The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-13
FIERCE STORM RAGING
BLOODHOUND Men CrdZed by Hun
ger. Devastated Districts.
Slowly Recovering From
Furious Storms.

A fierce storm ragged along the
North Atlantic coast last week, seri-
ously interfered with shipping and
did great damage. For miles along
the Virginia coast the beach was
Uttered with wreckage, and the fate
of many boats is yet unknown. Pat
terson, n. J., was the central point
of interest in the vast area devasta-
ted by the storm. The residents were
almost panic-stricken. Their bridges
have been swept away and they are
surrounded by angry waters and un-
approachable from either side, build
ings have toppled over and many 9th.
ers have been so undermined as to be
untenantable. New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and other cities had
great ruin wrought by the temptest,
Unprecedented in its fury and de-
struction.
Loss OF -, 900, 900.
The damage to mill property is
chiefly from the submersion of por-
tions of the plants and great guam
titles of products. Thousands of men,
women and children will be out of
employment for long time, and 1t
seems altogether probable that this
will cause to the city of Patterson a
greater direct loss of money and
property than the fire of nearly two
years ago. The gross loss then was
%, 900 600, with an insurance of more
than s4,0c0, ,OCO. The loss today is es-
tim ated at considerably more than
-, 0CO, 600, with no insurance.
Five hundred families are home
less. OF these about hundred and
fifty families are being sheltered in
the Apollo Hall, while the others will
be taken care of in the Armory,
Governor Murphy having issued or
ders today that the armory be thrown
open for that purpose.
Three fatalities have been report
ed, but names are not given. 1t Is
feared other lives have been lost, but
in the general confusion 1t is impos.
sible TO account for the hundreds OF
missing people. This afternoon seven
men who had been imprisoned in
Kearns Brothers dyehouse since Fri.
day, without food, were rescued by
Charles and Leopold Mutter in a
small boat. These also saved Captain
William Clark and John Green OF
the fire department from drowning
On account of the exposure of hun.
dreds of sufferers to the downpour OF
cold rain last night an epidemic OF
pneumonia is feared.
Twenty-Five bridges are down in
Passaic and Sussex counties on the
Susquehanna Railroad, Street Com.
missioner Brett fears that many
houses on River, Main and West
streets will fall. The maximum
height of the food was two feet over
the flood of 1902, and tonight it is
practically maintained.
. At least six and possibly all nine OF
: the wagon and foot bridges acros:
the Delaware River between Tren,
! ton, n. J., and Easton, Pa, have beer
carried away. 1t is believed that the
} the bridge at Stockton and the one
between Raven Rock, N. J, and
Lumberville, Pa, also washed away
, These bridges have been erected al
probable average cost of $50. 00t
: each. The Reading Railroad bridge
across the Delaware at Yardley and
: the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge
across the river at this city were un
7 injured, but the two wagon bridges
: between this city and Morrisvills
D were badly damaged. The Calhoun
E street bridge was so badly damaged
& that today no traffic across it was al
c lowed.
Il NO TRAINS RUNNING.
n Railroad traffic on the Belvider,
y division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road between Trenton and Eastor
has entirely suspended since Satur
5 day morning both for passenger an,
t freight, and the running of train,
may not be renewed for another da,