Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-15
Dire Disaster.
In pennnsyIyania.

Western Pennsy lvanla, Ohio, and
portions CT Indiana were suddenly
fooden last week by rising and over
flowing rivers and creeks, caused by
heavy rains and melting snow and ice.
Great damage is reported in various To-
calities. In Ohio eleven bridges on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
railroad, are reported swept away.
The mild weather and heavy rains
caused the $Alleghany river and tribu-
taries to ovelhow the banks, washing
away the bridges, houses and barns,
and doing dam age to property between
Pittsburg and Oil City to the amount of
several hundred thousand dollars, The
river commenced rising in the morn
ing, but no damage was apprehended
until the afternoon, when suddenly all
the retail coal dealers barges and about
twenty RATS of lumber were swept away
In few minutes entailing loss of ten
thousand dollars.
The residnets of the lower portion of
| Allegheny City and the south side are
moving to safer quarters. At points
above, theidamage IS estimated at $780,
900. At P2rkers, Pa, the river Is twen-
ty-nine feet, and rising. On River ave-
nue. the water is from six inches to six
feet deep. The stores are all flooded.
Six occupied and d number of unOccu-
pied houses were swept away. Famil-
les and merchants were moving to the
bluff in Freeport. Ghe lower portion
of the town is submerged and the resi-
dents are leaving. At Emlenten a
bridge with four men on It was wash
ed away. Three men are known to be
saved. At Foxburg the water has
ovelfowed on River avenue. The
trestling and span OF the new bridge
we're carried off. Kittar ming is par
italy inundated. Cunnoquessis creek
at Butler is higher than for twenty-five
years. The pier at Pittsburg bridge has
washed away, and several bridges above
are reported wrecked. The food at
Bradford is the most disastrous ever
known.
IN MEADYILLE
The greatest food ever known prevails
now, the water being at least two feet
1875. About 10 o'clock Saturday night
higher than during the big food of
an ice gorge in Mill run broke and
flooded tie whole central part of the
town. Huge cakes floated down Mar
ket, Chestnut, Centre Arch, Water and
Dock streets. Cellars were flooded, and
the first floors of many stores were GOV
cred several inches deep. People were
afraid to cross the street in the drift
wood and ice. This food subsided be-
fore morning, leaving all the principal
streets and sidewalks covered with
huge chunks of ice, empty barrels and
drifCwood, Several small bridges were
carried away, but SO far no loss Of life
has been reported.
Ohio.
The Mahoning river overfowed Its
banks. inundating large part of the
city. Over two hundred families were
compelled to leave their hom es il boats
the fire department rendering all the
assistance possible. The water on one
of the principal streets is over six feet
deep. Floating cakes of ice crash into
houses and destroy lamps and tele.
graph poles The rolling mills lining
the Mahoning valleys are with few ex-
ceptions entirely submerged, causing q
cessation Of al work. The entire wes
side of the city is covered with drift
wood, ice cakes and water. The street
are crowded with people and the great
est excitement prevails. Some house,
with water to the ceiling of the frs
floor are momentarily expected to g
down stream. a great part of the rail
ROAD is under water. Traffic is at
standstill. The abutments of the bridg
of the Pittsburg & Western road at New
Castle junction are washed away. Tn,
Iron railroad bridge at Hilltown i
swept away. Some regular trains OF
the Mahoning division of the New Yorl
Pennsylvania & Ohio railway have heel
; abandoned. The water is higher thai
: the great food of 1873. The fires il
some furnaces were put out by the Wa
ter. Thousands of men are thrown ou
of employment by the mills stopping