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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20
Tie Iowa Ready to Sail.

San Francisco. Aug. l9-The Iowa
has taken on coal ana ammunition and
is expected to sail direct for Panama.
The Ranger is now en- route to the
same port. but on account of her slow
ness she will no. reach Panama until
after the Iowa arrives there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20
RACE CALLED OFF,
Not Enough Wind. Monday. Tor the Columbia
and Constitution.

I.archmont. n. ". Aug. 19-The regatta
committee called the race off, today. on
account of the thick weather. There will
he no more races at Larchmont ard the
next race of the Constitution and Co
lumbia will be at oyster Bay, Thursday.
under the auspices of the Seawanahaka
Yacht Ciuu.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20
THREATENING WeATHlR.

Washington Aug. l9,-Forecast for
Tuesday and wednesday: Unsettled ana
threatening weather, Tuesday. and
probably Wednesday. with occasio,ot
showers; warmer, Wednesday. on the
coast, night east to south winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Aug. l9-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity: Tuesday. rain
Wednesday. showers, followed by clear
to south winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
First Regiment Is UNFOLDING
Its Past Reputation.
Results Of Company Team and Off,
GERS Riff, Matches, Yesterday.
Plans Tor Governors Day include Athletic
Sports. General Camp News.

EYONDthe
anti C. ipa-
tons of the
a d m ircrS
of the 1st
Regin e Mt
who have
watched it
make his
tory during
pre- vi O u :;
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ed with its
members in
the hard
Shirn 90 III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20
READVILLE RACES. :
Larger Attendance Than Usual
for Opening Day.
prettiest Work Of Day Was in ZIG
Pace, Won by Shorty.
The $4,000 Blue Hill Stake Won by County
lay. the Fav0rite.

Readvillc, Mass, Aug. l9.-The Grand
Circuit flyers gave an suspicious OPEN
ing, this afternoon. to the annual meet
under the patrona &c Of the New Eng
land TrottinS Horse Breeders Associa-
ton. There We're four events on the
card ami the attendance was larger
than usual for a starting day. Natur-
ally the talent followed the 30 trot
more closely thar the other events.
This race was for the Blue Hill stake
of 5000. Ia this event Country JAY
the Kentucky geiding, was he favor
ite and won easily in straight heats
The prettiest racing of the day. how
ever was III the 2.16 class pace, which
though Wor by Shorty in two straight
heats, did not fail to the chestnut geld
ing without Il struggle. with Agnes lie
May as a fast rival in the first heat
and Ellie. a dangerous competitor in
the second.
The summaries:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20
225 SS-TROT-THREE IN FIVE
PURSE Sln00-U Unfinished

erta d., b. z, Shenango.
nlIiS rnnrD La. Cal NInrrill
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22

away hut 40 great damage. The water
extended east on Twenty ninth street
to Eom. The bridge across Caldwell's
run at Chapline street was at o'clock
under two feet Of water, parties in
boats Swimming across as though no
bridge existed. The bridge at Eoff
street at this time was about a foot
above the creek.
The water did not again appear on
the streets until the vicinity of Forty
third and Jacob street was reached.
Here the water spread out in one con-
tinuous stream to Forty-seyenth street.
Though few houses here were entered,
the inconvenience was very great.
From just above Forty eighth street
down the water is one continuous
stretch to Benwood. The street car
barns have several feet of water in
them and early in the morning all the
cars had been removed to Chapline
street, where they were stationed in an
unbroken line from Twenty-fourth to
Twenty-second street. No attempt was
made to operate any cars south Of the
creek.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22

THE SITUATION At BENw00D
Very Serious and the Entire Town
Is Nearly Beneath the Raging

Very Serious and the Entire Town
is Nearly Beneath the Raging
Ohio.
Dark last evening found the indus
trial town of Benwood lying under sew
eral layers of the rampant and muddy
Ohio, and it is certainty that before
the water subsidies the city will have
suffered considerable damage, but las.
evening no estimate could be formed.
There is not, at the time OF going to
press, a street in Benwood that boat
can not be used upon and the citizens
have all adopted this mode Of travel.
By boat is also the only mode of trave.
between that city and this city, as the
street car service was cut of last night.
During the early evening the streets
were crowded with boats OF all descrip-
tlons and builds, and several accidents
were reported in Tie course Of the evan
ing, but in all cases the most serious
result was a severe wetting.
Last evening at ten o'clock there were
only one or two houses in the town that
did not have water on the first floor.
Al that time there was IL or 10 inches
of water on the FIRST floor OF the Emerg-
ency; three inches OF water on tbs hrst
floor OF the city building, and the water
had just begun to wash over the sill OF
Deoond's cafe, this latter building is
supposed to be among the highest in
the town. There are few buildings In
me lower section Of the town reported
to have from three to four feet Of water
on the first floor.
The lower Benwood mill last evening
was several feet under water, and it Is
probable that work will be discontinued
until late in the week.
At the Riverside the entire plant was
under water to varying depths. The
oily department working last night vas
tie coke department anu it is not
known whether il will be able to work
to-day or not. Last evening nc estl-
nate could be formed es to the loss that
VII result
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
The River at Beilaire.

