Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-03-06
Thousands of Workmen Thrown Out
Adills-SituatiOn In the South Some.
what ImprOved-T0rnadO in Ohio
-Blixxard I'm Northwest.

idents and property owners along the
river. Thus far only one life has been
lost in this city. Michael Igol, aged
"A years, was drowned at 1880 Saturday
morning in the kitchen of his home
at Falls of Schuylkill. The height of
the flood was reached at six o'clock
in the morning when the river, which
had expanded to twice it's width, began
to slowly recede. Communication by
telegraph and telephone with the up
per part of the river early Saturday
was cut off, and information as to the
conditions in towns situated on the
river banks was meagre.
The melting of ice and snow, coupled
with heavy rains of the past "a hours
in the eastern section of the state was
the cause of the rapid rise in the water.
A few days ago the schuylkill went
up rapidly, then began to fall slowly.
The terrific rainstorm of Friday.
however, sent it up again. The flood
was anticipated and as a result much
property in the way of manufactured
stock and raw material stored in build
ings along the river banks were moved
to places of safety.
Manayunk suffered greatly from the
higher water. This district, in which
there are numerous mills, is frequent
sufferer from floods, but it never un-
derwent such night as that of Fri
day. The water reached to the Sec
ond story windows, and it will take
Il, 1c in
ming order. This will affect thousands
of mill workers.
Flood Along the Allegheny.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 3.-Western
Pennsylvania is in the grip of the worst
flood since the record-breaker of 1884,
when the Allegheny river at this point
reached stage of 33 feet inches, and
two-thirds Of lower Pittsburg and Al
legheny were submerged in from two
to ten feet of water, causing millions
of dollars worth of damage.
Special details of police surround
the flooded district to guard property
and lives.
Thousands of working men were
idle Saturday and will probably not be
able to resume work for several days
on account of the flood.
Flood situation I'm South Improves.
Atlanta, Ca, March 3.-The floods in
the rivers of Georgia, Alabama, North
Carolina and Tennessee caused by the
unprecedented rains since last Thurs
day have abated somewhat and the
train service of railroads to the east
and southwest, which has been para
lyzed for Sc hours, is improving slowly.
Mails and passenger travel are delayed
many hours in all directions, while the
transportation of freight has been
abandoned by most of the roads. 1t
has required their utmost efforts to
move few passenger trains, and
nearly all these have been completely
off schedules.
Ohio at Flood Height.
Cincinnati, March 3.-Local Freight
Official Basster, in review of the con-
dition of the river, says: The Ohio has
risen substantially and is now APP
preaching, and will exceed, the danger
lines at all points. Charleston, w. Va,
is three feet over the danger line, and
will continue rising Saturday. A
crest of 1913 feet passed Hinton at
three a. m. From Point Pleasant to
the Kentucky river the stage will pass
the danger line. At Cincinnati the
river will continue rising Saturday,
Sunday and Monday.
Destructive Windstorm.
Louisville, KY, March ga four
minute windstorm did $4,000 worth
of damage in Southwest Louisville
Friday evening. The winds highest We
locity was 60 miles an hour. The prin-
cipal damage was to tombstones in st.
Louis cemetery, several large ones be-
ing blown over and ruined. There
were no casualties.
Tornado In Ohio.
Rochester, O., March "A tornado
at New Vienna Friday night unroofed
the Hotel Feally, wrecked Rice's inn
plement building, and damaged other
buildings. Reports from rural dis
tricts of Highland and Clinton coun-
ties show considerable damage, in
cluding the Gest settlement of 200 ne
groes. At Lynchburg the electric
light plant was destroyed by lightning.
No lives are reported lost anywhere.
Blizzard i'm Northwest.
st. Paul, Mimi, March Specials
from Minnesota and North and South
Dakota points to the Dispatch report
a general storm, in some sections
verging on blizzard proportions. Sew
eral freight trains were snowbound
east of Mandan, N. D., on the Northern
Pacific, but prompt action with snow
plows cleared the track and the storm
in that section was Saturday reported
to be abating. Madison and Desmet.
IS. D., were sufferers from the storm,
while Tracy, MIMI, reports heavy
snow and HIGH wind