, and
perhaps number of houses would tum-
BILE into the turbulent waters.
Coolness Prevents Catastrophe.
Omaha, Neb., Oct 12.-Only the cool.
ness of the police prevented terrible
catastrophe at the coronation ball Fri.
day night. Ten thousand people were In
the Coliseum. where the coronation was
taking place, when it was noticed that
the floor above was sinking. They mott.
ded the people that they would have to
move down onto the dancing floor in
order that another electric light might
be placed. After they had left the gal
lery they were notified Of the danger IN
which they had bsen.