The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-23

An extra force OF police is patroling this
district in skiffs TO protect the residents
and minister TO their needs. In this city.
Duquesne way. Water street and many
side streets as far east as Ninth street,
are partly submerged while on the south
side nearly all the mills and manufactur-
ing plants on the Monongahela river have
been forced to suspend operation.
Traffic on every railroad entering Pitts
burg is more or less affected by the
flood. Freight traffic is almost at a stand
still and the railroad officials are devot-
ing their time TO making plans to operate
passenger trains.
The big gorge in the Monongahela river
at the Point bridge, when menaced the
many coal fleets tied up along the river
landings began to break about O'Clock
this morning. Shortly after the Ice start
ed. a pump boat. owned by the River
Coal combination came floating along an
the middle OF the pack with full steam up.
The boat had been torn loose from its
moorings at Brecks Run and no attempt
could be made TO save her while passing
down the river.
BOAT MISSING.
The towboats Tom Lysle and Delta re-
ported missing last night were located to-
day. They had not been successful, how
ever, In capturing the runaway barges
which broke from their moorings last
night. Up TO this time there have been no
lives lost as far as known The property
loss will probably reach s1.coo.0oo.
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION CLOSES.
The upper Union mill OF the United
states Steel corporation was about the
f1rst plant TO go out or business, tempo
rariIy throwing about 1900 men out OF
wor kuntil next Monday or Tuesday. The
lower Union mill. with 14oo employees. and
the Black Diamond works of the Crucible
Steel company Jared the same. At the
latter place about 1900 men are now idle.
In fact, every mill and factory between
the Allegheny Valley railroad tracks and
estimated that 5000 men will be idle
untl Monday or Tuesday.
Early this morning two barges, loaded
with 5000 bushels OF coal, a part Of the
gorge is forming in the Mopongahela,
were caught by the current and the mass
Of ice and sunk.
cARGoEs LOST.
The c. Jutt Coal company sent three
coal tows down the river. consigned TO
New Orleans. ahead of the food yester-
day morning. Late last night they pass
ed steubenville in safety. The tows con-
sisted of 20 barges, with $4,000 bushels OF
coal. A feet OF 40 barges loaded to the
water line with pit posts, many OF the
Mile Island. UP the Allegheny. for sew
erai months. and for the past Ave weeks
hemmed IN by the Ice, have been swept
past the waiting crowds on the wharves
and bridges I'm Pittsburg and the owners
have no hope for their recovery. The
barges with their cargoes were valued at
$500 apiece
TRAIN STRANDED.
A passenger train on the Plumb Creek
branch OF the Buffalo and Allegheny d.
vision OF the Pennsylvania railroad is
stranded near Campbel's station 10y the
washing away OF bridges along the creek
The passengers were taken OF In car
riages.
GORGE HAS BROKEN.
oil City. Pa. Jan. 23-An ice gorge at
Tionesta has broken and was followed
a few hours later by one at Gotham,
about 10 miles north OF Tionesta From
Irvington 20 Olean the ice is still intact
French Creek has overfiowed the Erie
railroad tracks and blocked traffic be-
tween oil City OF Mesdeviue.
A gorge in oil Creek near Housewife
has passed out. breaking a gas main and
shutting of the fuel supply from towns
along the streams.
RIVERS RISE RAPIDLY.
Buffalo. n. Y, Jan a-wellsvills re-
ports a rapid rise I'm the Genesee river
Every tributary from the hillsides is n
raging torrent and the fat lands are
under water. A record breaking food
II anticipated unless the weather turns
colder.
SITUATION AT OTHER POINTS.
Lancaster, Pa, Jan. 2S-The ice on Con.