Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
RELIEF WORK AT HERKIMER
Encouraging Result from Dynamite
inE-Natcr Lowers Two Feet.

Utica, ~ y, March THE persistent
efforts of gangs of powder men, who
have been endeaVoring to break the ice
jam at Herkimer, have begun to bring
forth encouraging results and while the
broken a narrow channel has been forced
through which the long checked waters
are now flowing. More than five tons of
dynamite We're exploded at the mouth of
West Canada creek to-day The blast
Ing is being done by four separate gangs
Of men representing the State department
OF public works the village department
Of public works. the New York Central
railroad and the Utica d. Mohawk Valley
Railway company.
1t was estimated nj nine o'clock to-
night that the water In the village streets
had receded fully two feet since noon
and the people of the village as a unit
are taking an optimistic view of the
general situation. 1t IS now believed that
the food has spent its force and furtner
extension OF damage is quite improbable.
Fortunately the telephone service In the
village has not been interrupted to any
extent at any time and the village au-
thorities have been able to keep in close
| touch throughout with conditions among
| the people Of the village and no one has
been allowed to suffer from want of
| food IL his or her wants were made
| known.
| COAL SENT FROM UTICA.
| PROMPT relief steps have been taken
| both in ilerXlmer and other places in
the vicinity. \ subscription list was start
| ed in the village to-day and several
| hundred dollars were subscribed for the
flood victims. The Utica chamber OF
| commerce took up the matter actively to-
day and a substantial sum has been sub
scrhed in this city.
Mayor Grogan Of ITerkimer advised
Secretary cole ~ the Utica chamber
of commerce this afternoon that coal
was urgently needed In the village
and a carload of coal left Utica for
Herkimcr an hour later. The state
armory al I'tica and the Utica Young
Mems Christian association building
have been offered to as many HerRi-
mer families as these buildings will
accommodate.
sunerlntendent OF Public Works
Sluytar OF Herkimer succeeded in re-
establishing the municipal water sup
pIv TO- nlRnt ana anHoulte'
mat there was little likelihood of the
serv,ce again being interrupted. The
village is now fully protected shoulo
fire break out in any part of the town
GAS Plant AGAIN WORKING,
The gas plant is again In operation an'
tho village IL not entirely without ligh
,o-pipbt The Utica Gas 4 Electric com
rarv which furnishes some electric powe
! i, tho village advised Mayor Grogan to
night that the company was ready It
rurrjsh free power to re-establish tn
: municipal electric lighting system of tn
= y,Ilare until such time as the municipa
nlant can again be operated. A gam
4 ~ Ir,ica electricians will 20 to Herkime
u In the morning to connect the syster
D with the Utica power and II Is expccte
that the village win be fully lighted b
Tomorrow night.
GENESEE RIVER SLOWLY RISING.
Rochester. y. y, March 2-The leve
g of the Genesee river IL slowly rising, a
4 the rate OF an inch and half an hour
but the channel is clear and the river
( | still three and a half feet below the dan
y ger point. The water up the river
/ spreading out somewhat over the low
e lands and the highway between Gencse
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