Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-18
HEAVY LOSSES.

somes Lives Have Been Lost-The Eds-
son worhs mt Schenectady, N. ", sufYsr
Loss of About 100000.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, March IA re-
port has just been received that the
| dams at Howlandsville, south of here,
and at Plainwell and Otsego to the
north, have gone. Thousands of acres
of land are inundated and many lives
and much property are no doubt lost.
The Kalamazoo river was never before
known to be so high.
| MUIR, Mich, March 14-The ice
gorge above Lyons has gone to pieces
| and passed down stream. No further
rise in the Grand river is expected, and
the people living along the stream near
Lyons and Muir are bre eathing easier.
| SAGINAW. Mich, March 14.-The
water in Saginaw river has risen 3 feet
since Sunday morning and is now with
in foot of the dock level The Cass,
Flint, Shiawassee and Bad rivers are
booming, and, with the Tittabawassee
and tributaries, are pouring all immense
volume of water into the Saginaw.
Easements in this city are flooded and
compelled to shut down.
IONA, Mich, March 14-The flood
situation has an alarming aspect From
Howard City, Big Rapids, Edmore and
Portland come reports of heavy rain
storms, the latter place being
where Lookingglass river empties
into Grand river The water in the
Michigan Clothing company's cellar
has reached depth of z feet,
being only foot above the first floor.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March IA
The river is the highest seen here in
thirty years. The water now stands IA
feet 9 inches above the low water
mark. Many big factories have been
obliged to shut down. The city and
railway bridges stand the pressure
well. Reports are coming in of enor-
nous damage to the agricultural dis
tricts above and below here. Many
township bridges are gone, log booms
broken, etc. The sewers in this city
are badly clogged, but no great de-
struction to property has yet been re-
ported.
HAVANA, ILL.,, March 14.-For week
past the Illinois river has been rising,
until it is now nearly as high as it was
during the big floods of last season.
The damage done by the flood
is far greater than that of last
year. The heavy ice in the river
went out with rush, carrying with
it everything in its pathway. The river
had overflowed vast regions of low
lands over in Fulton county and the
huge blocks of ice drifted across farms
and lowlands, carrying with them
many houses and small buildings,
fences, trees and other improvements.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, March 14.-All
railroad traffic on the main line of the
New York Central & Hudson River rail-
road between this city and Albany
has been stopped by the overflow from
the Mohawk river. Water held in
check by the ice gorge against the
Fitchburg bridge overhowed the river
banks, flooding Edison park and that
part of the city occupied by the West
inghouse Agricultural Implement COM
pany and the Edison General Electric
company. The first floors of the
Edison General Electric company,
which covers sixteen acres are
covered with water 3 feet deep,
and both plants have been
closed. More than 1000 persons were
thrown out of employment All the
exhibits which the Edison company
was preparing for the worlds fair are
practically destroyed by the water, as
is almost all of the machinery and
stock on the first floor. TheJoss is es-
timated at over S500,0O0.
Krensie avenue, which is thiclsly
populated, is under two and n half feet
of water for distance of about three
quarters of Il mile. This cuts off half
l
rushing through the canal like mill
race, carrying the small steamers
against the Church street lift bridge.
doing considerable damage to both
boats and bridge Canal boats were
piled upon each other and much dam
age done.
RoNDoUr, n. Y, March l4-The ice
gorge in Rondout creek below Eddy
vile gave way about $3.50 o'clock Mon
day afternoon and let tremendous
amount of water down the creek. The
steamboats, of the Cornell Steam
boat company and about twenty
!, five canal boats were swept
into the river and driven down stream
Many people on the boats had narrow
escapes, but no loss of life is reported
: 1t is thought that the loss to the Cor
nell fleet will be about $40, 900, though
no accurate estimate can be made
There is no insurance. Thirty of the
canal boats were loaded with ice valued
at $4,000, partially insured. The loss
to the Delaware & Hudson company
will exceed $4,000.
ALBANY, N. ", March lathe
freshet in the Hudson is the highest
since 1888 The lower part of the city
: is under water, and railroad trains and
electric cars are prevented from rum
. ming
4 ASHLAND, Wis, March IA terrific
+ blizzard has been raging over all north
ern Wisconsin. 1t was much fiercer
! than the one Of two weeks ago, and
that it will result in fatalities is GER
5 tain, From bayfield, comes report of
, one death. George Coleman was found
, 40 rods from shore on the ice of Che
, quamegon bay, frozen. He was caught
| in the storm which came ND in an in