Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-03
THE RIVERS RAGE.
Much Loss Of Life and Prop 3rty
by Floods.
Southern States and Eastern PcnnsyI-
vnnia Suffer from the Effects of
TOrrentini Rains Many Peo-
pie are Driven from
Their Homes.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 31.-The rains Of
the past two days in Georgia, Ala
CANA, East Tennessee and portions
of North Carolina caused the death
of four persons as far as known and
inflicted serious damage to all kinds
of property. The rains have been
followed by much cooler weather,
accompanied by high winds. Three
people were drowned at West Point,
Ca, while attempting to cross the
turbulent Chattahoochee, and Thomas
Russell, an engineer on the Atlanta
& West Point railroad, was killed in
n freight wreck caused by wash
out near Notasulga, Ala. Thousands
of dollars worth of property has
been destroyed at West Point and
there is much suffering. lhe water
in the streets of West Point Sas
from one to five feet deep yesterday.
Many of the people spent the night
at Fort Tyler.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 3t.-There has
been tremendous rush Cf water
down the James river. The people
in the lower part of the city are
moving out, and the wharves at Rock
ett's are under water. The extreme
lower part of the city is cut off. Ow-
ing to the fact that the wires are
down along the James river division
| of the Chesapeake & Ohio, nothing
con be learned dehnitely of the con-
ditions from the outside. Fears are
entertained that the frcshet will be
the heaviest in years. No fatalities
! have been reported.
The Rappahannock took n tre-
mendous rise, putting the Fredericks-
/ burg gas works and electric lighs
! plant under water and plunging the
city into darkness.
! Luray reports n great freshet in
| the Shenandoah, which has seriously
interfcred with the running of trains.
Roanoke, Va, Dec. 31.-Railroad
traffic in southwestern Virginia has
been seriously interfered with for AZ
hours, owing to the heavy fall Of
snow and rain during the last two
weeks. Many washouts are reported
on the Norfolk & Western main line,
Roanoke & Southern and the Shen-
andoah Valley railroads.
John Wright lost his life in this
county Sunday night while attempt
ing to cross a swollen stream on n
horse.
A heavy fall of sleet and snow at
Christiansburg has Frustrated the
telegraph and telephone lines in that
vicinity.
A telegram from Radford says New
river has been flooded again for the
fifth time this year. The flood rose
20 feet and spread over the adjacent
country. partially submerging trees
houses and railway tracks.
Shamokin. Pa. Dec. 3l.-Rain which
fell almost continuously for 10 hours
flooded n number of collieries in this
region. Water rose so high in the
Henry Clay shaft that all the mules
were hoisted to- the surface and the
operation closed down for an indefi
mite period. One thousand employees
were rendered idle.
Lancaster, Pa, Dec. 31.-The Sus
quehanna river is still rising. The
most dangerous point appears to b'
at Safe Harbor. Here the water
continues to rise at the rate of si2
inches an hour. The water now GOV
ers the Port Deposit & Columbia
railroad tracks. The ice has not ye
broken on the river and if it goes i
is feared great flood will result a
Star Rock, just above Safe Harbor
People living at the latter place
close to the river have abandoned
their homes and taken to the higl
ground.