People in South Bellaire were busily
engaged in moving all day yesterday.
The First and Second wards look in a
terrible condition. Yesterday was very
dull in Bellaire. The street cars were
not running and none Of the trains were
making any time at all. A great many
people took advantage of the kind Of
fer of the X. OF P.s. They had 90 cots,
which were free to the sufferers from
the food. One Of the moving vans
broke down at McDonald's corner on
Grand Hill, but none OF the goods were
damaged. All the holes in the city were
full OF water, the one back OF the cut
being extended onto Harrison street,
and there were two feet of water on the
fields on Forty-eighth street. The steel
works and the blast furnaces were shut
down, the water getting in the soaked
pits last night. 1t was thought that the
Enterprise Enameling Works and Ro-
derfer's glass house would have to shut
down. Yesterday morning the water
works was compelled to stop the pumps
and the electric light plants were kept
busy all day piping lines to various
plugs, and Bellaire was not dark. at any
rate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22

surplus 81 water MAS III tho vicinity Of
the IA Belle mill. Here the water had
come through. the sewer and had placed
the entire region south from Twenty
fourth street to Caldwell's run under
water to the depth from one to three
feet and many of the houses at three
o'clock had from one to eleven inches
OF water on the dirst floor, and in a few
instances even more. Atthis time the
water was depth of two inches on the
floor OF the Niagara engine house,
making it necessary to remove the APP
paratus and men to quarters at the
Central glass works.
At Twenty-seventh and Main streets
the water was the deepest, and on the
floor of the Spears Axle works there
was fully two and one-half feet OF
water. The damage here may be large
The damage at the la Belle plant will
not be so large but work will be inter-
rupted for considerable time.
South from Caldwell's run to Thirty
first street on Chapline, all of the
houses on the west side Of the street
were flooded, but preparations had
been made to receive the water and
the resulting damages will be compare
lively light The rushing water over
the tracks at fhirty-frst street into
the low ground back of the Handlan
property attracted much attention, but
besides flooding the basement OF the
buildings in the vicinity did little dam
age. Considerable OF the bank under
the B. & o. tracks here was washed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22

were flooded to depth Of several
inches at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and freight cars loaded with pig iron
were run out on them to hold them in
place.
At 2 o'clock the creek lacked about
IA inches of reaching the tracks on
the new B. & o. bridge, and here as on
the other bridges heavily loaded cars
had been run on to the tracks. The
situation at the Sixteenth street
bridge of this company was about the
same as at the other bridges. At the
old b. & o. depot on the south bank of
the creek, preparations had been made
to receive the river, but they were I'M
necessary.
The first district south Of the creek
that was flooded yesterday afternoon
was at the intersection of Main and
Twenty-third streets Here the water
Backed up through the sewer for a dis
lance of half block in all directions,
but at that time it had not entered any
of the houses. Forty-two feet, how
ever, will give the residents of that
vicinity a depth of from one to two
inches on their first floors.
The next district suffering from a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
AT MOUNDsvILLE.
The Lower Town Is Under Water
Many Houses in the Flooded Dis
tI.ix q Rnil

The Lower Town Is Under Water
trict-The vi. b. &W. Railway.
The greater portion of Moundsville is
on high ground which the flood would
not be likely to reach. There are. a
great many dwellings, however, in
what is termed lower town. between
the O. R. tracks and the river, and all
of these had water in the first stories.
On Western avenue many houses had
water in the second stories.
The Ohio River railroad tracks are
entirely submerged, but the B. & 0.
tracks were three feet out Of water
last night. The water was on the first
floor in the Martin -four mill, and also
on the lower floor of the Seamon cigar
factory
The pumping station of the water
company has been flooded and the
water has been turned off from con-
sumers. The standpipe is full how
ever, ready for fire or other emer-
gency.
The M. B. & W. railway has been
running a car on the lower end of the
line as far north as Glendale, but last
night the indications were that the
tracks will be submerged to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
had situation at parkersburE.

