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I / V. v'Cr I KHTaHUHHED 18S0. 1 DAII.Y Bar. by thbo. hart ims. P1TTSTON, PA., MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1902. TWO CENT8 A COPY: / FORTY OK NTS A MONTH. » 6 PAGES. 5 2d YEAR. OTHER STATES AFFECTED. Br £ iPjB Muslin Underwear PENNSYLVANIA DEVASTATED. under water. Shamokln preek overflowed Its banks and carried away a number of storehbuses and small bridges. Four persons who were trying to fish furniture from the flood foil Into' tho raging torrent and narrowly escaped drowning. NEW YORK'S FLOOD. Wldeipreml I»«niniie—Umpire Stnte Wo recently niHile a larpo jnirebaao of Ladies' Muslin Uuilerwoai* at about 50 per C*.ei»fc. Inflow the roj»jTar value These garments were made at the Clallaud Brothers Celebrated Factory 111 this elty and WilkeMharro, and for the next tvn days will lD$ otTorod at prieefl regardless of their real value. New York. March 3.—The train schedule at the (Jraml Central station was demoralized completely yesterday. Trains that should have been in Saturday night were not in last night, and all trains from beyond Albany were anywhere from live to thirty hours Exiire** Slilpwreeli#d, New York and New Jersey All the Big Rivers are POTTSVILLE, Raging. Pottsvllle, March 3.—Nearly one hundred collieries in the anthracite region have been drowned out and the coat mining industry will be at a Standstill for some time to come. The big bridge at Bear Run was washed away by the flood. Also Suffer. Lot I. Ladies' corset covers, real value IOI-2."Dc; for tliis sale 1*2 Lot 2, Ladies' corset covers, nicely trimmed with lace, a ."i0c flB garment; this sale tfcV® Ii(Dt muslin jr'owns, a well made uaniH'Ml.n'ood value QC_ I'or."die: this side... WUC Lot I. Ladies' muslin niji'lit frowns, trim- RECORDS ARE BROKEN. DAMAGE IS STUPENDOUS. The station officials were in a quandary and could give 110 information to the crowds of peopl#- waiting in the station all day long for fri Is. The delay and In many cases the stoppages of trains resulted from the washouts caused by win and melting ice. All Low Lands Along the Various Riv Bridges Washed Away in Many Places ALLENTOWN and Hundreds of Houses Damaged, Allentown, March 3,-—Allentnwn is suffering I rum the worst flood in lis history. The heavy snow fall of K"elD 21 and 22 was followed by thaws, which sent the water in the l.ehlgh, Little Lehigh and Jordan rivers three feet higher than in June, 1SB2. Which freshet broke all records. Ilmidreds.of thousands of dollars' worth of damage was done here and iii the vicinity. Many city streets were turned Into livers, and occupants of hundreds of houses moved to the upper stories. et'8 Are Flooded and Nearly All of l'l-om the flood washed interior of the state came the news that the Kmplre Slate express of the New York Central railroad, the fastest of trains and never late, was an icebound derelict, abandoned at Schodaek Landing, twelve miles from Albany. Railroads Generally Are Crippled, the Railways Crippled—Some Loss Dozens of Factories Flooded. of Life, Philadelphia, March 3.—The Schuylkill river is again within its banks, and is rapidly falling .to its normal condition. The work of clearing up the debris has already been started. The first train out of the Baltimore and Ohio station in three days left yesterday. Service to Pottsvllle over the Reading Is again in operation. The destruction wrought by the storm war. mD great that many industrial establishments along the river's banks will be unable to resume work for several days. Quite a number of buildings used for manufacturing purposes had their loundatlons weakened and machinery, clogged with mud. Rlmira. N. Y., March ".—The Chemung river Di;ix receded and the additional danger threatened by Sunday's rainfall has passed. There Is much suffering among the people who have been driven from their homes by the high water, and Mayor Flood has called a public meeting to devise ways and means for ttielr relief. The damage to property Is conservatively estimated at $75,0(10. Traffic oh the Northern Central. Lackawanna, and Krle lilies la gradually being resumed. The Lehigh Valley will probably not be able to resume operation for a week. By skills and rowbonts the 125 persons who had taken passage 011 the train were removed to a spur of high ground, and from there they walked through mud and water for a mile or two: tlieli they embarked in boats, stepped aboard a relief train which carried tliet'n to Hudson, and from there they arrived iu New York at 4:30 o'clock, or twenty hours late. med with emhroi- /[Kdery.worth 7."»c:sale nJU® Lot fD0 dozen line muslin drawers, "D(lc QQvalue; this sale.... MM" Lot (», Ladies' cambric skirts. deep embroidery flounce :COQA value $1: this sale Ow® People's Store, Susquehanna. March 3.—Tiro Susquehanna river is the highest in 2"D years. The heavy body of ice between Blnghqmlon and Cooperstown lias passed out, hnt has done much damage. The tannery building at Kedrockwas carried down stream and took with It a section of the county bridge connecting Great llcnd with llallstead. The Pennsylvania division of the Delaware and Hudson railroad between Scraiitou anil Ninevah is tied lip by high water at various points. SUSQUEHANNA. The Umpire Stutc express not only failed'to come through; but she Iriueked n solid half mile of heavy passenger trains, anCl whCtn the rowboats tool; the passenger* from her submerged platforms strings of conches behind her were unable to go forward or hack. They were standing in four feet of wn t« r. with locomotive tires out. little food on board and with hundreds of ween out, frightened and angry pas ITHACA, N. Y. HARRISBURG. Ithaca, N. Y.. March I!.—The Lehigh Valley tracks south of the city are completely submerged. No trains have reached here from the south since Friday. Traffic over this part of the road cannot lie resumed for several days, at least. I'.ackawann'a trains brought passengers as far as VVesthill, whence they were brought to town in buses. Photo copyright by Rockwood, New York. Harrisburg, March 3.