Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
Normal Conditions Restored.
HOTELS STRANGE PLIGHT.
Marine Diver Employed to Turn on
Water Supply.
pecial Dispatch to The Star


PITTSBURG. Pa, March 16.-The Hotel
Anderson, in the heart of the downtown
| section ravaged by the record-breaking
floods of this week, resumed business to-
day, after the services of a marine diver
had been brought into play to turn on
the water supply in the hotel. The wa
tiers from the rivers stood twelve feet
deep in the basement, and the sudden
ness with which the waters rose prevent
ed the attaches from making other con-
nections. 1t was necessary to reach the
valve in the basement If the hostelry was
to have water for cooking, steam heat
ing and other purposes.
George Savage, an expert diver, was
telegraphed for. He arrived in the city
from New York with diving apparatus,
and, rigging up, went under the water
were made by the diver. After he had
completed his work he fished Clerk Will
liam Morse out of the water, into which
he had fallen through a hole cut in the
cellar. Morse had a close call from
death.
The Anderson, Colonial. Lincoln and
Annex hotels, in the flooded section. are
tonight lighted by candles, owing to the
failure of private electric lighting plants.
Killed Herself While Marooned.
Clara Smith. the wife of Frank Carr, who
was IIdl ucISu vi NdlCu %, III MS NOluc III
Allegheny, and for which crime the police
are searching for Peg Leg Murphy,
professional beggar, was found dead in her
home today after the water had subsfded
The woman had committed suicide some
time during the last three days while her
home was surrounded with water.
The woman came here from st. Louis.
She kept a boarding house in Allegheny,
but following the killing Of her husband
all the boarders left her house. Last Tues
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Wednesday the high water surrounded the
house and it is believed she killed her
self while temporarily insane from worry
and fear. >
500 Refugees in School Houses.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, March 16-By
great effort railroad men under the direc-
ton of Superintendent Johnson of the Nor
folk and Western railroad today repaired
a break in the North End levee with car
loads Of ties. sand and cinders. Six school
buildings are sheltering 500 refugees. The
river has reached the 60-foot mark, and is
still rising. Chillicothe street and the princi
pal business thoroughfare is under four
feet Of water for a distance of three
squares. and other leading streets. which a
few hours ago were scenes Of spring open
ings, tonight present barricaded fronts and
flooded floors. Water is on the Grand Opera
House floor and in the new Masonic Temple.
g, 500 Flood Sufferers In Mining Town.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 16. Adjt.
Gen. c. Richield returned this afternoon
from Glouster, Ohio, where he went at
the request of Gov. Harris to investigate
the flood situation. The adjutant general
reported that he found about $500 flood
sufferers in Glouster and other mining
towns in the vicinity in urgent need of
relief. He purchased supplies to the
amount Of $1,000 at Glouster and turned
them over to the local relief committee
for distribution.
Many of the miners lost everything
the flood coming upon them so quickly
that they were fortunate to escape with
their lives. Many houses were washed
away. A carload Of supplies will be sent
from Columbus tomorrow, the Columbus
board of trade undertaking to furnish
further relief.
Permission to Operate Plants Sunday.
A number of manufacturers called on
Superintendent of Police McQuaide tonight
and asked permission to operate their
plants Sunday. This permission was readily
granted, the superintendent saying:
There are. periods when points should
be stretched and the law shelved to some
extent. This is one Of the occasions, and
think 1t proper that such business be al
lowed to go on unmolested In these con-
tingencies'
ing Pfttsburg are crippled, and no serv-
ices will be held tomorrow. The trouble
in a majority Of the churches results from
the damage done to electric lights by the
high water.
The Belasco. Gayety. Alvin and Bijou
theaters were opened tonight after being
closed two nights.