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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
3
A heavy thunderstorm drenched the city at 1 PM with widespread floods. Water filled tracks at the Baltimore and Ohio depot, sewer surges overflowed, and the City Hall windows were shattered by lightning. In Doylestown a man named Isaac Radcliffe, 30, and his team drowned after being swept off a small bridge.
Heavy rains swollen mountain snow sent torrents rushing through roads and streams. Dunning Creek and the Raynstown branch of the Juniata exceed flood levels, washing away bridges and submerging tracks between here and Cumberland. Mann's Choice Durst ice gorge collapsed the county bridge, flooding lower towns and plunging Everett into darkness as water rose above street levels and store counters.
Heavy rains flood Johnstown Pennsylvania as Little Conemaugh and Stony Creek rise to near flood levels. Mills idle, thousands seek hill tops, bridges swept away, and communication cut off while damage and rising waters threaten the city.
Dispatches report Tamaqua Pa faces severe flooding with water in the business district and rising levels. Half the local collieries are shut, oil pipes from Standard Oil may flood the river, and Barnesville ice dams threaten the town. Schools have been dismissed as the Sciyikill rises.
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday shows Indiana with rain Saturday and rain or snow in the north, southern areas fair. Illinois expects rain or snow then cooler but fair, brisk west winds. Ohio rain Saturday with colder central portions, clearing Sunday, winds shifting to west. Blythe notes regional temperature and precipitation figures.
Feb 38 to Feb 28 lists arrivals at New York Philadelphia and Bermuda from Liverpool Marseilles Key West and Gibraltar with ships Belgenland Tauric Patria Bovie Essex Hohenzollern Statendam Nomadic Patricia and others sailing or passing from Rotterdam New York and other routes in a maritime update.
High water on the Youghiogheny River reaches levels unseen in years flooding lower New Haven. Residents seek shelter as stockyards and lumber yards are at risk. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad traffic is delayed with wires down and trains late across the line.
Harrisburg faces renewed danger as the Susquehanna river climbs to 10 feet 10 inches, rising eight inches an hour. Rail lines along the Pittsburg division report washouts, landslides hinder train service, and the Central Iron and Steel plant remains submerged, unable to operate.
Reading was hit by a morning cloudburst that caused a sixteen foot flood on the Schuylkill river. Water backed into industrial plants forcing closures while hundreds of cellars flooded and residents were evacuated by boat. Dams burst nearby and vast acreage went underwater. street-car traffic nearly stopped. Damage extended to country districts.
Lebanon Pennsylvania endures its worst flood as Stovers dam bursts flooding main streets and cellars. Electric plant and gas works flooded leaving the city in darkness. Rescue crews use boats and horses to reach families trapped in homes. Large areas evacuated or confined by rising waters.
Lancaster Pa Feb 3 The Susquehanna’s condition is largely unchanged with intermittent rises and falls and water about seven feet high. A fire beneath the railroad bridge piles high, within two feet of the bottom, while an eight to ten foot ice jam towers above the floor. This evening loaded freight cars were placed on the bridge to add weight.
Water covers B&O tracks between Martinsburg and Cumberland from Potomac overflow. Officials say no trains run west tonight while lines west of Cumberland are clear and other points report no delays.
Weather woes hit telegraph lines as sleet gales and heavy rainstorms sweep the East and Midwest. Philadelphia area damage delays restoration while Baltimore Washington routes rerouted through Pittsburgh. South Atlantic storms disrupt rivers and rail traffic, with widespread communication outages in Ohio and the Deep South.
A heavy rainstorm and thaw flood the George's creek valley near Cumberland. Three iron bridges on the Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad between Lonaconing and Piedmont including the Phoenix bridge are washed out. The Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad uses B. and O. tracks. George's Creek and Cumberland, the Pennsylvania and the West Virginia Central tracks along Will's creek in Cumberland are under five feet of water.
A severe storm across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Florida caused at least seven deaths and numerous injuries. Widespread flooding and washouts damaged bridges, water systems, and factories, with Athens and Columbus hardest hit and rail traffic largely halted.
A washout near Toccoa slows Southern routes to Atlanta while Seaboard trains reroute via Elberton and Athens. Tornadoes strike Oglethorpe and Dawson counties causing property damage and injuries. Bridges washed out at Calhoun Falls threaten Savannah River crossing. Atlanta & West Point routes shift trains via Birmingham. Montgomery trains diverted.
Heavy thunderstorms raged along the Southern Railway route between Morristown Tennessee and Asheville North Carolina for 24 hours, dropping about five inches of rain and causing floods and washouts. Wires are down, trains delayed, and a wreck near Marshall North Carolina reportedly left one dead and three injured. A noon bulletin from Asheville trainmaster noted no trains on the Murphy branch and indefinite delays.
In a continuous 24 hour downpour across southwestern Virginia and southwestern West Virginia, all mountain streams overflowed banks. Rail traffic is suspended as bridges, tracks, telegraph and telephone lines fail. The Sorroix western area reports major bridge losses and widespread damage to lumbering plants and facilities.
