The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-22
BILLIARDS. AND
RAGING WATERS
Snow Drifts Ten Feet High in
Southern Wisconsin.
FLOODS IN Pennsylvania
ICE GoRGEs THREATEN DAMAGE
IN INDIANA.

milwaukee,. Jan. 21.-Snowdrifts are
ten feet high today in Racine as q
result Of the blizzard that ragged all
of last night throughout southern Wis
eonsin. The snow was blown into huge
drifts that packed solidly. causing con-
siderable interruption 10 electric rail-
way traffic in the different towns. Cars
we're stalled in many places and rail-
road trains are delayed.
The Goodrich Transportation COM
pany's steamer Georgia, which left for
Chicago last night, was ice-bOund more
than a mile out in the lake with
number of passengers on board The
field of ice extends out as far as the
eye gan reach. OF Kenosha the steam
ct City OF Marquette, bound for Chi
osgo, is still stuck in the ice, That
vessel is resting easy and no one is
suffering for want of anything The
steamer Georgia WAS released this aft
ernoOn and proceeded to Chicago.
Pittsburg, Jan. Appropriations are
being made for a breakup in the riv-
ers and a food tomorrow, as the re-
suit Of the warm weather and the
heavy rains of the past twenty-four
the Allegheny and Monongahela viii
break up about the same time, and
both rivers coming out at once viii
endanger millions Of dollars worth Of
floating property.
The residents of the lower part OF
Allegheny are about ready for the ex-
pected flood. and business houses when
are affected by floods, on both sides
of the river, have also made prepara-
tons
St. Paul, Jan. 21.-The heaviest snow
storm of the winter in Minnesota be-
gan today and for a distance OF 100
miles south of the Iowa line the worst
sleet storm in years prevailed.
The Twin Cities were cut off from
Geographic communication with the
south and east for several hours to-
day. Trains from the west were sew
eral hours late.
Logansport, Ind, Jan. 2t.-Ice began
moving out Of the Wabash river to-
day, doing much damage TO property.
The gorge broke near the Market street
bridge and water oyerflOwed Eel river
avenue. filing the cellars and base
ments of the fine residences along that
street. Riverside park was converted
into a lake and many families left their
homes fearing their houses would be
swept away.
Keokuk, Ia. Jan. 2f.-Ice at. the
mouth Of the Des MOines river formed
a gorge today, flooding the lowlands
Of Missouri. The flood threatens the
town Of Alexandria. The Mississippi
river ice is held fast, causing a ris-
ing of waters over the same territory
flooded last summer.
CanneHton, Ind, Jan. 21-Ice has
gorged at Wolf Creek, thirty miles
from here. The gorge is reported to
be thirty feet in height in places and
TO extend up the river thirty-six miles.
A warm rain is falling and viii, it
is believed, break the jam within TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Lafayette. md, Jan. 21.-The Wa
bash river here has risen sixteen feet
since midnight last night. destroying
all the small boats. flooding the low
lands and films cellars. Peru, a sub
urb, is four feet under water. Much
stock has been destroyed.
Cincinnati, Jan. 21.-A large ice gorge
in the Ohio river between Ludlow, KY.
and the western part of this city, gave
way today. As IL was below the Gin
Gi1IlaG udEBDf- 1lQ QdIldEl was u0Ae
here, but lower river points have been
warned.
Dayton. O., Jan. 21.-An ice gorge
housetop-h high, has formed in the Mi
ami river north Of this city and seri-
Gus results are threatenedy Sections
of the Miami valley south Of the city
are flooded
Racine, Wis. Jan. 1.-Two trolley
cars between Racine and Kenosha.
with a number of passengers on board,
were snowbound for several hours aft
/ or midnight and were only dug out Of
the drifts today.
Peoria. H.. Jan. 21.-The heavy rains
of the last two days have sent all the
streams in this vicinity out Of their
banks. Persons in the lOwlands of East
Peoria have been driven out.
indianapolis, Jan. 2l.-The White