The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-12
The Ohio River Bank Full and
Rising Rapidly.
THE LOWLANDS SUBMERGED
The Immense Coal Fleets at Pittsburg
Are In mediate Danger of
Destruction.

Pittsburg, Jan. 7.-RiVer men are
thoroughly alarmed over the probable
ity of a big flood at this point. The
Monongahela came out with rush this
morning, and with the breaking of ice
in the upper pools the damage to boats
began. Immense coal fleets were
threatened with destruction. There
was great excitement along the Mon
ongahela wharf all day. The docks at
McKeesport and the boat bottoms tied
up along the river gave way this morn
this morning and went rushing down
the river.
The report of "A feet at lock No. "a
and % feet at Morgantown. caused
general panic among the coal operators
and most of the clerks and employees
were ordered out and stationed along
the river to look after the crafts.
There were several million bushels of
coal on fiat boats in the harbor here.
and every effort was made to keep
the fleets from being wrecked. Several
coal barges. house boat and swing
ing ferry boat broke from their moor
ings and went down with the current
A large amount of ice is coming out
at Younghigheny and McKeesport. The
little steamer Tillie was sunk. Ice is
also coming down the Allegheny and
the cofferdam at Harris island is in
danger. A 25-foot stage in the Ohio
river is expected here, and river men
fear it will reach 80 feet Twenty-Five
feet will food the mills along the river,
and cause damage to property. Thirty
feet is considered the danger line. 1t
has been raining all night.
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Uniontown, Pa. Jan. THE flood is
sweeping things along the river tonight.
| This is the highest the river has been
since 1889. and with this exception sur
passes all floods since 1860. Two-thirds
of the Fowlerville citizens have moved
out and if the water rises much higher
their homes will be swept away.
Reports from Dawson. Dickersons
Run. Bannings and other towns down
the river show that they are all at the
mercy of the waters and great damage
is being done. ~
UNPRECEDENTED RAINFALL.
Cincinnati o., Jan. THE unprece-
denied rainfall of 9.47 inches in "a
hours at a. m, and of 3S1 inches in As
hours has had the effect of carrying of
the ice from the river without damage
whatever. River men say they never
saw a safer breakup. The river here
is expected to go about forty feet, but
no disastrous flood is expected.
LOWLANDS FLOODED.
Bellaire, Ohio, Jan. 7.-Indications
today are that the great flood of 1885,
will be repeated. The river is rising
rapidly. The ice in the Ohio river ano
tributaries broke up and ran out last
night. Several barges were lost. Two
bridges on the Cleveland. Lorraine &
Wheeling railway were washed away
Traffic on all roads is comparatively
blocked. All the snow has melted, anC
is gone. The low lands will be flooded
by tomorrow morning. The people are
moving to higher grounds.
IN VIRGINIA.
Parkersburg, Virginia, Jan. 7.-Rail
has fallen her steadily for 46 hours anC
the river is rising rapidly. At Grants
vile, up the Kanwaha river. the water
is % feet and rising. Timber men pre-
dict immense damage. The steamer
Oneida, river packet was sunk here
at midnight Ice knocked hole in hel
and she will be a total loss.