River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-04-25

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 23.-While
western Pennsylvania was fairly out
OF the clutches of the flood Monday
morning, fears of a quick repetition
OF the disaster and perhaps on an in
creased scale seemed to haunt the
people. Weather conditions are not
reassuring. it is again raining in
Pittsburgh and advices from the
headwaters of the Allegheny Mon
dav morning showed a renewed rise
with a continued downpour. Warmer
temperature acting on the snow was
n factor that also caused some APP
prchension. The waters at this
point have been steadily receding
since three o'clock in the afternoon,
but the retreat has been very slow
indeed At nine o'clock Monday
morning the Allegheny marks showed
p feet and falling about three
inches an hour Brooms and scrub
bing brushes were manipulated Wig
orously in Allegheny and Pittsburgh
Monday and the post food cleaning
carried on in earnest. 1t is impossi-
Bile 10 fairly approximate the loss
resulting from the high waters. Es-
Inmates vary from $1,000000 to 3d.
000. 900. but the first figures will
probably come nearer the correct
amount
A sketch of the situation would
- a., fo,o,,,.o,,,,d Ok On0 idle
employees. who in two days of en-
forced idleness will lose 100000 in
wages. Damage to plants along
Penn avenue and to the vast West
inghouse mandatory in Wilmerd-
ing. with the shutdown of other big
establishments at Rankin and
Boroughs in the Turtle Creek valley
easily mounts up to half million
more. The aggregate loss to rail-
roads is estimated at 100000. Prop
ertv in Allegheny has suffered in
Jury to an equal extent. Marshaling
with these the manifold items Of
damage to other adjacent commune
tiles the total of St,000,000 can easily
be reached The mills and factories
along the river fronts will not be
able to resume before Tuesday. The
railroads are rapidly getting into
shape again and by evening it is eX-
pectcd that all trains will be run
ming on schedule time. The source
of the greatest trouble is at Clays-
vile. a short distance from the West
Virginia state line.
M Recurrence of Flood.
Pittsburgh Pa, April23.- Forecaster
Ridgcway, of the local weather bureau,
saws there viii be no recurrence of the
flood All three rivers will continue
to fan and the rise at the headwaters
is not enough to affect he fall in the
lower streams. 1t would take a steady
rainfall of "a hours, he said. TO check
the fan in the rivers, and from present
Indications that is not likely to occur.
The Flood at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. April %. The danger
line was reached here Monday in the
Ohio river flood which started at the
headwatcrs last week and did so much
damage at Pittsburgh and interme-
date points. The backwater along the
Licking ON the kentucky side has in
undated parts Of Covington, Newport
and other suburbs. The Mill Creek
valley is full Of water and doing dam
age ia the west end of Cincinnati. 4
similar condition exists in the east
end and along the Little Miami bot
toms But the worst condition is
along he public landing and in the
lower part of this city, where sewers
are blocked and cellars filled with
haekwater \ stage of As feet causes
damage in his section, and that
stage was reached Sunday evening. At
30 feet trains cannot enter the Grand
Central station; at sc feet the base.
ball park is flooded and at IS feet the
races at The track in Newport, Ky.
must stop. All OF these limits are in
sight. The crest Of the Pittsburgh rise
is not due here till Tuesday. but the
cNetnt has been closely anticipated
and preparations made accordingly.
AZ ten o'clock the Ohio river here
reached 90 feet Just one foot from
what is called the danger line, although
damage was incurred Sunday night ant
Monday NJ other stages The rise her,
is four inches per hour, so that by one
o'clock there will he 80 feet. The
Grand Central depot can at this rate
he used till ten o'clock ut night. but