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vol (, no. mA WAR OF ELEMENTS.The Worst Flood in the History of Monessen, CAme Sunday Afternoon.WATER FILLED MANY CELLARS.Sewers Unable to Cope With Awful Torrent—Rain, Hail and Wind.Monessen don't do things by halves. When it bnilds a manufacturing plant it builds a big q,tie. Small affairs won't do. An oldtime spring shower is out of place and date in the magic city- The windows of the storehouse of showers must open wide, over Monessen when it rains—that Monessenites may feel at home and keep Step in the procession. Yesterday’s cloud-burst and downpour was not a genCral7wide spread benediction of providence, but a special providence for Monessen. It all came from a big black cloud just about the dimensions of greater Mon-2ssen {recent addition included), and the said cloud darkened the sun as it sailed sver the Washington county hills, out of he West, and lo! as it came just over Monessen, the bottom, droppedout, and he flood was upon us, ao, you see, it be-ng a local matter, we treat it as such.. That the county generally needs rain wdly’and muchly goes without saying hat Monessen shared the general need g'fldnii tAfiiK.Tbut.qt da a miBBing^ link logic of the situation. Moiieffieif s not fully prepared to properly dispose d tlicsuperabnndaiicc of a genuine up-o-date flood. It is too rauchee—(as lohn Chinaman, would remark). We iave big sewer outlets bot we lack big tranch sewers to bring the surface flood nto the storm sewers at proper places.Bo the characteristic showers that come to Monessen. occassion milch veidence and damage, what shall be lone? Shall wo petition the weather man for a milder grade of showers, or speedily prepare to take care of the big ones when they come? We respectfullv submit that the weather man is If. (jr. as his predictions abundantly testify. We don’t ecommcod* him as a prophet or seer.We hold to the strict business proposi-ion that the true and only economy and niblic policy is to* prepare fully and peeilily to properly dispose of the floods vhen they come, and as they come.We have learned by costly experience hat small sewers don’t meet the demand, to Jet the system of larger sewer pipes be peed ify laid to the proper localities on ullsaricVlet us be ready as soon as possible to take the flood from all the higher tcreas of the city underground to the iver. We do not assume to advise in letalls we simply and frankly express what seeing to be the common-sense view fo the general subject. A score of times, perhaps, since the business avenues were paved, have these damaging she were a'foaght havoc, and occasioned great private and public expense, lor lack of a Stable sewer system. It will doubtless :ost tha corporation $150 to remove the hnd and rubbish from the streets this that was occasioned by lack of sew-irs. It will not take many such bills of “spense and loss to equal the cost of the *wers needed to remedy this evil. Is it ‘tot a penny wise and pound foolish polity to delay the remedy? At Third, fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth streets Particularly the flood sweeps down with Rtoat force -and damage. The small ^^fpipeon Fourth street was destroyed esterday because it was too small and he overflow of the mod filled cel* »fa and raged like a fury.1 The sewer on Niueth street was stopped -y dcbrig at tho upper end and the floodoverflowed and swept everytluh^ beforeit V-.-.Base monte were filled with water and mud, too many to, be enumerated or lose estimated. Our streets are rendered al-moet impainibie In places, and £pr. days after, mud is everywhere on the streets and scatteredeverywhere trpmopen beds of waggons hauling it off, and- tracked everywhere by. the consteh't-'streams of pedestrians. It is a situation to command the immediate and earnest attention of the City Council iu^particular, tax payers prefer to pa\% (or sewers rather than pay for hauling mu^ and damages that are continually coming from the presen t un finished »cwcr system. m'r. I ' . 3Street Commissioner J, L\ Shi pp-e very way competent, and a remarkable watchful, industrious and faithful man, but he cannot work miracles, and has not contracted to stop the floods. As the servant of the Council and people he will 'place the sewers where they are needed if ways and means are provided hiin^ ■'The ex perimental staged is past. We are up to the practical solution of the actual problem. Let those in authority provide immediately against the liabilities of dammage and wasteful extravb gance and loss from present conditions involved in the already too oftenrepeated ravages of the flood-SIBaiThbelU enjo; Satin J. 0. bar# genia left ti minuRemnant sale of dry goods, ribbons, embroideries, ladies’ and gents’ furnishing goods, ladies’ and childrens'. hate, commencing on Monday and continuing until all sold at Corn’s Big store, 318 Dormer avenue, 23*25-26Child Drowned.The little three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Charles-Phillips, wae drowned about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Phillips’s reside back on the hill, back ot the school honse,! on what■seems ’thatinoir about the yard is a pond of water, which had been allowed to acr cumulate for the purpose of watering the garden. It wag not deep, and no thought was entertained of danger.However, the little child went out to play after dinner, and was gone only a few minutes when some member of the family chanced to glance in the pond and discovered the lifeless body.The little one was drawn out of the water and Dr. Weddle hastily summoned but he arrived too late to be am^ assistance. The family and friends are grief stricken over the fatal accident.anott Geor* dies c steamrated.traveranothi to its above boats craft ;AtgamesyoungSportsthusiasMr. lt;of kniv prizes, gary to every stock s under 1 ing to ness to most a boats 3i Mimeses time w of excuiTheFurnituIF You -Want Neat Printing Try Tlie Independent Job Rooms. ‘ =School Closes.To-morrow the Public Schools of Monessen will close and the day will be specially well observed by scholars and teachers. Professer Himelick and his assistants have made special preparations for an excellent program, which will be1 given in the Presbyterian Church tomorrow evening. There will be twelve graduates. Rev. Eaton’of Allegheny will make the address, subject “EvdJotiqn of True Character/’ ' ?What is Foley’s Kidney Cure?Answer: Is is made from a prescription of a loading Chicago physician, ami one of the most eminent in the.connfry... The ingredients are the purest that money can bo?, and are scientifically combined to get their utmost value —Sold by Avenue Drug store.Aetna Life inssrtauce sen only be gotten through the agency of J,nce’ * Snthtan.Interest raid on time deposits at tfce Monessen Savings and Trust Comdany.Soley’s Honey and Tat contains no-Opteas and can safety be given to child-run.—Sold by Avenue Drugstore.Interestpaid on all time deposits at th* Monessen Savings A Trust com panyCanova is becoming popular on account of his milk shaltes, and now’s the tith e they taste best—when it’s warm.On 1.Schoonn ti, I aveaqe ; Athletic o’clock in the gi 17 yerrs add res scIf yon levclafio] kidney o or anothc medical j cure. It Avenue 1Two iri address DWANLost — 7Finder will box,7J2;JSoFor Rax1 6t-InxmT£nhkt officn.. Lost—An new the pill dependent oFotiAaj.k-cofivmbiiicci to quick HuyTaOTT-K.MReward if i avenue. HaiWanted^ Brooks' DeptVTakteU)ril’d couple.WASTSD-V-Brooku* 1V|»
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Monessen Daily Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, May 25, 1903
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