The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-18
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Cities Inundated, Bridges Swept Away and
Travel Interrupted.

itreams continue to rise, and the people liy-
ne in the lowlands are preparing to move
at any moment. The Loyalhanna at West
Latrobe is half Elile 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 Larimer. Irwin, Manor,
Penn, Harrison City, Crabtree and other
places. Bridges, fences, hay-stacks, ETC., in
every direction have been carried away
FREEPoRT (Pa.), Feb. 17.-Rain has been
falling steadily the past forty hours, and
the town and surrounding country are
flooded. At noon the water was two and a
half feet deep in the streets and rising.
WEST NEWTON Pa.), Feb. 1.-THE
Youghiogheny River this afternoon reached
the highest point since August, 1884 Much
damage has been done to railroads by Ian d.
slides.
HUNTINGTON Pa.), Feb. II. - Rain has
fallen here in torrents for thirty-six hours,
and the Junata River is mile wide. The
citizens OF Pottstown and Smithtield were
compelled to vacate their homes, and many
bridges have been swept away. The loss is
very heavy.
At McKeesport the iron works and mills
are submerged, and much damage has been
done in the lower portion of the city, many
families being compelled to abandon their
homes.
MAssILoN Ohio, Feb. 1.-THE streams
south OF this city are badly swollen BY the
heavy rains of the past three days. All the
dwellings in the lower part of the city are
surrounded by water. Trains are badly de-
layed by washouts.
AT Steubenville the river is rising at the
rate Of one foot per hour, and the railroads
were forced to suspend traffic in many
places ntne vicinity on account of tue high
water.
WHEELING (W.Va.), Feb. 1.-THE greatest
flood for many years is expected here. Re-
ports 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 land slides.
WnLIAMsPoRT Pa, Feb. 17.-Adyices
from points up the river are that it is still
raining and that all the streams are high.
The lumbermen are very uneasy. Many
merchants have commenced to move their
goods from the lower stories of their estab-
ments. The levels of the city show that
26-foot flood will bring the water up to
Courthouse square. The flood is now re-
ported on the head waters of Pine Creek
at Galeton. On that creek the boom broke,
letting between eight and ten million feet
of logs escape.
Dispatches from several points in this vi
cinity report the rivers rapidly rising and
floods feared. AT Clearfield some streets
are inundated and many people were COM
PEELED to move. Several million feet of logs
y
in the western part of town are half sub
merged. At Upton there is a foot of water
over the railroad tracks. AT Mineral Point
the C0nemaugh River is very high and many
men are out working on the tracks.
CLEVELAND Ohio, Feb. IA dispatch
from GAINESVILLE says the Muskingum River
is rapidly rising. Two hundred persons
were driven from their homes to-day. Rail
road traffic Is almost entirely suspended.
The rain ceased and colder weather may
a SIIhSiHpnnn n fine Hnoh
PTrrsBURG, Feb. 17.-Rep0rts from the
beadwaters of the Monongahela and ALE
ghany rivers show high water and general
distress.
The present unexpected flood bids fair to
rival that of 1884. The river has risen all
day and is stlil going up tonight. ALLIE
ghany City has suffered most Several
streets are under water and at least one
thousand cellars flooded. Great apprehension
is felt there as two natural gas explosions
tonight have endangered life and ruined
property. 1t is feared that others may fol-
low as meters and pipes are several feet
under water ard cannot be reached The
mills along the river have shut down be-
cause of flooded fires and thousands of men
are idling about the river banks.
On the Pitt>burg side, the cellars and
houses on low grounds are flooded, and
people are beginning to move out. Any
further rise will do great damage as the high
water limit has been passed. Even now it
large downtown buildings have been greatly
damaged. All the street car lines between
Pittsburg and Allegheny City have stopped
running, owing to the fact that tile ap-
proaches are several feet under water.
Scores of drays and boats are engaged in
hauling anxious people through the water to
the bridges. The Pennsylvania trains are
behind time, owing TO washouts near Cone
maugh, and the Baltimore and Ohio had
several bad landslides.
At J0hnstown the dreadful Stoney Creek
and Conemaueh rivers stood at the highest
point all day. The heavy stone bridge
caused the water to back up into the town,
the greater portion of which is from four to
six feet under water.
Every house in Cambria City is deserted
and swift stream flows through the
streets. Late tonight the rivers at these
points began to fall rapidly, but the people
will not attempt to return to their houses
until assured that the flood is over. The
railroads all about here are suffering great
damage.
Late tonight an explosion of gas blew
out the entire front of 81 LacoclS street,
Allegheny. Five persons were in the house,
all of whom were badly injured, but only
one fatally. The flooding Of the cellar
caused the accident.
SCHENECTADY On. W Feb. 17.-There is
q gorge in the Mohawk River near here The
river Is rising ten feet per hour tonight and
naught but tree-tops tell where the Islands
ure.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 17.-Advices from the
northern part Of Minnesota aud North Da-
kota state that heavy snowfall occurred
in those States last night and to-day. Roch-
the season raging. Trains are more or less
daIaypd