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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
NO WATER FAMINE.
ReserCe Enough to Last the City
Seventy Days.

Commissioner Monroe of the Department Of
Water Supply Gas and Electricity said yester-
day that the reserve supply of water now in
the reservoirs III the Croton, Byram River and
the Bronx River watersheds would last the city
seventy days even if the drouth should continue
for that length of time.
If we should find that water famine was
imminent we would have TO shut down the gates
a part of each day" said Commissioner Monroe.
1T is fair TO assume that within the next week
or two we shall have copiors rains and that
we shall not be drawing rapidly on our
reserve as we have been for the last four weeks.
We have approximately il, 1,000,0 100000 gallons
of water on storage. On May 1 the CrOtOn
reservoir was overhowng We using
about $50 900 900 gallons day. OF this amount
1O0000O00 is flowing in day by day from the
Croton River. The remaining 1SO000.OSO is
drawn directly from the reserve The reserve
to-day is little lower, though not much, than
il was q year ago at this time. II the drouth
should continue steadily for seventy days. the
situation certainly would be serious I
ceiving a large number of inquiries about the
danger of water famine. There is of
alarming the people with cry of water famine.
people now is that the water should be
wasted The situation in Brooklyn is not
favora BILE as ii is in Manhattan and The Bronx.
Brooklyn gets her supply from wells in the sand
on Long Island The supply seems TO be hold
ing out we'll although the reservoirs being
drawn on there, the same as here There rs
no danger in the situation yet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
FLOOD CREST MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
The River Expected to Go Over Seven Feet
Above Danger Line at ST. Louis.

Washington, June 5-The special river bulletin
of the Weather Bureau says that the Missouri
River at Kansas City stood at 306 feet at to-
day. a fall OF two feet since yesterday noon. and
will continue fall nearly the same rate for
the next twenty-four hours The weather has
cleared and prospects are more encouraging. East
Of Kansas City the rise has continued but is about
far Bonneville. At Hermann. Mo,
stage of something thirty feet is indicated by
Sunday. At Sa. Louis tonight the stage 342
d rise of IA feet since last night. a thTty-five
foot stage is indicated tomorrow, thirty-siX or
slightly more Sunday, and the crest will probably
be reached Monday night or Tuesday. From pres
ent indications ii will be in the neighborhood OF
37.5 feet.
The Mississippi from st. Louis northward will
change little. owing the breaks IN the leVeeS
the Illinois side above Quincy and opposite Louisi-
ana. Mo. The break at the latter place occurred
at noon to-day, and q result the river at Hanni-
bal has to a stand. At Cairo stage of forty
two feet possibly higher, is indicated by Tues
day, and a still further rise is probable Wednesday
and Thursday The danger line of thirty-three feet
is also indicated Memphis by the latter part Of
week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
HAZE DENSER THAN EYER.
Steamer RHns Into Smoke 600 Miles
from Sandy Hook.

The haze which has enyeloped this city since
Wednesday night was depser yesterday than on
Thursday. when il first was observed in an ag-
Ersvated form. and gray instead of yellow in
color. The sun, which in the morning could be
seen like copper disk in the sky, at noon had
entirely disappeared. II remained out of sight
for the rest Of the day. This was due to
the increased quantity of moisture in the air.
With the haze mixed fog. Some said also
that there We're particles Of pollen from the
burnt pine forests floating in the air. The per
centage Of humidity high.
The cloud is Of wide extent. according to Cap
tain Scott, Of the British tank steamer Tus-
carora, which arrived here yesterday from Lon
don. The Tuscarora ran into the smoke on
June s. in latitude 41:9S, longitude 60:20. This
is about six hundred miles east Of Sandy Hook
The sun. according to the captain, was obscureo
from view. This bears out the theory that the
smoke was first blown TO the eastward and with
the change of the wind later swept inland again
FUR her south. The usual precautions for pro
1acfion in fog were taken, such as sounding
the siren The smoke had the Odor Of burning
bricks. on June ! immense flock of wild
ducks. numbering thousands. was seen making
SIS wav southwark in attempt to escape from
the smoke. There was slight fall Of dust, or
ashes. that ceased in latitude 4o.;'l, longitude
= .ra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
RELIEF NOT IN SIGHT.
Heather Bureau Cannot Predict
Either Rain or Wind.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

