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ly sliding down on to the tracks and
large force Of men could not keep them

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lines along the roads was enormous,
and it will take several days to fully re-
pair them. Trains are now running on
all the roads, but no attempt is being
made to keep them up to schedule.
The submerged districts in Pittsburg
and Allegheny are to-day scene Of
abject misery. Cellars and in some
instances the first floors of stores and
dwellings are covered with water
Where the flood has subsidized, it has
left behind greasy yellow scum two
to three inches deep. The residents
spent all day trying to restore their
homes to some degree of decency and
comfort The damage to furniture and
buildings in Allegheny is estimated at
about $4,000. 1t will take two months
of hot summer weather to thoroughly
dry out these houses. In Pittsburs the
loss to residences. stores and goods and
the cost of cleaning up will amount to
about s250,o0O.
At Carnegie borough, six miles from
Pittsburg, the loss is estimated at S4O,-
90, of which the Columbia bridge works
lose SIS 900, the other losses ranging
from SIS to 5000.
The Westinghouse Electric Company
had two carloads of finished material
for Toronto, Canada, on the tracks near
Turtle Creek. They were caught in the
food and water got into the cars. The
loss may reach $50 900.
The Pittsburg base ball park is in
bad condition At noon to-day the first
three tiers of chairs in the grandstand
were under water, and the bleachers
were floating all over the diamond 1t
will take a week to put the grounds
into shape.
The report tonight from Rochester.
Pa, is that the Ohio has overfowed its
banks and considerable portion of the
city lying south Of the Fort Wayne
railroad tracks is submerged. The river
is still rising and a steady dcwnpour
of rain continues. The loss to the vari-
Gus manufacturing plants located along
the river front will be heavy. Extra
forces of men are patrolling the rail
road tracks on the lookout 70 land
slides.
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the flood and storm was considerable,
and several squares in the north. end
of town were converted into lake at
Ninth avenue. Twenty-second and
Twenty-third streets, and the houses
stood in two and three feet of water.
At one place the wedding of Thomas
Zines and Miss Clara Carter was to
have taken place. and the driver Of the
carriage had to wade to the house of
Miss Carter, and carry the groom, the
bride and groomsman to the carriage
in his arms, SO they could go to the
church for the marriage ceremony. A
couple Of large landslides have taken
place on the lines OF the Riverview
Street Car Company, where it ascends
the hill to Riverview park, and no cars
ran all day. The water in the Beaver
river has been falling since morning,
and all danger of flood is over No
very great damage was done by the
Beaver river, as it kept pretty we'll
to its bank, except at Junction park.
below New Brighton, and that point is
inundated every year, and sometimes
oftener.
The first direct communication from
Washington, Pa, tonight says: Char
tiers creek is a raging torrent and has
overhowed its banks in hundreds OF
places. All traffic on the CHARTERS road
is blocked by bridges being washed
away, and landslides, aad the B. 60.
is seriously crippled. No train. have
been running on the Washington and
Waynesburg narrow suage. and the in
dications are that none will be able to
get through until Monday. Waynes-
burg is isolated and much inconven-
fence has resulted. The B. & O. be-
tween this place and Wheeling is tied
up, and no trains are running. Manv
houses are flooded in the lower sections
of the town, and the water is still
rising
The report from steubenvilIe saws:
The Ohio river reached its flood stage
here this evening, and after touching the
Ss-foot mark began TO recede The flood
mas wrought great damage to property in
this vicinity. The c. & P. and w. & l..
e. railroads are under water at Nfingo
AT Mingo Junction the big plant of the
National Steel Company is idle because of
high water, which flooded the soaking nits
etc. About fifty families were rendered
homeless by the high water at that town
Little Italy, in the lower end OF the
town, where two hundred Italian. are
housed, is submerged. In thi. CITY the
paper mill, pottery works and iron works
are shut down on account of high water
Fully nifty families IN the low ground here
were compelled to move from their homes
Parts of Rush Run, Warrenton and Bril-
liant are under water
AT Alikanna about twenty house, were
wrecked by the food
Reports from up-river point. received
at Pittsburg up to 10 .. m are nearre
but for the most part are encoi,rsr,n~