Reports from the Western District operating office of the Southern Railway indicate record high water levels in East Tennessee and central and south Georgia. Damage to lines is severe due to slides and washouts, disrupting traffic across the affected regions.
A powerful storm last night destroyed the entire south wall of the new south wing of the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Pensacola reports. No injuries are mentioned in the brief dispatch. The event highlights damage from the February gale.
A severe eastern storm blasted New York City with torrential rain and 68 mph winds. Ships like the San Francisco altered course, trains stalled on Lehigh and Pennsylvania lines, rivers rose, and towns such as Flemington and Riverside reported floods. Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois also faced damaging gales, with widespread window and structure destruction and a dramatic drop in barometric pressure across multiple cities.
A windy day with gusts around forty miles per hour brought a steady downpour of rain throughout the day, soaking streets and helping shape a grim, gray weather pattern.
A midwestern storm brings steady snow and rain across Nebraska and western Iowa with temperatures around 40. Ice breakup threatens bridges on the Missouri and Platte rivers and dynamite is used to preclude a gorge. In Michigan, some 300 fishermen are adrift on a large ice floe in Saginaw Bay as relatives await rescue plans if a storm rises.
Chicago reports Benjamin F. Ellsworth of Woodstock fatally shoots his wife and Amos W. Anderson, then kills himself. His son Earl A. Ellsworth witnessed and is jailed. A prearranged plan linked the killings, with the son signaling from a window. Ellsworth, 45, ran a repair shop. Anderson, 77, a retired farmer worth over 20,000 dollars. The grandfather had a fatal shooting incident years earlier.
Leavenworth Kan Feb 28 Frank Burianek a saloon keeper shot Daisy Carpenter and then killed himself through the heart The woman died tonight Burianek came from Crete Neb where he had a wife and children After a family quarrel he left for South Carolina and later ran a saloon in Leavenworth
Stephen Papwicki of 930 Green Bay avenue South Chicago fatally stabbed his wife with a pocket knife and then wounded himself severely. Before losing consciousness he claimed through an interpreter that his wife was enamored with another man and planned to run away with him.
Enraged by his wife leaving him with their three children Fred Wagner fired four times at her in Chicago, causing fatal wounds. The attack followed her decision not to return, ending in a deadly domestic incident.
Scribner's Magazine notes flour from Minneapolis feeds Palestine bread, windmills operate east of the Jordan, phonographs spread language, banners from Washington forest and Windsor Castle fly high, U.S. machinery powers foreign presses, cash registers tally global accounts, and American dynamo powered electrification spreads from London to Seoul with San Francisco engineers leading construction and operation by American crews.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports readers offered theories on why sailors wear wide bottomed trousers. A seaman from the Hawk explains the old custom, noting wide bottoms help pull the wearer up ropes and masts by providing a grip and assisting wading from boats.
The three masted schooner Annie T. Daily carrying lumber from Savannah to Philadelphia is ashore near Cape Henlopen below the Delaware breakwater with eight feet of water in her hold. The British bark N B Morris from Rosario for Philadelphia is ashore a quarter mile north of Cape Henlopen life-surviving station. crew landed and vessel leaking badly.
A leaking gas main in Philadelphia’s northeastern section filled adjacent dwellings with fumes and left the entire Harrison family of six overcome. Three children, Katie eighteen, Elizabeth fifteen, and Flos sie nine, are reported in critical condition.
Obituary from Newcastle Pennsylvania notes the death of James A Crawford at age seventy eight from Brights disease. A pioneer in the Shenango valley iron trade he and his three brothers built iron industries across western Pennsylvania Indiana and Alabama and opened the Lake Superior ore regions.
A vintage advertisement features BE. W. Grove’s signature on a Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets box and asserts the remedy helps prevent colds when taken in time. The copy emphasizes personal endorsement and pharmacy style branding.
Capital City rolled three games above 000 with many individual scores over 80. Washington teams dominated the meet as top scorers from the city standout with strong performances across events and disciplines.
Indiana University closed its basketball season at home by defeating State Normal 22 to 4. The game was rough with ten Indiana points from the foul line. State Normal managed two points in the first half, both on fouls, while Indiana led 16 at the break. Elfers contributed 13 of Indiana's 22 points, Coval hit three field goals, and Rucker added one.
In Atlanta on February 28 the twelve hour bicycle championship saw Leander and Ruiz and Turville and Lake outrode the field, tying for first with 48 miles and 3 laps. Fenn and Caldwell finished second with 48 miles 2 laps, a lap ahead of Hadfield and Galvin, Lawson and Barclay, Bennett and Hunter, and Fields and Walthour who shared last. By eight hours 182 miles and 1 lap had been covered.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Muncie Indiana on February 24 reports advance seat sales for the Wittmer McCarthy wrestling match set for the Auditorium Tuesday night next week. The mat will be centered on the roller skating surface with 1000 to 1500 spectators expected. The winner is to challenge Ernest Roeber the world champion and an effort will be made to bring that bout to Muncie.
