Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-07
THE ANGRY WATERS.
Tne Great rise in the onto ana Its Iriou-
tatits-FIiteon Persons Drowned iu
Marietta, Ohip--rhcsus.
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Not tuI thtrty.two years have the waters
risen TO such height as they did on Wed.
neSday about IIttsburg, aud IL will DO
fifty two years next sunday since they
were higher that being the great food Of
February TO- 1852, when the water reach.
ed thirty five feet This time it came
within \ few inches OF that, hut at eleven
O'Clock Wednesday night, had begun to
rccode. The twin cities, Allegheny aud
pIttsburG, present a spectacle never before
seeu-miles of valuable property and hun
drrds of houses under water Tho dis
trict bounded by Duqucusuc was On the
north and Water street on the south
aud from the junction OF the two rivers
on Sixth street, including Penn avenue,
Liberty street, from First to sixth streets,
Ferry and Short streets is almost entirely
submerged, and every street south nf Penn
avenue to Sharpsburg, 4 distance Of five
miles, Is from one to ten feet under
water. The management of Library hall,
on Penn avenue where Lawrence Barrett
is playing, has been compelled to suspend
operations until the water Tecedes, The
museum, on Sixth street, is still opcn,
although surrounded by water, and the
manager pders free transportation tn aud
from the museum in boats At night the
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water is up - the gas works and, while
the gas is stlll burning, il is very dim.
On the south side every street south ut
Carson, from CHARTERS creek To Thirtietu
is inundated, while all property within
three squares of the river in Allegheny /.
submerged. Al this time 1t is impossible
to estimate the loss, but II is safe 70 say !,
will not fall short of 81 900 600 aud may
greatly exceed that amount. The loss il
some instances VIII reach $50 900 while a
few hundreds will cover others. Fu'ly
five thousand families are rendered home
less by the flood. Arrangements have beer
made TO shelter them in the public hall
aud on Thursday morning, aud IN aCCOr
| dance with proclamation of MAYOR Lyon
| public meetings will be held for the pur
pose OF making some provision for then
until the flood subsidies sufficiently {,
permit them to return to their homes.
Every iron mil, foundry and glass fac
| tory iu the two cities have been compelled
to shut down, while all the railroads
except the Pennsylvania Central, suspen
ded traffic Wednesday afternoon. Between
Pittsburg aud Allegheny travel by stree
| cars has been completely shut off and the
| only way to get TO the North So,
is by ferries, winch are ply ius
| lively trade. Many poor families have los
all they assessed by the flood. From al
points along the rivers, from their source t,
mouth, comes the story of devastation, bur
Wednesday night news was received tina
the water is reCedug, although it is stIl
warm and raining For time Wednesday j.
was feared that the Sixteenth street bridg,
would be washed away aud travel over il
was prohibited, but at midnight it wa
| still firm. 50 far no fatalities have occurred
and no accidents have been reported Oat
man was drowned, bat it Is believed thai
he jumped into the river with the intention
OF committing suicide, as be refused {,
take plank thrown TO him. The morning
newspapers ara suffering great incouvo
uieuce from their cellars being flooded.