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LOSS OF MILLIONS
CAUSED BY STORM
CIoudbWst Causes Flood Thai
Sweeps laekaviaaa Valley.
CAnaoAOAE uM0ER WATEF

more Than $4,000 Homes and susine'
Houses Damaged and Traffic sto
ped-hiinss Hit Hard.
carbGndale, Pa, June ia heay
! cloudburst over the East Nountai
above Carbondale, caused a tioo
which swept through the Laekawann
valley, deluging score of towns an
/ resulting in property damage esrima
ed al SlO,WO,OOo.
Traffic was practically impossibl
between Scranton and Carbondaie an
the intervening towns, and more tina
10000 homes and business house
throughout the valley were damage
by the turbulant torrent which over
I flowed the creeks above Carbondali
burying the principal streets in fiv
feet Of water
Many residents in his and adjoir
Ing towns were unable to leave thei
homes as the water overnowed thei
porches and In many instances 1oode,
the first noors. This city, which wa
IN the direct path Of the freshet
suffered the most severe damage
More than half Of the town was unde
four or Ave feet of water, and it wa:
Impossible to walk on the mair
thoroughfarss. On the streets yher,
the water was lower automobiles wer.
used to ferry pedestrians across IN.
intersections.
Ihe heavy rain continued until mid
night, spreading the banks Of tn.
Racket Brook creek, the outlet OF
The n'e-mile dam above Carbondale
and swept through the residential sec
lion Of this city, tearing whole sec
tons from many CT the Daiatial home,
rI SUMMER visitors. The food wa,
particularly damaging due to tie FAC
THAT the wreckage Of the freshet fw>
weeks ago had been only partially
repaired.
The railroads, mining companiesl
and traction companies, suffered ths
most severe losses. The sluicaway o.
1he Hudson Coal company, erected t,
1iEert the wafer from entering the
mines, and which was washed away
loss estimated ut $4,000, was t6fzl
plss " fasz,
run Is far as Jern!n, three miles
away, and the pumps which were be
ing used to clear the waters resulting
from the recent Hood W1It completely
buried by the storm. It will be t"e
weeks before workmsn -sill be able ts
aoh the pumps again, and 1t viii h.
impossible to operate the mines FOL
about seven months. Officials uf the
Hudson company place their tots:
damages at more than $1,5OO,OtN.
Several washouts occurred in the
local yards Of the Delaware and Hud,
son railroad and In Forest City. whilt
- miles of track were washed away
on the Honesdale branch. The bridge
at Williams avenue, which had be..I
blocking the water from entering tht
creek and turning 1t into the city, Was
blown up at the direction OF John +
shannon. Of the Consolidated Water
company. This caused an immediate
diminishing Of the water in the city:
which continued to decrease all after,
noon until evening, when the streets
were comparatively dry.
The Fall Brook bridge. one the
main arteries for traffic between this
city and suburban sections, Was com,
pletely washed away. Two Of thf
churches were unable to hold services
AS their easements were filled TO the
first floor with water and the streets
in front Of them were iInpa assahle ea
cept in roWboats.
The flood continued through CIR
hondale TO Mayfe!d, Jermyn. Arch
bald, Peckyille, Jessup, Olyphaht and
Providence. All those towns, part!cu
larry Archibald and Peckville. suffered
severe losses and the property dama@s
in each Will total hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars.~~All the records ant
stationery, valued at about $1,000, il
he Liberty Discount and Saving
Bank, in this city, were totally lie
slroyed when the water filled t:ss
basement and forced It's way into iii,
first hoor. ihe Pioneer Dime Bant
and .':rst National Bank also suffer-,
considerable property losses.
More than $4,000 worth of stori
in The hasemen. and first floor OF Nc
Cam Brothers store was damaged
and The home Of J3mes II. Paul, vic'
president of the Miners and Mechan
/ icS Bank. one of the show places o
this city, on Garfield Avenue, was bad
! ~. >damag ged. The house was in In
direct path of the swirling waters G
/ hey poured from the mountain, ant
| Paul estimated bis loss at more cha
| SD 900. More than $50 feet OF trao!
| Of The Scranton Traction company VA
washed cut IN the MaFfeld. CHA
| ard Wilson yards.
Had 500 Cases Of Whisky.
New York, June 19.-Refenue agen
took into custody nine men charge
with attempting to withdraw OF
/ cases OF whisky from bonded war
hnu.ps Oh the lower West Side. Or
OF the men. who gave his name
samuel Born, had ST., 500 in his poe
els. the agents sasd. The liquor WI
being loaded on trucks when Il
agents rounded up the men.