Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-03
The Maumee River is on a
Rampage Through Ohio.
BAY AND LAKE S0LIDICE
WATER AT TOLEDO rs NOW OVER
THE DOCKS.
Wagon Bridges Out - Grand Rapids
Almost Under Water-Pittsburg
Alarmed Over Warnings.

TOLEDO, Ohio March 3.-The flood sit
uation here Is threatening as it was
yesterday. Some of the smaller gorges in
the upper reaches of the river as far as
Fort Wayne have been broken, but the
| huge one above Waterville still holds. 1t
has been breaking away at the lower end
but the ice brought down from above has
been added to it.
The wagon bridge across the river at
Grand Rapids went out last night and
nearly the entire town is under water this
morning. The water at Toledo Is over the
docks and has covered Water street, though
it is not as high as in January.
The danger is from a sudden break in
the big Waterville gorge, which probably
would do great damage here when the i'm
prisoned lake of water came down, as the
ice in the bay and lake is solid.
Pittsburg Also Threatened.
PITTSBURG, March 3.-Pittsburg is
threatened with another great flood. From
il dicatons at noon there will be twenty
seven feet of water here tomorrow, but
Forecaster Ridgway sent out a warning to
prepare for thirty feet.
The high water will come suddenly, he
says, as the heavy rains of last night and
this morning are responsible for it, and I'M
less the warnings is taken in time the rise
will be upon the people before they are
prepared.
Reports From Many Points.
From all points in western Pennsylvania
comes reports of tOrrential rains and floods
Nearly three inches of rain fell in Pittsburg
during the twentyfour hours ending at .
clock this morning. Freeport reports 1.S4
inches; Brookville. 1.50 inches; Clarion. SO
inches, and Parker, 1.30 inches. other
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also. and that river is rising rapidly at all
points.
Much damage was done in and about
Pittsburg during the morning hours by the
great downpour. Streets were flooded to
the depth of three feet in many places;
traction service was for time demoralIzed
and scores of plants were forced to suspend
opera tons on account of the rapid rise or
the waters.
Trains Delayed.
Trains were delayed on all the railroads
and traffic on the Pittsburg and Western
and West Pennsylvania roads was almost
at standstill.
All the small streams in western Pennsyl-
yania are out of their banks, bridges have
been swept away and many small buildings
carried down by the strong current. A
dwelling occupied by Mrs SimOns and three
children was washed from it's foundations
and upset in Pine creek. Etna.
Twenty feet of water surrounds the mouse
and no one can rescue the occupants on
account of the raging torrent The little
ones can be seen clinging to the open Win
dows appealing for aid.
Bradford Streets Under Water.
BRADFORD, Pa, Mach 3.-Bradford is
threatened with another bad flood. The
Tuna creek is now overlooking its banks
and reports from the west branch state
that the ice gorge has just broken.
State, Washington, Foreman and Main
streets and the east end of the city are a
foot under water now.
Cloudburst at Steubenville.
STECBENVILLE. Ohio. March "a
cloudburst today in the Yellow Creek Val
ley near Irondale caused great destruction.
Scores of houses were flooded and 1t is re-
r,nrted that at least one life WAS lost.