New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-12
4 THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Fear of Paterson that Dam Would
Burst Allayed.

Paterson, N J., Oct. II CSpeciaD.-Although
the water is falling tonight and the greatest
danger Is over, conditions in the flooded part of
the city have been worse to-day than in the
earlier part of the flood. Seven bridges are
down, and there sno connection between the
western portion Of the town, with its 10000
souls. and the main city, the base of supplies.
Across the raging torrent of muddy. yellow
water there were lights tonight Houses are
falling along Main-st and River-st, while the
force of men and boats at work has not rescued
all the unfortunates Under care of the Citi-
zens' Relief COMMITTEE which came into ex-
| istence during the fire disaster. there are 200
| homeless people at the 9th Regiment Armory.
In Market-st, while the hospitals are full OF
those who have fallen i'll under the strain.
All estimates of the damage are at present
wild conjecture but it will reach the S3,Ooeapo
mark easily. Many large silk mills and dyeing
establishments have been washed away, and the
loss TO the county. in the item of bridges alone.
will be in the hundred thousands.
The Spruce-st. HILL about which there had
been the greatest apprehension, was practically
out Of danger tonight. The water above the
falls going down about an inch an hour
while below the falls the decline was more no.
ticeable. This lessened the strain on the gate
poured half the river down through the fact
cries and thicky settled section Of the poorer
class in the neck of the valley.
The water. however, undermined some fifty
feet of the hill. so that danger from the burst
ing Of the gatehouse eliminated by the
action of the water itself. as. instead of sweep
ing down the sIuiceways into the factory dis
trict, the torrent would burrow through what
, remained Of the HILL and find its way into the
river below the suiceway. There was a force
of police on guard ali day. with constant in
spection by engineers. however, and the police
are there tonight. The water there has fallen
some fourteen inches since last night, but II
still is about half foot above any previous
high water mark.
RESCUING PRISONERS IN HOMES
The falls to-day showed vast wall OF water
some forty feet deep. plunging downward into
a great boiling caldron shrouded in mist while
rushing below into a basin torn out If the bill
side under the trolley tracks the yellow torrent
dashed its way down rapids. wave tossed and
foam crested. Below this rapids lay the flooded
part Of the city, where the work of rescue was
to-day. Mayor Hinchlife has been there while
under him the police and hremen have worked
heroically TO get the prisoners from their homes.
Seven men. who have been without food the
roof of kearns's mill since Friday, were rescued
this afternoon after exciting instant, when
the boat of their rescuers was capsized and they
themselves were almost drowned
Joseph Carroll. Robert Hinchliffe. Robert Nc
Donald. John Jackson, Rufus Sweetman John
Van Wych and Jacob Turner had stayed to
some valua bic silks. and their escape rad
been cut off. Driven from story TO story by the
rapidly rising flood. they had finally taken ref
uge the roof, almost frantic with the danger
of their situation and lack CT food.
Hearing their cries, Captain William Cook
lob, tai
into an eddy and she capsized. Meanwhile
and finding Cook and Breen hanging to their
upturned boat, towed them to shore and went
back after the men the roof. They managed
TO throw a rope TO them. down which they slid.
Robert Mcdonald lost his hold and was almost
drowned before he could be hauled into the boat.
The Mutter brothers had TO battle with the
stream for almost mile before they could make
the shore near the Erie bridge.
ANOTHER DEATH REPORTED.
Another death has been reported. When the
Nofat bridge went yesterday afternoon the
home of James Pabst, at Riverside, was COM
pletely isolated Fritz Funk and Henry Schoon
took a boat to rescue the family. Mrs. Pabst
and the two children were carried to safety. but
on the return after Mr.. Pabst the boat was up
set Funk went down at once Schoon swan
TO tree and climbed 10 the branches He vas
Continued on third pnEe.
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