Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-02
Danger at Pittsburg Believed
to Be Passed.
MISSISSIPPI RISING
SITUATION IN NORTHERN OHIO
Is STILL CRITICAL.
Several Persons Drowned at Findlay
and Vicinity-0hio Rising at
Cincinnati.

FiIISbURG, "a, Marcu <.-Iue IaNciS
are again almost within their banks, and
as the water il falling rapidly here and at
the head waters the worst Of the Hood
this morning the Allegheny marks showed
twenty-five feet and receding at the rate
Of half foot an hour.
Only half dozen times in century has
the record of yesterday been beaten. but
Notwithstanding this and the fact that the
rise came I'm a few hours the damage was
not as great as has been the case in many
previous floods when the water did not
reach as high stage. Indirectly the loss
will be heavy, as all the mills and fac
tories fronting the two rivers have been
compelled to close on account OF the water
getting into the fly pit, and probably 49,
600 men will be thrown out of employment
for several days. This will mean a heavy
loss in wages.
Flood Was General.
The flood was general throughout all
western Pennsylvania, the streams every
where OVERLOOKING their banks and causing
more or less damage to houses and farms
that lay in their course.
With the falling water mass OF mud
and sediment is left deposited on the low
land thoroughfares Of the two cities Little
pools of water are frozen over, ana tne
sidewalks are covered with sheets OF Ice.
The water in many Of the cellars also froZe
during the night, and the health authorities
are apprehensive OF much sickness folloW-
ing in the wake of the flood: AS quickly
as the waters recede gangs of men Will be
put to work and the flooded district thor
oughly cleansed.
Danger at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-The Ohio river
will reach the danger line of fifty feet by
noon Tuesday, and will probably continue
to rise Wednesday. The rise here during
the past twenty-four hours has been "a
feet With the rapid fall at Pittsburg and
at Charleston, w. Va, where the Kanawha
fell % feet, and with continued cold
weather. the rise here will not probably be
disastrous.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va, March 2:-The
Ohio reached forty-seven feet at IL o'clock
and is rising rapidly. The Big Sandy, the
Twelve Pole and the Guyandotte are BOOM
ing, and great damage has resulted to TIM
bermen owing to the breaking of booms. In
Ceredo fifty families have been driven from
their homes.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 2.-After re-
malning stationary for twenty-four hours
the Mississippi river at this point again be-
gan to rise slowly today and is now IL feet
above the danger line A great area of
farming land on the Arkansas side Is mum
dated and in many instances farmers have
abandoned their homes. The overflow pre-
walls in the lowlands as far south as He
lena.
There has been no break in the Ievee sys-
tenn.
Situation Serious in Northern Ohio.
TOLEDO, Ohio, March although the
danger Of a serious flood in Toledo passed
today when the Ice moved out OF the Maui
NEE river, It is not true of other towns in
this section of Ohio. Specials to the Bee
from northwestern Ohio towns show that
the situation is serious at Findlay. Lima,
Tif1n. Marysville, Upper Sandusky and
neighboring towns. s
At Findlay Sam Moff1tt was drowned in
the street. The water had raised the side
walk. He broke through and met death in
ten feet Of water. Nelson Jacobs and
Henry Thomas, also Of F'indlay, wealthy
place In the road, and the horses floundered
in five feet Of water. The men and horses
were drowned. At Fremont David Dfvley
was driving along the river road and in at
tempting to pass a low spot was swept
away by the current of water and drowned.
All the rivers are higher than they have
been for twenty years, steam and electric
railway tracks have been washed out. and
bridges are in danger. Persons living IN
the lowlands have been forced to abandon
their houses.
= WILKESBARRE, Pa. March 2-The
danger from flood ended today when the
river after reaching twenty-one feet six
inches began falling. This was due to the
cold weather which has ended the thaw.
The losses so far have been confined to
few washouts and the flooding of some
mines. If the cold weather continues no
further damage Is anticipated.
Freshet at Bordentown, N. J.
BORDENTOWN, N. j.. March 2.-Water
from the upper Delaware river has caused
a freshet here. The docks. piers and build
ings in the vicinity Of the Delaware and
Raritan canal are inundated. The low
lands Of Pennsylvania opposite Bordentown
are flooded. The river is still rising