o rl ! a ttv to1 i V VOL. VIII. MILFOKL), PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill I) AY, OCTOUEll 10, 1903. NO. 50. 'T1 RUin FROM SOURCE TO MOUTH OF DELAWARE BRIDGES, BUILDINGS, FENCES, CROPS, TREES, AND LAND TORN OUT AND SWEPT AWAY The Whole Valley was Covered with a Raging Volume of Water. From the Hills of Pike to Those of Sussex the Roaring River Held Sway and was Covered With Almost every Conceivable kind of Debris. It was the Greatest Pumpkin Freshet ever Known in the Valley SATURDAY, OCT. 10, 1903, WIXL GO DOWN IN LOCAL HIS TORY AS THE DATE OF A RECORD BREAKING FLOOD Probably never since prehistoric times, when geologists insist the whole Delaware valley was a lake, has It so nearly approached its ancient appearance as it did last Saturday, Oct. 10th. The ruin bad fallen in cessantly for over thirty-two hours, 9.90 inches being the record, and the river rose rapidly until Saturday noon when it attained its highest point which, according to marks, was 6 feet 2 Inches above tht highest water ever known, except In ice gorges, and 4 feet 1 inch above the mark from the gorge in lssfl. The volume of water practically covered the entire flat land in the valley, sweeping away crops, tearing off the soil and In some places gouging out large holes In the fields. No pen can describe the effect of the water on the tarms of August Metz, J. C. Wallace, Philip Walters and II. Btubendorff near Milford. It appeared as if the main channel of the river had taken a new course over their lands and the result shows Its fearful effects. The larms are practically all washed away. Metz and Walters lands are completely and Irretrievably ruined. Great holes were made, thousands of loads of stone were carried on them and In places the sand was piled up several feet in thickness. The fruit trees are ail torn out and such a scene of destruction cannot be imagined or described. Walters' house was half submerged and Stubendorfs house was flooded above the first floor. His wagon house was undermined and sunk down in a Urge hole gouged out, his outbuildings and wagons were carried away. The water came within four feet of the joists of the Delaware bridge. A large tree struck the chords on the Jersey span but the bridge was wholly uninjured. The water came in the toll house and Mr. Sayre con cluded to. vacate. Across the river Gumble's land and the farms adjoin ing were all several feet under water. About six acres of Gumble's flats were washed out, many of his trees torn up, and his barn filled with hay was carried off. All the crops of course are gone on the entire flat. The water catue up to the poroh of Daumon's house. At Sehannos' the water rose almost to tho top oi the porch and persons could easily step from a boat to its roof. The bridge aoross the Raymondskil! Was completely submerged. At the lower mill here the homes of Struble ana Mrs Van Aukon were several font under water and persons rowod in boats from the foot of Milford hill over across the iron bridjju to Dingman township. The water was at least three foet on the bridge. Strubla and Wolf lost about 1(000 railroad ties and the small bpoke shop of Judga Klaur was carried away. .At Warner's in Dingman the water up to the house, en to red the burn and it was with diflieulty tha boites and cuUio wore saved. All down the river crops were swept away and farms partly washed ont. To enumerate the losses would be to make a li.se of ovury faroi between Port Jervis and Ruchkill. The laundry at Buck's Riverside Hotel was washed away. The house of Benjamin Van Noy in Wedfiill was nearly undermined Broke Into His House Be Qui u n of Cavendish, Vt.,wus robbed of Lis customary Ueu 1th by iu vnsiou of chrome constipation. hen Dr. King's 1Xjw Lifo Pills broke into his bouse, bis trouble van nrreMed and now he's entirely cured. They're (-u:tr.tntcd to cure, ; -it uil d. r ..is. by the bank caving and is rendered untenantable. The farm of J. C. Aldrich was Innnndated and one of his fields badly washed. Charles Marvin lost his corn crops The island on the Klaer farm is badly washed and In places piled high with sand. In Delaware M B. McCarty lost his corn, and part of the farm of II. M. Cortright was torn out. Much of his corn wont with the rest. All the islands in the river below hero were flooded, and the crops washed away. George Warnor lost noarly all his corn on the island. At Port Jervis the Barret bridge was carried away. The water tore out tho bank along the