Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-22
ZANDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER,
Snow and Floods.

Wheeling, w. Va, April 22.-The
food reached it's height-4l feet 8
inches-at an early hour this morning
and has now begun to fall. All day
yesterday the city was totally isolated
from the world, not o train running IN
or out of the city. Nearly all industrial
establishments were compelled TO shut
down and today all these are at stand
still. The financial loss will be heavy.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 22.-At IL
o'clock this morning the marks 10 the
river registered shade over % feet.
This is about four feet below the high
est point recorded yesterday. Appre-
lension is dying out. The greatest
fear has been felt as to the possibility
of the embankment combining the huge
reservoir just above Irwin, Ps., with
standing the enormous pressure caused
by the torrent. ID is now stated that
the danger has been averted.
Buffalo, N. Y, April 22.-The effects
o, the storm here are subsiding. Adj
vices from Tonawanda this morning
shows that the twin cities are still hav-
ing hard time.
Huntington, w. Va, April %. AT 8
o'clock this morning the Ohio river
reached 80 feet and was rising 1.6
inches an hour. 1t Is hardly probable
that the Ohio will excede So feet here.
News of heavy damage continues to
come from the vallies along streams 10
the southern portion of the State.
There is little damage here IS yet from
the floods but neighboring towns are
suffering severely. A cold drizzling
rain is falling here this morning, and
business throughout the Ohio valley In
this region is paralyzed.
McKeespor., Pc, April % Tho
| food damage In this city is not serious
| Considerable inconvenience has been &C.
casioned residents of the river section
by flooded cellars. The extreme height
OF the Monongahela river created much
anxiety yesterday but the waters have
receded and no apprehension Is now
felt.
gainesville, o., April pa Pitts
burg aud Western mail train lef.
Youngstown at 3 p. m. Saturday and
was stuck In drift two miles north OF
Warren until midnight. The snow
reached to the cab windows of the en-
CINE, breaking them by contact with
tae immense drifts. The cars were OK
tricated one at time by two engines
and pulled back to Warren. Passen.
gers suffered terribly, most Of them
being without food for 10 hours.
Parkersburg, w. Va, April 22-The
Ohio river has reached Al feet and il
rising slowly. One foot more is ex.
pected. First and Second streets,
| lower Juliana aud lower Market streets
are under water from five inches 10
three feet. In Riverside and South.
side suburbs, hundreds of houses are
surrounded and the water in some
places is in the second stories. Home
less people are being taken care Of as
we'll as is possible. The Ohio River
railroad suffered severely. No trains
have been run since Thursday. The
Ravenswood, Spencer and Chenille
Railroad is almost entirely destroyed
and will have to be rebuilt. The
weather conditions are better today.
Cumberland, Md, April 22.-Balti.
more and Ohio railroad tracks east
bound are covered with FIVE OF water
today, and all westbound passenger
trains are held at Martinsburg, W. Va
1t has been rainiog for TOURS days and
the south branch of the Potomac il
the highest ever known The damage
to crops and railroads Ia heavy.