—The second and third piers of the famous old camelback bridge on the Harrisburg side were washed away by the Hood Sunday morning. The bridge was built in 1816 and was probably the oldest on the river. It was owned by Harrisburg capitalists and will he rebuilt at once. Great damage has been done to property In this vicinity. Three piers of the Pennsylvania steel bridge at Rockville are damaged. The new stone bridge of the Pennsylvania at Rockville is all right. The great steel \vork° at South Harrisburg and those at. Steelton are idle, ninny of the Hhops being under water. REV. EDWARD EVERETT HALE AS HE LOOKS TODAY. On April 3 Edward Everett Hale will reach fourscore, and his eightieth birthday is to be celebrated in Boston with elaborate ceremonies. The veteran author, philosopher and preacher 1s still vigorous and, although he is no longer regular in the pulpit, shows little inclination to drop the pen. 15 SOUTH ntailM STREET, se risers. Railroad officials agreed that the loss by the flood would aggregate millions. Throughout the eastern ami southern portions of the state almost all towns are heavy sufferers. ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. READING. Reading. March 3C—The destruction wrought by the madly rushing waters when the flood was at its height was nwfnl. The loss is enormous. One of the greatest sufferers is the Union Traction company. Hundreds of washouts occurred along the company's system. Many small bridges were washed away. The service of the company is very much crippled. Heading city suffered considerable damage by reason of streets being washed out. ltrick pavements for many blocks were ripped out by the force of the flood. The Reading paper mill met with a loss of $15,000. The handsome club house of the South Kml Gun club was washed away, furniture and all, The house was situated near the river, and was carried into the stream. When It reached a bridge it crashed against one of the piers and was shattered. Nearly every dwelling and industrial plant along the river front suffered. A large iron bridge at Spangavllle collapsed. and a boy named Walter Spohu was drowned. Six bridges across Saueony creek were "swept away. Cumro township suffers a loss of $5(1.000. The water in the Schuylkill broke all records, reaching a height of 22 feet. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. THE POPE Js % s. ? f EVANS Mlddletown. N. Y„ March 3.-—There i: but little change for tlie better in the flood situation in Orange and Sullivan counties. Many bridges have been washed away. Railway traffic has been abandoned. j Our Annual J Inventory Jj Sale ■■ ■ m S" i i MRS. SOFFEL DYING. JUBILEE. Fish. List. A. Letter From a Rlcli Admirer of Kil lli«I«9 It* Great Mass in St. Peter's Pittsburg, March Mrs. Kate Soffel will probably be tried by her C«od before she can be brought before a court of human beings. lDr. 11. C!. Briggs is working hard to save her, but she has collapsed. Smoked liimaii had- Iflr* die, |kt lb IUC Yarmouth Hloaters, /lC/» !»CD)• do/oil Icrrinji', perhox... 18c UTICA, N. Y. Today. BLOOMSBURG, lUica, N. Y„ March 3.—The Mohawk river is a rushing torrent. Railroad traffic Is greatly impeded. Trains on tile Lackawanna have been entirely abandoned. Cellars in the lower part of the city are flooded and fire engines are in operation pumping out tie' K;irli Hvcrv A ft iclf in (Dur Slock Hcdllrctl I'Yoiii Bloomsburg, March 3.—The lower end of town Is submerged. Nearly all of the factories In that section have been compelled to suspend operations. All of the families south of the Lackawanna line were forced to leave their homes. I.ast night the water in the river was running over the floor of the river bridge at the Bloomsburg end The Bloomsburg fair ground is entirely under water. All communication with Berwick, except by wire, is cut off. trolley lines and wagon roads being flooded. 50,000 PEOPLE PRESENT. Mrs. SoflVl has received a letter at the Butler hospital from a woman signing herself ".lulia." This is the woman who visited (Jovernor Stone to secure a respite for the Biddies. Klchard Scandrctt. Mrs. SolTel's attorney, refused to give her name, but says she is rich and prominent in society. The letter says in part. nS ■ s. : r Thirty Thousand Other People Were Unable to Gain Entrance to the Brick Codiisli, per O/* poiDid Steak Cotllisli, fancy 1A/* per pound Ivv water Building—Leo Took No Part in the , £ 20 to 50 Per Cent. ALBANY, N. ,Y. |' liclmv lingular IViivs Albany. N. Y„ March 3—The Hudson river is over its banks. Not a street car wheel turned in this city on Sunday. The entire southern portion of the city Is under water. Trains Mass, But Pronounced Benediction. I '•You tried to lielp Edward Middle, and any help or lent liiiii must timl deep lodgment in my Iienrl mill forever liold my sineerest platitude; ® Uome, V *iC i* !ireat mans in . SI. IVUr'a llihi morning lutHii;lil lo a i; H. G. SHUPP, close i in* public rC !viuoi!it s in i'oiiikm ' tion NVitll tlli* Pope's jui/ili'c rrli ln'M ! Suit Aliu'jkoivl, l,or1'7if* | M »11 I H I IZriVx Sail Ciscocs, |mm* Jl» 5c Sail I lerrinji-, per lb.,...r)e Sail Iladdock, per |l)....ruj Holland IIcrriiiji', keg 7f)C are running on tile Now York Central, but they arc from four to five hour* Into, on account of transfers necessitated by the flood. Last evening, the water began to recede and the situation today is much improved. {Ion. Tin1 weatlu r is warm and | All K'lmc was astir early this morn*j ing. Hy s nVloctv Jhe piazza of SI. 1 *«• | ter's was black with people. Kighty ; thousand people scrambled fur admit- ! t,inee, but there wciT aocomiuCMjations j lor only ..u.i.do. It took I hose lour horn's j to enter t he eathedial. The entire con | inside t»i*% ImiUlins stood, i .) K\Y KiiElt TUNKHANNOCK. "Yours Is not the only life Eil Hiddle wrecked ami ruined, yet yours is no douht the coiujiletest wreck, for your secrets are now everybody's, while mine are siill my own and will ever be." „| .'!(D Wi-st jlal'iii't Slrci t, \\ ilkcsltiirvc. Tunkhannock, March 3.—Special.— The river dropped about three foot this morning. The river bridge is damaged, but teams are crossing the structure. The most serious damage here Is suffered by the Winola Worsted Yard Mill, the Stevens hotel. West & Toyman's mill, and tlie canning factory. All are flooded. Many families have also suffered by the flooding of their homes. The electric light plant is flooded mill.the town was in darkness last night. New Age. '« f or3o» BBJja nias mia irhC inhii ■a nnaa sacn ■■■■ aaaa aaaa Hi NORRISTOWN Hnssian Sardines, pail U5c Star Brand Steak Sal- Norristown, March 3.—Damage aggregating $5.