Pennsylvania side washed away the abutment and the structure tumbled in the river. It fell about 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Several people were on it at the time, all of whom except Theodore Durant, Stanly French, Benjamin Wimprosa and Rev. Arohangol, a Catholic priest, escap ed. Durant fortunately caught on a large stump and some distance be low struck out for the shore, whiali he succeeded in reaching, but the other three were drowned. Their bodies have since been recovered and were all lodged a short distanoe below. Jacob Weetfall was standing at the Matamoras end of the bridge when it went down and was caught by tho cable whioh crushed his leg so badly that amputation was neces sary. He did not survive the shock and died next day. The New York abutment of the Milford and Matamoras railroad bridge was nndormined and has settled inelining toward the river about four foot. The culvert ou tho Port Jorvls side was also torn out. Several thousand tons of ooal stored by the Erie on the flats have all washed away. The wator ran through Germantown and Port Jor vis flooding cellars and lower stories of buildings. The bridges across the river at Roigelsvlllo, Milford in New Jersey, Lambertville, Washington's Cross ing and Yardley near Trenton wore carried away by the flood, leaving only one structure between Trenton and Easton. It is impossible to estimate the damage done by the flood in this valley. It is a scene of ruin to fanners and the crops with few exceptions are all swept way. BARRET BRIDGE CASUALTIES Stanley French, Matamoras, head crushed by timbers and cables. Body recovered Suuday afternoon Jaoob Westfull, Matamoras, left leg crushed and internal injuries Died Saturday night. Rev. Father Archangel, of Pater son, drowned. Body recovered Monday. Benjamin Wimpress. Matamoras, drowned. Body recovered Monday. Frances Teeny, Port Jervis, died of convulsions occasioned by fright. Tllusfi INJURED Joseph Dilger, Matamoras, struck by cable. Back and leg wrenched. Colonel Quick, nock cut by tele, phono wires. Mr. Young, band cut by citblo. Frank Wehinger, Port Jervis, leg broken and back iujurud by cable. The largei-t tree in Oregon was felled recently to bo bunt as a curiosity to the World's Fair It is the Aber deen spruce, and stood f.-arly Ofeet hit,h, iO f jet around und 113 feet from ti e gionnd to the first limb. Its age is calculated at 4i0 y:vtm, being a good cUed tree when Colum bus d'-eovo ! .tvui d u 1 the land that w i Amen !i, THE WASHINGTON LETTER. Politicians here believe there will bo no currency legislation until after the preoidnntml election Repre sentative Hill, of Connecticut, rank ing member of tho last house com- mittee on banking and currency, says that many republicans are dis cussing a plan of submitting the question of financial legislation to a joint committee which will invest!, pate the needs of currency reforms and make recommendations to congress. The committee will either bo named by congress or appointed by the president from members of both houses. It is believed that congress would pay little hoed to n committee composed of outsiders. While it is not certain that congress would accept the recommendations of the committoe, Its appointment is regarded as a wiso move for sev oral reasons. It would give tha republican factions an opportunity to argue their differences outside of tho house, it might find a measure upon which they could all agree, and it would postpone any legisla tion on this difficult subject until after the presidential election. Tho party could thus go beforo the coun try without showing any lack of harmony. Secrotary Shaw, Senator Aldrich and Representative Fowler all have different plans for currency reform, Speaker Cannon is not cer tain that any is noeded. and the National Bankers' Association has recently appointed a oommittee to solve the problem. It is thought that theso different interests should not be allowed to conflict in a ses sion preceoding a presidential cam paign. It is for the same reason that even those republicans who favor it, have decided to postpone tariff revision. In the meantime Secretary Shaw is doing all he can to relievo any money stringency. Since September 1st ho has plaeod in circulation a total of 122,274,500 He has dona this by increasing the government deposits in the national banks and by the refunding and redemption operations now in pro gress. It is hoped that tho secre tary can prevent a money