The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-22
Many Thousands Of Dollars Worth
Of Property and Homes
Destroyed.
NILES OF LAND FLOODED
A Number Of Bridges Are Washed Out,
All the Railroads Are Tied Up, MIlls
and Factories ciosed and Many
Homes Are Under the Icy Waters.

.Pit,sburg. March 2i.--pIttsburg Il
threatened with one OF the worst tioodi
for years At II o'clock tonight. Fore
caster Ridgeway predicted that th'
water would be between 30 and 81
feet above normal. Tonight about s.
miles above Pittsb irg the Monongahelo
IN rising at tch rate Of eight inches az
hour and at the harhor here the gagut
shows u rise OF nearly three inches at
hour. Already number OF mile have
been shut down and ZOO men are In
idleneha.
Hundreds OF houses on the north side
and In McKcesport and other suburbs
OF the city are surrounded by from two
to three feet OF water. The occupants
are living In the second tsories. In
some places the water has entered the
upper rooms and the homes are being
abandoned for the time being. No ia
talities are reported.
The weather bureau has issued the
following warning:
Preparations should be made imme.
dlately for what will possibly be ths
greatest food In years The Mononga-
hela river shows unmistaknble signs OF
reaching u very high stage and heavy
rains are falling along It's tributaries" "
An ice.l laden torrent Ii inundating
the low lands throughout the Allie
gheny, Monongahela and Ohio river
valleys. All factories located on the
bottom lands OF Plttsburg and Allie
ghcny City have been closed and many
~ them are flooded,
All three rivers are from 80 to 10
feet high and rising hourly. From all
ravages by the flood. the destruction Of
points In the valley comes news OF
ravages by the food. the destruction OF
property. the washing out of bridges
and railroads and tho carrying away OF
countless homes,
At wheeling, w. Va, the Ohio river
nt 10 o'clock was 80 feet and rising at
the rate Of four inches an hour. The
damage 10 property has been immense.
Within 30 miles OF wheeling 10000
homes have been inundated. All rail-
roads are tied up and mills closed.
At Purkersburg, w. Va, at noon the
river was 3S feet and rising rapidly
The banks at Parkersburg are steep
and but little damage was done In the
city, although lowlands adjacent are
flooded for miles.
In Cincinnati at noon the river was
SO feet and preparations being made
along the waterfront for higher stages
of the food. Part OF Water street Is
flooded end the lower streets In Coving-
ton and Newport, Ky, across the river,
are under water.
Reports from Warren, Pa, show that
high water exists throughout the en-
tire length Of the Allegheny. Little
damage is reported at Warren, but at
Franklin and at Klttaning and also at
F'reeport factories have been closed
farm lands flooded and houses inun-
dated.
Heavy rains throughout Pennsylva-
MIA are causing other rivers to rise and
food tide is sweeping down the Mo-
nongahela. All streams are filled with
floating Ice and in many places jams
are reported causing the water TO back |
up until carried away, sweeping all
bridges and railway tracks away
The Ohio at Marietta, o., passed the
Sf-foot stage today and is rising six
inches an hour Forty feet is expected |
by wednesday noon. This would lnun-