St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
A SUBMERGED CITY.
Allegheny, Pa, Has a Great
Deal More Water Than
1t Needs.
Children Of a Presbyterian
Sunday School Forced
to Vaeate.
Many Of Pittsburg's Business
Houses Ineonvenienced
by the Overflow.
Monongahela and Youghio-
gheny Rivers Damaging
Farm Lands.

PITTsBURG, Pa. March 23. - The
Monongahela river touched the highest
notch of the present flood at o'clock
this afternoon, when the marks regis
tered twenty-fOur feet even. The Allie
gheny river reached the same point a
short time later, but is still rising. River
men. however, do not anticipate much
higher stage, as it has grown quite cold,
and the reports from the headwaters
show the rivers to be stationary. So far
no serious damage has been done.
Most of the boats along the wharf had
steam up to-day and were ready in case
of danger. A large portion of the
lower part of Allegheny, the South
side and the West end are par
TALLY submerged. Traffic has been
entirely suspended on the Pittsburg d
Western, the tracks being covered for a
distance Of six miles. In the vicinity of
what is known as Barefoot square, the
water completely surrounds many of
the houses and has cut off all commune
cation with them except in sklffs. The
residents were busy all day moving
their effects to the upper stories. On
School street, the scholars in the Pres
byteran Sunday school were dismissed
at $3.50 O'Clock and at 4 O'Clock it was
impossible to get into the building OH
account of the high water. The water
backed up from sewer and rushed in a
great volume down the streets, flooding
the entire vicinity and badly damaged
the new ball grounds of the brotherhood
in Exposition park. On the Pittsburg
side the water overfiowed the base
ments of nearly all the business houses
on Fifth. Sixth and Seventh streets,
Duquesne way, the lower end of Penn
avenue, and Water street, doing consid-
cradle damage and causing great deal
of inconvenience. The lower floor of
the exposition building is under water,
and it is feared that the building will be
seriously damaged If the water rises
much more. In the West end the first
floors of many of the houses
are under water, while on
the north and south banks of
the Monongahela nearly all the mills
and factories have been compelled to
suspend operations until the water sub
sides. Dispatches from points along
the upper Monongahela and Yougnio-
gheny rivers report considerable dam
age to farm lands and houses along the
banks of the streams, but nothing Of q
serious nature. A Johnstown special
says the high water passed off without
any particular damage, and the cold
weather now prevailing is assurance
that the danger point is passed. The
water was higher than at any time since
the great flood of last May.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 23.-The
river here is rising about an inch and a
half an hour. A number of families and
business houses on the river front have
been compelled to move. No consider
able damage has yet been done.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 23.-The
nearly completed city avenue bridge of
the Reading Railroad company. span
ming the Schuylkill river at Maniunk,
was partially carried away by the water
to-day, which, owing to the heavy rains,
is twelve feet above the ordinary level.
The estimated loss to the contractors is
5000.
+ ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, March 3d.
The river here was at stand twenty
four hours, but is rising again. The
gauge at p. m was 49.9 feet. The water
in the town is rising slowly, but still
lacks seven inches of the point reached
in 1882. The work of stopping the Sap
pington break will have to cease for
want of money. Huntington and all the
country opposite here, as far up as
Moundd Laning, is overhowed, and the
rise is progressing. The feeling here
is more uneasy tonight.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 23.-The
river is falling here and at all points
feet,