Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-03-08
HIGHEST POINT IN YEARS
ALLEGHENY RIVER FLoonc
Fifty Thousand Men TamD
Idle by Forced Closing Dow
MiIIs-PeopIe Were Warned-u
eheny City IA Modern Venice-r,
Protection Unavailable,

Pittsburg, Pa, March, 2.-Tbe 4,
legheny river marks show 800 80,
the river is still rising. Tho e.,
marks of 1884 will. in all likeibooS !,
be passed, and 35 feet, the bighos.
point ever reached by the water 49,
lin 1882 may be equalled. If is onS
tain that the great damage done J..
the 1884 flood will be eyceedod
many thousands of dollars WI
able estimate of the money damon.
can not be made at this time 10.
1t will be very heavy. Already 20
600 men have been made temnoro,
lily idle by the forced closing down
Of mills, factories and other indns
tries, and the number is likelv 70 -
greatly increased by Monday ~
the timely warnings given Inv tbo
government weather bureau officials
10 all interested may be credited tbo
lack Of fatalities. In most instances
business men and other resider4s
were prepared, consequently no drown
lngs or serious accidents have resulted
up to the present.
The Allegheny is a modern Venico
and every sort of improvised water
craft is in service Every street in
the low lying districts of the city from
Henry's island to the western side has
more or less water IN it. In Soma
places it is from two to four feet deem
forcing the householders either m
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 suh.
side. All of the railroad tracks excent
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi.
cago are submerged and many factor
les have been closed down. The west.
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
lighting plants. The building is now
without heat and the only light in it
is from candles and lamps. A small
sized iceberg has been deposited in the
grounds and the warden's house has
been rendered untenantapIe
P1ttsburg proper, from the Point to
Ninth street and as far back as Penn
avenue, everything is flooded. Skifs
and wagons are being used by resi-.
Dents to go to and from their homes.
rev Pittsburgers have ever before
seen the water so deep on these
streets. The Hotel Lincoln has two
leet Oh water in it's basement, while
the Victoria and Boyer hotels are in
almost as bad a shape. Water sur
rounds the Anderson. but no particular
damage has been done. The Duquesne
ana the Alvin theaters were forced to
ABANDON their performances tonight
ana business in the districts has been
suspended since noon. Every mill
along the Allegheny river as far as
lhlrty-third street, in the Allegheny
valley, railroad tracks are submerged
and every cellar in the district has
noICl III IL.
Oh the south side many of the mills
nave shut down, the plants of Jones &
l>aughlin and the Republic Steel COM
pahy being the only extensive works
10 escape. From Homestead to Nc
hees ROCKS, the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
tracks are under water and the Pan
handle tracks are being used to get
trains IN and out of the city.
notwithstanding the fact that the
south side is literally swamped, there
Is not a drop of water available for
nome purposes or for fire fighting
'hould 1t become necessary. The Mon
ohgahela Water company supplies this
Secuon or the city and this evening the
Monongahela river took possession OF
the company's plant, putting out the
hFes under the boilers and forcing a
shutdown.
Later.
Plttsburg, March 4-The great flood
Is gone and the turbulent waters of the
allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers
are again within their NATURAL channels.
All the larger mills have resumed opera
IONS or will be running as usual within
the next "a hours.
Norfolk, Va, March Ga mob OF
oOO strike sympathizers held the
streets of Norfolk IN which tho main