Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-22
/, rorrado Sweeps Over Mound
vile, Spreading Death and
Destruction.
MANY PERSONS WERE KILLED.
.,..,o Hand Says He Saw Bodies of
People Scattered All
About.
mad ARE ESTIMATED AT THIRTY

r,cg Doctor In Tuscaloosa Has Gone
To the Scene to Aid the
Injured.
pu,sburg Jan. Appropriations TO
49,, what may be the worst flood IN
ptt,burss history, are about complete
"a food ever gave more warning than
~. one that Is now impending. Early
,.tsrday river men and business men
those interests are along the river,
,,,s warned that the Ions deferred
January thaw was at hand. Many Of
M residents along the river front and
"A. inhabitants Of the lowlands have
,lrsady deserted their houses while the
o,bsrs have removed their household
.spc,s to upper floors. In the mills
snS factories every precautlon has been
,aken. In some places furnace fires
Rave been drawn and in all pTepara-
tons we're made to pump out the ny
Sbeel and engine pits. While many
n mo plants win be compelled TO shut
dawn L Is not likely that any great
property loss will result.
m the local harbors the river men
nave everything snug and are ready
Tor the worst
unusually high water and possibly n
,scoid. breaking stage. The weather
continues mild and rain Is still falling,
Win the streams rising here and at all
POINTS between this city and the head
Waters Of the Allegheny and Mononga-
lsA rivers. AT pittsburg the water Is
rising nearly one foot an hour and at
ms rate by evening the danger lire
viii Be reached. From all parts of the
pttsburg district the message came
ms morning that the Ice was moving
tai II Is now passing this city. so far
% damage has been reported.
WABASH RISING.
Peru Ind, Jan. %. MANY families
lave moved out Of their homes or va
Gated the first floors on account of the
hlsh water and ice In the Wabash riv-
er which rose two feet during the night
and Is stlll rising. The record for 20
years Is broken The Howe factory
has closed and GOO employees are idle.
Il Is feared the new $4,000 bridge Of
he lndlanapolis-Northern Traction
company will go out, II is now eight
inches above water with a sea of ice
pungIng and crashing against II. Pre-
IaratOns are being made to dynamite
II II necessary TO save other property.
Railway traffic Is interrupted, tracks
ioF many miles being under water.
H0UsEBOAT CARRIED AWAY.
Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 22--The ice in
White river carried OFF houseboat oc-
tpplei by John Schowe and wife and
battered II TO pieces. Mrs. Schowe was
drowned and her body carried down the
hver schowe was thrown into the
water when the housebOat went to piec.
Is and caught hold OF bushes ON sub
merged Island in the middle of the river
opposite the lower part Of the city. In
answer to his cries for help Rollo Nor
llson started for the island through the
re Win a boat, After an hour he
reached him, but Schowe, crazed by the
cold fought him off Morrison finally
oVelpowered Schowe. tied him In the
pOal ana started for shore. The crush
lng ice and the struggles Of the man
nreW Morrison out and the boat went
w down the river with Schowe tied
y me bottom. Morrison was later res
,Oed,
LOSS BY HEAVY RAINS.
Lorain o., Jan. 22,-Great loss has
yen caused here by heavy rains. Two
hse steamers broke from their moor
W. To-Day and now lie at the mouth OF
iae llvel In q dangerous position. The
,NMe Plate railroad bridge has been
,I s,N, away and all traffic on the road
,, ine shipyards Of the American Ship
IInulhB company are under water
lahy small vessels have been wreck
u me Baltimore & Ohio railroad will
y ueaVy loser Immense piles of tim
ush Of fee. ' WV
sclorO ABOVE DANGER LINE.
Columbus, o., Jan. 22.-The scloto
wv mas passed the danger line and
Wv stands at liz feet. The lowlands
a" 9een inundated and the leyees
~ Oe,hG closely watched 10 prevent
e ehtfe west side from being Hooded.
- IL much uneaslness. No damage
=, az az yet resulted from the ice going
y OF the river 'Ve
10y, ,ne electric street lamps were dark
'iug me night, the electric COMPANY
VIZ raised their dynamos so as to
/, IpoYe the danger line I'm case
y y, ievee breaks, They will be out of
'"7 until the danger Is passed,
ICE GORGE BREAKS.
CotLeYe,and, Ohio, Jan. ga gorge
we NV Hhout the city today and n flood
"a,er swept down the Cuyahoea rlv-
.e"rlhg three Of the United States
e .u company's big steamers from
,t mornings, The vessels were car
a, ! S GoWn the stream and crashed into
,du uaaaWorldge OF the Superior street
,uuvN The boats were all badlv
,I oss Dy the collision and the foun-
r msa,. OF the big bridge was seriously
,"S sssu, The river Is completely
o ! ~, by the vessels jammed about
PIERS OF the ylOduct.
ICE IN THE OHIO.
! o'tn.'nnou, Jan. 22.--The break ND of
,n w. goIses In the Ohio river at his
,a,,, nas Deen accomplished with COM
'hn s,iy small loss, so far few barg-
;, ~ w., Deen crushed and few Others
y, ~ from rom their mornings. This escape
~ heayy damage is largely due IN
i, 'vrluhate breaking OF the gorge be-
,t tne city first and 10 the checking
wy ne, zee above the city, so that IL
la nv' really become entirely free un.
'a'e IN the night,
WIDE SECTIONS INUNDATED.
ynty'on, Ohio Jan. 22.-Wlde sec,lons