(1011 has been done by the flood in the vicinity of Norristown. The water in the Schuylkill reached and passed the high-water mark of 1 Still. Three bridges along Pcrkiomen creek were swept away. A large dam recently erected at Palm was broken. A large trestle of the Perklonien railroad across Pcrkiomen creek war moved from its foundation. Saw Mill run also wrought great havoc. All day Sunday, both sides of the Schuylkill were lined With thousands of people watching the flood. Many small buildings. boats and chicken coops were seen passing down stream. A dozen manufacturing plants along the river at this point have suffered severe losses on account of the high water reaching the basements of their buildings. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. niiighumton, N. Y., March 3. .—Not for In years lias tile water in the SusCiuchunua been as high as at present. All day Sunday the rain came down in torrents. All of the lowlands along the river, between Hinghamton and (ireat Bend, are submerged. Many farmers along tile stream have been compelled to leave their homes. Much live stock lias perished. Railroad traffic is' practically suspended, communication both east and west being cut off. Street ears on the principal streets are running. hut traffic in the surburhs is at a standstill. The Timpkins street bridge across the Susquehanna has been in water to the planks for many hours, and there was great danger of It being carried away, but it still Newport News, Va.. March o—Three companies or the Seventy first Virginia' regiment left here this morning on a special train in heavy marching order for Norfolk, to quell the-labor riots. The street car company iu Norfolk is preparing to run its cars with nonunion men. Labor Troubles in Norfolk. ho occupied a special i DRENNAN & r^.robesits iiiCD11. per can 22c t D:C, pi a lew: tribun •. The people were reverently j D ileal until tiie Pope appeared. Then. Willi pile Voice they shoilh"I. "i.oniv | iive the 'Pope!" The shouting was detll' j cuing; The I'ope descended to a low j I II* can llal Salmon.. 18c I lit can tall Salmon.. 12Ac A lit can Hat Salmon., 10c I lit can .Mackerel... . 12Ac sillar. where St. IN ter's tomb standi- I price: LIST lie took no part io the servict vvhii'li Von can always depend Cni CDnr salt and can fish to lie u'Cmid stCick. Pittsburg, March 3.—Pittsburg, Allegheny and the smaller towns on the Allegheny. Monongahela and Ohio rivers suffered from such a flood. The snow In the mountains at tile headwaters of the Allegheny is melting rap Idly, sending torrents of water down the smaller streams into tile raging liver. Allegheny is almost completely cut oil' from Pittsburg.'All trolley lines have suspended operations between the two cities. Tiie railroads entering Pittsburg are all crippled. Mills along the banks of the Allegheny and Monongahela have closed down and many residents on the banks of these rivers have been driven from their homes by the raging waters. Thousands of men are out of employment and hundreds of families have been made homeless. PITTSBURG. Millionaire Merchant Dead. vvas conducted by the cardinal, the service the pontiff g*ve iii 1 !liD:iIits, I'. r iInv, . . Nnmlu il |-'111:in I laili New York, March .'J.—Charles Hroad way I louse, the blind millionaire iner chant, died this morning of congestion of the lungs, lie had been ill l'oi only IS hours. liDWiiiK preat I'liimkm ami sirnu' jSleak ('.ullisli as Ixujiri so. %Twar.l. II- sD||, ;-|N,.,..|. j|', "I Mally m'vor I I DCj would ««•!• I his dav. Tin* drvotion ;ol :-C» , ,, . . , in, Ian 1..s .... ,;;ll:1nr ...... i hill) with his »|iiiC Hi ' ' ,'! M,|on pndH'IMKiil llio Jn'lltMili 1 M.il S.ii-ui.m ir«I distill* liy tIn 1 11:iIn EVANS BROTHERS uvaltiu A Clearing Out Fighting in Colombia. t i-t'iii : tands, and the situation today is much Improved, Tile foot bridge at lCxeliunge street was swept away Sat- Washington, March .0..— More fip.itiiiK in taking place on the isthmus of Panama between Colombian rebels ami the government forces. \y|io Sale tion. \v •i :~li•;Dk S;i 1II S.irdini'-i. . ii. |« Wall '"Paper* FOR ONE WEEK ONLY, MARCONI'S GREAT FEAT. urday night crowd w i. po^itivel r.lll Mu»l:ii:il S.nilii Sent Messages 1,557 Miles at Sea With Slil|i Hill I |», out Wires. Paterson. N. .1.. March 3.—The flood here is rapidly receding today. It will be many days, however, before normal conditions are restored. Already the PATERSON THE WEATHER, Washington. March 1 ijiiiirl 11' ill/ SuitI M i\i'd New York, March 3.—William Marconi. armed with Unmistakable evidence of what he considers the greatest feat yet achieved in tin' field of wireless telegraphy, lias arrived here on the American line steamship Philadelphia. on which, ill niidocean. he had received an actual wirless message 1.5,*1.5 statute miles from his sending station at Pondliu. Cornwall, and on which the signal letter "S," Washington. March 3.—Forecast tintil s p. in., Tuesday. for Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy tonight ami Tuesday. Willi S:il unl.tv s I-- took up 11u• ship sii.lism.1v I'ill !C• U will «*oiitj 11 lit' 1CD IkM its pl.uv a. uutiiilslu'd Ims*iin'ss until »lispoDvtl of. j Tliviv is. 1: »\v«' \ «i*. lin tlisp.xiiion for j (,||irr M.iin ;111C 1 '! honi.is S( i» tliv pivsrnl to pi'i'ss t!iC» tiuittor tC» tin* , Sc\| tC» oNi'lusion of nil othvr husiiit-fe. so licit ; ._— It probably will I»«* l;ii« 1 ;»sulo I*»in|»CDi*:i- I -— " ■V'! \'VUe always carry a fine line of Gro! ceries. Hoods delivered prompt. Mtnhlav, Mar. 11 work of clearing away the wreckage lias been started. Only one life was lost in this .city as a result of the flood. Henry Richards, a carpenter, aged til, was drowned. Thus far there has been no physical suffering. The financial loss, is estimated at nearly $2,0(M),IIU0. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Prices Shaken Way Down. [ 15c! *!i|M'rs [{('(lucctl 5c, \\ i« 1.• ImiiiI.t to match 2«" All H«mii tin ills, per roll 3c St. Clair, March 3.—Great damage hns been done in this vicinity to roads, bridges and houses on the lowlands. Harry Scherr, one of the best known residents of the town, lost his life'in the raging waters on account of u bank ou which he was standing having given away. He was 30 years old. ST. CLAIR, Now York Stork Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co.. stock brokers room L'G Miners' Bank'building. lily ;it dilVrrent tiitics tC» nvrinii tin consideration of other Ujatters, In* 1 n»! Horses at Auction. New York. March Open. Cloi lis?