, 1891-02-18

~PrrTsBURd, Feb. 1.-THE present un-
expected flood bids fair to nvGl that of
1884. The river has risen all day and is
still going up tonight. Allegheny City
has suffered the most. Several streets
are under water and at least 600 cellars
are flooded. Great apprehension is telt
there, rs two natural gas explosions to-
night have endangered life and ruined
property. 1t is feared that others may
follow as the meters and pipes are several
feet under water and cannot be reached.
The mills along the river have shut down
because OF flooded fires and thousands of
men are idling about the river banks.
On the Pittsburg side cellars and houses
on The low groupd are being flooded
and the people are beginning to move
out. Any further rise will do great
damage as the high water limit has been
passed. Even now 1t If reported hat the
exposition aud other large down town
buildings have been greatly damaged. All
the street car lines between pittsburg aud
Allegheny have stopped running owing to
the TACT thai the approaches are several
feet under water. Scores of draYs and
boats are engaged in hauling anxious
people through the water to the bridges.
Pennsylvania trains are behind time owing
to washouts near Conemaugh, and the
Baltimore X Ohio has had several bad
landslides. Reports from the head waters
OF the Monongahela ami Allegheny
rivers show high water and general dis
tress.
At Johnstown the dreadful Stoney
Greek and the Conemaugh river stood at
the highest point all day. The heavy
stone bridges caused the water to back up
into the W the greater portion of
which is from iour to six feet under water.
Every house in Cambria City is deserted
and a swift stream flows through the
streets. Late tonight the river at those
points began to fall rapidly, but the PEG
pie will not return to their houses until
assured that the flood is over. The rail-
roads all about here are suffering great
damage,
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 1.-THE
greatest food for many years is expected
here. Reports from all sections of the
state indicate unusually heavy rains and
the streams are rising rapidly. All the
railroads entering the city are blocked by
landslides.
GREENsBURG, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE
streams continue to rise and the people
living in the low lands are making
preparations to move at any moment.
The Loyal Hanna, at West Lathrobe, is
half a mile wide and much of the town is
submerged. The second and third stories
of buildings along the creek are being
flooded. The same condition Of affairs
prevails at Laramie, Twin. Manor, Penn
Harrison CITY. Crabtree and ether places.
Bridges, fences, haystacks, etc in every
direction have been carried away
FRREPoRT, Pa. Feb. l7.-Rain has
been falling steadily for the last forty
hours and the town and surrounding
country is fooled. At noon the water
was two aud one-half feet in the streeta,
and rising.
WEST NEWTON, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE
Youghiogbeny river this afternoon reached
the highest point since August, 1884.
Much damage has been done railroads by
laDdslides.
HUNTINGTON. Pa, Feb. 17.-Rain has
fallen here In torrents for tbirty-sIx hours
and the Juniata river is a mile wide.
Citizens of P~ortstown and Smiths6eld
were compelled to vacate their homes and
many bridges have been swept away. The
loss is very heavy.
WTLLIAMspoRT, Pa, Feb. lad
vices from points up the river are that it
IS stlll raining and al the streams are
high. Lumbermen are very uneasy and
many merchants have commenced 70
move their goods from the lower stories
OF their establishments. The levels of