Washington, June 5.-The United States
Weather Bureau sees relief from the lurid
pail OF smoke which has settled over the entire
eastern section of the country the Atlantic
side of the Aleghanies and as far south as
Washington. Nothing but rain wind will dis
sipate the smoke, which is caused by the great
New-York and New-England forest fires, and
neither wind nor rain can be predicted for the
next day or two, according to the reports re-
ceved from Weather Bureau stations through
out the smoke affected country. The COW
cred by the forest fires is declared to be some
thing less than two hundred thousand square
miles the burned area, of course, being much
less than this amount
The smoke descended on the capital early this
morning 1t seemed to drop on the city in an In
stant and dense and smelled so strongly
Of freshly burning pine that the slumberers OF
the city aroused and made midnight
searches through their houses for fires. 1t was
not until daylight came and the dull gray OF
the morning was not relieved by the sun that
the choked and frightened residents could 5e
certain that the smoke was prevalent through
out the city.
The Wea ther forecasters have had many ap-
plications for expert information to-day as TO
whether the smoke and fires will not in them
selves induce rain This generally believed
theory is not substa inflated by any records In
the possession of the Weather Bureau The
facts are. it is declared, that a forest fire re-
leases from the forest and ground about one
quarter Of an inch of moisture, which may faIi
in rain somewhere at some time in the immedi-
ate future. This amount of moisture is not sufh-
cient to extinguish the fires or to dissipate the
smoke and cannot be regarded as factor IN
the situation.
Last year the western coast of the United
CO. a-ed wifi I11lIch q
smoke than in the present instance on the east
ern coast The forest fires of Washington and
Oregon were the cause then. These fires re-
shifted in the destruction of great amounts OF
timber and officials of the Department of Agri-
culture fear that the loss in valuable timber
crops and other property in the present instance
will reach into many millions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
PANIC IN BRIDGE CRUSH.
Car Jumps Track and Crashes Into
Platform.
POLICE USE CLUBS TO CHECK RUSH.

Several thousand people were thrown into a
panic the Manhattan terminal of the Brook
lyn Bridge last evening by an accident TO the
of a bridge train that blocked traffic
for forty minutes That casualties were re
ported is due to the efficient work of the police
and the bridge guards in handling the crowds.
Several hundred people waiting the
carry them to Brooklyn when the rear truck OF
the rear car of four car train jumped the track
on d switch just at the west end of the plat
form.
When the rear wheels left the track the rear
Of the car forced into the west end of the
platform.
The platform being crowded. panic followed
the crash Women were thrown to the ground
and packages and hats were lost. Hundreds of
people were coming up the stairways leading to
the platform, and when the crash came those on
the platform tried to rush down. Patrolman
White jumped into the middle of the surging
crowd and endeavored to separate Il He was
thrown to the ground, but managed to gain his
feet and with his club checked the crowd COM
ing up the stairway. Several guards were
rushing In and out among the people telling
them to keep quiet, that nothing serious had
happened. and that they would be all right If
they would only keep still. Roundsman Farrell
ordered twelve men to the south platform and
they prevented people from going the
platform So far as could be learned by the
police no one was injured in the crush.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
GAME PARKS IN DANGER.
Fires IN Dr.. Webb'S Preserves and
Near Morgan and Vanderbilt Lands.
IBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYE.l

OEdens burg y. y. June 5-The loss in the Ad-
grondacs region by forest fires this year is with
out precedent The parks belonging TO J. Pierpont
Morgan Timothy L. Woodruff and Alfred q.
Vanderbilt in the Racquet Lake district have
been seriously threatened and the forest house
near Cedar River has been in great danger.
Reports say that DR.. webbs private park has
suffered severely. and that a large portion Of it
has been reduced 10 blackened stumps, notwith-
standing the appliances for fire fighting and the
fact that the park has been constantly patrolied
l,v large force. Z. NJ. Burns. manager Of Dr.
V-ebb's preserve, estimates the damage at S2Vo.-
Gta principally TO young trees, which were
planted at considerable cost. the ground having
been burned over in many places three times
Mr. Burns says no one can estimate the great
damage done throughout the Adirondacks, ana
sr.oaks for concentrated action 10 secure legls-
latio-l tending 10 the prevention of forest fires
81 the future.
Two thousands acres Is a conservative eStl-
7.zt. OF the land burned over on the whitney
-~zrr For much of the distance from TuppeE
= Le to Wawbeek the territory on both Slues OL
No road is a blackened waste
Gu 4 A Lows preserve al hoIse Slloe 5d 5I1S
damage has been done this spring. par @ uIaIIs y
10 his ape sugar orchard, which IS the laI 80
sr me world Il is estimated that 1Vo'"'V uee9
have been ruined - - oil,
MANY Of the fires have started from lhe Id!i- -.
-,ads and there is talk of suits 10 atlel1p' ~
establish liability
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
THE SNY I.EVEE BREAKS.
Fertile Farm Region Inundated and
Loss of Life Considered Certain.