* lis* 11«D11 o| the nr'sulciit auamsi afsaull. , ... ,, . . , ■ , . .. I W1 SflJ • M«#rsi s ;it A Jlct J« Hi 1 lie appropriation hill will lie rcportod. «'*t HiD lilltJel" Allc\,\\ llkes- mario famous by lii» experiment at Newfoundland, was received at a distance of 2,088 miles from the sender. Mr. Mareoni announces, moreover, that lie will have stations on Cape Cod and in New Foundlaiul in a short time, and that tliey will lie ready ill three months for the transmission of transatlantic PASSAIC, N. J. Passaic, N. J.. March 3.-—The iwift Atchison Atchison, pief !n;-s llrlllMll I.ONKCN Ht \ 4lllCt0ll0|». London. March An apparenl.v incomplete list t»t" the casualties sustain ed hy, the British when the Boers at tacked and captured the convey of a liiin This is ;i 1 x111:i tide suit'to reduce our slock. Conic Earl\. Heal current In the Saddle river, which separates I'assaic from the village of Dundee, carried away a bridge this morning. Six persons who were standing on the structure are believed to have been drowned. Copper Tuesday, March 4 th. SOUTH BETHLEHEM. South Hethlehem. March 3. -The Car and Foundry . Brooklyn Traction B. A; O. I ViTKIlNOON.) T. S. & W. S. BURR ITT, North Main St. New Phone. damage done to property here, by rea son of the tlood, is estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Never before in its history was South Bethlehem visited by such an inundation. The Lehigh river reached a height of 22M.- feet, breaking the highest previous record by 18 inches. Ten tliou- M.N MMI tlispusilicM) .nid cmumorcial messages. dies. & Ohio ci.'ic. & t:t. Western i«;*4 M\ U 24 Vi 1? i', train «»t* empty wagons at \ondoiiop. \ southwest of KlerUsdorp. Feb. - I |»uh j lislicd last evenimr says officers an«l •J."i nicti Were killed and «5 officers and nr. men were wounded. A report from Lord Kitchciier math', puldic last week j said that lt» oiliecrs and t*» 1 men of tin- vouii id workers WITH PRINCE HENRY. SERIOUS FIRE IN NEW YORK B (Chic koi. i. & i lCrU*—rrrs— M. & St. P. .. It. J. & P. Twelve PersoVis and W. B. MOORE. McDonnell m DOBBIE Twenty.five Thousand People Greet the Royal Party at St. Louis, Mo Three Are-Missing Rrio. pref. ... .... t'»S «*.s1 l/niU. & Nash. ... HM I'M1 Kami people looked to see the 100-yearolil bridge ami the new railroad bridge swept away, but they withstood the flood. The hanks (if the Lehigh canal v.cre badly washed lor a mile. All trains on the Central Ami Lchigll Valley are abandoned. One of the Black Diamond express trains is stalled' near here. The iiolhlehem Steel company's great plant is flooded. On Second street, several hundred popple, principally foreigners, were resetted from their homes by means of rafts. March 15.—Prince Henry's train arrived at tlu* Union St. Louis, New Yqtk. March 3.—Twelve per sons injured, two of them fatally ltrltish t'orecs were t;|Uo!i prisoner during this » n.u:itr« MH'iif. «H* these a «»tlit*«*r anil liD"» nu'ii were ivlensiMl. March Is Mere and three others are missing, as a rc suit of a fire that was caused bv an explosion in a celluloid factory in a five story building on Canal Street this morning. The factory and lour adjoin ing buildings were completely destroyed. Most of the victims were injured by jumping from windows. Manhattan l£l 1-1 -i ;niil A)»riI i-. on! \ :i slim I »;i \ •II. n.is is Wall Paper St-;|M Ml station at t!.53 this nipirtiin^ Wells, ex-(«ovtDrnor Francis. tlu» (irr Mayor Mo. Pari lit Mot. 'fraction UK or I 1:1; vol' SOMETHING I *1 NI: IN CANNED I'll I'ITS. man consul and a reception committee of MID prominent citizens greeted tiic royal visitors. A crowd ol' 2'i.oilu Norfolk & Western X. Y . O. & W. ... ClitirlcNliMi to \ i*it l'pfMiClout N. vY. i •;_D« Smyth a Mil AlC*« i*i 11« •D i Khvtt ami K loreck. n»nf tin* «it\. u\ Maivli . lurid;', t .. ( )i;ix i-- I'itl . iD i i i i\ 11 i) . , ■ jjiil. I'UII I'l'Sl AjMili'Js W .III I . 11M r Sioiv. I - . I. , 1 liMiip- I " 11' • «''! •' D •... . i.n Style, Kovelty, Variety, Quality, Price | "» 11» t all I V.tcllr • . . , Will l . Caii r at llDr:in A|»rirot;s " WILLIAMS & McANULTY,!| ,; .M :i v ui' 11 H Ml t 1 to i c I I.ist lun J I was gathered at the station. In tin grand hall, on the second floor of tin Ponn&y lvania Heading .... ir.uv :«(' I ~iv, is,., '2-Jc I •"DC•, is,-, station. Mr. Vach made a brief address in German, welcoming the Prince, who responded briefly, urging his hearers lo be loyal Americans and to love their country. Southern Uy Southern Uy., prof President Wajioi hill of tin- «'N1M hef'e l or \V here tln-y ur.uo tin* president to «airy oul ISc iiml 'id,1 20e has% world-wide fame for marvellous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for cuts, corns, burns, boils, sores felons, ulcers, tetter, salt rheum, fever sores, chapped hands, slcin eruptions; infallible for piTcs. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at W. 0. Price's and J. U. Honcli's. Pitts ton, and Q. D. Stroll's, West'Pittston. Bucklen's Arnica Salve So. PaciiU' 'JVxas Pacific IT. S. Leather Tv Uii. 0. & I •ni')., n mi. ni si1:, si ••• .1' !■• c ;it)• 1 Wall l'.ip»M- U.-alii'is, Aii.l Full; l''i'uits ;i( \ C■ iD i.nw I'tii'i s. I )iii'd Shamoliin, March 3.—All of the collieries in this region are idle on account of the flood. Ijfc lowlands between this place and Simbtiry are com pletely under water, Betwoen here and Mt. Camel, most of the land is SHAMOKIN Monuments and Corner Posts, Flagging and Curbing. I'. W. Stegeman, -.iti Wyo. Ave., W. Pittston. tl T. I*lnll*N I!voll»fr-lii-IttVv NVw YorM :i1iirs r. S. Leather IT. S. Rubber II. S. Steel .. U/ S. Stool, pref Western Union . Vfabanh, prof . pivf lr.'t •13% Swift, H hrot liiT-ill law nl' Si'iiat'ti1 Thomas l'lalt. ilinl sihlili'iil.v at Ills Ihiiiii- In TarrytuWii. ilc whs in his eiillit.v-sixth .M'lir. ,lli':ir( failure was tin' ciiiish of ili'iitli. .Mr. Swift was j r LADYA6ENTS wantfd pi'i'ialtv H.'i S08TH KAIN STREET. ftat lT,SrrT~"'.v:.3 u im 11V'. V n.A ,w WMUh" .ir our M'.WT Vl«/tr» arA 'cJ prvuiUim ll*U | v , . v|l if Attend the l.lnen Sale at the Globe Warehouse. born at 1'aliiOUlll. .Mas Prompt delivery
Object Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, March 03, 1902 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1902-03-03 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
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Contributing Institution | West Pittston Public Library |
