The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-28
SERIOUS FLOODS
RAGE IN The EAST
Dangerous Ice Gorge Formed
at Pittsburg, Streams
Rising Rapidly.
PROPERTY LOSS
The Amount of Damage Already In.
flicted Along the Rivers Will Ex-
coed a Miiiion-Poor PEG.
pie Are Suffering.

PittSburg, Pa, Jan. 25.-Lulled into a
sense of security in the early evening
by the rapidity with which the Ale
gheny was carrying the ice and water
from the upper stream into the Ohio,
Pittsburg went to sleep with the belief
that the warnings of danger from the
rivers had been exaggerated, but at
this hour a new danger has arisen. The
Monongahela has broker loose. Huge
masses of ice. less broken than that
which came rushing down che sister
stream all day, are choking the harbor.
Both rivers are steadily rising, the Ale
gheny already being three feet higher
than her conSort stream, and as a con-
sequence a dangerous ice. gorge is now
forming between the Wabash and
Smithaeld street bridges, just above
the confluence Of the w rivers.
From all points the streams are still
rising. The worst is to come.
The poor in some of the low lying
sections of the two cities may be
hemmed in their homes until Sunday
night. Until the waters subside it is
likely the damage will continue, for
there is ice enough in both rivers at
this time to keep both the Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers we'll filed UNI
til Sunday morning, and perhaps later,
causing the danger that is now men
acing the twin cities.
Never Happened Eefore.
A test was made opposite the Monon
Gahela River Consolidated Coal and
Coke company's wharf boat. An iron
rod was showed down through the ice,
and the gorge was found to be resting
on the bottom of the river. The depth
at this point was about twenty feet.
such an occurrence as this has never
happened before, or not as long as any
Of the old river men present last night
could remember.
There was a daring rescue of valuable
property on the Monongahela, when the
model barges, Chester and Mississippi
broke from their 1noorinss and were,
swept out into the ice laden stream, APP
parently to certain destruction. The
barges were laden with railroad iron vail!
ued at s1s0.00 and 1t was.the first sweep
of ice down the Monongahela that tore
them from the shore.
A distress signal sounded from the
point bridge. and two tugs. the Little
Fred and the Delta, tried to check them
as they passed, but failed. Another dis
tress signal screamed out over the ice
brought the Tom Lysle to the rescue.
Then for two miles down the Ice choked
and raging Ohio the three boats bnttled
in the rescue. After a hard and gallant
struggle the barges were brought under
control and landed at the head of Bru-
not's island.
Barses in Danger.
If the waters rise TO the point that l..
expected by many of the river men the
barges will probably be lost at any rate.
During the afternoon Captain Mckinley,
of the transportation department of the,
JD,o~rolal rrrn ,,yyaocf +, nj Fr,,I nyo
pany, received a dispatch from Sisters
willie saying that the Hornet No. 3 had
sunk in about twenty-four feet of water
and would probably be u total loss. The
crew saw the impending dangerin time ia
| escape.
The boat was valued at about Il .000.
The officials of the coal combine refuse
to give out any information regarding
their losses, but one of the men connected
with the company asserted that the flood
had been more disastrous TO them than
any other since its organization.
News of the sinking of the Volunteer at
Browns station reached the local head
quarters of the cod combine. The officers
and crew, whose names could not be
learned, rushed to the rear portion of the
boat and leaped to shore. The Volunteer
was valued at $1S,WO.
Thu A. r. Budd Coal the Dill
worth Coal company Second Pool Coal
company and other concerns are undergo
ing the same experiences. One river man
stated that the extent of the damage
wrought by the ice last night could rot be
estimated, but it Will run high into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars. This,
coupled with the losses sustained by rail-
roads. business houses. manufacturers,
street car companies, government work
and residents, will likely put the loss above.
the s1,0G0,000 mark.
The Pittsburg and Western railroad was
out Of business, and the Baltimore and
Ohio system was sending its trains TO
Youngstown over the Lake Erie. The AL
legheny river is over Duquesne way at
Barker Place.
White River High.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 22.--Ice in TIL.
White river carried off a house boat
today occupied by John Schowe and
wife. The boat was battered to pieces
and both occupants We're drowned.
Rollo Morrison attempted TO rescue the
husband and narrowly escaped With his
Own life.
River Out of Banks.
Logansport, Ind, Jan. 22.-The Eel
and Wabash rivers have overlooked
their as a result of the breaking
up of the ice, n much property has
been destroyed. At the village OF
Georgetown residents We're rescued by
boats. At Adamsboro a dam was swept
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Miami on a Rampage.
Dayton, o., Jan. 22.-1Nide sections of
the Miami valley south of Dayton are,
Inundated. Traction traffic etWaen
Dayton and Cincinnati has been sus-
pended.
An immense ice gorge north OF Day
ton broke away in time to prevent the
flooding Of The city.
Heavy Losses in Ohio.
Lorraine. o. Jan.22..@Grea loss ha..
been caused here by the heavy raiaa.
Two large steamers broke from their
naooring today and now ale dc the
mouth OF tile river In dangerous po-
sitions Thu Nickel Plate railroad
Bridge has been washed away arid@aiI
trafTc on the is biockea
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