Louisiana Mo- June 5-The Sny levee. on the
Illinois side just below this city, broke to-day.
and the Mississippi is falling here at the
rate of six inches an hour. on account Of the
break. The Sny is the most important levee on
the north side of the river. and is seventy miles
long In some places it is twenty-eght feet
high and eighty feet across at he base. 1t in
closes fertile farming section from three TO
seven miles wide. containing more than 100000
acres
There are several towns within the district,
the population of which is probably ten thou
sand. Many Of the people remained in them,
and loss of life is certain. This district has not
been overfowed since 1888 The damage will
run into the millions The break, which was
unexpected, occurred at a point used by the rail
road as a roadbed. When it was seen rush
was made to repair it, but forty yards went out
and torrent poured through.
St Louis June "A break has occurred in
the Madison 1evee. about one mile north of the
Merchants Bridge, endangering the lives and
property of several thousand residents of
Granite City Five hundred men have been put
at work to stop the break. which threatens the
low lands for several miles along the Illinois
side Of the river north of East St. Louis.
dispatch from Quincy, H., says that the
Mississippi is rising from Keokuk 10 this city.
and that three Ievees north of here have broken.
The levee district on the east bank Of the river
begins few miles south of Warsaw. The
levee on the Lima Lake drainage district was
the last TO give way, going out early this morn
ing The break occurred two and half miles
north of Meyer and opposite Tully Island,
where few treetops could still be seen. Those
patrolling the levee had to fee. Nearly two
hundred families escaped in skiffs.
Included in the three levee districts that are
now at the mercy of the flood are 5000 acres
of land. It is presumed that at least 10000
acres of cultivated land will be flooded. The
loss to the crops alone this basis may easily
reach $500, 900. TO say nothing of the damage to
homes and the loss of stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
FIRES UP THE HUDSON
Damage by Flames and Drouth Near
Fine Estates.

Forest fires continued TO burn in the northern
section of Westchester County and sections OF
putnam County and Connecticut. yesterday ana
the sky was obscured. while the air was nLed
with a thick haze of smoke In several towns
.sbee fell while around the old DunderperR
Mountain on the Hudson River. burning
branches of trees fell on the NeW-AorK Ceh'ral
7,.iIroad tracks and in the river some OF the
1- INaIII a. ,,eeidants fear that their cottages
around the mountains will be DESTROYED.
William Rockefeller. who owns hqckN oTt 10
III, q ene estate at Scarboro, ana John y.
toclefeIler. who has three thousand acre paTh
AZ Pocantico Hills. have men "atchlns 1sa,in Ing
private parks to prevent fires "A Adrlan rd 1s' Mn
n p shepard H NJ. Flagler. E II Weather
bee and other rich residents in WesIcaesrer @ aS.e
-. scores of men daily sprinkling their mover
~ar6ens and big lawns. but the orouth ls dolhs
Great damage TO the italian ana F6enon e ga ~
6ens and II is feared that the co 900 ,Ias -
60 estates will be more than SJO,opo uhiess II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
FLAMES CHECKED NEAR PAUL SMITHS
Report That Five Men Were Fatally Burned
at Adirondack Lodge.
icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE


Paul Smiths. y. y, June "-Ihls mas oee-
one ~ he most favorable days for the 1oresI
Ere fighters IN many weeks. There has peeA a,
sf any wind. and the fires have not 'ra'elieu
4,7-. considerable distance since last nlght
A few OF the camps along the St Regis lahes
gre occupied. but at each Of them forces OF men
ere on guard night and day TO protect -"
buildings. The fires are burning in the forest
g mile and = half from the Upper St Regis
Lake The Paul Smiths Hotel Company sem ~,
our large gang Of men to-day 20 LglI' - Tbase
"a. rreser,-e Il William Rockefeller he9
flames we're stopped near Spectacle pohds; hI.u
tomorrow these men viii join the force III . Ishl
t-g fires along the base Of the 81. hegls d0UN
tain - -. s,,, act a.
r-r7rr77l7,ics fion with Lake Placid To-Day esIap
Jsebe5 1he fact that Adirondack Lodge. at lile
@oor of Mount Mercy. ten miles from L-ahe
I,,aci5 MS burned Wednesday night ChIy
Irr1e siIzeruare was saved II is reported Ihai @
I've rnen received burns from whlch lheS uieu
fu the fire al Adirondack Lodge. DAt lnle .
Iroba bly, an exaggeTation OF me dean o 90 o.
1o77rg rr-ar, named Howe. carpenter. VINO HNe1
g. Lake Placid and who was al WORK On on on 3. 81
the new, cottages at Adirondack Looge. his III
neral was held to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
NO MOVE BY RUSSIA.
Still Holding M0nchuria, Says 1.-THE
Times's" Correspondent.

London June 6-According TO the Peking cor
respondent of The Times Russia is daily es-
tablishing herself more solidly in Manchuria
and has not made even a pretence of evacuating
the I-irn Province The building of barracks
and houses for permanent occupation continues
with restless activity. but Russian officers de-
ride the possibility of war with Japan. Thou
sands of Chinese coolies are entering Manchuria
and are working on the far western section Of
the railway The report is revived that Russia
intends to construct d parallel strategical rail-
vav from Hailar west of the Khingan Noun
tains TO Kalgan Pe-Chi-Lt Province, 10 miles
northwest of Peking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
4 W4STE OF SIND.
Death List IN Topeka Continues TO
GrO7r.

Topeka Kan, June 5-The dead in the Topeka
flood now number seventy-eight. A boatman
this afternoon reported that seven bodies had
been found near the north end of Harrison-st
Those working in the flooded district fear that
the total list Of dead will not be far from one
hundred, Thirty more persons are now
classed as missing.
The water has now receded more than six feet
and is going down an inch hour In the part
of town north and west of the Rock Island Rail
road the damage has been very great. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
SMOKY PAIL sHRoUDs BALTIMORE.

Baltimore, June "a smoky pail so thlck II
obscured the sun and made navigation on the
bsv and river difficult. and so strong in odOr as
70 be easily detected hung over Baltimore TO-
dav. Forest fires in New-England and New
york caused this heavy volume of smoke Cap
+i,,e Of vessels reported the conditions down the
bay as very bad and said that the further they
were from the city the stronger became 'he
Sy,eII of smoke
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
MOVING OUT OF BUILDINGS.
The River Rapidly Encroaching on St.
Iouis

St. Louis, June 5-The river to-day attained
stage of 80 feet rise of IA feet in the last twenty
four hours. The crest of the flood. which is ex-
pected by Sunday be 36 feet. and may go
even higher the rivers north and are still
pouring in water.
In North and South ST. Louis the river is several
miles wide. Along the river front il is encroach-
ing buildings. making necessary the moving of
household goods and business stocks Every hour
increases the present and prospective property
here. and also the peril of the cities east
St6 q ne riy-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
FOREST FIRES NEAR FREEHOLD.

Freehold y J.. June 1.-Two big forest fires are
raging near this place One. near Lower Squankum
has been burning for two days. The section hands
of the New-Jersey Southern Railroad were called
ont to-day to fight the flames Another fire is
near Allenwood. small house and barn have
been destroyed. and other buildings are in danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
emoKF AND FOG HAMPER VESSELS.

Pbiladel lphia June > CSpeciaD-A dense fog made
thicker bv the smoke clouds from the forest fires
held up local shipping to-day. The fog held sway
from the city front TO the Delaware bfeah"ateI'
number Of steamers and sailing vessels were com,
nelled 10 come to anchor in the Delaware bay ana
lower river 10 avoid collisions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
BUILDING MILITARY ROADS.