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Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, March 03, 1902 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1902-03-03 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | PGZ_19020303_001.tif |
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Full Text | I / V. v'Cr I KHTaHUHHED 18S0. 1 DAII.Y Bar. by thbo. hart ims. P1TTSTON, PA., MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1902. TWO CENT8 A COPY: / FORTY OK NTS A MONTH. » 6 PAGES. 5 2d YEAR. OTHER STATES AFFECTED. Br £ iPjB Muslin Underwear PENNSYLVANIA DEVASTATED. under water. Shamokln preek overflowed Its banks and carried away a number of storehbuses and small bridges. Four persons who were trying to fish furniture from the flood foil Into' tho raging torrent and narrowly escaped drowning. NEW YORK'S FLOOD. Wldeipreml I»«niniie—Umpire Stnte Wo recently niHile a larpo jnirebaao of Ladies' Muslin Uuilerwoai* at about 50 per C*.ei»fc. Inflow the roj»jTar value These garments were made at the Clallaud Brothers Celebrated Factory 111 this elty and WilkeMharro, and for the next tvn days will lD$ otTorod at prieefl regardless of their real value. New York. March 3.—The train schedule at the (Jraml Central station was demoralized completely yesterday. Trains that should have been in Saturday night were not in last night, and all trains from beyond Albany were anywhere from live to thirty hours Exiire** Slilpwreeli#d, New York and New Jersey All the Big Rivers are POTTSVILLE, Raging. Pottsvllle, March 3.—Nearly one hundred collieries in the anthracite region have been drowned out and the coat mining industry will be at a Standstill for some time to come. The big bridge at Bear Run was washed away by the flood. Also Suffer. Lot I. Ladies' corset covers, real value IOI-2."Dc; for tliis sale 1*2 Lot 2, Ladies' corset covers, nicely trimmed with lace, a ."i0c flB garment; this sale tfcV® Ii(Dt muslin jr'owns, a well made uaniH'Ml.n'ood value QC_ I'or."die: this side... WUC Lot I. Ladies' muslin niji'lit frowns, trim- RECORDS ARE BROKEN. DAMAGE IS STUPENDOUS. The station officials were in a quandary and could give 110 information to the crowds of peopl#- waiting in the station all day long for fri Is. The delay and In many cases the stoppages of trains resulted from the washouts caused by win and melting ice. All Low Lands Along the Various Riv Bridges Washed Away in Many Places ALLENTOWN and Hundreds of Houses Damaged, Allentown, March 3,-—Allentnwn is suffering I rum the worst flood in lis history. The heavy snow fall of K"elD 21 and 22 was followed by thaws, which sent the water in the l.ehlgh, Little Lehigh and Jordan rivers three feet higher than in June, 1SB2. Which freshet broke all records. Ilmidreds.of thousands of dollars' worth of damage was done here and iii the vicinity. Many city streets were turned Into livers, and occupants of hundreds of houses moved to the upper stories. et'8 Are Flooded and Nearly All of l'l-om the flood washed interior of the state came the news that the Kmplre Slate express of the New York Central railroad, the fastest of trains and never late, was an icebound derelict, abandoned at Schodaek Landing, twelve miles from Albany. Railroads Generally Are Crippled, the Railways Crippled—Some Loss Dozens of Factories Flooded. of Life, Philadelphia, March 3.—The Schuylkill river is again within its banks, and is rapidly falling .to its normal condition. The work of clearing up the debris has already been started. The first train out of the Baltimore and Ohio station in three days left yesterday. Service to Pottsvllle over the Reading Is again in operation. The destruction wrought by the storm war. mD great that many industrial establishments along the river's banks will be unable to resume work for several days. Quite a number of buildings used for manufacturing purposes had their loundatlons weakened and machinery, clogged with mud. Rlmira. N. Y., March ".—The Chemung river Di;ix receded and the additional danger threatened by Sunday's rainfall has passed. There Is much suffering among the people who have been driven from their homes by the high water, and Mayor Flood has called a public meeting to devise ways and means for ttielr relief. The damage to property Is conservatively estimated at $75,0(10. Traffic oh the Northern Central. Lackawanna, and Krle lilies la gradually being resumed. The Lehigh Valley will probably not be able to resume operation for a week. By skills and rowbonts the 125 persons who had taken passage 011 the train were removed to a spur of high ground, and from there they walked through mud and water for a mile or two: tlieli they embarked in boats, stepped aboard a relief train which carried tliet'n to Hudson, and from there they arrived iu New York at 4:30 o'clock, or twenty hours late. med with emhroi- /[Kdery.worth 7."»c:sale nJU® Lot fD0 dozen line muslin drawers, "D(lc QQvalue; this sale.... MM" Lot (», Ladies' cambric skirts. deep embroidery flounce :COQA value $1: this sale Ow® People's Store, Susquehanna. March 3.—Tiro Susquehanna river is the highest in 2"D years. The heavy body of ice between Blnghqmlon and Cooperstown lias passed out, hnt has done much damage. The tannery building at Kedrockwas carried down stream and took with It a section of the county bridge connecting Great llcnd with llallstead. The Pennsylvania division of the Delaware and Hudson railroad between Scraiitou anil Ninevah is tied lip by high water at various points. SUSQUEHANNA. The Umpire Stutc express not only failed'to come through; but she Iriueked n solid half mile of heavy passenger trains, anCl whCtn the rowboats tool; the passenger* from her submerged platforms strings of conches behind her were unable to go forward or hack. They were standing in four feet of wn t« r. with locomotive tires out. little food on board and with hundreds of ween out, frightened and angry pas ITHACA, N. Y. HARRISBURG. Ithaca, N. Y.. March I!.—The Lehigh Valley tracks south of the city are completely submerged. No trains have reached here from the south since Friday. Traffic over this part of the road cannot lie resumed for several days, at least. I'.ackawann'a trains brought passengers as far as VVesthill, whence they were brought to town in buses. Photo copyright by Rockwood, New York. Harrisburg, March 3.