Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-07
wrecked on san Miguel Island
EASTERN
Notes from Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, p. NJ, Feb. g.
Allegheny river 33 feet . inches and
Monongahela b feet inches and rising
about g inches an hour.
PrrrsnuRG, Pa, Feb. 6.-The city is
cut off from its gas supply by reason of
high water.
PlTrsBuRGH, Feb. 6.-The Monon.
gahela river is stationary; the Allegheny
rising. AT Brown willie, Green ,boro and
other points up the Monongahela, the
river is falling.
Railroad Travel Suspended -nlornl
ing Newspaper Presses FIooGed,
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. G.-The Allie
gheny Council meets tomorrow to dis
cuss the situation and devise means of
relief for the unfortuna,es.
Travel was suspended this evening on
every railroad running ont of the city,
except the Pennsylvania Central, and
many people who left their homes in the
suburbs this morning were compelled to
remain in the city over night
The morning newspapers are suffering
great inconvenience from the flooding OF
their cellars, and the Post, Commercial.
Gazette and Times will be unable to
print editions in the morning on their
own presses. The Times and Commercial.
Gazette will use the Leaaer press, and
the Post has arranged to run its edition
off on job press,
Part of Meadviile Inundated.
MEANWHILE, Pa. Feb. G.-The west.
ern and southern parts of the city are
inundated and th0peop.e go to and from
their homes in boats. All the factories
have been compelled to shut down and
the schools are mostly closed Trains
on the Meadville Railway have been
abandoned. Passenger trains are run
ming on the New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio, bat no freight.
Ohio River Flood Notes.
CINCINNATI, o., 2:30 p. NJ, Feb. G.
River 50 feet, 4 inches and rising inches
an hour. Raining.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 6.-The conserya.
tive men who, yesterday, were unwilling
to admit that last years food would be
duplicated, cannot be found to-day, and
now no longer doubt that the water will
reach last years height. On the con
trary, with rain still falling and the
weather mild, the only question now is
by how muth last years food will be
exceeded. The most alarming feature
OF the present situation is the rapidity
of the rise. Lnst year when the river
had reached its height it was rising less
than an inch an hour. AT noon to-day
the gauge shows fifty-nine feet. This is
unprecedented at such high stage, and
shows what prodigious rain
fall there has been. With last years
experience, the merchants and manufac-
turers will lose much less than then.
No time now is wasted in pumping
water from cellars. Every available man |
is employed, where the water may in |
crease, placing goods on higher floors, or |
in removing to higher grounds. Bust |
ness is completely suspended throughout |
all the lower part of the city. The |
Grand Central railroad depot has been
The warehouse of Buck. |
worth's distillery was undermined and
fell into the water, causing large loss.
Soon after the cattle pen, capable of |
holding thousands OF cattle, was swept
away. They had removed the cattle
yesterday. Loss heavy.
CINcINNATI, Feb. 6.-Newport and
the towns on the Kentucky shore above
are already in deep water. Families
have been busy removing their goods in
wagons as long as possible, and after.
wards in skiffs. No casualties are re.
ported.
Lawrenceburg. Indiana, is cut off from
communication by railroad, telegraph
and telephone. There were grave fears
OF much damage ii the new levee should
break.
MADISON, Ind, 2:3O ?. NJ, Feb. c.
The river is rising 3 inches per hour.
The whole river front is submerged.
Flood Mt Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. G.-The river
is rising three inches an hour. 1t rained
hard all night and is still raining. No
business is being done, the boats LAYING
up. There is very little wharf room
above Third street. There is great ex-
citement and the people are moving. A
greater flood than any heretofore is pre-
dicted.
At 6 o'clock the river was rising 3
inches an hour and raining steadily Peo.
pie living on the point are moving out to
escape inundation, that caught them
sleeping in February, 1888. The flood