stringency and thus remove all danger to the business world from the postpone ment of currency legislation. With tha adjournment last week of the Washington grand jury the first stage of the postal investigation was passed. There are now thirty persons awaiting trial on charges of defrauding the government through the post offloo department. Against many of thorn there are several in dictments ; Maohen must answer to fourteen and Beavers to six. Among those aoousod are a former post master genoral and six others who hold important positions in the de partment, an ex-member of con gress aud a state senator from New York, a Pennsylvania mayor and a number of private citizens who furnished supplies to the depart ment. Most of trials will take place in Washington and will begin this fall. They are expected to drag on through next summer. Mr. Bris- tow's report will soon bo given to the president and the Postmaster General intimates that there will be several changes and dismissals in the department, made on the advice of those who have oouduoted the investigations. This will end tho investigation as far as the depart ment is concerned. It is regarded as certain that the republicans will call for a congressional investigation and as postal affairs are sure to enter politics the corning house com mittoe on post offices and post roads will ussume unusual importance it is believed that Ropresontativo Overstreet of ludiaua will be ap pointed to this important position, to which his experience as politician and skill as a party leader soom to entitle hiiu. Lie is secretary of the national republican, congressional committee. In this way the repub licans believe they will be able to meet the expected assaults of the democrats on the post office depart ment. (Continued ou Fourth Page.) Kan a Ten Penny Sail Through His Hand While opening a box, J. C. Mount, of Three Mile Buy, N. Y., ran a ten penny null through tho fleshy part i f his bund. "I thought at umj of ail the ptuu and sore u ens this would ciiiioe me," ho says, "and immedi ately applied Chamberlain's Ft in I! ilm ami (.ceasiunally afterwards. To my surprise it removed all puin and soreness and tho injured parts were soon healed." For miiu by liulch A: .Sou, M it.iinui.is, and all H'-m-tut stores in pike eiuoty. OBITUARY MiSS BERTHA BOYD Bertha, a daughter of William L. and Jennie Boyd, died a her home on Broad street, this borongh, Wednesday morning, October 14th, of consumption. She wag born in Delaware town- ship January 19, 1882. She was a most exemplary character and a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, which she joined in 1898. She is survived by her parents, three sisters. May, wife of W. F. Beck, Grace and Meda, and ono brother, James E., all at home. Tho fuuoral services will be held at the house tomorrow, Saturday, at 2 o'clock, Rev. Victor A. Wood officiating, aud interment in Milford cemetery, MRS. HANNAH J. DINOMAM Hannah Boemer, widow of the late Solomon 11. Dingman, died at tho homa of her step son, Albert S., in Delaware township Tuesday, Oc- tober, 13, aged about seventy years. She was born near Deckortown, Sussex county, New Jersey, and was a daughter of Jaoob and Zilla, Adams, Beemer, prominent people of that county. In the early seven tlee she married Mr. Dingman and since his death has resided in Del a. ware. The funeral services, con ducted by Rev. E. M. Smead, were held today and interment in the Deckortown cemetery. Buffalo Robes Forty years ago buffalo robes were shipped In large quantities from Mackinaw, Detroit, Montreal, Hud son Bay, St. Louis, and other trad ing points. Perhaps a million of these robosTn the aggregate were shipped east annually. In 1868, Inman, Sheridan and Custer rode continuously for three days through one herd of buffalo in the Arkansas region, and in 1869 trains on the Kansas Pacifio wore hold from nine in the morning until six at night to permit the passage of a herd across the traoks. Army offloers relate that in 1862 a herd that covered an area of 70 by 30 miles moved north from tha Arkansas to the Yellow stone. Now there are not 1,000 head of the Amerioan buffalo in the Unitod Statos. The passing of the buffalo is to be regretted, as the robes were a valuable article to oommerco. Matamora Railroad Bridge - The 'Now York abutment of the Miltord and Matamoras - railroad inclines four foet toward the river and the wator in front of it is 15 feet deep. The footing of the arohes hang