The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-21
DALLAS VICTIM
OF FIRE AGAIN
MAIN EXPOSITION BUILDING IN
FAIR GROUNDS Is DESTROYED
ENTAILING A LOSS OF 100000,
WITH $4,000 INSURANCE.

Dallas, Tex, July 20.-Fire broke out
the exposition grounds, located In the
suburbs of East Dallas and in thirty
minutes the main exposition buildings,
one of the largest buildings in the coun-
try; the music hall annex, the poultry
buildings, the private buildings of the ].
I. Case Plow Company, Southern Rock
Island Plow Company, and that OF the
Parlin Orendorff Company were Destroy
ed. The loss will reach $100. 900. with in
surance of probably $4,000
The exposition site is beyond the city
limits and the water pressure was weak.
Many of the buildings situated within the
grounds ignited at times, but were saved
after a hard fight.
The fire will not interfere with the
holding Of the annual state fair.
The Dallas department is crippled
through the absence Of its acting chief
and four firemen who have gone to the
Pasteur institute in st. Louis to be treat
ed for supposed hydrophobia, caused by
the bite of a mad horse
bottoms between Keolxuk and Quincy
stood the strain of today's flood The
Egyptian levee is still several inches
above the Des Moines river. which is
now stationary here, at its mouth Re-
ports from Ottumwa show a fall Of two
feet. Points between show a fall also
Unless heavy rains fail the Des Moines
will begin to TALL here tomorrow. The
Mississippi here shows a stage of 15.4
feet the highest since 1897, and is still
rising, but not as fast as it was this
morning The crest of the Mississippi
will probably pass mere tomorroy. Great
damage has already been done, but the
worst is PROBABLY over.
Peoria In Danger.
Peoria, ILL.,, July zo.-The Illinois river
tonight stands in imminent danger of
causing thousands of dollars worth Of
damage to buildings and manufactures
in Peoria. The damage already caused
along the lowlands by the floods will be
but a drop in the bucket as compared
with what it will be If the water gets
one foot higher and river men say there
is no possibility of the water receding in
the next thirty-six hours. Today the
river stood 205 feet above low water
mark and was going up at the rate Of
half an inch an hour. Should 1t continue
at that rate until tomorrow it will have
passed the high water mark for this
river which Is 21.6 attained during the
flood in the spring Of 1892.
People living along the bottom lands
both above and below Peoria have sought
the high lands and have driven their
stock with them.
Low Lands Under Water.
Utica, N Y, July 20.-The heavy rain
during the past "a hours has again over
flowed the banks of the Mohawk river
and the lowlands. 1t is believed the oats
and other crops will be very small
Great Danger at Farmer.
Farmer, N. Y, July 20.-The most dis
astrous flood that has ever visited this
portion Of Seneca county occurred this
afternoon. The rain commenced last night
but the heavy downpour between 2 and
8 80 this afternoon washing away every
thing nj the path 1t created. Wheat in the
shock hay on The ground. gardens, roads
and in some places bridges are washed
Entire Family Drowned.
Binghamton, N. Y. July 20.-A cloud
burst last night at Coventry, this county,
sent Lump creek over it's banks, wrecking
several mills and buildings at Alton!
The family of James Cook, consisting of
three persons. were drowned and their
bodies not found until today. Three sepa-
rate cloudbursts are reported in the
county and much minor damage has been
done