—The second and third piers of the famous old camelback bridge on the Harrisburg side were washed away by the Hood Sunday morning. The bridge was built in 1816 and was probably the oldest on the river. It was owned by Harrisburg capitalists and will he rebuilt at once. Great damage has been done to property In this vicinity. Three piers of the Pennsylvania steel bridge at Rockville are damaged. The new stone bridge of the Pennsylvania at Rockville is all right. The great steel \vork° at South Harrisburg and those at. Steelton are idle, ninny of the Hhops being under water. REV. EDWARD EVERETT HALE AS HE LOOKS TODAY. On April 3 Edward Everett Hale will reach fourscore, and his eightieth birthday is to be celebrated in Boston with elaborate ceremonies. The veteran author, philosopher and preacher 1s still vigorous and, although he is no longer regular in the pulpit, shows little inclination to drop the pen. 15 SOUTH ntailM STREET, se risers. Railroad officials agreed that the loss by the flood would aggregate millions. Throughout the eastern ami southern portions of the state almost all towns are heavy sufferers. ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. READING. Reading. March 3C—The destruction wrought by the madly rushing waters when the flood was at its height was nwfnl. The loss is enormous. One of the greatest sufferers is the Union Traction company. Hundreds of washouts occurred along the company's system. Many small bridges were washed away. The service of the company is very much crippled. Heading city suffered considerable damage by reason of streets being washed out. ltrick pavements for many blocks were ripped out by the force of the flood. The Reading paper mill met with a loss of $15,000. The handsome club house of the South Kml Gun club was washed away, furniture and all, The house was situated near the river, and was carried into the stream. When It reached a bridge it crashed against one of the piers and was shattered. Nearly every dwelling and industrial plant along the river front suffered. A large iron bridge at Spangavllle collapsed. and a boy named Walter Spohu was drowned. Six bridges across Saueony creek were "swept away. Cumro township suffers a loss of $5(1.000. The water in the Schuylkill broke all records, reaching a height of 22 feet. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. THE POPE Js % s. ? f EVANS Mlddletown. N. Y„ March 3.-—There i: but little change for tlie better in the flood situation in Orange and Sullivan counties. Many bridges have been washed away. Railway traffic has been abandoned. j Our Annual J Inventory Jj Sale ■■ ■ m S" i i MRS. SOFFEL DYING. JUBILEE. Fish. List. A. Letter From a Rlcli Admirer of Kil lli«I«9 It* Great Mass in St. Peter's Pittsburg, March Mrs. Kate Soffel will probably be tried by her C«od before she can be brought before a court of human beings. lDr. 11. C!. Briggs is working hard to save her, but she has collapsed. Smoked liimaii had- Iflr* die, |kt lb IUC Yarmouth Hloaters, /lC/» !»CD)• do/oil Icrrinji', perhox... 18c UTICA, N. Y. Today. BLOOMSBURG, lUica, N. Y„ March 3.—The Mohawk river is a rushing torrent. Railroad traffic Is greatly impeded. Trains on tile Lackawanna have been entirely abandoned. Cellars in the lower part of the city are flooded and fire engines are in operation pumping out tie' K;irli Hvcrv A ft iclf in (Dur Slock Hcdllrctl I'Yoiii Bloomsburg, March 3.—The lower end of town Is submerged. Nearly all of the factories In that section have been compelled to suspend operations. All of the families south of the Lackawanna line were forced to leave their homes. I.ast night the water in the river was running over the floor of the river bridge at the Bloomsburg end The Bloomsburg fair ground is entirely under water. All communication with Berwick, except by wire, is cut off. trolley lines and wagon roads being flooded. 50,000 PEOPLE PRESENT. Mrs. SoflVl has received a letter at the Butler hospital from a woman signing herself ".lulia." This is the woman who visited (Jovernor Stone to secure a respite for the Biddies. Klchard Scandrctt. Mrs. SolTel's attorney, refused to give her name, but says she is rich and prominent in society. The letter says in part. nS ■ s. : r Thirty Thousand Other People Were Unable to Gain Entrance to the Brick Codiisli, per O/* poiDid Steak Cotllisli, fancy 1A/* per pound Ivv water Building—Leo Took No Part in the , £ 20 to 50 Per Cent. ALBANY, N. ,Y. |' liclmv lingular IViivs Albany. N. Y„ March 3—The Hudson river is over its banks. Not a street car wheel turned in this city on Sunday. The entire southern portion of the city Is under water. Trains Mass, But Pronounced Benediction. I '•You tried to lielp Edward Middle, and any help or lent liiiii must timl deep lodgment in my Iienrl mill forever liold my sineerest platitude; ® Uome, V *iC i* !ireat mans in . SI. IVUr'a llihi morning lutHii;lil lo a i; H. G. SHUPP, close i in* public rC !viuoi!it s in i'oiiikm ' tion NVitll tlli* Pope's jui/ili'c rrli ln'M ! Suit Aliu'jkoivl, l,or1'7if* | M »11 I H I IZriVx Sail Ciscocs, |mm* Jl» 5c Sail I lerrinji-, per lb.,...r)e Sail Iladdock, per |l)....ruj Holland IIcrriiiji', keg 7f)C are running on tile Now York Central, but they arc from four to five hour* Into, on account of transfers necessitated by the flood. Last evening, the water began to recede and the situation today is much improved. {Ion. Tin1 weatlu r is warm and | All K'lmc was astir early this morn*j ing. Hy s nVloctv Jhe piazza of SI. 1 *«• | ter's was black with people. Kighty ; thousand people scrambled fur admit- ! t,inee, but there wciT aocomiuCMjations j lor only ..u.i.do. It took I hose lour horn's j to enter t he eathedial. The entire con | inside t»i*% ImiUlins stood, i .) K\Y KiiElt TUNKHANNOCK. "Yours Is not the only life Eil Hiddle wrecked ami ruined, yet yours is no douht the coiujiletest wreck, for your secrets are now everybody's, while mine are siill my own and will ever be." „| .'!(D Wi-st jlal'iii't Slrci t, \\ ilkcsltiirvc. Tunkhannock, March 3.—Special.— The river dropped about three foot this morning. The river bridge is damaged, but teams are crossing the structure. The most serious damage here Is suffered by the Winola Worsted Yard Mill, the Stevens hotel. West & Toyman's mill, and tlie canning factory. All are flooded. Many families have also suffered by the flooding of their homes. The electric light plant is flooded mill.the town was in darkness last night. New Age. '« f or3o» BBJja nias mia irhC inhii ■a nnaa sacn ■■■■ aaaa aaaa Hi NORRISTOWN Hnssian Sardines, pail U5c Star Brand Steak Sal- Norristown, March 3.