Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-16

Plttsburg, Pa. Dec 1.-THE crest OF
the flood and the lowest point touched
this winter by the mercury were both
registered at a. m, when the Smith
field street bridge marks showed %
feet inches OF water in the Mononga-
hela river, and the government Their
mometer indicated degrees above
zero, The rivers are now falling and
the temperature is steadily rising, only
the sudden drop In the temperature
averted one Of the greatest floods In
the history OF Pittsburg. As Il was, the
lower parts of the point district and
Dequesne Way and lowlands along the
Monongahela river South Side, wef
submerged. In Allegheny tho rii
front was entirely under water. The
cellars In many houses were flooded
and people were compelled to move.
For the rlvermen and dwellers along
the river banks of Pittsburg and Alle-
gheny It was the most fearful night
experienced in many years. Similar
conditions have been practically UNI
known 10 this generation, Hundreds Of
men toiled all night, with the gigantic
coal tows, tied up to the landings on
both sides Of all three rivers, In the
face Of utterly cold wind. Drenched
at times with the splashes OF foam,
their clothes Iroze on them immediate
ly and the suffering was great.
The damage TO goods on the wharves,
IN warehouses, stores and private
houses In the two cities will probably
reach 100000. In addition many mills
and factories along both rivers were
forced to close down temporarily and
thousands OF men and women VIII be
out OF work from one to three days and
much damage done TO machinery and
finished stock. At all points along the
rivers reports Of damage from the high
water have been received. At McKees
Rocks In all the cellars west of Char
tiers avenue the water stood three feet
deep
Hers Island was partly submerged,
but 1t was not necessary to remove the
cattle from the stock yards. At
Sharpsburg cellars We're flooded and in
many houses the water was on the first
floors.
AS result Of the floods severalp plants
along Penn avenue and In the west end
are closed today throwing thousands of
employees idle,
Between TWenty-ninth ana Tnlrty-
third street, all the cellars Of the houses
are flooded, IN most instances the water
rising TO the height of three feet.
The waters began TO recede rapidly
at 10 a, m. in the Allegheny and flooded
districts are expected to be cleared by
evening Police were placed through
out the district and In the lower part
OF the first ward coal and food were
taken to the inmates OF the flooded
houses
The loss to shipping interests was
great. The Monongahela River Con-
solldated Coal and Coke company prob
ably VIII prove the greatest losers. A
fleet of sixty empty craft, most OF
them coal boats valued at about 5000
each. were torn from their fastenings
Just below the mouth OF Saw mill run.
Between ten and twenty loaded fats
OF coal were torn from their moorings
al Daquesne and swept down the river.
Every one Of them was filled with coal
The coal company reported that a
number Of the runaway boats had been
captured.
WATER IS RECEDING.
Philadelphia, Dec. l6.-Reports from
the flooded districts in this state are
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