The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-20
SERIOUS FLOODS FEARED
A Warning From the Weather Bu-
reau at Pittsburg, Pa
An Almost Unprecedented Rainfall
threatening Freshet in the Riv-
ers-Nanufacturers Notified of the
Danger to Plants by the Police

Threatening FreShetin the Xiv
ers-Nanufacturers Notified of the
Danger to Plants by the Police
PITTSBUEG. Pa, lE2ril 20.-"The
worst flood since 1884 is coming" was
the word sent out from the Weather
Bureau in the Government Building at
II o'clock this morning.
All telegraph communication with
the West Is cut off and the Government
officials will not make even guess as
to when the rain will cease.
Their prediction of d big flood is bas-
ed upon the rainfall here and the re-
ports Of the continued downpour up the
Monongahela and the Allegheny Rivers
The local records show rainfall Of
near three inches in the twenty-four
hours ending S a. m
The Allegheny police were notified by
the officials at the weather bureau at
9 o'clock this morning that the Ale
gheny during the day would reach the
height of thirty-one feet. The danger
line is twenty-five feet, and Superin-
tendent of Police Leslie, Of Pittsburg,
called out the reserve force this morn
ing to notify persons in the low por-
tions of the city of the coming danger
Warnings were also sent to the man
ufacturing establishments along the
river banks.
Early this morning tons of gravel
and earth, Ioosened by the recent heavy
rains started to slide down the hillside
at Copper Works Station, on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. carrying be
fore it a two-story frame house in
which were six people, three men, two
women. and one child One of the men,
Bernard Gull. was perhaps fatally in
jured by being thrown from the second
story of the house to the railroad
tracks The other members of the fam
lily were not hurt seriously. Bernard
Gull is the owner of the property, and
he, with his son Michael, boarded with
the MuIdoon family.
Next door IS a tWo-stOry house. oc-
cupied by Edward Collins and wife The
building was cut in twain, the half &C
cupied by the Collins family standing.
Mrs Muldoon was buried under the
wreckage Of the other half, but was
rescued by her husband
Some of the Westinghous plants at
Wumerding were forced 10 shut down
this morning on account of the over
flow Of Turtle Creek
4 landslide on the P c. c. & St. L
has been reported. The slide occurred
between Birmingham and Point Bridge.
South Side and blocked all the tracks
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Turtle Creek is higher now than it has
been for years and on account Of the
closing of the Westinghouse and other
plants 5000 men are idle The creek is
rising rapidly At o'clock this morn
ing the water swept over the high re
tanning wall recently erected on the
north side of the Westinghouse Air
Brake Company's plant and flooded the
yards and powerhouse. Later it rose
above the IeyeI of the shops and it is
/ feared the valuable machinery VIII be
| badly damaged.
In the portion Of the town near the
Pennsylvania Railroad the damage viii
be heavy. The water has risen above
the level of the big retaining wall along
the tracks and it is feared that large
| portion of the roadbed Of both the
| Pennsylvania and the Turtle Creek
Valley lines may be swekt away. In
this section many residents have been
driven from their homes and others are
preparing to move. In some cases the
| people were caught and are now i'm
prisCned with the water up to the sec
end story of their houses The danger
| is great and preparations are being
made to bring these people away on
| RATS. The traction lines have suspend
| ed operations