The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-16
PASSED The DANGER LINE.
h. Three Rivers at Pittsburg Are on
Distinctive Rampage.

n Plttsburg, December 10. - Pittsburg' IS
Eree rivers at o'clock tonight have
kSsd the danger line and are still rising
3onongahela and Allegheny rivers stating
PAT the cold wave will prevent the streams
&cm reaching thirty feet but that con.
&derable damage will result from the I'M
Fpected rise and inability OF shippers and
.tlef men to tie craft securely before the
fatpf the Mss arrived. In the Allegheny
{yr az . o'clock the water indicator
bowed twenty-five feet seven inches and
~ river rising; in the Monongahela the
#adlng on the gauge was twenty-six feet
|&Neh inches, while at Davis Island dam
Etnty'one feet six inches and rising seven
.KCaes an hour was reported. At Browns
|&lle twenty eight feet and rising Is report
while q an points above the Allie
h eny Is rising
AZ o'clock tonight the seventy-fve coal
Iges Of the Monongahela River Conso 1.
Hea Coal sHd Coke company which were
.'td at the Browns landing between Pitts
|#tg ana Davis Island dam, broke loose
Nv were whirled away by the swlf. cur
WrL AS quickly as possible towhoats
Ep sent after the craft. According to
"A operator at Davis Island dam, the
49, passed there shortly after 8 o'clock.
|&s'e Is considerable alarm In river cir
over the accident. II the boats are
rounded up by the towboats and towed
lvH lhey Will go to pieces and block the
aale, which will result in big loss
lne river coal combine.
ms writing several of the barges
~ 9een rounded up by boats and tied
OsioE, but the majority of them are
Iaelng along with the current
sss OF rivers NJ midnight: Hers island
~ ana rising six inches an hour;
~ l. Monongehela river, POI. rising
rySes an hour; Davis island dam, Ohio
y. ~ feet. rising six inches an hour.
p p, Of the greatest floods in the history
snUrg was ayerted only by the sud.
aatop IN temperature. The rise at the
s,sasIs Of the Allegheny and Mononga-
~ us was about stopped at midnight
n NJ Ne nyers VIII likely slowly recede."
"elner Fcrecaster Ridgeway.
~ o'clock tonight tGe government
IA p s registered degrees above
m.r raft OF Allegheny and Pittsburg were
v ssu ana household goods and stores
IN an ANY placed In cellars and Easements
ipc ds,daeu' Swirllng. crashing and car
~ tiita 70 everything in their way.
'Hftd ~ Empty coal barges and hfty
4 t,sss were torn from their mo ~
terrible rate. 'Ne OH'o li''i
nd pittsh'. ben Hur was on her way to
Isbger iist ~ wearf and with a good mas.
''Aaat Moi, aIa narclv escaped calamity
VA Tia SsFe rsuNed In great loss of
fhcshsjs ppTTatt Is the property of the Mo,
~ reny nlEer Consolidated Coal and Cox,
N " sna 'ohsututing the upper aud lower
IA resn ~, as tled m M Browns landing
M yr,st point and Davis island darn.
~ h N "MGnnt or water that Dourad
81 rrs ar',a Nononcahela and Nlcrhcpv
III ii lNtinr Tho dqv ea,scd 49,,
q Ing, 4. ~ ani tho Strain rpon h
he r. SroH'rS landing 80 anne IL
ri f MA, nargNs tn~~n1 ~ Tho ro0rv
AZ, sudden Snap. and live ,ost
.s 4 III n',, NO seventv.fvo harres swurg
y v,s :. or the Ohio river. No per.
~ - thar ne harges AZ the time As
+ arr orst. nrhke awav. the great dancer
M u mt WIS he'ow hncqpn ir,r,l
M ne mo,,s, imn7sSihle 70 ston the Cert
Ds.r sna srop-er OF W.T., narrc ,,, c .,,o
n v s,r's quickly dlsnafched olorr tho
"a M M, o. ne river ann tho neonie IN
il frests ~ sh' NersOns who had vnivTbIa
Ia has bs,a w1'er's edge were told ~
"a hey ba5 n'wavs reached Davis island
IA e,at a - ''Nme separated nnH were
&f The d.. rate % sneed. In going
IA u llrhs lneV carried with them the
e erT euu portion OF the ma
~ 3. neet ~ tv.antv.eva bsr,.s
Is ~ hrol-. f docks o. tho Car1erle steel
"a Nono,..t,ar AMI went nina sing down
d 'sfs Ws. nela river Nineteen ~ the
s = thAr neaYllv laden with coal and
IA ritor S the pier Of the pennsrl
e. hus ,h,.nhnn inst below Poet parrr
0ornnis,.,r -FOUR were smp<hed and
FL frlst. -" blocking the channel at
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