The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-04-28

The Tlood al Pittahurrh.


Fht following il statement Of the dd.
isren' stages OF water during the rise: From
Z o'eloos on Sundsyse 2 on Sunday night,
The water raised IS inehes. 81 INCHES an
hoar: The next " hoars 10 10 ga Monday.
tbe rise Vas e2 inches, or nearly Z inches an
hoar; irom that iin',, pntil four o'clock on
Aondy afternoon, averaged four inches an
hear; hon thar time. 70 I2 at night, it ay-
tHaged two inches par hOar. This was the
snlminaung point VI the aood. and at o.
clock yesIefday morning, the river stood Mt
uls same beight ti.st iT did al midnight on
Aonday, and at 8 G. clock. A. NJ. it seemed
evidently Eeeeding.
IL contlnHed falling at very slow rate, un-
I'll the Ester had fell about eight inches.
whea the river seemed on stand Fears
are !saieffaind, thSt the heavy rains Of Sun
day and Monday will bring il up again.
The wsts'S, high Rs il was. wanted nearly
three feet Of being as high as it was during
the great food of 1899.
se visited, Yesterday afternoon, that part
OF the city, which lies on the bank OF the
Allegheny, and found the suffering among
the inhabitants very great In some of the
dwellings, near the river, the water had is
en- TO the, second story, and in many others.
IL has covered them entirely. except small
p'niion ofthe roof II extends up the streets
and alleys, leading from the Allegheny riy
er, 10 Penn street.
The, basement Of the Liberty street Meth
odIst Church. on the coruer Of Hay street,
ia filled with water, as are also those hous-
ss in the block from Redoubt alley to the
terminating corner Of Third s,reet. These
are 6lled principally from underground cur
Tents, AS are also those on the south side 81
Federal street.
In the upper part Of the city. the ALE,
gheny had extended its boundaries back from
What it was Oh Monday evening. The toun
dries and mills, partially covereu on Monday
were entirely under water But that whici
w'll-etiect oar clizens mostly, is The com
pleie stoppage OF the water works. Tn,
water has invaded those deep pits in which
the steam engines were located, and iIleC
them up To the first floor, where the waite
approaches very near the furnace DOORS
Inc damage which will be done to the ma
chinery of other mills. will be tremendous
The water WAS also pouring over each enc
OF the Mechanic strees bridge, and fears wert
entertained that it would be carried off
1t is feared that the bridges on the Mon
ongahela, sbovs this city, nave been carr
sd away.
On the Allegheny side Of the river, yes
terday morning. the food being then al 1t
height, covered the splendidy laid out gar
dens OF General Robson, and invaded th
hrst floor of his dwellings on Penn street
The grounds, engine house, and out-build
lngs adjacent to the Penn Factory, are un
der water. The loss To the machinery vii
be heavy. All this part OF the city is ira
Nrrsed by fats, RATS, boats, and every articl
that can be found to bear a voyager.
SIx O'CLocK,---The river has commenc
ed falling rapidly. In Allegheny the faI
"t the water can be noticed more than il
This Guy. IL is rapidly pouring out OF tn
alleys aud streets, and bias fair W relinquisl
the thorough fares to their original use.
Ten . CLOCK. - Good NtuS.-Fhe waite
continues falling rapidly-at the rate of fv
inches per hour, ana has fallen suce7 o'cloc
u. NJ, total OF thirty-eight inches. III
r. mo g Of thls lsl has been since four>15clocl
@"'c feel confident, that the rivers will ono
more take their rightlul channels, and leav
the streets, for the business purposes Of man
kind. At this writins, it is raining stcadi
--and has been since five O'Clock. - Pit,
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