Pittston Gazette

              WCATHCri INDICATIONS. Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow, for Eastern Pennsylvania. Fair tonight and Thursday; warmer Thursday; fresh, northwesterly windR. j /x; Cy 'pl'pp THI For the * ■ '«•* ______ —- People of PltUton and .Vicinity. ALL THE HOME NEWS. f •* k. ■ YEAH. ( WEEKLY K9TARUFHI 1 DAILY EST. BT THEO. . 'H. K 8] rES. ST I part of the city northward, the ice that continued to jam against the blockade was forced by the current to the lowlands on the sides of the river. On the east side, the Ice filled up the river road, between the Lehigh Valley crossing at Port Griffith and Tennant's Hotel, In the lower end of Pprt Blanchard. The water and ice in the road is from five to 20 feet deep, being deepest in the depression near the fetTy. All of the houses along the river road are surrounded by water and, with the exception of a few new ones that are built on high foundations, have water on the first floors. FT 's Store YOU i •' . ALW&.YS THE CHEAPEST Table HIGHEST FLOOD IN HI8TORY. as far as Excelsior street avenuo, Philadelphia North street the highest was Just across Second properties on Delaware pled by David Owens, 1 John Kresge and Grler k during this cold jceep wet 8] rong „  ill ? If not take a wine WEST PITTSTON'S RECORD BROKEN Such Wat. West Pittston's Experience ' When the Ice Moved Out Last Night. When West Pittston residents retired for sleep last nlfeht it was with a feeling of grave anxiety as to the outcome of the flood situation. The general impression was that the worst was yet to come. The events of the night were plainly depicted this morning by the silent picture in the water or icecovered streets that told a story without words. The rampage of the Susquehanna had smashed all previous records, as to volume of water and territory inundated. Even the record of the great flood of 1875 was outdone, excepting, of course, in the item of direct damage. and . — _i i Stegmaier's Malt Extract Linens had s eel- water on the first flC The water extends back from the road to the edge of the Lehigh Valley tracks. The stables of Bryden & Miller, dealers In muleB, are located between the river road and the Lehigh Valley tracks. The water In the stables was about three feet deep when the flood was at high tide early this morping, but had gone down about one foot by noon. There were about 50 mules In tne stables when the water reached them, and they were removed to one of the fields of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., near the Chapman residence. In moving them, it was necessary to take them through several feet of water. On the west side of the river the conditions are even worse at the side of this great gorge than on the east side. All of the low farm lands In the lower part of Wyoming, Including the main road and the Traction company's track, are completely covered by water and ice. In some places the Ice and water are 20' feet thick. Nothing like this condition has ever been witnessed before by the residents of Wyoming. The space between the top of the hill near the Wyoming monument and the Jtone bridge at the lower end of the borough is completely filled by the ice, and the blockade extends as far west as the Lehigh Valley's Harvey's t-ake branch. All of the poles of the Traction line are down and there is no telling how much damage has been lone by the strong currents of water that have been surging through the (territory, carrying with them great masses of ice. Some idea of the force of the water may be gained from the fact that Abram Rinker's farm barn, which waR situated on the low ground now covered, was carried bodily several hundred feet toward the D., L. & W. tracks. Last evening, for safety, Mr. Rinker remover two cows to the second floor of the barn. Barn and cows were carried away beyond reach and it is feared that the animals will starve to death. Mr. Rinker's farm house was also removed from its foundations, but fortunately the family had vaoated tfte' house before the great flood came. The D.. L. & W. tracks in that vicinity are under five feet of water. Fortunately the remainder of Wyoming borough is on high ground and little or no damage has been done to the homes of the people. (Continued on page 3.) lars of all others were Bros., who occupied a D North street, were kep by the water, which was the first floor. i Charles Poster has ma .ique gauge at the corner of avenue and Linden street, by ta'cki g a yard stick on a telephone P$e. The rule showed that the water list night had reached almost 25 lacheis above the sidewalk, which is a lltttle over ten Inches higher than the record of the flood of 1875 at just about the same spot. ' xled. Mangor ,ble house on in the house foot high on These linens have adv&nced ten per cent, since we bought them. Borne