The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-23
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Flood Has Done Great Damage
to Property at Pittsburg.
National League Grounds Under
Five Feet of Water.
THE POLICE IN SKIFFS
Are Patrolling Submerged Dis
trict Carrying Relief.
Cold Has Checked the Rise in
Some Sections.

Some Sections.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 23.-The crest of
the flood which is sweeping down the
isAllegheny and Monongahela rivers will
/ be reached in Pittsburg by noon today
and it is expected the maximum stage
of water will be 80 feet. Heavy ice
was still running in both streams this
morning, but it was thinning out and
before afternoon it is thought it will
have all passed into the Ohio.
All the lower parts of the two cities
and the south side are submerged. In
Allegheny the entire section south of
South avenue and Robinson street and
extending from Grant avenue to Pine
street. is covered with from two to six
feet of water; Exposition park and the
National league ball grounds are under
five feet of water and portions of the
Fourth and Eighth wards are also
flooded. An extra force of police is
patrolling this district in skiffs to pro-
tect the residents and minister to their
needs. In this city Duquesne, Water
street and many side streets as far east
as Ninth tstreet, are partly submerged,
while on the south side nearly all the
mills and manufacturing plants 'front.'
| ing on the M0nongahela have been
forced to suspend operation. Traffic
on every railroad entering Pittsburg is
more or less affected. The big gorge
in the MonOngahela river at the pom
toon bridge which moved the many coal
fleets tied up along the river landing
began to break thits morning, the ice
on the south side of the stream COM
mencing to move first. Gradually the
movement spread until the whole mass
was moving and the ice was again
passing ont quietly. Shortly after the
ice started a pump boat, owned by
the River Coal combine came floating
along right in the middle of the pack
| with full Steam up.
| Up to this time there have been no
lives lost in the flood as far as known.
The property loss will probably reach
81 100000.
A passenger train on the West Penn
syIvania road leaving Taretum at $40
this morning for Allegheny was caught
by the rising water of the Allegheny
river at Glassmore and the passengers
had to be taken from the train by
means of skiffs. Trip after trip was
made for nearly an hour to get all to
the shore The train was made up of
four coaches and a combination bag
gage car. The tracks from TaretuID
to Springdale are now under water and
much damage is being done by the ice.
CHECKED BY COLD.
Dayton Ohio. Jan. 23.-The cold
weather last night checked the thaw
and the Mama river is falling. Indi-
cations are favorable for recession OF
the flood in this valley.
FLOOD IS RECEDING.
Columbus o., Jan. 23.-The flood in
the Scoto river is receding, having faller
almost a foot since the crest of the
freshet was reached during the night
The local weather observer considers
the danger past for the time, as the
cold snap changed the rain into snow
during the after part of the night. The
levees still hold firm and no serious
| damages has occurred.
CINCINNATI FEELS SAFE.
Cincinnati Jan. 23.-The sudden fall IL
temperature last night has done mucf
to remove apprehension of flood Th'
river has fallen during the night and is
almost clear of ice. While there ha:
! been a nominal rise at Pfttsburg, there
is no influx from the southern tribu
taries This condition makes it reason
ably certain that there viii be no dis
astrous flood on this part of the river.
WATERWORKS FIRES.PUT OUT.
Youngstown, O., Jan. 23.-The Ma
| honing river this morning Is two fee
} above high water mark and the city i
experiencing the worst flood in its his
tory The waterworks pumping station
was compelled to shut down and thu
pumps were stopped. The high waite
putting the fires out, that part of thu
CITY not reached by the stand pipes i
at the mercy Of fires should they breaI
r out. Some departments of almost ever!
5 big industrial plant in the city has beer
: compelled to close down. The tracks o
, the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohit
5 railroads are submerged and traffic il
the city on both lines is practically SuS
pended. The river is steadily rising.
< ROSE SEVEN FEET IN AN HOUR
, Philadelphia, Jan. 23.-What PROMISE
= to be the most disastrous flood thi
T city has experienced since 1892 is nov
raging in the Schuylkill river. In on
hour the water rose seven feet. Thi
e sudden rush was due to the breakin;
up of the ice and as a consequence
big mills in Manayunk, a suburb. wer
{ forced to shut down. Large cakes o
z ice are crashing against the mills an
it is feared several of the propertie
will be seriously damaged. There i
:. a big ice gorge opposite the Penroy
> Iron Works and the water is rapidl
> backing up on this plant.
In West Manayunk, river road drive
way is four feet under water and a.
. italian settlement in this section i
also submerged. All of the occupant
| of the houses had to be removed il
boats. Railroad tracks are under tw
| to three feet of water and 27 pier
| along the east bank of the river op
posite Paramount park have bee
washed away.
BRIDGE CARRIED AWAY.
Lancaster, Pa, Jan. 23.-The ice o
Conestoga creek went out last nigh
and carried away the new steel bridg
CT the Lancaster and York furnac
trolley line.