The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-03
HERKlMER'S FLOOD 'RECEDES
BETIIR GENERaL Mr. aTION
~ THE WOHiWk ItILEI.
crest ~ naNe Passes IN Mes1 Canada
r~~k ~ Herkimcr After Dynamite
hI srd seRe IASe lest IR Ihr bsiastlnE
htrg danger New FROM lD,seaSe.


hIs rd seRe IASe lest IR Ihr BiastlnE
q hlrS danger Nav FrOWs Disease.
Urea. March {: Following a day Il
intense suffering the residents of flooded
Herkimer had their hopes revived tonight
when announcement was mad" AZ q clock
that the crest oT the hOod had Uassed
and that the waters were suhaiding at
the rate " about three inches an hour.
IN" torrent which, Ter several days has
l's~n flowing down upon the village from
the Adirondack region by way "f the
West CanadA creek has exhausted itself
and zach hour shows le-~cning of IN"
volume IL water.
Tn" city water supply was restored
tonight. Ras again aow- through IN"
mains and hy ln-morrow night the slHctric
lighting system will bs running.
FIy- tons NJ dynrmi'~ were exploded
IN the Me~i CPnPda 'rpsk zee iRm ~
Herhimer tc day rrd large opening was
mode IN the gorge recruiting the partial
rel"sse 81 the water the life Ns- ~s"Tt-
feed ~ tho dvns NIT ng prnc,'s- N,rhasl
R"~"up. {: Rad ~ foram'n ~ one of the
H"rSimer manufacturing plants, ives
struck on the hesd ny . mF-s 81 ice and
killed ,E9'artly
The S'Ets stepUsd INTO tho hrearh to-
dsv. End under nrdsr- iror- G"v. Hughes
end tdIt Ger Henry the state arnoTv
=, MohP wk. 'hre" m,l~~ f'H'n liaTki'Nsr.
wPs Thrown oI-.u To- 'ur huoI refugees
and Tstion- were is~ussi 4" the hungry
Itfcs gnd other Mob wk NEl''v HuuI'niIpl.
tl.'> 10" rn-. ~ ~" C0'-'~'"r. gnd ih's
afternoon rpl,et t,Ind- ven, II rted md
io"d supplies md other n"ce,~'t's'z rushed
~ Hcrkm,,r
The gr-a' s~t damage FROM tho Hond ia
Herb inner hs~ hcrp dome ~ that part
known a. Brook lyn. ~ hiCh received the
full t"',e 1T the torrent from tho Ms-t
Canada r1saS Nearly ND people lived
~ this iart ~ this village AID ~ ths~S
onlv seven families nov rnsuain ~ their
h"ues The resi- To- daV fed ~~veTnI -',k
persons had ~ 10 taken from th@sr beds
nn sSTstChpTs and N@Te drawn through
the water un the tops - high wagons
Tho tn"S' SERIOUS side of the ford
s'tua'Irn. m the opinion ~ stat" health
Authorities. - IN" danger 81 lnt@-tion
III" problem onfr"UiIng herkir inner h
-srirwIs not snly for wv. village itself
hut f"r all the village below HeIk inner
where any Iar' ~ IN" water supply ~
derived FROM tine MohsNk River. for they
must inevitably -uTpr from The derAnge-
men' ~ M" >sw sTags ~ stem m H"rk inner
Already ~ the village many CsSss "t
lV~uHfTid INV AleN3t'ffNtl a. ~ INfN'bt W
the Nopd
Font ~ AIN. y March , The water
has i'-cs led here h':t - still dangerously
hugh III. sew Work tantruls tracks
are dgrin being used after icing out of
commission tor twenty -four hours. The
mail amt isaSasngsr service. N irregular.
4 large IE.r' 81 FoVt Plain Isstill IntInds ted.
tut the water - uuset instead ot rushing
along bearing huge cakes II IC. and
genera debris from Hsrklmer and other
places west at here
a. ~ townsville the water surrounds
and has hopdsd the yLant ~ the Clark
Machine COMPANY. the enT -Jil- station.
the Englehsr'l' Piano Nction md PLAYER
plant Fires Ia houses and hotels are
"XtingtIIsiied
Hundreds sre our 81 work the Barley
Knitting Mil alone being compelled 10
h,y N ar men The toW"- hpD-s ut the
immen-. plsut are und~T water doing
great damage To tine heavy machinery.
Hiyh ard dry houses ara crowded with the
hoTnsieS-
SHFNtCTADT. March . The Mater
IN he Mohawk River las been gradually
- 81 te-'. lover han a. rs highest ! ii~
channel 81 he ris-r l. pf".t' W~ll cleared
81 -. although NOR" - eyre ted a. th~
EOrE"a v--, 81 th'S cItN gis" Nay an"
below Fonda hr''ks about 80 tit- eve
nlnC Mith.n 80 tuin'.. - th' wafer lOS
,.r@i tAU=-. 'e-,' on ~ fats t..f ...-n
Fonda and fulionN IL
II NI-~' hers Perry "a uu..~ l.low
Schcu"S t..dy. that part 81 the alag" lyIng
along ~" waterfront - inundated Inc
watsg m some OF the houses reached the
second story. Trafic nv boats was IN
ut ic- about hOu-~s Efforts N~r' mad"
this afternoon - get the ~" cleared away
30 thai boais could reach h. dwellings
and take nut the oCCuuant-