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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1902
Page
12
The flood caused hundreds of thousands in damage in the eastern state city as the Schuylkill rose rapidly. One man drowned, homes and factories flooded, rails washed out, and riverside stock drowned amid wrecked warehouses and submerged water works. Rescue efforts and long recovery lay ahead as the river slowly receded.
Storm paralyses Southern rail lines halting east and southwest routes for hours. Washouts near Calhoun Falls and repairs on Seaboard Airline bridge delay trains. Montgomery and Eufaula report rising rivers and destroyed bridges. In Virginia, Shenandoah tracks remain flooded with delays to service, while N and W lines reopen gradually.
Shipping news from March 1 lists arrivals to New York including Carlan from Glasgow and Shoshone from Pisa, with Pisa also signaling Naples and Gibraltar. Sailed include Lahn to Genoa Naples, Campania to Liverpool, Palatia to Hamburg, and Astoria to Glasgow among others. Antwerp bound Kingston sails to New York. Havre reports L Aquitaine to New York.
A severe storm causes widespread damage in Virginia and West Virginia. Bridges on Bluestone River near Binefield swept away and Blue Stone River levels rise flooding farms and mines. Puisski Virginia damaged by a whirlwind with thousands in losses. Clifton Forge witness Guy Craft drowned after a bridge collapsed on Jackson River.
Harrisburg reports the Susquehanna rising fifteen feet since yesterday with a twenty five foot flood at Wilkes Barre. All traffic on the Philadelphia Harrisburg and Pittsburg branch west of Dillsburg Mechanisburg junction is halted, trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad north of Williamsport held up, and Cumberland Valley line has six washouts between Mechanicsburg and Shippettsburg. Lower Harrisburg faces serious flood threat.
Allentown faces its worst flood in history after heavy Feb snowfall and thaws push Lehigh Little Lehigh and Jordan rivers three feet above June 1882 levels. City flooded streets, power plants, gas works, and trolley service halted. Hundreds of houses evacuated. bridges washed out. trains halted. many industries shut. no lives lost.
In Scranton lower city residents feared a dam failure as ice floes battered the Elmhurst reservoir. Dynamite was used to break the ice, tracks were abandoned, and passengers moved by hill route. By nightfall water receded and roads reopened, but several mines will idle weeks due to flooding.
A 23 foot flood surge on the west branch of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport causes washouts and unsafe bridges. The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad bridge at Linden is unsafe, halting traffic. Northern Central, Reading, and New York Central lines report washouts and landslides, with no trains arriving since yesterday noon.
Severe flooding and washouts cripple rail service in Asheville and Marshall. The Asheville to Knoxville division is submerged with bridges washed away and miles of track ruined. Vanderbilt farm structures at Biltmore damaged and Senator Pritchard’s Marshall office swept away. Rail clog persists as western Maryland lines also halt traffic with hopes of easing by tomorrow.
Reports from Cumberland Hancock and Oil City describe widespread flooding from the Allegheny and Susquehanna rivers. Towns submerged, bridges washed away, tracks flooded, refineries shut, and multiple deaths reported as waters rise along creeks and rivers in Ohio Valley regions.
A Thursday Mexican storm battered northern regions with winds 50 to 80 mph. Monterrey and nearby towns faced over 300000 dollars in damage to buildings and industries, with several residences damaged or demolished and more than a dozen injured but none fatally. In Louisville the storm roared through Jefferson County, hitting St. Louis Cemetery and Crescent Hill, totaling about 25000 dollars in damage, including the destruction of the Pewee Valley church steeple. A tornado in New Vienna wrecked Hotel Fealy and other structures, while rural Highland and Clinton counties reported damage and two hundred negro residents affected by Gest settlement impacts. No deaths reported.
Dispatches report a heavy storm in Minnesota and the Dakotas with two and a half feet of snow in the northern Black Hills over three days. It is the heaviest snowstorm in six years.
The tele graphic contest in Atlanta awarded first prize to F. M. Mc Clintock of the Associated Press Dallas for press matter transmission by the Phillips code. Second went to F. G. Matthews at Atlanta and third to W. C. Murray at Atlanta. The Morse five minute event was topped by E. E. Bruckner of Dallas with fifty five words.
