Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-23

and rising "a inches an hour The erect
Of the rise will reach here. tomorrow.
morning. when - stage Of 50 feet prob
ably VIII be registered. In the eastern
portion Of the city the damage is con-
| siderable.
| At Marietta II is reported that there
has been almost panic in the rural
| rural districts and the smaller towns of
| Washington county along the river
| whcr" there IL no telegraph service and
no warning WAS had of the sudden rise
| The ohio is almost stationary late. to-
night. and II Is expected to fail, tomor-
: row. ..a-e4
Marietta. Ohio, April 22-Thrcc per-
sons were drowned in the river here,
| this afternoon. A boat containing nine
men was carried under a wharf by the
swift current and Joseph Everett, .
| glass worker, was drowned. The others
were rescued. Later two boys named
lIanley. aged ind IA, were drowned
at the same place.
Glens Falls. y. r., April 22-Onc
hundred feet of the Golfer dam Of the
| new dam Of the Hudson River 90. at
Spicr Falls. went out, today, owing to
the high water. Frank Smith and Ds-
car Satterlcc of this city were thrown
into the river. Smith was drowned and
the body has not yet been recovered.
Pittsburg. Pa, April 1.-The food Is
over. Notwithstanding tn" fact that
carly In the day there was every evil
d"ncc OF renewal Of the high water,
the announcement can be made authorl-
tativcly. tonight. that there IL not the
least danger of another riTe At thia
point nor above for the present. but
the towns on the ohio river below here
are not yet out of danger bccauFc ~
rains in the valley. last night and To-
day. All up river points report the
rain and snow having ceased and the
rivers falling.
A look over the ground after the flood
shows that the losses will be fuzzy ~
great as was estimated. yesterday. In
and about rlttsburg 3, viii probably
take. ST 0oo 600 To pay the total cost Of
injury "a property ~ the water ana hy
landslips Add To this ihr great lnFs
Ia the railroads ana manufacturing
plants up and down the rivers In thie
wages to til" workingmen and ~" total
viii not fan far short n the 81 "oo mn
mark.
The work Of cleaning up 81 going on
,NcryW here in the Hooded district
Nnrthumuton. Mass. April 70 4
rc-ult ~ the rain ~ tine past two haNa
tie Connie, ticut river hrs ovcrii"wrd its
banks here. ard is nearly rs high rs
during tn" frcshct 81 two weeks nrp.
The tracks ~ the IIolynkc nud North-
ampton Street Railway ntc under wa
tcr near Mount Tom aud cars haze
been run slnc" morning. I; rs believed
that tho water is NOW AT it's height and
W.Il soon commence tp sursldc-
PittsburE. IT'LL. Arr.i ca skin con
tanning three people who were watch
inr drirtw"od ~ tho OBI" river at T.
E,onvilIc. Pa. today. carsized and tv
OF the occupants were drowned.
Eunaio. y. VI April u TIL" Pan
Amc, lean Exposition grounds are again
"a scene uf life and activity. Inspection
OF the grounds shows that not nearly
On much damage has been done as WAS
anticipated. White tho storm delayed
SnIt I'D almost every department. II III
again going ~ rapidly. II was thought
that som" damage might have been
done To tho interior decoration but
Very little really has been drna.
Wheeling ". VA. April e2.-The
river. tonight. is falling and danger Of
further flood seems to be over. II is
now believed that the loss Will foot NJ
at least S250. 600 and probably more. Tho
Ravcnwood Spencer & Chenille Road. |
Il branch Of the ohio River. " practi-
caIly wiped out and will have to he re-
built Twenty-two hundred gas con-
sumcrs are without gas in Wheeling. |
tonight.
PoughkocpSie. y. Y. April 1.-The |
water IN the Hudson is unusually high |
\ high tide. today. flooded the Pough- |
kpepsie Glass Works and put out the |
fires causing suspension Of opera |
tons Work will he resumed, in the |
morning.
Schenectady. y. y. April e2.-The |
Mohawk river. which overlooked its |
banks, last night. reached the highest |
point. today. it has touched in five |
years. fia feet above low water. The |
water is now reCeding.
Four men belonging to tho EoCkef"llrr |
feet laid IN in the npner hay n Eiie n.
.lra.