New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-02
DANGER In WEST PASSED
PITTSBURG'S FLOOD SEEMS
PRA ACTICALLY OVER.
THE LOSS To PROPERTY HEAvY-LIvES
SAVED BY TIMELY WARNINGS.


Pittsburg, March 1.-At midnight indications
were that the flood had done it's worst. The
MOnongahea marks at the SmithfieId-st bridge
showed at that time 81 9 feet a fan of nearly a
foot since p. m. The Allegheny at Herr's
Island registered 3.5 feet. fall of three-tenths
of a foot since D. m. AT Davis Island dam the
Ohio stood stationary at 3O.1 feet Earlier in the
evening it seemed almost a certainty that 33.S
feet, the mark made by the disastrous flood Of
1881. would be exceeded. and that much greater
damage would he done because of the many
more interests affected.
Late reports from up-Tiver points are TO the
effect that both rivers are either falling or
stationary.
At O'Clock tonight the Allegheny River
marks showed $40 feet, and the water was
then rising. No reliable estimate of the money
damage be made at this time but il will be
heavy. Fifty thousand men have been made
temporarily idle by the forced closing down OF
mills, factories and other industries To the
timely warnings given by the Government
Weather Bureau officials may he credited the
lack of fatalities In most instances business
men and residents were prepared: consequently
no drOwnings nor serious accidents have re-
suited up to the present.
Tonight Allegheny is modern Venice and
every sort of improvised water craft is in SER
the city from Herr's Island to the Western
Penitentiary 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 CT move to the upper floors. In many
cases families have taken their cook stoves to
the attic, and have prepared to camp out until
the waters recede. All the railroad tracks. ex-
cept the Pittsbrrg. Fort Wayne and Chicago
are submerged. and many factories have been
closed.
The Western Penitentiary is in particularly
bad shape. The water has flooded the under
ground portion of the institution running much
fine machinery. including the air renovating
and electric lighting plants
The building is without heat. and the
only light in it is from candles and lamps.
small sized iceberg has been deposited IN the
grounds. and the warden's house has been rem
dered untenantable.
In Pittsburg proper from the Point to Ninth
ST.. and as far back as Penn-ave., everything
is flooded. Skiffs and wagons being utilized
to take residents 10 and from their homes Few
Pittsburgers have ever before seen the water
deep the streets. The Hotel Lincoln has ten
feet of water in its basement, while the Vic
tOria and Boyer hotels are in almost bad
shape. Water surrounds the Anderson. but
particular damage has been done. The Du-
quesne and the Alvin theatres we're forced to
ABANDON their performances Tonight, ana ousi-
in all the districts named has been sus-
pended since nocn- Every mill along the Al
legheny River, as far as Thirty-thtrd-st., Is
closed down. From Twenty -irst-st. the Al
legheny Valley Railroad tracks-are submerged.
and every cellar in the district has water in IL
On the South Side most of the mills have shut
down the plants Of Jones & Laughlin and the
Republic Steel Company being the only exten-
sive works to escape From Homestead TO Nc
KEGS Rocks the Pittsburg and Lake Erie tracks
are under water. and the Panhandle tracks ara
being used TO get trains in and out OF the city.
Notwithstanding the fact that the South Side
| is literally swamped there is not drop OF
water available for home purposes. for fire
| fighting should it become necessary The Mo-
nongahela Water Company supplies this section
| of the city. and this evening the MOnOngahela
| River took possession OF the company's plant.
| putting out the fires under the boiler and fore
| ing a shutdown.