Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-03
FLOODS BEGIN 10 SUBSIDE
Pennsylvania Rivers Almost Within Banks
and Water Falling Rapidly.
MILLS AND FACTORIES HEAVY LOSERS
Damage In General. However Not So
Great as on other Occasions
when water Has Not
Been So High.


PITTSBURG. Pa. March 1.-The rivers
are again almost within their banks and, as
the water is falling rapidly here and at
the head waters, the worst Of the flood
may be considered as over. At 10 o'clock
this morning the Allegheny marked 25 feet
and receding at the rate Of a half foot an
hour,
Only a half dozen times in a century has
the record OF yesterday been beaten, but
Notwithstanding this and the fact that the
rise came within a few hours the damage
has not been as great as Ia many previous
floods when the water did not reach as
high a stage.
Indirectly the loss is heavy, as all the
mills and factories fronting the two rivers
have been compelled IN close on account
Of the water getting into the fly pits AMI
probably 40, 900 men will be thrown out OF
employment for several days. This will
mean a heavy loss in wages.
The flood was general throughout all
western Pennsylvania, the streams every
where overlooking their banks and caus-
ing more or less damage to houses and
farms that lay in their course.
with the falling water a mass OF mud
and sediment is left deposited on the low-
land t~horoughfares Of the city. Little
pOOls VI NhltE are lIO1bh ONtI anu lut
sidewalk is covered with sheets of ice.
The water in many Of cellars also frozo
during the night and the health authori-
ties are apprehensive Of much sickness fol-
lowing in the wake of the food. As
quickly as the waters recede gangs Of men
will be put to work and the flooded dis
trict thoroughly cleaned.
Some Damage in Ohio.
wILKESBARRE, Pa, March 1.-The
danger from food ended today when the
river after reaching 21 feet 6 inches. began
falling. This was due to the cold weather
which has ended the thaw. The losses so
far have been confined to a few washouts
and the flooding OF some mines.
TOLEDO, o., March Although the
danger of serious flooding at Toledo passed
today when the ice moved out Of the
Maumee river, 1t 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, THIN, Marys-
VILE, Upper sandusky and neighborlng
owns. At Findlay Sam Moffatt was
drowned in the street. The water had
raised the sidewalk. He broke through
and met death in ten feet Of water.
Nelson Jacobs and Henry Thomas, also
of Findlay. wealthy farmers, attempted to
drive through a low place in the road and
the horses houndered in Eve feet Of water.
The men and horses were drowned.
At Fremont David Divley was driving
along the river road and in an attempt to
pass a low spot was swept away by the
current Of water and rowned. All the
rivers are higher than they have been for
twenty years. Steam and electric railway
tracks have been washed out and bridges
are indanger. Persons living in the low
lands have been forced to abandon their
houses. 10
100000 Lost In Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March At is es-
timated that the damage to farms along
White river from Indianapolis to Mount
Carmel, ILL.,. will reach s12O, 900. This does
not include heavy losses Of live stock that
has been drowned.
At Sort Wayne, the st. Mary and st.
Joseph rivers. which form the Maumee
river there, are on q rampage and the fac
tory district Of Fort Wayne Is threatened.
Homes in the Vicinity Of Lawton park are
being deserted by the occupants.
MEMPHIS, March 2.-The Mississippi
river at this point is one foot and two
tenths above the danger line. A large area
Of farming land on the Arkansas side is
inundated and in many instances farmers
rave abandoned their homes. The overflow
prevails as far south as Helena.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, March 2.-The
Ohio river is rising rapidly. The Big Sandy,
the Twelve Pole and the G%uyandotte are
booming and great damage has resulted to
timber men, owing to the breaks of booms.
In Ceredo. fifty families have been driven
from their homes.