The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-03-07
HIGHEST POINT IN YEARS
ALLEGHENY RIVER FLOODS
Fifty Thousand Men Temporarily
Idle by Forced Closing Down OF
MiIIs-PeopIe Were Wnrned-AIle-
pheny City n Modern Venice--Fisus
Protection Unavailable.

Protection Unavailable.
Pittsburg Pa, March, 2.-The Az
legheny river marks show S2.6 and
the river is still rising The food
marks of 1884 will. in all likelihood.
be passed. and S5 feet, the highest
point ever reached by the water here
Tin 1922 may be equalled. 1t is GER
tain that the great damage done by
the 1884 food will be exceeded by
many thousands of dollars. A reli-
able estimate of the money damage
can not be made at this time. but
it will be very heavy. Already So,
600 men have been made tempOrar-
lily idle by the forced closing down
of mills, factories and other indus
tries. and the number is likely to be
greatly increased by Monday. To
the timely warnings given by the
government weather bureau officials
to all interested may be credited the
lack of fatalities. In most instances
business men and other residents
were prepared, consequently no drown
ings or serious accidents have resulted,
up to the present.
The Allegheny is a modern Venice
and every sort of improvised water
craft is in service Every street iIn
the low lying districts of the city from
Henrys island to the western side has
more or less water in it, In some
places it is from two to four feet deep,
forcing the householders either to-
abandon their homes or move to the
upper floors. In numerous instances
families have taken their cook stoves
to the attic and have prepared to camp
+ out, as it were, until the waters sub
side. All of the railroad tracks except
o the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi
t cago are submerged and many factor
T. les have been closed down. The west
e ern penitentiary is in particularly bad
shape. The water has flooded the
underground portion of the institution,
running much fine machinery. includ-
# ing the air renOvating and electric
II lighting plants. The building is now
r. without heat and the only light in il
IS is from candles and lamps. small
d sized iceberg has been deposited in the
1t grounds and the warden's house has.
d. been rendered untenantable.
at Pittsburg proper, from the Point to-
X Ninth street and as far back as Penn
lie avenue, everything is flooded Skiffs
X and wagons are being used by resi-
lie dents to go to and from their homes.
e. Few Pittsburgers have ever before
N seen the water so deep on these
at streets The Hotel Lincoln has two
v feet of water in it's basement, while
We the Victoria and Boyer hotels are in
II. almost as bad a shape. Water sur
"a rounds the Anderson, but no particular
as damage has been done The Duquesne
IN and the Alvin theaters were forced to
abandon their performances tonight
~ and business in the districts has been
=" suspended since noon. Every mill
along the Allegheny river as far as
Thirty-third street in the Allegheny
~ valley, railroad tracks are submerged
y and every cellar in the district has
w. water in it.
"a On the south side many Of the mills
Do have shut down, the plants of Jones
Oo I.aughlin and the Republic Steel com
pany being the only extensive works
,er to escape. From Homestead to Nc
KEGS Rocks, the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
tracks are under water and the Pan
a handle tracks are being used to ge
VS. trains in and out of the city.
IN. Notwithstanding the fact that tn,
ed. south side is literally swamped there
ed is not a drop of water available TO
home purposes or for fire fightin,
rs, should it become necessary. The Mon
es, ongahela Water company supplies thi
er, section of the city and this evening thu
Monongahela river took possession o
of the company's plant putting out tn
on fires under the boilers and forcing
lat shutdown.
oil Later.
e Pittsburg, March 4.-The great foo
is gone and the turbulent waters of tn
Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio river
III are again within their NATURAL channels
All the larger mills have resumed opera
n.y. tiOns or will be running as usual With
the next "a hours.