The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-13
Many Eastern Towns Flooded
and Property and Lives Lost.
THE HAWAIIAN PROBLEM.
Commissioner Carter Says Nothing
but Annexation Will Do.
4 Delligeront New jersey Priest DeAes
Mgr. Sstslli and Bishop O'Fsrrell-
Murder Of . Massachusetts Girl by .
Rejected Lover.

IONA, Mich, March 12.-Never before
in the history of Ionia has Grand river
been 20 high az 1t the present time, and
the water Is still rising. Hundreds of men
were at work with teams all last night
and today, andthe water 80 far has been
successfully checked. The Capital Wagon
Works plant 10 in the basement and tho
lower floor il Inundated. The furniture
factory's plant Is in almost as bad shape
and all that can be seen of the fair grounds
is the upper poftions of the buildings. The
whole country for miles is overrun by
raging. rushing torrents. Bridges are all
IN place. but in great danger.
PORTLAND, Mich, March 1.-THE De-
troit. Lansing & Northern railroad last
night had 600 feet of track washed out.
Several bridges are in danger. The town
is in darkness, - the electric light plant
10 flooded.
MIDLAND. Mich, March 12.-Fred Lai-
sure and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Hattie
Sullivan, were drowned today. They at
tempted to cross . road covered with
water and tho carriage upset, with the re-
suit that both perished.
OMAHA, March 12-Ice is still running
in the Platte and Eikhorn rivers. and as q
result traffic is generally blocked. At Ash
land last night portion of the Burlington
bridge over the Platte was carried away
just before the east-bound flyer had passed.
Today the Missouri Pacific bridge over the
Platte at La Platte is in great danger.
While cutting away a log that had
jammed against pier, Ed Bury fell into
the water. Andrew Boiand tried to rescue
Bury but was swept away with him, and
both men were drowned in sight of gang
of laborers, who were unable to rescue
them.
The Union Pacific is working hard to re-
pair its damaged bridge over the Elkhorn,
and will soon have all trains running on
time. Burlington trains were delayed by
reason of washouts at Ashland.
PHILADELPHIA, March 12-Portions Of
the ice gorge at Linden, near Williams
port, Pa, went ont tonight and the water
reached . height Of fourteen feet. At
Jersey Shore the water reached height of
twenty-four feet and at Linden it was two
or three feet lower.
PoRr DEPOSIT. Nd, March 1.-THE ice
gorge at Port Deposit broke at 2 o'clock
this morning. For time the inhabitants
did not know whether or not the town
would be Carried away ana themselves
drowned. but when the waters reached q
height Of eight feet in the streets and
houses it ceased to rise. 1t remained all
day at the same height and outhouses not
securely fixed were swept off.
Troy. N. Y, March 12-The recent rains
have 30 swollen the volume of water in the
city reservoir that measures were taken
this afternoon to save the city from de-
struction. The foodgates were opened
and an immense volume of water rushed
down the side of the hill. doing much
damage. The bridge at Millville was
hurried away. The river at this point over
flowed the docks and is still rising.
ROCHESTER, n. Y. March 12.-When the
ice foe in the Lower Genessee broke up on
Saturday night the steamer City of Roch-
ester was torn from its moorings at
Charlotte and completely wrecked. Two
yachts and a ferry boat were carried into
tho In 10 and Lost