New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09
RIVERS BEGIN TO RECEDE.

THE FLOOD AT PITTsBURG CAUSES LOSS OF
sJOOOOo-THE WORST RELIEVED TO he OVER.
Pittsburg Jan. s-The floods In the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers have reached their limit and the
worst Is over. The highest marks were recorded
at about 10 a. to-day, and soon after the water
begah s,sa both vers during the past twenty
four hours is slowly disappearing Locally me loss
estimate the general loss on both rivers at about
100000 This Includes wrecked coal barges Hooded
mills and mines and for protection 10 exposed river
property.
In Allegheny City early this morning. the high
water backed into the cellar OF the ocebuiidng Of
c. F. Wells & Co.. on River-ave The gas main
was broken and when the Waterman: John Martin.
entered the building with q lighted lantern. ter-
rife explosion occurred. Martin was probably Ia
tally burned and bruised. and the building badly
wrecked and burned
James McSweeny. an employe Of the Beaver dam.
In course of construction, was last evening swept
away together with part of the dam. and drowned:
He lived in Allegheny. Several othcr employees hau
a narrow escape.
Considerable trouble was experienced by the rail-
roads in and about the city last night. and all
trains running at caution speed
Bellaire Ohio. Jan. s.-The Ohio River at this
point was thrty-one feet and rising over ten inches
an hour this morning About fourteen feet more
is looked for before the next sunrise, which would
put It out of the banks. All the l0wlands SCUM OF
here are flooded The river Is fuii OF ice MANI
factories will he closed down and fifty houses here
will be flooded. The inha oitants are moving TO
higher ground. Reports from below ms morning
state that the steamer r. T.. Phillips. owned by
Harry Mendei and a large wharfboat had been
crushed by ice and viii be total loss They were
valued at $1,000 Great fears OF loss OF property
are entertained here.
SteubenviIe. Ohio. Jan. s-The river marks show
thirty-two feet and the water is rising Thirty-fve
feet are expected. SIX bents Of the Wheeling and
Lake. Erie Railway trestle between Steubenviie
and Mingo have been swept away and ali traffic Is
stopped. South Of the city the tracks are two feet
under water.
Homestead Penn. Jan. S.-The entire lower part
of Homestead Is under water. Driftwood and ice
last night knocked the falseWork from under the
new Brown bridge the Monongahea. The
Carnegie works were compelled to shut down this
their pumps The plant will PROBABLY be able to
resume on Friday.
Cumberland. Nd. Jan. S-About midnight last
night the ice moved OF the Potomac River and
Wills Greek doing damage. There great
fears. however that the melting snow in the noun
tains and the continuing rain, partly snow may
the river and creek 10 overflow their banks.
To-day both high and rising fast. and the sma
streams pouring great volumes OF wafer into
the Upper Potomac and the streams from Savage
Mountain are swelling he creek. People living In
the .owlands. in and out of the city, ready 10
move upon the least evidence OF damage Stock
has been taken TO the highlands
Cleariied, Penn. Jan S.The flood in the Susque-
hanna River reached the l0-foot mark the highest
from headwaters pas sed Clearfei1. THIS means
twenty fee, of water at W.iiiamspori. The river
district residents are putting their houses In order
for a general overflow.