Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1903-10-22
JERSEY DAMS GONE
PEOPLE FLEE TO THE HILLS-FAC-
TORIES SHUT DOWN.

TUXEDO PARK, N. Y, Oct. IA.
The Rinapo river, after rising
higher than ever before, so far as
existing records show, and sweeping
away many small dams, several
bridges and houses and a section Of
the Erie railroad track, is row slowly
subsiding. and the Tuxedo dam,
which it was feared could notwith-
stand the food, is considered safe.
So far as known only two lives were
lost. George Nixon and a compan-
ion, employed on E. H.. Earriman's
estate at Arden, when driving nome
from Central Valley, were oyertaken
by the flood and drowned. Of the
damage to property along the course
OF the RamapO no estimate a yet
be made. The village OF Ramapo was
nearly UbliteIated by the OVERLOOKING
of PiersnD'S lake and the breaking of
the dam at its lower end. The cot
tage dwellers fled to the hills and
have been looked after by those
whose homes were on higher ground.
The dam at Cranberry pond, near
Arden, burst and the waters spread
havoc through that valley. Several
houses were flooded, the electric
light plant vas disabled, and the fish
hatchery was wholly swept away.
The food also washed away the
shanties of the Italian and Hun
garian colonies in the lower part Of
the valley All the inhabitants we're
rescued and carried by boats to safe
ty.
NEW YORK, Oct IA with the
rereding of the %1oc-.s, reported from
all quarters, Paterson, Passaic and the
other water-swept New jersey towns
are relieved Of further peril and are
beginning nov to get a clear idea Of
the extent of devastation.
In Paterson alone the damage to
property is estimated at 81, 900, 600,
without taking account of tine loss in
wages to the thousands who have
been temporarily deprived Of occupa-
ton, by the shutting down of fac
tories The water is reported to
have fallen four feet below the high
est mark and the only possible
source of damage would be the burst
ing Of the great water nains which
were undermined by the food. The
distress continues great, and fully
five hundred persons were still COM
pelled to seek foe and shelter in the
armOIy. No additional fatalities
were reported throughout the day.
In Passaic the damage is estimated
to be at least equal to that in Pater-
son. Many adjacent vii ages still
were under water to-day, but with
the falling OF the waters all danger
of a collapse of the great Dundee
dam was declared to be past.
Traffic was resumed during the
day on all the railroad lines entering
New York with the exception IF the
local service on the main line of the
Erie. The milk famine in the city
Was broken by the arrival Of the
usual number of milk trains on the
West Shore, New York Central,
Lacka wnana and other roads.
PATERSON, N. j., Oct. 1.-THE
people Of this unfortunate city are
beginning to realize the extent of the
great flood which began last Friday.
Nearly two entire wards, taking In
the manufacturing section, have
been under water since that day.
This morning thousands OF men,
women and children employed in
different mills and factories found
they could not 60 to work on ac-
count Of those plants being shut
down. A great many Of these people
have also been driven from theil
homes, and have neither food nor
shelter.
AhC hCdf1SOU uduldSO III IdLcISOD
was to the manufacturers. 1t is i'm
possible to give an accurate estimate
Of the total loss, but conservative es-
Inmates are about two million.
The police and iremen have been
engaged since Saturday morning in
the work Of rescuiDg families from
the upper floors or the roofs Of their
houses in the flooded district, and
the work is still going On.
Today the water continued to fall
and there did not seem to be any
chance of further damage being done
unless another severe storm Should
set in. There are still many blocks
under water and an examination If
the flooded districts cannot be made
until the water disappears. The
health authorities have a difficult
task before them in devfsing means
to prevent an epidemic of sickness
in tile flooded territory. The people
who were afraid to leave their homes
Dil1 NOT ho o11OUoS to ratTrp ,ot:I