beyond the abutment and the end of the structure is supported by the eye bar rods whioh rest on the masonry, it would seem to be in a very unsafe condition and likely to go down at any time. Now that the abutment will have to be taken down it might be of advantage to the company, and it certainly would be to the Matamoras shore, to add a span to tha Nev York end. This would give the river more room at the point and would be of probable benefit to Port Jervis in future freshets or ioe gorges. Real Estate Transfers Gertrude B. Beckley to Sarah L. Heffelllnger, 33750 square feet, Dela ware, adjoining lands of J. Zinimer man, along public road, $10. Gustav Dunker to James De Graw, part of lots 68 and 71, Matamoras, $400. Delaware and Hudson Co. to Max Petzold, 12(5 acres, Lackawaxen, part of Proprietors Manor, $ 100. Henry Plenkers to Paul Gross, 25 acres on Taylortown road, Lacka waxen, $1. Elizabeth Deters to Adolphus Obert, 101 aores, Greene, $1. Unclaimed Letters Last of unclaimed letters remain ing in the post office at Milford for the week ending Oct. 17, 1003 : Mrs. E. T. Yardley, Miss Annie Kramlick, Miss Alice Eurnost, Miss Kissum, Miss E. J. Echart (2), Frank Moor, John A. Roth, George W. Harago, Thomas W. Egbert. Persona claiming the above will please say "Advertised" and give dale of this list. Charles Lattimoke, P. M. To Cure a Cold ia One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quiniue Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fisila to cure. E. W. Grove's ttitftiuture U ou each box. !5o. LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES Born, Monday, Oct. 12, to F. W. Bonner and wife, at their home on Long Island, a son. Mrs. Dr. H. M. King of Liberty, N Y., visited her mother, Mrs. M. E. Pinchot, this week. Mrs. William Whiting of White Plains, N. Y., Is visiting with the family of F. F. White, on Fourth street. rrof. Maxwell Sommerville Rnd wife of Philadelphia, who have been spending the summer in France, will reutrn to this country by the Itron prlnz Wllhelm sailing CM. 20. R. P. Nills of Ijehman was In town Tuesday. He reports a general loss of crops by the flood in that section and that farms were more or less damaged by the washing off of the soil. The Cluto family of New York left for their home Tuesday by way of Branchville, N. J. They expected to leave last week but were prevent ed by the storm and washouts on the Erie Railroad. Mrs. Harry S. Mott of Washing- ton, D. C, is reported seriously ill with Brights disease, and her con dition gives her friends here grave ooncern. She is a daughter of the venerable D. M. Van Auken. Rev. Charles Beattio, for 39 years pastor of the Seoond Presbyterian ohuroh of Middlotown, has attended GO funerals, 440 weddings, added 1040 members to the chutch roll and raised 1140,000 for various objects. BRIEF MENTION Paterson was again unfortunate The flood losses are enormous. It is said that Mrs Roosevelt dresses on $300 a year. We know of many women who dress on less. A small section of oeiling in the court house fell last week being loosened by water ooming in near tho cupola. The democrats have advertised a grand rally, with prominent sneak era, next Tuesday evening at the Court House. Sympathizers have douated $50 in cash to Philip Walters, who has removed from his desolate place to the . Armstrong farm in Milford township. The ooverod bridge aoross the Delaware at Belvidere was washed off the piers. It was built in 1838, partly destroyed in 1841 and rebuilt tha same year. The dam of II. B. Wells in the Sawklll, which was nearly completed, was swept out and took with it the footbridge to the glen. The dam above the bridge near Seitz's was partly demolished. Autumn leaves and wild berries are taking the place of the feathers and bodies of wild birds on the ladies' bats. Is this because of wave of pity for the feathered songsters, or is it the more peremp tory demand of Dame Fashion? WAITING I am watching for 70a, darling, Watching for you day by day. Up and down the streets, my darling Searching for you every way. I am longlug for you, darling, Oh to see your faoe one mora, Would help to bear my lot, my darling, Help to hunt this heart to sore. I am loving you, my darling, Loving you as In the pant. In those days gone by, my darling, Days that were too sweet to last. I am waiting for you, darling, Waiting as the yoars rull by. We shall meet ouue more, my darling, For It Is our destiny. Watuhlng, waiting, loving, longing, All