Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-22
MN RIVER REACHES
THE DANGER LINE.
;. rour Inches an Hour at Cincinnati
c;tuation at Pittsburg Less Dangerous
New York Rivers Rising.

other hlg establishments at Rankin ana |
Boroughs I'm the Turtle Creek Vaiiey, |
amounts up to half million more hs
aggregate loss to railroads Is estimated
at 100000. Property In Allegheny mas
suffered injury to an equal extent
COLD WEATHER IN TENNESSEE
Knoxville, Tenn, April 22-The cold
weather continues here The teihpeTu-
ture was SO at II O'Clock this morhlhb,
Klngsport and Rogersvllle report many
orchards ruined on account OF the heaNy
snow breaking the limbs. BrlstOl anu
other of the upper Tennessee points re-
port snow still falling. New river III
Virginia lust beyond Bristol, is re-
ported 23 feet out OF hanks and doing
much damage. A landslide at Browns
cut on the Norfolk & Western railroad
near New River. Va, has delayed trat-
flc ON that road, trains being annulled.
SNOW IN GEORGIA
Atlanta, Ga, April 22-The weather
bureau reports light frost this morning
I'm the vicinity OF Jacksonville RIA,
Merden, Miss and at Charleston, 5, {,
Snow Is reported az Gainesville, IN
northeast Georgia, the mountain tops
being capped WIN WnlAe.
Albany, in south Georgia, reports the
estimated damage to cotton at fifty per
cent. and that water melons and can
teloupes have been injured 25 per cent.
Fruit in that section is apparently
safe.
Americus,in southwest Georgia, wires
that considerable replanting Of cotton
will be necessary.
RIVER AT MARIETTA.
Marietta, Ohio, April 22.-At noon the
Ohio river was 40 feet, and rising an
inch an hour. Only one foot more Is
expected Five glass blowers of the
Royal works were capsized In the Ohio
river and one Of their number, Joseph
Everett, was drowned
THE RIVER AT POMERoY, o,
Pomeroy. O., April 22--The river Is
| 81 feet, and rising two inches an hour
| The business portion OF the city Is from
| four 20 six feet under water and bust
ness is entirely suspended. The mer-
| chants have all moved to the second
/ story OF their buildings. No mail has
been received since Saturday, and none
dispatched. There are several inches
OF snow on the ground, and driz2l!ng
rain has been falling all day
RISING AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, KY, April 22.--The Ohio
river at this point at noon was rising
| an inch every half hour, and II Is be-
| lieved by old river men that stand
win be reached by Wednesday and that
while there win be a big river, there
will be no serious damage.
RISING AT PADUCAH.
Paducah, Ky, April 22--The river Is
| rising rapidly, with 30 feet on the
gauge. The Tennessee and Cumber-
| land rivers are pouring heavy volumes
into the Ohio, and river men predict
the biggest flood in years.
STORM IN CONNECTICUT.
New Haven. Conn, April 22-The
| heavy storm of Saturday night and
| Sunday. which flooded all the rivers
and lakes Of the state caused far less
property damage than the conditions
at midnight last night indicated Short
! ~ after that hour the flood began 70
| subside. Winsted was the worst suf-
ferer by the storm. though even there
| the damage was confined mainly to the
flooding of streets and cellars.
Marshalllng theses manifold items Of
damage to other adjacent communities
the total Of 1000 600 can easily be
reached. The mills along the river
! fronts viii not be able TO resume before
| tomorrow The railroads are rapidly
getting into shape again and by evening
1t IL expected that all trains will be
running on schedule time.
RISING RAPIDLY AT HUNTINGTON
| Huntington w Va, April 22.-The
| Ohio river Is 50 feet and rising l.5
inches an hour. All tributaries In the
central and southern portion Of the
state are falling at headwaters, but the
| Guyandotte, Twelve Pole and Sandy are
rising within forty miles OF the mouth.
News Of suffering and great damage
continues 10 come from Many points
along these streams. No loss Of life
has been reported this morning. The
Ohio will likely not exceed s. feet here,
Numerous nelghborlug towns are flood
ed.
KENTUCKY RIVER GOING UP.
Frankfort KY, April 22.--The Ken
lucky river Is rising al this point 2h
inches an hour. Heavy rain which be-
gan Sunday morning Is still falling. The
danger point is not reached
THE CHEMUNG RECEDING.
EImira, n. Y, April 22.-The rain
ceased here last night. The Chemung
river Is rapidly receding and the rail-
road trains are running more regularly.
The damage done here was confined
mainly to goods In the cellars OF the
stores. The river reached last night a
height Of l2la feet above low water
mark. Much damage from the floods Is
reported from the Cownesque and Tioga
valleys in Tioga county, Pa, barns to-
bacco sheds and other outbuildngs
were washed away and farm lands were
/ inundated.
THE GENEssEE COMING UP.
Rochester, N. Y, April 22.--During
the past "a hours the Genessee river
has risen three feet, and II Is rising
al the rate OF an inch per hour A
number 70 cellars on Front street are
| flooded. Advices from no the valley
| saw The lowlands are again submerged
and that several streams have run over
their banks. The loss to farmers who
have been blowing will be considerable.
THE MOHAWK RISING.
Amsterdam, n. Y. April 22.-The Mo-
hawk river has risen 10 feet since sat
urday night and IL still rising, already
being higher than in many years. An
abuttment Of the West Shore bridge az
Pattersonville gave way early TINS
morning. and necessltates trains from
that road being run over the Central
| from Utica to Central Junction, east OF
this city. Some OF the mills along the
| Chuckanunda creek are shut down.
owing TO the flood.
POTOMAC RIVER RISING
! washington. April 22.-The weather