Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-23
FLOODS AT
HIGH POINT
New Record Set in
Places Along the
Ohio River.
LIVES REPORTED LOST
Colder Weather Causes
Improvement in
New York.

Pittsburg, Jan. 22.-All the lower
portions of PittSburg and Allegheny
are submerged today. Many manu-
featuring plants are forced to sus-
pend operations. The crest of the
flood. it is believed. will he reached by
noon.
\ passenger train on the West
Pennsylvania road was caught by ris-
ing waters at GlasSmero. the passen-
gers being taken Off in skiffs.
Four men and one woman who at
tempted to ford swollen stream
near Sharon are reported drowned.
At this afternoon il is confidently
believed the worst of the food is over
owing to the cold snap.
Y ungstown. Ohio, Jan. 23.- The
Mahoning river is two feet above high
water mark. The city is experiencing
the worst food in its history.
Coshocton. Ohio. Jan. 23.-The Tus-
carawas river is higher than ever be-
fore. 1t is feared many lives have
been lost in the valley.
Cold Brings Relief.
buHdlD- Jan. --,b---A uFOD Oh ID dt-
grees in temperature today was fol
lowed by Il recession of the floods
western New York. The
heaviest damage occurred i'm the
northern part Of Chautauqua county.
FanpOrt, O.. Jan. 23.-The food in
the river here has reached its height.
doing great damage. The ice gorge
brok" and the water swept everything
before it. The fleet of DOmelly. the !
contractor. consisting of nine or ten
small boats and Il tug. was swept out
into the lake. The tug was stove in
and sunk. 4 wave eight feet high
swept over the docks. undermining a
sawmll and washing it away. The
damage will he heavy.
Findlay. O.. Jan. 2:}.-Thorp is no
abatement in the flood i'll this vicinity,
and the destruction of property con-
tinues. Practically all steam and cleo
tric railway traffic has been suspend
ed. Bridges have been swept away
in all directions. Telegraph and tele
phone wires are down and poles are
washed away. over 300 families have
been rescued from flooded homes.
LOrain, o.. Jan. 23-The worst flood
ever known in this section. caused by
the heavy rains swelling the waters
of Elack river. has wrought great dam
age to shipping along the stream. Ie-
sulting in tearing large vessels from
their mOOringS and carrying them to
the lake and the washing away of the
Nickel Plate railroad bridge.
HousebOat Sunk.
Sullivan, Ind. IAN. pa man and
wife and two children. living in Il
houseboat EIoOred at the foot of an
island near MerOm, were thrown into |
the water when Il mass of ice struck |
the boat. tearing il To pieces. The man |
and woman. each carrying child sue
ceeded i'll making their way o or the |
ice foes 10 4 sandbar, wb.re they |
built Il shelter and appear To be none |
the worse for their experience.
White river, flied with ice and out |
of banks, has washed the piles from |
beneath the Midland railroad bridge, |
the structure unsafe. The |
companys bridge across Cicero creek, |
one mile west. is also in a dangerous |
condition. as Il result of flood. Trains |
have ceased running west of here.
LOganSport. Ind. Jan. 23.-The Eel |
and Wabash rivers have overtlowed |
their banks as the result of the break !
ing up of the ice. and much property |
has been destroyed in this city and |
The swollen current in Eel |
river. has sppt away portion of the
electric light plant. The village of |
on the Wabash is flooded. |
Whole sections of this city have been |
flooded.
New York Rivers Out of Bank.
Buffalo. y y, Jan. 23. - Nearly |
twenty-four hours of continuous rain /
with from two to five feet of snow on !