Special 10 the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, April 2l.-The
situation, which this afternoon was more
reassVring, has tonight become critical.
1t is raining hard, ana has apparently set
In for steady rain. Fully a foot OF snow
was on the ground this morning after the
storm OF yesterday and last night, and
this Is rapidly disappearing under the
mild temperature ana the steady rain.
Until this rain began to fall the indica-
tons were that the rise would fall four of
five feet short OF the food of 1854, and
many persons who were waiting for the
latest possible news before moving their
property were greatly relieved. The opin-
ion of rivermen, shared in by the weather
observer, was that the stage here would
not exceed As feet, about the same as In
that II is again raining hard are causing
fresh alarm Should a strong rise como
on top of the present stage OF the water.
IL is Impossible now to predict what stage
might be reached here. Merchants In the
lower part of the city are busy tonight
moving their goods TO places OF safety.
and even stage as high as that OF 1854
would not catch many persons unprepared-
The manufacturers along the Little-kan-
yerely, as most Of their property was diff
fcult to move TO places of safety. and
much Of 1t is being moved now. Fully u
hundred houses in Riverside and Newport,
suburbs are in the water and nearly that
many families are homeless, living with
neighbors. in unfinished houses, or staying
in the city building, Only one business
morning the water Will be over everything
up to Third street. At O'Clock tonight
the stage is 40 feet, and rising three-tenths
of a foot an hour.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
FLOOD AND REGISTER.
Anxiety Over High Water Increased
the Demand for Information.

the Demand for Information.
1t seemed that the intense desire to
read the Sunday Register yesterday was
destined to continue from the moment Of
issue until long after dinner The
very exhaustive reports by wire, telephone
and Associated Press, together with COM
plete reports OF the local situation by the
Registers stan. of the great extent, and
damage done, Of the high water. was on
everyhodys lips and everybody wanted to
read the full particulars. The sales over
the counter and to nevsbeys (outside Of
the regular subscribers served by car
riers) were so continuous that an extra
edition OF several thousand had to be run
Off The same conditions prevailed out
side Of the city and suburbs. The Reg
lister. agents for a radius of 100 miles sent
kilograms for extra supplies in anticipa-
ton Of the demand Below Is q partial
list OF cities and towns (and the number
Sold to which &c Register was a vel
come visitor: Parkersburg, 7S; Sisters
vile. SO; New Martinsville, 80; Bellaire,
500; Benwood. 500; Moundsville, $50: Cam
eron. 100; Warrington, $50; Fairmont, 200:
Grafton, no; Bridgeport, 800; GAINESVILLE,
90; Cambridge 80; ST. Clairsville, $780, Mar
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
THE RAILROADS

Tracks Are Being Cleared and Train
Service is Improved-Au Roads
Are Still Suffering Inconvenience.
The railroads are suffering a great
deal Of inconvenience through washouts
and landslides and the submerging Of
tracks, but the condition last night was
improved in comparison with the prev
ious night. The Ohio River tracks are
completely submerged at many points
between Wheeling and Parkersburg,
and trains could not run even il the
tracks were cleared 1t is not likely
that trains will be running for day or
two
Conductor Charles Sharp got in at
two o'clock yesterday afternoon with
the Ohio River passenger train which
had been hemmed in since Friday after
noon at SCOTS, fourteen miles below
the city. The majority of the train
crew accompanied him
Local Ticket Agent T. c. Burke, of the
B. & O.. reported that conditions were
improving on the B. & O. lines. On the
main division trains are running almost
on regular time. Pittsburg trains go by
way of Fairmont, Morgantown and
Uniontown. Large forces of men were
at work during the day clearing the
tracks on the Pittsburg division, and
Mr.. Burke thought communication be-
tween Wheeling and Pittsburg by B.
& o. would be established to-day.
A special despatch to the Register
from Washington, Pa, last night puts
the situation on the Hempf1eld in diff
ferent light, however. There was a
heavy landslide near Coon Island, be-
tween Claysville and West Alexa ,ler.
and another heavy landslide near the
West Virginia State line. Both occur
red yesterday, and will make it impos-
sible to run regular trains this morn
ing. A passenger train is tied up at
Claysville. The despatch adds that no
passenger trains can be run for at least
twenty -lOuT NCuTS.
A train over the Pennsylvania reached
Wheeling about noon with considerable
difficulty. An effort will be made to
run trains to-day.
c., l.. & w. officials reported that
their road is in good shape with no
track distractions so far as they knew,
and that they expect to run trains out
of Bridgeport this morning on schedule
time. The trains will proceed cautious
ly. All cars containing perishable
freight were removed to the Wheeling
creek yards. The c., L. & w track
between Martins Ferry and Bridgeport
is under water, but no slides are an
ticipated when the water recedes.
The condition Of the Wheeling &
Lake Erie and c. & P. are much more
serious. There are bad slips on the
latter road at Merrill, Pa, Cooks Ferry,
Pa, Rush Run. Ohio, Georges Run and
other places. 1t Is not considered likely
that trains will be running before
Thursday morning. A bad slip occur
red at the Crystal glass works, in
Bridgeport yesterday morning, but was
cleared UP by evening
The wires are down along the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie, and information con-
corning the amount OF danger done IS
very meagre The bridge at Warrenton
was almost washed away, and some
time will be necessary to repair l..
Traffic over the road will not be resum-
ed before Thursday.
There have been several bad slips on
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22

