The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-24
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Many People Compelled to Flee
From Their Homes.
Towns ana villages on the Ohio and
Monongnhcin Rivers Are Inun-
Observation-Disclosures shut Down.

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pit,shury pa renruarv es-Thc f,o,a
now raging mere VIII prooapiy euua' tno
great flood of 1881. which measured
thirty -four feet. II is impossible to esti-
r.,a ~, aa,,,,., ,,o rros.,, .,sa ia ,o,nr
INV. '"e "''ee ''e reS' s ="
put nan miii'oh doiars VIII oe pu'NnS
It lightly TO Pittsburg and Allegheny alone.
All the lowlandp in tho vicinity of either
rivars haya ,ao, snh,,orsoa .l,c. mann
-,
ana IL Is not eApec'eu 'nat 'ho 'iooa "h'
cease increasing until midnight.
More than 10000 mon have been made
,ano a.. .,. r,., =. NAM, a, ,,. min. ara
wv ~ WV i''e, 10 """' " Wv '
ioea'eu on the pahRs OIL the streams Inc
water has invaded the heart OF the city
and flooded cellars and stopped traffic
I'm many places. notably Sixth and Market
streete populnr thurouyhfares A largo
uart OF Allegheny has apparently beeu
blotted ont ma Tho e,posltion mark whore
the ionr,,c hall games oro plnycd has van
ished
Many neonIe ore made bomelcss nlonr
tho bnphs az tho Allegheny river ma Tho
shores nre thtcklv nonulatcd 10 the begin .
ming nrownsyIlie on the Mouongahola
river. california Mononrahetn CIV char
ieroi r,st and IVES, Eiilnhcth poriview
NcKeesnort Tur,to rrceL Urssemcr ana
MANY ,n,oiior h,n,,nts hayo hoon ,run'
dn,od or nartiaiIy 90 cansipy much auf-
ferinr I'hn dis,rcss os the noonIc Tho
The hiiis ana ,amaimed ,hore All niehi IN
the rain and cold rather thnn trust TO
their homes. The coal aud coke tpple OF
brown o. 20 i,i, WIN crash above tne
paI,s,roro ana ohio ratiroot nv n,o,ont
and n fleet OF eighty coal boats and bargos
were cut loose from their mornings. COM
pletely blocking the channel from bank 20
bank. threatening all the craft for miles
below. About half the fleet were saved
Several OF the traction lines IN Allegheny
City are tied up tonight. The WestinR-
house Electric company's motor Plant and
machine shops at East Pittsburg, covering
acres of ground. are all under water.
caused by the caking up of Turtle creek
Hundreds OF houses are also under water
from this cause. The exposition building
is completely surrounded by water
The Oliver Wire and Nail compuny's
plant the Dilworth spike works, tho Fin
ecke distillery. the Mononsahcla Iron and
Steel company. the Keystone railing mill.
part Of the Jones 6 Laughln Howe Iron
company, Schoonbergers Consolidated
steel and Wire company. part OF the Ed
gar Thompson works and score OF plants
up the Monongahela valley have been com
PEELED to shut down The United coke and
chemical plant at Glassport has Just been
completely hidden and probably ruined. In
volving 5000 900 loss.
Cincinnati. Ohio. February "a. - Last
night I'm the absence Of news Of thu great
o,o,,a ,r,s, \, ,ho h..ar,,or, ~, a.. NJ
''o"u 'o''' AT '"e hohu Vi ."' NV
noheaheia RIVER no one dreamed the river
here would reach a maximum Of over IS
feet. Opinions changed today when Il was
learned that 4, flood -, IN, A,,o.hory IVA.
,nnt , 3""m .ate enosn W p'e ~ "h
vice observer here predicted thai GO fec,
will be reached at Cincinnati by tomorrow.
~ O'Clock tonight the stage was % feet
. inches' rise OF > rect IN WE'VE hours.
hePoI,s tohisht lIoil, points anoNe show
rrap,u rises from flttspure 10 CINCINNATI.
however. me headwater STREAMS are ialiins
ut Morsantowh, stationary AT new river
ana at Enzapeth on the Lit,ie haha"na'
ieIline u, louise on tne bie Sanuy, ana rvs
ihg NJ seVerai other sources OF tributaries.
AZ Catict,spurg, n.y. ivo houses are more
M every business house IN thc cny' Gel
NOUN are iiooneh ana many people are
Msysv,,is Kv md mmnh a, Ahordaon
Ohio, are submerged, driving families from
their homes. On the Big Sandy river the
s'iaBe Oh rust roih. a.u SnVerViIle nave
nee, neen naae unISha i =. repoetea
''na,,, ' " "N'' N"'" Nv gu
AZ Louisa, NY, mills are stopped ana
na,i ana yIc,nity tho town. y, pavton ana
Hclve and portions Of tho city are already |
suffering much inconvenience.
Water In Cincinnati has Invaded the |
central depot and compelled three or four |