Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
Railroad Service Crippled-Mails
Delayed-Many Factories
and Schools Closed.
MUCH SICKNESS DEVELOPS
Filtration Plant Flooded-Street
Car Traffic at Standstill-
Hudson River Highest
Ever Known.

Albany. y. Y, March 2S.--The Hudson
river to-day reached the highest point in
it's history when at 100 p. m. the local
weather bureaus records registered -.
feet The crest of the flood, which has
caused enormous losses and widespread
suffering throughout the Mohawk and
Hudson valleys, IS believed to have been
reached Tonight the debris streWn
water is recodng slowly, but the indica
tons are that conditions will not improve
much for two or three days.
Tho lower section of the city is inun-
dated Police and fremen are patroling
the flooded area in boats carrying food
and drink to those imprisoned in
their homes. Much sickness already is
reported ana physicians and nurses are
aiding in relieving the suffering The
city's filtration plant has been flooded and
the water in the mains Is a muddy yell
low.
Business in the south end and along
Broadway, one Of the Citys principal
business thoroughfres. is suspended
ana many factories and some schools
have closed. Railroad service is Grip
pied mails are delayed and telegraph
and telephone service is hampcrod.
There has been much damage to prop
erty but no loss of life has been re-
ported
Except on a few lines which were
operated with power from the Schen-
crta - railway, street car traffic is at
a standstll and automobiles and car
ryalls have been pressed into service
The fires under the Union station are
out and locomotive headlights are be
ing used to heat the buildings.
The Albany Argus has a foot Of
water in its business office but hopes
to he able to get out its edition in
the morning. The Troy Times was
/ published at the office of the Albany
KnickcrLockcr Press to-day, its quar-
tors in Troy having been flooded,
Freight cars on the tracks of the Della
! ware & Hudson railroad at the Union
station are submerged and trains over
the Susquehanna division We're sent out
| from Second avenue near the city limits.
Traffic ON the Saratoga division north
was entirely suspended Tonight. About
| six miles of tracks ON the New York
Central railroad between Albany and
/ Hudson are submerged ana trains from
| New York are sent over the Harlem
/ division to Chatham, thence To Albany
] over the Boston Il Albany. y light en-
gne returning from Poughlicepsio ran
( into a Washout a few miles below the
/ citv to-day and overturned. TIL" engineer
and fireman jumped and We're uninjurod.
Rensselaer,, across the river from
. Albany, mas been turned into . modern
! Venice while Cohoes Watervlet and
iothel nearby cities are undcrgoiuS similar
export uros.
4 Reports from flooded districts in the
! Adircn dacks are to the effect that the
worst Is over and the waters are recedinG
in the Mohawk river. The weather to-day
WAS bright and crisp.
The entire equipment Of tents of the
| National Guard of New York state has
been placed at the disposal Of the Ohio
authorities by Adjutant- General Hamil-
ton. by direction of Governor SuiZer. Ii
necessary it was said, troops would be
sent to that state.