TINS Ferry. $40: Burlington, 100 There
were = number Of towns, in fact very
many. which the recent storms and con-
sequent high waters. and damage to rail-
roads. prevented the Register from MAX
ing its customary Sunday call. among
which may be mentioned: Cadix, Portland.
Mingo. Steubenville. Wellsburg and sum
dry places up and down the river
The Register is indebted to the courtesy
of the captain of the steamer Virginia for
getting the papers to Parkersburg and in
termediate cities and towns, as the Ohio
River trains have been held UP since Sat-
urday on account of slips and washouts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
GREAT DAMAGE BELOW.
The River at Huntington Has Passed
the Fifty-Foot Mark-Ten Feet
More Expected.


HUNTINGTON. w. Va, April 21.-At 6
O. clock this evening the rain and snow
which has been falling for seventy-eight
hours ceased. Tho Ohio ha. passed the
danger line of nifty feet and is still rising
SO inches an hour, with the Guyandotte,
Big Sandy, Tug and Twelve Pole also ris-
ing rapidly at all points. Fully ten feet
more water Is expected here. The Kan
awha and New Rivers are also rising.
Great damage has resulted through the
southern and Central portions OF the
State. There is much suffering among
people compelled 10 seek quarters in the
hill. alsns the Guysndotte and Twelve
Pole. Cstlettsburg, Ceredo, Central City,
Dingess, DunIow, Barboursville, and many
smaller towns are suffering heavily
Owing to the wires being down It is al
most impossible to learn the situation In
the interior counties, but judging by the
debris in all the rivers IL is evident great
dsmage has resulted
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
At Huntington.
Special to the Register.

Speclal 10 the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va. April M.-The
Ohio river has reached the 5O-foot mark
here and is yet rising four inches an
hour. The Guyandotte. Twelve Pole and
Big Sandy rivers continue To rise from
headwaters down. There has been con-
tinuous rain and snow throughout this
part Of the State for seventy-eight hours.
Great damage is reported throughout val
leys along all of the above streams and
hundreds OF families have been driven
from their homes and are now seeking
higher quarters. The greatest damage is
along the Twelve Pole, the towns OF Din
CESS and Dunlow being completely sub
merged Ceredo Is suffering heavily, and
the leading business streets of Catietts-
burg are submerged John Samson was
drowned near Six Mile while endeavoring
to save his household effects, and Garter
Singleton met a similar fate while catch
ing timber on Tug In Central City two
miles west, the manufacturing district Is
submerged. Barboursville. Guyandotte
and lockwood citizens are seeking higher
quarters, all the lower streets being
flooded. IT is feared that the Ohio viii
rise ten feet more at these points.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
Marks from Above.

Standardization 3S feet 8 inches and
rising slowly. 1t is not expected that there
will be more than 50 feet here. Clear and
cold. Up-Sam Brown, 1880 a. m; Ben
Hur, 1890 a. m; Kanawha, p. m. Tom
Reese No. 2, 40 p. m.
Brownsville-River % feet and falling.
Cloudy.
Observation-Disclosures 16 feet inches and
falling. Navigation suspended.
Observation-Disclosures Is feet and falling.
Rainy.
Oil City-River feet inches and rising
again. Clear and pleasant.
Pittsburg-River 24.7 feet and falling.
Cold and raining.