In Racine, Muncie defeated Racine 2 to 1 before 1,500 spectators. The game was rough with two Muncie players Cusick and Tarrant hurt. Cusick, the goaltender, suffered a scalp wound needing twelve stitches.
New York Feb 28 John Piening the Graeco Roman wrestling champion was awarded the decision over Carl Norbeck champion of Norway at the Lenox Lyceum after two hours of wrestling. Piening weighed 168 pounds to Norbeck's 203 and secured one fall.
Anderson Nortons defeated Richmond Healeys 5 to 3 in a polo match. Fisher scored all but one of Andersons points, and the game was hailed as the best local contest of the season.
Paris announces Jake Schaefer has accepted a challenge from Maurice Vignaux for the world billiards championship. The match carries 2,500 francs a side and will be played in Paris in early April.
Eddie Gardner of Wheeling West Virginia and Hatch Smith a local colored man fought a hard eleven round draw at the Omaha Athletic Club. Gardner led early but Smith rallied in the latter half. Smith knocked Gardner down in round nine, yet Gardner rose and finished strong.
Robert Fitzsim mons has returned from Chicago and immediately resumed regular training at Bath Beach, signaling preparedness for upcoming events.
In a brisk training session, Gus Rubin acts as sparring partner for a heavyweight contender preparing for his title clash with Jeffries, sharpening footwork and power through controlled exchanges.
The Chicago area advance guard of the American Association baseball magnates arrived for the first schedule meeting at the Leland Hotel. William H. Watkins, Rauschaupt of Indianapolis, and A. L. Buell of Berlin Wisconsin, owner of the Kansas City franchise, led discussions with President Hickey. The gathering is described as a love feast with the schedule adoption likely secondary to the banquet that evening at the Leland.
The MT H S baseball association held a meeting to plan the coming season. Captain Bob Bweeney declined to lead again, Glen Diddle will not play, and shortstop Tooter Quinn is absent. A new faculty rule bans students with a D from February term from athletics, and Prof Emmerich affirmed strict adherence.
Butler College women travel to Richmond to face Earlham in their first varsity game. The squad, coached by Professor Kelly, features experienced players and substitutes Miss Smith Williams and Carpender. Also on the day, Butler freshmen clash with preps in a gymnasium color-war showdown expected to boost ticket sales.
Favorites fared poorly at Oakland with Rausch riding three winners and Edinborough and Bragg among the other winners. In New Orleans Lingo was the only favorite winner as Steeplechase Jackies J. Gormley and H. Hayes were reinstated with several horses winning in order: Dr Stephens Afra Masterful Lingo Deponan Lofter.
New York Feb 28 Columbia's base ball team has engaged William H Murphy as coach for this season. He is a Yale graduate who played for four years in college. He spent two years with the New York National League club and two years coaching at Pennsylvania. He has spent the last three years at Leland Stanford Jr University California coaching football baseball and track.
A feature on a free roaming Milwaukee dog named Jack described as independent and playful. The mongrel terrier roams East Water street between Mason and Wisconsin, visits the Grand Avenue bridge worksite, mingles with workers, and entertains himself by chasing imaginary rats and barking loudly.
A frontier ad extols Paine's Celery Compound promising cleansing of impure blood and relief from eczema, rheumatism, and nervous disorders. It includes a testimonial from Byron H. Van Raub of Don Carlos ranch praising lasting relief after fifteen years of kidney trouble and insomnia.
Patrolmen Charles Baumfuhrer and Michael Sullivan face formal charges of conduct unbecoming an officer. Superintendent George A. Taffe says Baumfuhrer threatened a woman named Ray and attempted to meet a witness against a man named Armitage. Sullivan allegedly witnessed an assault on a woman named Frazier and did not intervene. Trial set for Monday at 2 pm. both suspended. Fire Chief recommends opening Twenty fourth Street across railroad tracks with wooden planking to shorten city response routes.
Police found Mrs Florence Phillips, a colored woman, with cramps at 1051 Holborn Street. A neighbor notified headquarters and requested a Dispensary physician. Her son, whose leg is to be amputated today, may have caused her distress. she denies attempting suicide.
Lewis G Miller sold property at Senatevenud and Eleventh Street to Elias Jacoby for a sum. John J Johnson bought Walter Hubbard property on Dugdale Street near Aster and adjacent streets for a price of. Charles F Kennedy sold 2161 North Street via Lome Purgason agency to Ewald Over for six million dollars. The dwelling has ten rooms and a lot measuring 120 feet by.
In Nashville Banner language Senator Filson faces a possible committee inquiry into his charges against Senator McLaurin. If Tillman cannot prove the alleged bar gain and corruption, he must apologize to McLaurin and act as a gentleman, avoiding any further scandal.
Detroit Free Press notes Mr. Bryan faces a setback as Mr. Cleveland continues to command a majority party. The piece reflects party dynamics and the political clash between the two figures.
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