Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-03-30 | Page 5 | Tremendous Damage Caused by Floods in New York State

Tremendous Damage Caused by JT Floods In Yew Ncy York State Now New ow York March 29 WIth With the tho Huel- Huel Fon son river receding nt at the rate of ot two inches an hour practically nil all danger in Is believed to be past In the flooded loode regions of ot Now York state It is predicted predicted pre pre- that the Hudson will b be back within its banks s by Monda Monday and from Buffalo come reports saying the tile freshet that swept the western end of or the state practically i is ht over At Rochester the Geneseo Genesee river after aCter reaching reaching- tho the highest point recorded was wa receding tonight ht There Thore has hat been no loss of or life Ie The pr property pert loss Is estimated at The Tho dangers after due to disease and contagion aro still a Q menace to 10 o all the flooded districts At Albany the tho city's filtration plant was flooded and tho the drinking water is contaminated Fear Icar of or a typhoid epidemic exists Flood losses In that city are roughly estimated at I f At Tro Troy the flood which It Is esti estI- mated has caused at least damage is receding receding- rapidly The Thc elt city practically was under martial law all alJ night Armed Armel soldiers wore vore on guardIn guard In the tho business section of ot tho the city toj to assist tho the police III In protecting proper proper- proper proper-I r 1 t ty Police Police- in rowboats patrolled the thC submerged sections Hundreds of or families 1 s have been made mado homeless and relief stations aro are filled tilled with refugees This city also faces tacos ani an epidemic of ot typhoid an and every effort is la being made rondo to guard guar a against it