that were bought for the January Sale Were delayed until now; but they're better  now than ever. before each meal and upon r tiring and keep your physical condition up to the proper defensive standard. It will aid digestion, enrich your blood, steady your nerves, sharpen your appetite. By doing this it WILL make poor health GOOD and good health BETTER. Price $1.50 per doz. at^idnighta * «C*','* SJjA ery Rapittiy Ice Moved Out River Rose V is# inch Cream Damask, 28c value for 23c do inch Cream Damask, ssc value for 31c 60 inch Cream Damask, 45c value for ...199 70 inch Cream Damask. flOo value for 42DDo 72 inch Cream Damask. one value for 86c 56 inch Damask, red border, sue value for. .33c 60 inch Damask, red border, «c value for. .39c K inch Bleached Damask, 39c value for 33c 00 inch Bleached Damask, coc value for 42c 62 inch Bleached Damask, 60c value for 50e 68inch Bleached Damask, 85o value for..72D«c 72 inch Bleached Damask, tl.oo value for. .90o It was shortly after 11 o'clock last night that a movement of the ice was observed and it required but a sfiort time for the huge body of ice that had choked the river all day to pass out at the terrific pace at which it moved. With the movement of the Ice came a sudden and extensive rising of the war ter, and in a few minutes it had risen several feet, crawling"1 up Wyoming avenue beyond the traction tracks by about 60 feet. The rise was witnessed on every street or avenue leading from Susquehanna avenue, and properties along the east side of Wyoming avenue that had escaped the water all day were caught by this sudden rise and cellars and back yards flooded. As sudden as was the rise of the stream, the receding action took place within half an hour and was even quicker than the rise, on some streets falling back as quickly as some of the spectators could walk. With the rise last night came a spreading of the Ice, and this morning big floes were seen to have been floated into the various properties and filling the thoroughfares, especially Montgomery street, Delaware avenue, Philadelphia avenue and Second street. Continued reports were In circulation this morning that the ice had floated down from above Carpenter's but was jammed against the Coxton railroad bridge. A Gazette reporter en joyed a pleasant walk to that bridge and learned that the report was un true. The river channel was clear of floating Ice and the water was about five feet below the bridge. The highway from in front of the Forest Castle hotel up the narrows, for A distance of over a mile, is completely covered by Ice and water, and several barns and buildings on the river bank, in front of the brewery and hotel, are in danger of being washed away. This morning, employes of the brewery were transferring loaded beer kegs across the flooded street at the stone bridge, near Carpenter's, on a row boat. The water here reached a point in front of the Davis residence. At the time of the sudden rise the fires in the boiler room at Carpenter's were extinguished and the boxes of plants in one of the branches of the hot house were raised several feet, but dropped back Into proper place later. The borough authorities still have a free boat In service. Carpenter's Creek, near McCabeD farm, is three feet deep on the roadway and the- low farm lands are very much under water. GREAT ICE BLOCKADE JUST BELOW PIHSTON Stegmaier Brewing Co Bottling Department. 'Phones—Old, 422-2 New, 977 PEOPLE'SSTORE, W1LKESBARRE, PA. 15 South Main St., Pittston. Ice Stretches Across Wyoming Flats For Bread is The Staff vof Life Distance of Two or Three Miles Brennan and Roberts' — PRICE LIST — CATAWISSA'S GREAT ICE GORGE MOVED A SHORT DISTANCE TODAY The better the flour, the better the bread; the better the bread, tn stronger the staff. The brands we carry make the whitest, lightest bread. Best patent flour $6 75 Best dairy butter 25c Full cream cheese. 14c During the night there was a big drop In the temperature and the flooded sections were soon covered with a sheet of ice% which was left behind by the receding waters, and was a gauge this morning that pointed out the record of the night's rampage for the people who had spent the night In slumber.21 lbs Sugar  Finnan Haddie per lb  Bloaters per dozen  Cisooes per lb  3 can choice Tomatoes  3 cans choice Peas  . 1 00 10c 25c 5p 25c 25c Evan*' Success, per bbl: $5.75 Butterfly Flour, per bbl 5.75 Surprise Flour, per bbl. .' 