The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-14
LOSS ENORMOUS
DAMAGE BY FLOODS AT PATER'
SON WILL REACH MILLIONS
or DOLLARS.
THOUSANDS or PEOPLE HOMfitSS
APPREHENSION OF FURTHER
GREAT DISASTER ALMOST
DISAPPEARS.
The loss or LIFE IS VERY SNAIL
MANY BUILDINGS COLLAPSE AND
SMALL BRIDGES ARE
SWEPT AWAY.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS
THE loss or LIFE IS VERY SNAIL

Paterson, N. j., Oct 13.-With the
waters of the Passaic river falling at
the rate of an inch an hour above the
/ falls and at double that rate below
| the apprehension of further great
| disaster to the city from the food has
almost disappeared. the sole question
being whether Spruce street hill, the
narrow embankment which holds the
waters above the fall. can continue to
withstand the strain until the river re-
cedes to its normal proportions. At
| the height of the food this hill. stand
iag between the river basin above the
/ falls and the lower valley, was rapidly
caving away into the gorge below the
falls, Lineman Horace Riley losing his
| life in one such cavern, and it was
I feared yesterday that the flood would
wash away the dyke and precipitate
itself in huge wall upon that portion
of the city lying below. A dyke but
little wider than the Spruce street
roadway stood between the city and
this disaster, but last night it
Was Holding Firm
and the police felt reasonably sure of
! its permanency, though prohibiting
z q hot nioh he
undermined. Below the falls large
part of the city, situated in the valley
on either side of the river, is still in
undated, but the waters are receding
rapidly.
! Thousands of persons are tenn
porarily homeless, most of them be-
ing received at the homes of friends
| In the unfooded districts, while 1900
we're sheltered at the armory, fed and
cared for by the organized charity of
the city. No assistance has been
asked for outside and the city will
look after it's destitute.
/ Yesterday many persons who had
rem aimed in their homes in the flood
/ ed districts were removed and food
was conveyed to those who remained.
1t will be impossible to closely esti-
mate the loss until the food sub
sides, but it
VIII Exceed 100000.
But three bridges and part Of a
fourth of the seven below the falls
remain, and the cost to the county tn
replace those destroyed will be at
least 100000. The three bridges
standing are on substantial concrete.
They are completely covered by
water. Only three fatalities have
been reported.
Many buildings have collapsed and
the foundations of many have been
weakened by the flood and some OF
these may fall The total will also
be largely augmented by the loss
throughout Passaic county, reports Of
bridges washed away, roads destroyed
and property and crops ruined com
ing from all points. The loss in the
county outside of Paterson will equal
that inside of the city.
On account OF the exposure OF
many of the sufferers to the downpour
of cold rain Saturday night an cpl
demic of pneumonia is feared.
Ten Thousand homeless.
Passaic is a greater sufferer from
the food that even Paterson. Twenty
mills in Passaic alone are under
water and 5000 workers are out Of
employment Ten thousand persons
have left their homes. Eeight hun.
dred houses are flooded to the caves,
and in all / 900 acres are covered with
water from depth of few inches to
twenty feet.
Many Bridges Washed Away.
Toronto, Ont, Oct. ia cable dis
tent OF damage done by the flood in
this section is now beginning TO be
fully realized At least six and pos
sibly ali nine of the wagon and foot
bridges across the Delaware river be-
tween this place and Easton. Pa, have
been carried away.
Railroad traffic on the Belvidere dl-
vision OF the Pennsylvania railroad
between this city and Easton has been
eDIlGeil SuSpeHutu- MANY NdSHOutS
are reported from different points and
in some places the tracks are sub
merged by the overlooking OF the
river.
Burlington, N. j., Oct. 10. - This
town is suffering from the worst flood
in it's history, approximately four
ffths of the place being under water,
caused by the tremendous food in the
Delaware river. The highest point OF
the town is only three feet above the
flood in some of the streets, and as
the river is still rising 1t is feared the
situation will become more serious.
The southern section of the town is
flooded to depth of from two to six
feet, and much of the surrounding
country is also under water. In East
Burlington it is estimated that so
per cent of the houses are inundated.