thi'Ho sad loug years we live. Parted fur art time can sever Earth no jovs to as can give. But the future holds, my darling llupptuebs fur you and me, For Where'er we are together, There the sweetest Joy will be. Alexander Dowie having made a fortune in Chicago now wants to live in New York. Chicago will probably smother her pride and let New York have Dowie. Confession! ot Priest Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark. writes, "For 1 2 years I suffered from yellow jaundice. I consulted a number of physicians and tried all sorts of medicines, but got no roliof . Then I began the use of Electric Bitters and feel that I am now cured of a diseuse that had me in its grasp for twelve years." If you want a reliable medicine for liver and kid ney trouble, stomach disorder or general debility, get Eloetrio Bitters. It's guaranteed by all druggist. Only too. DO WOMEN WISH SUFFRAGE Dr. Abbott's Argument Caustically Reviewed This is not Dr. I.yman Abbott's article from the Atlantic Monthly. It Is merely a brief statement of facts by a woman who does wish the suffrage. A statement of facts Is something Dr. Abbott never makes when he writes on the suffrage ques tion. In the first place, women do want to vote. They prove this by voting rs generally as' men whenever they are given the right of suffrage. Many women think and say that they do not want to vote, and here are the reasons why: 1st. The average woman Is sadly deficient In self-respect and in a sense of justice. Disfranchisement does not favor the development of these lualities, and women have been dis franchised so long that they submit weakly and tamely to Injustice, and no Indignant throb stirs their hearts when they read the words "idiots, lunatics, criminals, minors and wo men." It seems to them perfectly natural and, on the whole, rather sweet and lovely that they should be ranked politically with Idiots, luna tics, felons and children. 2nd. Women have for generations been taught that their best their highest empire, Is to please men, and is men are said to dislike strong- minded women, women frequently choose to appear weak-minded In order to win the favor of men. 3rd. Woman suffrage is not yet fashionable enough to attract the masses of women. If the Associated Press should tomorrow send out a telegram announcing that the Four Hundred of New York and Newport were forming suffrage associations, and that it was good form to want to vote and bad form not to want to vote, in the course of a month the suffrage associations would outnum ber the flinch clubs and euchre clubs, and the Atlantic would publish no more articles on Why Women Do Not Want the Suffrage. Make woman suffrage pleasing to men and fashionable with society and the Rverage woman will want to vote. But let a sense of Justice, the spirit of a D. A. R., be roused in a woman, and with this her self- respect, and she will not care whether woman suffrage Ispopular.or fashion able. She will want to vote and she will not be afraid or ashamed to say so. Lida Calvert Obenehain. Indian Relics Found The land between Milford and the Delaware bridge looks as If the river had reclaimed what was at one time its possession. It is possible that this ages ago may have been the river bed. Over near where the burial ground once was, a spot of land was uncovered to the depth of three feet and there was discovered a pit filled with mussel shells among which were several pieces of Indian pottery. Perhaps It was their spot for clambakes. This shows that at former times the level of the soil was considerably less than now and possi bly the shell pit which is 300 or more feet from the bank may have been nearer the shore then. At all events there must have been overflows to bury It so far beneath the surface. The shells were perfect In shape but crumbled on being exposed to the air, Park Loses Its Case The Supreme Court Monday hand ed down an opinion reversing the decision of the Superior Court in the case of Commonwealth vs. Charles Hazen. This is the case In which the Blooming Grove Park Associa tion prosecuted Hazen for killing a deer on its premises. The court here held certain sections of the Park's charter which were attacked in the proceedings to tie unconstitutional This ruling was reversed by the Superior Court and it has now bjen reversed by the Supreme Court. The specific points of reversal are not yet known. Some idea of the world's progress in cheapening the coat of production in