5.75 8eal Flour, per bbl. 5.75 Feed 1.30 Oats 57 Potatoes 1.00 Sugar, 21 tbs foiD 1.00 Butter, fancy creamery 25 Cheese, per lb 14 Skinned Ham, per lb. 12 Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb saok 7fi Cold 8naps, 3 lb package 12 Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for.... .2! Nabob, per package, .11 Maple Sugar, 2 lb for .2! Maple Syrup, 1 qt can .2! Three Spans of Catawissa River Bridge Carried Away—Bioomsburg Bridge Raised From Piers During the cold snap this morning, the boatmen on Luzerne avenue were bothered considerably by the Ice. the water freezing very qiydkly. It was necessary to break the ice with the oars in order to get a hold. Of course, the constant moving of the boats kept the water from freezing to any great thickness. and Rupert Bridge Touched by Ice—All Doomed Peanut Butter  Bacon per lb  California Hams per lb  10c 10c It 1b difficult to ascertain Just what properties have suffered from the war ter and the exact extent, but an Idea can be gleaned. From the Ferry bridge to Montgomery street, nearly all the houses along Susquehanna avenue have had water on their first floors, but the damage to household goods has been lessened by their removal as much as possible to the second story, and some of the residents have erected stoves on their upper floors and are living in the upper rooms. The residences of the Ford estate, O. B. Thompson, C. L. McMillan, J. H, Glennon and M. Wi. O'Boyle are so high that no water entered the houses. The situation is severe on Luzerne avenue, where the water is four feet deep, and has entered the first floors of most properties on the avenue between Race street and the river, especially on the north side of the street. The water was about half way up the door of "Squire Ehret's office, which gives a clear idea of the depth, and is over the tie posts in front of the 'Squire's office. Race street has been converted into a river that connects Montgomery St. and Luzerne avenue, and all properties In that section are surrounded by water and were accessible only by boat. The cellars of the properties of Chas. Campbell, the Brown block, George Saxe, Shifter's, Merritt's and Lance's were reached by the high tide and flooded, while even this morning the rear yards of many of them were covered by water. On Wyoming avenue, extending toward Exeter street, the damage by water has been more extensive, and sotaie of the first floors have been reached. The cellars of the Mosier, Polen, Friedman, Howell, Cool and McFadden houses contain water, and the old Polen homestead, occupied by Alvin Lynn, had a couple of feet of water on Its first floor. 10c The flood In the Susquehanna played some strange and remarkable capers during the night, and when daylight came the scene which unfolded was such as to cause even the proverbial "oldest Inhabitant," who has seen big floods in the old river, to open his eyes In astonishment. About midnight the ice moved out of the river and today the water has been run ning high but clear. There still remains considerable ice in coves along the sides, but the bulk of the blockade has passed down stream. As far as the eye can see from the Pittston bridges the river is free of ice. When the ice broke, the river, which had remained at about 31 or 32 feet during yesterday and last evening, suddenly took a remarkable rise, coming up at least three feet and reaching points in West Pittston that broke all previous records, so far as the present generation knows. There are Indications that the water had touched the top of the curbstone on Wyoming avenue close to Jenkins cemetery, while on Luzerne avenue there was a thin sheet of ice this morning as far up as Linden street, showing to what extent the water had risen during the night. Fortunately the water did not remain at its highest point very long, dropping as soon as the ice moved out. Details of the many didoes cut up by the flood on the West Side will be found elsewhere. Yesterday was practically a holiday among the people of West Pittston—except for those who suffered from the flood along the river front, and today a repetition of yesterday's sightseeing was witnessed. The people of the town seemed to be out enmasse, to view the interesting sights along the river. Skicned Hams per lb  13c Stite's bakery, on Exeter street, la out of service for the present, owing to a foot and a half of water in the baking room and store room. * By 7 o'clock this morning the water bad fallen back to about ttie same "depth as it was yesterday and it remained about stationary all day long. -Dr. Hartman and family suffered more, perhaps, than any of the other families residing on Susquehanna avenue, between the bridges, their house being lower than the others in that block. The family removed all their belongings from the cellar and first floor, erected stoves on the second floor, and then, having been tired out by the exciting experiences of the previous nignt and yesterday, went to rest. During the night the water rose 20 Inches on the first floor of the house, but the members of the family slept through it all and when they arose this morniing the water had lowered considerably.42 N. Main St. Notice. The Gazette's Free Bus will