—Damage aggregating $5.(1011 has been done by the flood in the vicinity of Norristown. The water in the Schuylkill reached and passed the high-water mark of 1 Still. Three bridges along Pcrkiomen creek were swept away. A large dam recently erected at Palm was broken. A large trestle of the Perklonien railroad across Pcrkiomen creek war moved from its foundation. Saw Mill run also wrought great havoc. All day Sunday, both sides of the Schuylkill were lined With thousands of people watching the flood. Many small buildings. boats and chicken coops were seen passing down stream. A dozen manufacturing plants along the river at this point have suffered severe losses on account of the high water reaching the basements of their buildings. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. niiighumton, N. Y., March 3. .—Not for In years lias tile water in the SusCiuchunua been as high as at present. All day Sunday the rain came down in torrents. All of the lowlands along the river, between Hinghamton and (ireat Bend, are submerged. Many farmers along tile stream have been compelled to leave their homes. Much live stock lias perished. Railroad traffic is' practically suspended, communication both east and west being cut off. Street ears on the principal streets are running. hut traffic in the surburhs is at a standstill. The Timpkins street bridge across the Susquehanna has been in water to the planks for many hours, and there was great danger of It being carried away, but it still Newport News, Va.. March o—Three companies or the Seventy first Virginia' regiment left here this morning on a special train in heavy marching order for Norfolk, to quell the-labor riots. The street car company iu Norfolk is preparing to run its cars with nonunion men. Labor Troubles in Norfolk. ho occupied a special i DRENNAN & r^.robesits iiiCD11. per can 22c t D:C, pi a lew: tribun •. The people were reverently j D ileal until tiie Pope appeared. Then. Willi pile Voice they shoilh"I. "i.oniv | iive the 'Pope!" The shouting was detll' j cuing; The I'ope descended to a low j I II* can llal Salmon.. 18c I lit can tall Salmon.. 12Ac A lit can Hat Salmon., 10c I lit can .Mackerel... . 12Ac sillar. where St. IN ter's tomb standi- I price: LIST lie took no part io the servict vvhii'li Von can always depend Cni CDnr salt and can fish to lie u'Cmid stCick. Pittsburg, March 3.—Pittsburg, Allegheny and the smaller towns on the Allegheny. Monongahela and Ohio rivers suffered from such a flood. The snow In the mountains at tile headwaters of the Allegheny is melting rap Idly, sending torrents of water down the smaller streams into tile raging liver. Allegheny is almost completely cut oil' from Pittsburg.'All trolley lines have suspended operations between the two cities. Tiie railroads entering Pittsburg are all crippled. Mills along the banks of the Allegheny and Monongahela have closed down and many residents on the banks of these rivers have been driven from their homes by the raging waters. Thousands of men are out of employment and hundreds of families have been made homeless. PITTSBURG. Millionaire Merchant Dead. vvas conducted by the cardinal, the service the pontiff g*ve iii 1 !liD:iIits, I'. r iInv, . . Nnmlu il |-'111:in I laili New York, March .'J.—Charles Hroad way I louse, the blind millionaire iner chant, died this morning of congestion of the lungs, lie had been ill l'oi only IS hours. liDWiiiK preat I'liimkm ami sirnu' jSleak ('.ullisli as Ixujiri so. %Twar.l. II- sD||, ;-|N,.,..|. j|', "I Mally m'vor I I DCj would ««•!• I his dav. Tin* drvotion ;ol :-C» , ,, . . , in, Ian 1..s .... ,;;ll:1nr ...... i hill) with his »|iiiC Hi ' ' ,'! M,|on pndH'IMKiil llio Jn'lltMili 1 M.il S.ii-ui.m ir«I distill* liy tIn 1 11:iIn EVANS BROTHERS uvaltiu A Clearing Out Fighting in Colombia. t i-t'iii : tands, and the situation today is much Improved, Tile foot bridge at lCxeliunge street was swept away Sat- Washington, March .0..— More fip.itiiiK in taking place on the isthmus of Panama between Colombian rebels ami the government forces. \y|io Sale tion. \v •i :~li•;Dk S;i 1II S.irdini'-i. . ii. |« Wall '"Paper* FOR ONE WEEK ONLY, MARCONI'S GREAT FEAT. urday night crowd w i. po^itivel r.lll Mu»l:ii:il S.nilii Sent Messages 1,557 Miles at Sea With Slil|i Hill I |», out Wires. Paterson. N. .1.. March 3.—The flood here is rapidly receding today. It will be many days, however, before normal conditions are restored. Already the PATERSON THE WEATHER, Washington. March 1 ijiiiirl 11' ill/ SuitI M i\i'd New York, March 3.—William Marconi. armed with Unmistakable evidence of what he considers the greatest feat yet achieved in tin' field of wireless telegraphy, lias arrived here on the American line steamship Philadelphia. on which, ill niidocean. he had received an actual wirless message 1.5,*1.5 statute miles from his sending station at Pondliu. Cornwall, and on which the signal letter "S," Washington. March 3.—Forecast tintil s p. in., Tuesday. for Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy tonight ami Tuesday. Willi S:il unl.tv s I-- took up 11u• ship sii.lism.1v I'ill !C• U will «*oiitj 11 lit' 1CD IkM its pl.uv a. uutiiilslu'd Ims*iin'ss until »lispoDvtl of. j Tliviv is. 1: »\v«' \ «i*. lin tlisp.xiiion for j (,||irr M.iin ;111C 1 '! honi.is S( i» tliv pivsrnl to pi'i'ss t!iC» tiuittor tC» tin* , Sc\| tC» oNi'lusion of nil othvr husiiit-fe. so licit ; ._— It probably will I»«* l;ii« 1 ;»sulo I*»in|»CDi*:i- I -— " ■V'! \'VUe always carry a fine line of Gro! ceries. Hoods delivered prompt. Mtnhlav, Mar. 11 work of clearing away the wreckage lias been started. Only one life was lost in this .city as a result of the flood. Henry Richards, a carpenter, aged til, was drowned. Thus far there has been no physical suffering. The financial loss, is estimated at nearly $2,0(M),IIU0. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Prices Shaken Way Down. [ 15c! *!i|M'rs [{('(lucctl 5c, \\ i« 1.• ImiiiI.t to match 2«" All H«mii tin ills, per roll 3c St. Clair, March 3.—Great damage hns been done in this vicinity to roads, bridges and houses on the lowlands. Harry Scherr, one of the best known residents of the town, lost his life'in the raging waters on account of u bank ou which he was standing having given away. He was 30 years old. ST. CLAIR, Now York Stork Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co.. stock brokers room L'G Miners' Bank'building. lily ;it dilVrrent tiitics tC» nvrinii tin consideration of other Ujatters, In* 1 n»! Horses at Auction. New York. March Open. Cloi lis?