The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
UPPER OHIO FLOOD
THE WORST ON RECORD
Town of Carnegie, Near Pittsburg,
in Darkness, and People Freez-
ing Because Coal Is
Under Water.

Under Water.
Newcastle Pa.-Both the Shenango and
Neshannock rivers threaten great dam
age to property. This afternoon the
Shenango overflowed near the center of
the manufacturing districts and caused
the Shenango tin mill, the largest in the
world, and the Baldwin & Graham stove
foundry to close. A few hours later the
big steel mill was also forced to stop
work. The rivers are yet rising and in
dicationS point to the enforced idleness
of almost every industrial plant of the
city through the food. The water is
higher than it has. been for years and
people who live near the streams are
moving their goods out ana deserting
their homes. The railroads have suf-
fered severely, and not one train reach
ed this city since morning over the
Pittsburg & Western from any direction.
The Allegheny valley trains south
bound came through here this afternoon,
as they could not reach Pittsburg over
their own tracks. The Pennsylvania
was this afternoon badly crippled by a
big WaShout near Rock Point when sew
eral thousand cubic yards Of the road
bed let go and slipped into Beaver river
Reports from the rural districts show
that the storm has caused heavy damage
in the farming communities. The Big
Run, a turbulent stream which rises
suddenly after heavy rainfalls is away
over its banks. and Cascade Park is
flooded. improvements in progress will
be ruined. The southern portion of the
town is also threatened by the stream.
Irwin, Pa, reports that the continual
doWnpour of rain for the past four
days and still falling has done much
damage in Irwin and vicinity. Youghio-
gheny shaft is again flooded and 1t Is
feared the entire workings of the shaft
will be drowned out The last big snow
storm flooded the same nine and 200
men were thrown out Of work for a
week The same work will have to be
done over again and the high waters
have caused the Hockensnith Wheel and
Mine Car company to suspend opera
tons. The railroad bridge over Brush
creek is in danger. The big Penn Plate
Glass company, in the south OF the town,
is in shaky condition and grave fears
are felt lest the immense walls give
way. The dam ait present holds about
20, 900 900 gallons Of water. Early this
morning a break was discovered near the
overflow. WoIkmen are now repairing
the weak spot. But the danger Is not
past yet. The inlet to the dam Is
raging torrent and the body of water
being sent into the basin is immense.
The dam now contains about thirty feet
of water, as much as it can possibly hold,
and should the rain continue to fall the
dam may give away and do immense
damage. =
DAMAGE AT CARNEGIE.
Carnegie is in the worst condition from
flood in it's history.
CHARTERS creek is far over it's banks,
and Bull creek, which empties into the
creek at CHARTERS, is a raging torrent
Much of the trouble at Carnegie was
caused by the breaking of the Pam
handle railroad bridge over CHARTERS
creek at Heidelberg. The debris foated
down to the Third street bridge and
blocked there. This backed the water
up into the main thoroughfares, and
skiffs had to be used on all the business
streets A number of works were COM
PEELED to shut down. The Superior Steel
company, employing 200 men; Dunlap
Steel Plate company, 100 men; Columbia
Bridge company, $50 men, and the Char
tiers Iron and Steel company, 400, are
closed, and the plants are under water.
The damage by storm in Carnegie is es-
tirnated at $80,000 including loss to mills
and merchants who. were taken I'M
awares Every cellar in the town is
flooded, and many outhouses have been
washed away.
Several persons fell into the water, but
were saved. The town is in darkness
and the people are freezing. The gas AMI
electricity are shut off and the coal is
under water.
1t is reported that the bridge on the
Washington branch, two miles and a
half above Carnegie, has gone down.
The flood has ruined the foundations Of
the Columbia Bridge company's plant in
course of construction, and washed away
100000 feet of lumber. The loss will be
$12, 900 to $4,000.
At Heidelberg, mile from Carnegie,
the two-story dwelling of Peter Tice
washed away. Tice and his wife, the
only occupants, escaped.
Nearby the home of Henry Swartz
berger was threatened. Swartzberger,
who is seventy years of age, refused to
leave, but was carried out by his son. a
few minutes before the house was en-
quilted.