run on Exeter street until 9 o'clock tonight. NEXT TO EAGLE HOTEL. - w~ * 1 Vlaple Syrup, /2 gallon can  Maple Syrup, 1 gallon can  Fancy Table Syrup, 2/z lb can.. Honey, per cake  Honey, per glass  .48 .85 .10 .18 .10 New carpets. Williams & Co. Schoble Hats. New spring shapes at CORCORAN BROS. OUR ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE! Evans Bros. Campbell, Rozelfe & 46 South Main St., Pittston. is still in force and will continue until further notice. Our entire stock is offered at greatly reduced prices. Webster For WEDDINGS C|AMfar* V For FUNERALS rl®W»rl i PRWE UST: Just what you want in floral decorations on short notioe. We can do much for you at a reasonable prioe. (new phone) J.B.CARPENTER. exetemt. exetei iom Patent Flour $5.75 25 lb. Buckwheat Flour 75 Corn and Meal 1.30 Bran and Middlings 1.30 21 lb*. Sugar 1.00 3 cans Tomatoes . .25 3 cans Peas ! 25 3 cans Wax Beans 25 3 cans Pumpkin .25 4 dozen 8weet Pickles 25 Prunes, 3, 4 and 5 lbs 25 3 cans Up-to-Oate Milk 25 Llmburger Cheese 16 Crackera, per lb. 10 Now is the time to buy the wedding gifts you anticipate giving in the near future. Reviewing the situation at noon today, it may be said that below Wilkesbarre the river is free of ice, while a great mass of blocked ice covers the surface of the stream, spreading out for a distance of two or three miles In some places, between the Wilkesbarreand Eastern bridge, in the upper end of Wilkesbarre, and the upper end of Wintermute Island, just below the Pittston city line. It is apparently this great ice floe, which is as deep as 20 feet in some places on the flats below Wyoming, that has backed the water up so high in West Pittston, and the probability is that we shall have no great relief until this blockade is broken through. Notwithstanding this fact, many people are inclined to the opinion that the worst is over. They were probably Judging from the fact that the river is falling gradually at this point. They do not reckon on the fact, however, that while the river is clear of Ice from Pittston clear up to near the New York State line, there is con- Last evening, Mrs. VanSickle and son Fred., who live on Delaware avenue, near Second street, and who have been seriously ill, were removed to the home of William Blank, on the upper end of the same avenue. Water had backed into the cellar of their house from Race St., and it was feared that further trouble would be caused when the ice moved. H. G. 8HUPP, 36 West Market St., Wilkesbarre. The Last Call Established 1883. Both 'Phones. The conditions of ice and water in the Susquehanna, opposite Sturmerville, were reversed between last evening and this morning. Previous to last evening the ice was blocked in the main channel of the stream, while free water spread out on either side. At present, the middle of the river is practically free, but ice is piled at oither side. The water reaches to the back steps and porches of the McCauley tenement houses on Battle street, Sturmerville. • on Winter Goods. Prices that will take what is left over with a rush. You have yet a long time to wear them. We want the space they ocoupy for Spring stock. Bead this list: siderable ice yet to come down. f7\rury's prices. A startling report reached the Gazette this afternoon from Bloomsburg. The great gorge that has existed in the river between that point and Catawissa during the past month and which has been such a great source of anxiety to the people down the river, moved at the Catawissa end at 10.45 this morning for a distance of about a quarter of a mile, with the result that two spans of the Catawissa bridge—those at the Catawissa end—were rapidly carried away down stream. After the gorge moved for » short time, the ice again blocked, but it was apparent that it might move out again at any minute. The third span of the bridge was beinQ slowly dislodged from its positlon on the piers, and It would not be surprising if that span would go out before the Gazette reaches 'Its readers. When the gorge moves again, the remainder of the bridge will without doubt be carried away, as the ice is high above the wagon road of the structure. The bridge across the river at Bloomsburg has been lifted three feet In the air by the gorge, which, though It has not moved down stream at Bloomsburg, is "working." The structure is doomed, beyond a doubt, and will be carried down stream as soon as the gorge moves. The Ice is touching the roadway of the river bridge at Rupert, and that structure, too, Is in great danger of being destroyed. Bloomsburg reports that the high water at that point today has broken all records. It was 43 feet above low water mark. When the great gorge in the river formed about a month ago, the water was only 41 feet high. The flats near Bloomsburg are flooded and many houses are surrounded with