St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-22
WATER AND LIME.
A Disastrous Fire Originating
From Overflow.

From Overflow
PARKERSBTRG, W. Va, Feb. 2l.-
Fire broke out last night in warehouse
in the submerged district, caused by
the water Overlooking some lime. 1t
spread rapidly. and ten houses, includ-
ing four warehouses, were destroyed
The estimated loss Is over $4,000. The
river is now slowly falling, and the
worst is believed to be over, although
the heavy rains last night damaged
many stores and household goods
stacked in the street. The report that
Riverside, popuIous suburb of the
city, was swept away is entirely false.
The suburb has not less than 1000 peo-
pie, and every house is in the water,
but the houses and the people are safe
and we'll cared for
C0LUMBUS, Ind. Feb. 21.-For thirty
six hours there has been a constant
rainfall in the southern half of this
state. such as has not been witnessed
for years. All the rivers are out of
their channels and rising rapidly. The
house of fisherman has been thrown
into the river by a falling bank and two
people are reported drowned. In sew
eral places the river is changing its
channel and great damage will be done.
hangs over the Atlantic coast to-day,
and telegraptic communication is most
seriously interrupted. The fog extends
from way up in New England to far
down in the CaroIinas. Reports from
Sandy Hook state that the fog is SO
dense down there that no steamers
have been signaled to-day, although
number are known to be off the coast
waiting for better weather Gefore vent
uring into the harbor Dispatches
from Boston, Philadelphia and Balti-
more show that the same state of affairs
exit in those cities.
STEUBENvILLE, O., Feb. 2l.-The
river has receded to thirty-6ve feet,
leaving scene of desolation behind.
The Cleveland & Pittsburg railroa is
running as far down as this city, but
10 trains are yet in operation below.
One of the officials of the Wheeling &
Lake Erie says that it will take at least
thirty days 10 get that road i'll opera
ton.
MUNoIE. Ind. Feb. 21.-For thirty
hours the rain has been falling, at in
teryals in torrents. White river is now
out of its banks and rapidly rising. The
factory district is covered with water,
and the 800, 600 sewer, not quite finished,
is threatened with destruction. The Lake
Erie & Western railroad bridge at Al
bany is reported washed out.
CHICAGO, Feb. 81 Reports from
Southern Illinois say that the drought
is at last broken and that part of the
state is deluged by one Of the heaviest
rain storms in many months. All the
streams are bank full. The scarcity of
water in that section had become ex-
tremely alarming. Over three-fourths
of the wells have been dry for months.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-The Chron-
lcleS special from Tempe, Ariz.. says.
Salt river valley has just been visited
by the greatest food ON record. The
storm is general over the country.
1t swept over Arizona with
deluge of rain. raising mountain
streams to torrents and the rivers far
above food level. Last Thursday MORN
ing Salt river had risen seventeen feet
above tie ordinary level at point TWEEN
ty-eight milesegoveP Phoenix. At Tempe
on the south side of the river, railroad
bridge was swept entirely away, cutting
off communication with Phoenix. a
little south of Phoenix the river left the
channel and oyerfiowed number of
farms, cutting out the railroad track.
Many farm buildings built of adobe
crumbled away.