* lis* 11«D11 o| the nr'sulciit auamsi afsaull. , ... ,, . . , ■ , . .. I W1 SflJ • M«#rsi s ;it A Jlct J« Hi 1 lie appropriation hill will lie rcportod. «'*t HiD lilltJel" Allc\,\\ llkes- mario famous by lii» experiment at Newfoundland, was received at a distance of 2,088 miles from the sender. Mr. Mareoni announces, moreover, that lie will have stations on Cape Cod and in New Foundlaiul in a short time, and that tliey will lie ready ill three months for the transmission of transatlantic PASSAIC, N. J. Passaic, N. J.. March 3.-—The iwift Atchison Atchison, pief !n;-s llrlllMll I.ONKCN Ht \ 4lllCt0ll0|». London. March An apparenl.v incomplete list t»t" the casualties sustain ed hy, the British when the Boers at tacked and captured the convey of a liiin This is ;i 1 x111:i tide suit'to reduce our slock. Conic Earl\. Heal current In the Saddle river, which separates I'assaic from the village of Dundee, carried away a bridge this morning. Six persons who were standing on the structure are believed to have been drowned. Copper Tuesday, March 4 th. SOUTH BETHLEHEM. South Hethlehem. March 3. -The Car and Foundry . Brooklyn Traction B. A; O. I ViTKIlNOON.) T. S. & W. S. BURR ITT, North Main St. New Phone. damage done to property here, by rea son of the tlood, is estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Never before in its history was South Bethlehem visited by such an inundation. The Lehigh river reached a height of 22M.- feet, breaking the highest previous record by 18 inches. Ten tliou- M.N MMI tlispusilicM) .nid cmumorcial messages. dies. & Ohio ci.'ic. & t:t. Western i«;*4 M\ U 24 Vi 1? i', train «»t* empty wagons at \ondoiiop. \ southwest of KlerUsdorp. Feb. - I |»uh j lislicd last evenimr says officers an«l •J."i nicti Were killed and «5 officers and nr. men were wounded. A report from Lord Kitchciier math', puldic last week j said that lt» oiliecrs and t*» 1 men of tin- vouii id workers WITH PRINCE HENRY. SERIOUS FIRE IN NEW YORK B (Chic koi. i. & i lCrU*—rrrs— M. & St. P. .. It. J. & P. Twelve PersoVis and W. B. MOORE. McDonnell m DOBBIE Twenty.five Thousand People Greet the Royal Party at St. Louis, Mo Three Are-Missing Rrio. pref. ... .... t'»S «*.s1 l/niU. & Nash. ... HM I'M1 Kami people looked to see the 100-yearolil bridge ami the new railroad bridge swept away, but they withstood the flood. The hanks (if the Lehigh canal v.cre badly washed lor a mile. All trains on the Central Ami Lchigll Valley are abandoned. One of the Black Diamond express trains is stalled' near here. The iiolhlehem Steel company's great plant is flooded. On Second street, several hundred popple, principally foreigners, were resetted from their homes by means of rafts. March 15.—Prince Henry's train arrived at tlu* Union St. Louis, New Yqtk. March 3.—Twelve per sons injured, two of them fatally ltrltish t'orecs were t;|Uo!i prisoner during this » n.u:itr« MH'iif. «H* these a «»tlit*«*r anil liD"» nu'ii were ivlensiMl. March Is Mere and three others are missing, as a rc suit of a fire that was caused bv an explosion in a celluloid factory in a five story building on Canal Street this morning. The factory and lour adjoin ing buildings were completely destroyed. Most of the victims were injured by jumping from windows. Manhattan l£l 1-1 -i ;niil A)»riI i-. on! \ :i slim I »;i \ •II. n.is is Wall Paper St-;|M Ml station at t!.53 this nipirtiin^ Wells, ex-(«ovtDrnor Francis. tlu» (irr Mayor Mo. Pari lit Mot. 'fraction UK or I 1:1; vol' SOMETHING I *1 NI: IN CANNED I'll I'ITS. man consul and a reception committee of MID prominent citizens greeted tiic royal visitors. A crowd ol' 2'i.oilu Norfolk & Western X. Y . O. & W. ... ClitirlcNliMi to \ i*it l'pfMiClout N. vY. i •;_D« Smyth a Mil AlC*« i*i 11« •D i Khvtt ami K loreck. n»nf tin* «it\. u\ Maivli . lurid;', t .. ( )i;ix i-- I'itl . iD i i i i\ 11 i) . , ■ jjiil. I'UII I'l'Sl AjMili'Js W .III I . 11M r Sioiv. I - . I. , 1 liMiip- I " 11' • «''! •' D •... . i.n Style, Kovelty, Variety, Quality, Price | "» 11» t all I V.tcllr • . . , Will l . Caii r at llDr:in A|»rirot;s " WILLIAMS & McANULTY,!| ,; .M :i v ui' 11 H Ml t 1 to i c I I.ist lun J I was gathered at the station. In tin grand hall, on the second floor of tin Ponn&y lvania Heading .... ir.uv :«(' I ~iv, is,., '2-Jc I •"DC•, is,-, station. Mr. Vach made a brief address in German, welcoming the Prince, who responded briefly, urging his hearers lo be loyal Americans and to love their country. Southern Uy Southern Uy., prof President Wajioi hill of tin- «'N1M hef'e l or \V here tln-y ur.uo tin* president to «airy oul ISc iiml 'id,1 20e has% world-wide fame for marvellous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for cuts, corns, burns, boils, sores felons, ulcers, tetter, salt rheum, fever sores, chapped hands, slcin eruptions; infallible for piTcs. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at W. 0. Price's and J. U. Honcli's. Pitts ton, and Q. D. Stroll's, West'Pittston. Bucklen's Arnica Salve So. PaciiU' 'JVxas Pacific IT. S. Leather Tv Uii. 0. & I •ni')., n mi. ni si1:, si ••• .1' !■• c ;it)• 1 Wall l'.ip»M- U.-alii'is, Aii.l Full; l''i'uits ;i( \ C■ iD i.nw I'tii'i s. I )iii'd Shamoliin, March 3.—All of the collieries in this region are idle on account of the flood. Ijfc lowlands between this place and Simbtiry are com pletely under water, Betwoen here and Mt. Camel, most of the land is SHAMOKIN Monuments and Corner Posts, Flagging and Curbing. I'. W. Stegeman, -.iti Wyo. Ave., W. Pittston. tl T. I*lnll*N I!voll»fr-lii-IttVv NVw YorM :i1iirs r. S. Leather IT. S. Rubber II. S. Steel .. U/ S. Stool, pref Western Union . Vfabanh, prof . pivf lr.'t •13% Swift, H hrot liiT-ill law nl' Si'iiat'ti1 Thomas l'lalt. ilinl sihlili'iil.v at Ills Ihiiiii- In TarrytuWii. ilc whs in his eiillit.v-sixth .M'lir. ,lli':ir( failure was tin' ciiiish of ili'iitli. .Mr. Swift was j r LADYA6ENTS wantfd pi'i'ialtv H.'i S08TH KAIN STREET. ftat lT,SrrT~"'.v:.3 u im 11V'. V n.A ,w WMUh" .ir our M'.WT Vl«/tr» arA 'cJ prvuiUim ll*U | v , . v|l if Attend the l.lnen Sale at the Globe Warehouse. born at 1'aliiOUlll. .Mas Prompt delivery |
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