water. One house, that of John Shry, was carried away by the water today. The Pennsylvania' and D., L. & W. tracks are covered by from five to ten feet of water in the neighborhood of Bloomsburg, Catawissa and Rupert. WE GIVE RED STAR TRADING 8TAMP8. Men's heavy fleece lined Shirts and Drawers, sizes 82 and 34, the 50c kind, now 25o Children's Tam 'o Bhanters, were 25c, now yours for.... ... .5c Boys' 89c Sweaters, yours now for 25c Children's$1.50 Coats red. to 75o ' 1 lot stock and Bishop Collars, chiffon and silk, worth 25c ana 50c, your choice 10c Probably the greatest damage sustained by any individual was by grocer T. W. Kyte. The main store room had water on the floor to a depth of 18 inches, and in the storage room adjoining it was two feet deep. Many of tfie articles had been raised on empty boxes, but the water soon floated them around like miniature crafts. Mr. Kyte has probably suffered a loss of several hundred dollars. LEGAL NOTICES. Bet*. Patent Flour $5.75 Best Family Flour .» 5.25 Since 10 o'clock this morning, wagon traffic through the flood at the west end of the Ferry bridge, via Wyoming avenue, was stopped by the borough authorities, who stretched a rope and put up a danger flag. This action was taken as a precaution, a horse having stumbled in what seemed to be a hole under the water at the Mid of Wyoming avenue. It is feared that the water Mis washed away the street at that point. Wagons still make the trip from the end of Exeter street to the bridge. UP A HI lift ? HEARING postponed. Im lto-Iudebtedneaa of Pittston Township. In the Court of Quarter ttesslons of Luaerne County, No. 347, November Sessions, W08. Notice )h hereby given that the undersigned Commissionerappointedto marshal the Indebtedness of Pittston Township and make report thereof to the court, will meet for tho purposes of his appointment, to receive all claims outstanding against said township, in Saturday, March as, 1904, at 10 clock a. m. at the office of M. Donnelly. Miners' Bank, Pittston, Pa, .-Arsons having claims against said towno are requested to present them at that * or be to—debarred from ooilocting Chop and Mul .......... ... 1.30 Corn and Cracked Corn ... Bran and Middlings .. 1.30 Oats, per bushel 55 .Potatoes, per bushel 1.00 Apples, per bushsl .78 . 1.30 6n Exeter street, the flood reached a point In front of the Lacoe residence, and the cellars In that locality suffered greatly. Up along Susquehanna avenue, above the junction of York avenue, the Ice was crowded over the bank, but did not spread much to the street. At York avenue, however, It spread to th& street and from there south to the borough line the spreading extened to more territory. The residence of Judge Ferris and all others from there down were within the grasp of the water. The frozen ice on York avenue marked the limit reached in front of the John Law residence. The scene on Montgomery, Delaware and Philadelphia avenues is picturesque, the floating; ice having extended far up these streets and being left behind by the receding water. On Montgomery street the water reached 21 lbs. Granulated Sugar W 22 lbs. AfSugar 1.00 23 lbs. Br. 8ugai 1.00 Keg Herring 65 Keg Mlllchres 75 Clscoes, par lb 05 Kit Clscoes 60 No. 1 Mackerel .15 Kfts No. 1 Mackerel 1.20 IN, «h ,Ce requt,„  time or be rorevei them thereafter 1 lot Fur Collarettes, worth $4.50 and $5.00; your choice $1.00 Boys' Domet Flannel Shirts, reduced to 19c Ladies' Percale Wrappers, are worth $1.25; yours now for... .75o 5KD-!f7-8-10 CHARLES F. M'HUGH, Commissioner. E8 ABVID80N- LAT: Letters of administration estate having been granted to ed. all persons indebted to i requested to make payment. £ ine claims or demands to pre *A- H!£te°rney' 1 GREAT FIELD OF ICE. DD th leum Extends From Port Blanchard Nearly Codfish 10 Bloateip 25 F(nnan Haddle 10 3 cans Tomatoes 25 Per dozen .90 Pride of Pittaton Tomatoes, can.. .10 Per dozen 1.10 3 cans Early Juno Peas . .25 69c Wash Boilers, yours at 39o to' Foot of Mountain on Ladies' heavy fleece lined Underwear, made by Alpine Mills, worth 75c; yours now for 25c y/eat Side. Perhaps the most remarkable sight in the whole valley is to be viewed from the hillside at Port Blanchard, Large assortment of -Lace, five and six inch wide, only, a yd...5o At Danville, the Ice broke and started to move out of the river shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. ; • -There is no change In the situation at Tunkhannock. » The Towanda Review reports the river at ten feet at that point this afternoon—a drop of three feet during the past 24 hours. there being an immense field of Ice in the river and spread oyt on the sides. When the ice blocked in the channel of the river early, this morning, after running for several hours and clearing the stream from the lower •f'ij r» m ITS. m KIIWWMI ■ .