Trenton reports the American Elevated Railway Company filed a certificate increasing its capital stock from 10,000 to 5,000,000. Signatories are Osborne Tougerton and George H. Cook. Westinghouse Electric Company is said to back the firm. Also incorporated is the Anglo-American Cuban Land and Colonization Company with 1,000,000 capital, to develop lands in the United States and Cuba. Incorporators are Joseph D. McLaren, Jacob D. Tucker, Herbert A. Heyn, Daniel Geen, and George B. Covington, all of New York.
In Omaha Nebraska on March 1 during a county court trial attorneys W H De France and S Elgutter clashed in a personal altercation. De France struck Elgutter with a large law book before bailiffs intervened as they were about to clinch. Both apologized and the case was adjourned pending Judge Vinson Halter's ruling on action to take.
Madison Minnesota March 1 Johanna Hammerstron aged sixty committed suicide today by carbolic acid. She brooded over the death of her daughter who hanged herself a year ago.
An advertisement from Johnson's Practical School of Telegraphy at the Majestic Building in Indianapolis invites readers to enroll for training in telegraphy. The concise notice highlights course offerings and instruction for prospective students seeking practical communication skills.
London dispatch reports Ellen Stone released after nearly six months with Bulgarian brigands in Gueltpe and Elledere. Captivity endured extreme cold and precarious food. escapes and moves across mountains, with constant fear of troops and risk to the infant companion. Stone and Mme Tsilka later conveyed to Constantinople and are in good health.
The piece lists organizers and speakers including Mrs D W Standrood of Pocatello Idaho on philanthropy, Mrs A A Birney of Washington DC on printing, Mrs B F Hawley of Philadelphia on press, and Mrs Robert Morris of Washington DC. The executive committee is chaired by Mrs Frederick Schott with members Mrs Robert R Cotton of North Carolina, Mrs Edwin C Grice of New Jersey, Mrs Fred T Dubois of Idaho, and Mrs David O Mears of Albany NY.
In Havana on March 1 Senor Lanuza, for Estes Rathbone, argued that Rathbone established Cuba’s postal system along US lines. He countered claims that Rathbone conspired with Neely and Reeves to defraud by placing stamp deposits and revenues under different authorities, noting US law requires the auditor’s office in the post office and predicting two more days of argument.
Historic Bureau data for Indianapolis shows mean march temperatures around 40 degrees with a high of 82 and a low of zero in relevant years. Precipitation averages 3.88 inches with 14 days at or above .01 inch. snowfall maxes at 6.1 inches in 1899. winds mostly NW with a 48 mph peak on March 23, 1901.
Tramp steamship Wilster from Fiume to Boston runs aground off Thatcher's Island. Crew of twenty three saved after hours of peril. cargo sugar likely lightered. ship damaged but afloat at dawn. Aera from China to New York ashore near Jones Inlet. crew landed, captain and chief officers remain on board as danger subsides. Cabana from Liverpool for west Africa goes ashore at Gambia mouth. passengers and mails cannot be landed due to surf. position critical.
Caracas reports indicate insurgent leader Garbira with about four thousand mostly Colombian troops tried a new strike into Venezuela near La Frias on February 4. After a bloody battle at Las Cabres the rebels were routed and forced across the frontier leaving many dead. meanwhile the steamer Bolivar now Libertador was coaling at San Lucia after being at Dominica on February 25.
Washington March 1 The sixth national congress of mothers adjourned after a board of managers meeting naming chairmen for education Miss Harriet A Marsh Dees Michigan legislation Mrs Mumford Pennsylvania domestic relations and other committees, signaling ongoing organizational work.
Forecast for Sunday and Monday calls for snow in northern Indiana and Illinois with fair southern portions and fresh northwest winds. Ohio expected to be colder Sunday with possible rain or snow, then fair Monday with brisk northwest winds. Temperatures range around low 30s in some areas with cloudy conditions and light precipitation readings noted.
The New York Post reports a surge in American book market activity with increasingly refined private libraries. A western multimillionaire has escalated spending from a few hundred dollars yearly to substantial orders at a prominent New York dealer, signaling broader growth in rare book collecting.
A northern observer learns of a Southern village storekeeper who quietly builds a rare book collection. Each January he inventories stock and allocates shares for investment, a general library, a first edition, and new bindings. His carefully kept volumes may ultimately enrich a public or semi public library.
A testimonial praising Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for women worn by household strain and rheumatism. The letter from Mrs. Helen Hardgore of Bangs Ohio claims rapid relief, improved digestion, purified blood, and renewed vitality with no narcotics. Includes offer to send Common Sense Medical Adviser free with stamps.
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