oertain important activities shown by the fact that the average cost of the sugar brought into the United States in 1870 was 5 cents pound. Last year it was 3 cents. A lev latter Would not interest you if you're looking for a guaranteed salve for sores, burns or piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder, Mo., writes: "I suffered with an ugly sore for a year, but box of Buoklen's Arnica Bulve cured me. It's the beet salve ou earth iiic at all drujjsjMs. HE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS Did you ever see so muoh water as we had here last week? No. The oldest person living around here never saw snob, a flood In the Dela- ware. Ther6 is no use trying to desorlbe the damage done, as every one knows just as muoh about It as we do. When it comes to enterprise and trying to recover from a calamity, there are places where there la more push than here. There Is too much rod tape, The Delaware bridge company will now reap a harvest for awhiie, while the Barrett bridge oompany oan spend a little ot its surplus. Our looal telephone oompany la mighty slow repairing its damaged linos. The new rule laid down by the county commissioners regarding as sessors seems to scare some. One resignation has been sent in already. No doubt our town will be lively the ooming two weeks. Court, iustltute and a democratic rally Tuesday evening. By the death of Miss Bertha Boyd this town loses one of Its most estimable young ladies. The be reaved family has the sympathy of the entire community. The high water is causing gome sudden and unexpected ohanges of rosidenoe. Rambler must be exousod for his short comings this week. The flood ther troubles and disappointments have taken all the snap ont of him for the present. But we expect to recover as it is always darkest before daylight. The Editor of the Press was also disappointed. He expected to make a visit, bnt Providence interfered. Trying to Parallel Case Some of onr demooratlo contem poraries are attempting to show a case of parallel traditions in Mr. Roosevelt's and Mr. Cleveland's oandidaoy for the presidency. Mr. Roosevelt Is desirous of seourlnar what no man has attained before, election to tho presidency after hav ing filled an -unexpired term of a predecessor ; Mr. Cleveland if he aspires to a third term, likewise wants something that no other man has yet secured. Beyond the two men possibly wanting the same thing tnere is no similiarlty. There Is no warning of any statesman, nor any good reason against electing to the presidency a man who has successfully filled ont an unexpired term. On the other hand the argu ment Is In favor of suoh a course where the man has acquitted him- solf well. The election of a man three times to the presidency ia a far different thing. The first dis senter from such a programme waa George Washington, the flrat American, and many have since reiterated his belief. Theso warn ings would confront Mr. Cleveland thb moment of bis nomination. Evacuating Manchuria October 8th has come and gone and Russia ia still in Manohnna. It has made an opening for any num ber of "I told yon sos," and thny were not all confined to England. It is now stated that Russia will never evacuate Manchuria unless her latest demands are granted. As long as the open door of trade ia maintained in Manchuria the American government, it is stated will evince no further interest in the matter. The great number of both Russian and Japanese warships in Korea attaoh decided interest to tho situation. How Old is Ann Mary is twenty-four years old. Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was as old as Ann Is now. How old is Ann? The above fanny little problem is occasioning no end of figuring. It has been worked by arithinetio, algebra, conlo sections, surveying, differential and integral calculus aud astronomy. Yon know Mary's age, out Ann s Sa T From Dtatk "Our little daughter had an almost fatal attack of whooping cout'h and bronchitis," writes Mrs. W. K. llaviland of Aruiock, N. Y., "bnt, when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King's New Discovery. Our niece, who had consumption in au advanced stage, also used this wonderful medicine and today she is perfectly well." Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King's New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infallible for coughs and oolds. 50o and f 1.00 bottles guaranteed by all druggists. 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