New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13
SJSOTEH1NN4 TIED Up.
Flood Causes Urccks and UGshOuts
Along the Rail5cdy.

The last Messenger train 10 arrive at Strouds-
burg Penn from NeW-York. over the New-4 ork'
susquehanna and Western Railroad. reached there
last Thursday night. and no passenger train has
left there for Nev-York since last Friday morning
The leading cause for the failure 10 run trains at
that end Of the Susquehanna, between Two
Bridges and StroudsbuTg. IS 4 washout az the
western end of the railroad bridge Wnich crosses
the Della ware River near the Water Gap.
The washout occurred on Saturday. Late In the
afternoon Of that day q train consisting OF an
engine. two fatCars. . boxCar and a passenger
coach was made up al Stroudsburg. This train
now lies al the bottom Of the deep gully made oy
the storm almost directly under the rails. which
still fast 20 the ties. hang over toward the river
at m angle OF about forty-tve degrees In the
coach Of this train were passengers who had gone
from Stroudsburg view the effects Of the storm
At the Water Gap both sides Of the river
Among them was Mrs. Rays, of Stroudsburs, the
wife Of Ievi-Kays the foreman Of locomotives on
the Susquehanna road When the train was ap-
r-oaching the bridge. embankment which had
been made by filing in and which It was the pur-
ose ~ 1-o-xr1en on the train 20 strengthen by the
use Of heavy rocks and earth. gave way and a
part OF the train rolled over and into the hole made
nv the caving in % the embankneut The passen-
cars in tho coach became Immediately panic
stricken and in the confusion Mrs kays escaped
from the coach only 70 land in the water which
VA. then rushing under the railroad and con-
stantlv end quickly charging the cut By good
fortune she managed 20 throw her arms about a
which she neQ LdSl DHt "aS iI- 4tllA'-iA-i'-
nariI as the rush Of the torrent caused her body
n lie a. full length upon the water. stranger.
whose name could be learned. seeing the peril
o. Mrs Kayz jumped into the food 20 assist her
he managed 20 get her 10 a tree on the bank.
which they both grasped- But the tree had been
washed out ~ the roots and could not bear even
the slight added strain Of their weight. and both
we're cast adrif5 IN tha river. The stranger hur-
rledly grasped Mrs. Kays and by great effort sue
ceeded I'm keeping hcr a1Oat until ne could reach
they climbed into IT'S branches Later they we're
rescued by a boat. Mrs. HAYS Yesterday was still
suffering from shock. but 1t was said that she
The washout at the bridge was said 70 he fully
- M nd trsir coTId he -sisad and the ras56ed
made passable Cor trains before "Wednesday Or
] O Kitchen. a director Of the First National
from his home az Columbia \. J. opposite Port
Of James weideman. F : Weiss & 60. and sev-
storm. entailinE loss Of probably $S'"o Nhen
Mr. Kitchen and the president and the cashier
1erday afternoon the water rushed out in such a
torrent. Mr. Kitchen said as 70 cause them 70
money in the vault was comPetely satrst ted with
Eank or derosftors Fortunately. the books Of the
bank had been rno7sd carly on Ssturday.,
fused To have his household goods removed from
ais dwelling but consented to 20 with his family
On Sundsg morning he found that MS house, with
all its contents and with about one hundred chick
a7s which 10 had put in 2 kitchen. had been
washed away. leaving only battered and broken
foundation mark the spot where the house had
stood
A. q point near Dun1eJd section of rails
Of the SuSquehaDus. about quarter o. mile Il
length has swept down the e7nhankTent and into
thl river making a half circle. the approaches TO
Which were clearly outlined by the CurvinE rails at
me east and west ends n the eiipsa
dc and Hiram Le Bar uera swept clean OF their
corn crops i'm the fields. and the fences swept
away.
n WAS said by Susquehan1a railroad man that
the work OF repairing the roadbed. already
bsp1In would be vigorously pushed until com
Melted. which with the large gangs % men en-
nIoved might be so far done that passenger trains
could be run on schedule time BY the end Of this
Week and possibly sooner