The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-03-08
HIGHEST POINT N WARS
ALLEGHENY RIVER FLOODS
fifty thousand Men Temporarily
Idle BY Forced Closing Down OF
Miiis-PeODie Were warAed-AIIe-
eheny city q Modern veBiee-Firs
Protection UsayaiInbIe.

Pittsburg. Pa. March, 2.-The Al
legheny river marks show 226 and
the river is still rising. The food
marks OF 1854 will. In all likelihood.
be passed. and Sc feet. the highest
point ever reached by the water here
lin 1881 may be equailed. II is Ger
tain that the great damage done by
the 1854 food will be exceeded By
many thousands OF dollars. reli
able estimate Of the money damage
can not be made at this time. but
IL viii be very heavy. Already so.
900 men have been made tempOrar.
lily Idle by the forced closing down
tries. and the number is likely TO be
greatly Increased by Monday. To
the timely warnings given by the
government weather bureau officials
70 all interested may be credited the
lack Of fatalities. In most instances
business men and other residents
we're prepared. consequently no drown
ings or serious accidents have resulted
up 10 the present
The Allegheny is a modern Venice
and every sort Of improVised water
craft is In service. Every street IN
the low lying districts Of the city from
/ Henry's Island 10 the western side has
more or less water In IT, In some
Z places IL IL from two 20 four feet deep
] forcing the householders either TO
abandon their homes or move 10 the
upper floors. In numerous Instances
( families have taken their COS stoves
I TO the attic and have prepared 10 camp
I out. as IL were until the waters sub
side All Of the railroad tracks except
the Plusburg. Fort WAYNE and Chi.
cAso are submerged and many factor.
ies have been closed down. The west
srn peni,entiSry IL in particularly bad
shape, The water has flooded the
underground portion Of the institution
running much fne machinery. includ
ing tie air renoVating and electric
lighting plants. The building Is nov
without beat and the only light In Il
Is from candies and lamps. A small
siEod iceberg has been deposited In the
grounds aud The Warden's house has
bcon rendered untenRntahis.
Pittsburg proper. from the Point e
Ninth street and as far back a. Penn
avenue. everything is flooded. SkifIE
snd wagons are being used by resi-
dents 10 so TO and from their homes
Few PiitshurEcrs have ever before
seen the water so deep on these
streets. The Hotel Lincoln has two
feet Of water in its basement. whil'
the Victoria and Boyer hotels are II
almost a. had q shape Water sur
rounds the Anderson. but no particular
damage has been done. The Duquesn,
and the Alvin thea;crs were forced e
abandon their performances toniEA
and business IN the districts has beoS
suspended since noon. Every mil
slonK the Allegheny river as far Al
, Thirty third street. In the Alleghen!
valley. railroad tracks are sGhmerge,
and every cellar In the district ha
water in IT,
! ON the south side many Of The mill
! have shut down. the plants OF Jones a
. IAuEhlin and the Republic Steel con
pany being the only extensive work
] to escape. From Homestead TO Nc
, KEGS Rocks. the PittshurR & Lake Fri
tracks are under water and the Par
handle tracks are being used to 80
trains In and out Of the city.
Notwithstanding the fact that tn
. south side II literally swamped. Their
Ia not a drop Of water available 70
home purposes or Tor Ere nghtin
+ should Il become necessary. The Nor
ongahela Water company supplies thi
section Of the city and this evening IN
. uononGahela river took possession {
The companys plant putting out III
Hres under the boilers and forcing
!, shutdown.
Later.
/ Pittsburg. March 4-Ths great no1
is gnns and the turbulent waters Of a
Allegheny. NononRahcla and Ohio rive
X are again within thcT NATURAL channel
Il All the larger mills have resumed oper
n tions or will he running as usual with
10 the next - hours.
N Boers Were Driven on.