Toxic June "a Japanese who has recently
travelled in Manchuria reports that the Rus
slams have already constructed military roads
between Liau- -Yung forty miles south of Muk
den. and the Yalu River, and making
SURVEYS for a railway between the same points.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
SMOKE PAIL STILL HANGS OVER
LULL IN WIND SAVES MINE TOTNs-SIGNS OF
RAN THERE
Forests an droHde Canada Long Island and Jersey Still Bunn
" e66 Preserre BLa.ing-4: G: TanderbMs Threatened

Several thousand lighting
down. and the flames o yunderc
DR. Webbs the J
l. Woodu fare threaten
i
Great damage and Cmd
al of from
the and
h a lc fo day
The smoky haze which rOude the city Thursday nvep
yellow o
in anda the vale of
in OF
fires
water famines sinmne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
SMOKE SOUTH OF WASHINGTON.
odor of Burning Wood Distinctly Perceived
in the Capital.

Washington June 5.-Smoke from the forest
fires in the Northern States has drifted south
bevond Washington. This morning a heavy fog,
augmented by the smoke. hung over this city
The odor of burning wood distinctly per-
ceptibe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
TIMBER LOSS ABOUT $15o,ooo.
Colonel Fox Thinks About Forty Thousand
Acres of Forest Were Burned Over
rEY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE

Albany June 5.-No close approxlnnatio
TO the damage done 10 the timber LANDS oi 'he
State can be arrived till the fires are onl anu
the reports from the fire wardens have beei Ie
ceived. Colonel w. +. Fox, State SuperiilleiiH
ent OF Forests who is familiar VIII al III"
woodland Of the State. said to-nighl'
That published estimate of 81 loeoeeo worIn %
timber destroyed by the forest nres - "i y"
Continued third page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
,oNc ISLAND FIRES RAGING.

r7as,nort Long Island June 5-Foresi hres CON
,,nue 70 rage between Amityvihe ana AmdsHIlse,'
.,r s,d the peopIe are fighting hard in the hope
~ "a wing their property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
Continued on nInth page.

EVERY MAN WANTS MAP OF MANCHURIA
Greener. Commercial Agent of the United States
at Vladivostock, says: The best map of Manchuria
Is published by the New York Central" copy viii
be mailed receipt of i've cents in stamps py G. IL
Daniels. G.. p. A, New York.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06

PRETTIEST TRAIN IN THE WEST
Rocky Mountain Limited leaving Chicago SIS
p. m for Omaha Colorado Springs and Denver.
Is the prettiest train IN the West; only night
on the way. Lighted BY electricity. Tickets and
information az Rock Island Offices 40I broadway or
18th 81. and 9Th Aye.-AGyt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
SPECIAL. TRAIN ACCOUNT YALE-PRINCETON
BASEBALL GAME

Saturday June 6, leave West 23rd Street PennsyI-
vania Railroad l22S P NJ. Cortlandt and Des-
brosses l2:t0 2. NJ, Brooklyn 1870 +. NJ. stopping
at Newark and Elizabeth returning leave Princeton
at close OF the game.-Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06

THE TRAIN OF THE CENTURY
&c 80. on t,,,- raj, betvveen New York and Chicago
"a -be Nevr York Central and Lake Shore Inc
Sun Century Limited. ..-Aovt- ------~-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06

-r,o o,t,re service OF the Hudson River Day
ne .. h,,ft and arranged exclusively TOT lhe
Line I-n5,nr - % ~ tourist travel. No freight-AoVt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
Continued on third page.
,ET pAUP0AD RACERS

THREE RAILROAD RACERS,
The Pennsylvania Limited. THE Chicago Limit
ed" and The St Louis Limited. offer unparalleled
Western seryice.-AdVt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
TO GRAND RAPTps DIRECT.

Through by the New York Central and Michi-
gan Central leaves New York daily at p for
Detroit and Grand Rapids.-Adyt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
pENNsYLvANIA LIMITE

Now runs to Chicago every day IA tns snb.di,Ie
;i 1Nom hsgh grade equipment and fast scheuuie
S.orsIiIt time tabies.-AaVl -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06

THE IRVING NATIONAL BANK.
keen vour account with The Irving National
Bank corner Warren and Greenwich Streets. It
Is safe, conservative and prosresslVe.-AoFl :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06

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