The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12

tricts and the west and south. struggled slowly all day to get back to normal conditions.
 The roads most affected by the storm, the Erie and the Lackawanna, were still badly tied up on their main lines. On their various branches it will take days to repair the damage. The damage to the Erie was the most widespread. On it's main line today trains got as far as Pas saic. On several of the branches there was little or no traffic. On the New Jersey and New York division there were serious and frequent interruptions past Spring Valley.
 The Lackawanna put up notices which read:
 ''All tickets to Washington and west sold at passengers risk"
 During the day the main line was out of service between Paterson and Boone town. Traffic ceased also on the Sussex branch, the line being washed out in sev- eral places. The Pennsylvania and Le- high Valley railroads, except for minor interruptions, practically resumed their regular schedule today
 Captain Rowland attempted to transfer his 175 passengers to the New Hamp- shire. of the Stonington line, which came up short time after the accident, but as the waves were too high the attempt was abandoned. Over 150 of the passen- gers were sent to New London by train and those who stood by the broken boat proceeded on her to their destination to- night.
 The City of Augusta. of the Savannah line, which proceeded to sea last night, was sighted early today returning to Sandy Hook. She was running away from the storm, but after remaining if port couple of hours Captain Burg again started on his course for Newport News, and Norfolk. Burlington is Suffering.
 Burlington. N. J., October 11.-This town is suffering from the worst flood in it's history, three-fourths of the place being under water, caused by the high water in the Delaware river The highest point of the town is only three feet above the flood in some of the river, and the river is still rising
 The south section of the town is food ed, from a depth of to 6 feet, and much or the surrounding country is under wa- ter In East Burlington it is estimated that 90 per cent of the houses are inun- dated. This afternoon the mayor and the chief or police made tour of some of the streets in a batteau and furnished food to those in need. The town is entirely cut off from communication, except by tele- graph and telephone No trains are run- ming on the Camden and Amboy division of the Pennsylvania
 The water is rushing down Main street so rapidly that people who are navigating that street in boats are having a difficult time of it. Some buildings have become undermined, and unless promptly repaired will probably collapse. The majority of the churches held no service today, the edifces being surrounded by water The flood cut new channel back of the town, washing away three wagon roads and the Mount Holly bridge
 Fiyy+ persons were rescued from float ing house in the Delaware river today in sight of hundreds of onlookers. The building was a two-story frame structure from Florence, near here. It had been surrounded by water and it's occupants sought refuge in inc upper story. With out warning It broke from it's foundation and before the five persons could escape was carried into the Delaware river. party of men met the house off this town and took two from the roof. They broke off shingles from the roof and rescued two children and the mother from the att tic and landed them here.