New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-20
FEAR Flames; LEAP
70 DEATH IN FLOOD
EIGHT PANlc-STRickEN FOR.
ElGNERs DROWNED AT
WHEELING, w. VA.
PITTSBURG LOSS is
PLACED AT MILLIONS
Rivers There Return to Their Chan.
neIs Hundreds Driven from
Homes by High Water in the
Ohio Valley.

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in the flooded district early Saturday
eight persons, all children but three,
lost their lives by jumping from the
windows of their homes into the wa
tiers of the flood and drowning before
they could be rescued. The victims
are Mike Bretries, married, aged 80
years; Anna Nesbit, aged 20 years;
Chas Holman, watchman; Allen Bret
ries, aged nine years; Simon Allis,
aged two years; Badsay George, aged
ten years; Badsay Thomas, boy, aged
five years; Fife Nimas, aged three
years.
Surrounding the pottery is colony
of Syrians. The explosion occurred
about one o'clock this morning and
was followed Immediately by fire
which enveloped the entire plant in a
few minutes and threatened adjoining
property Fearing death in the flames
the frenzied foreigners leaped from
the windows into the water and were
drowned.
The police worked heroically and
rescued many Of the Syrians from the
water, but the eight named are known
to have gone down.
The pottery was completely de-
stroyed and the four-story building of
the Wheeling stamping works was
badly damaged. The loss was about
100000.
Pittsburg's Loss $1o,ooo,o0o.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 18.-The
rivers are again back to their channels
and the greatest flood ever known
here is matter of history. For "a
hours the water has been steadily re-
ceding and the stage at ten o'clock
Saturday was 81 feet and still falling
at the rate of about six inches an hour.
With the receding water the extent OF
the damage caused is laid bare and
there is no reason to change the esti
mate of property and business losses
The most conservative figures are $40,
100000 and they run from this all the
way to $20,000,O00. The loss of life in
the past three days is not yet definite
ly ascertained. At least a score of per
sons met death in the flood and many
are said to be missing.
Few of the army of worKmen who
were thrown into enforced idleness by
the flood will be able to resume before
Monday. Early in the day the entire
force of the health department de
scended upon the recently submerged
sections to make an inspection with {
view to ascertaining the result of the
deluge as touching the matter of pub
lie health.
May Reach January Record.
Cincinnati, O., March 1S.-At thu
rate of a little more than one-tenth Q
a foot an hour the Ohio continued t
rise throughout the night and Satu1
day there was no indication of any i'm
mediate relief from the flood, whic]
has crept up over the lowlands an
into cellars and houses. That the rive
will pass 60 feet when the crest al
rives here seems certain and fear
are still expressed that the Is.
feet reached in January may b
: passed. At noon the river was abov
So feet and steadily rising one inch a
e hour. All points south of Parkersbur
reported continued rising, Point Pleas
ant being 10 feet above flood stage an
others well above but not so high.
800 Driven From Home.
d Ironton, O., March 1S.-Three hui
e dred people were driven from thei
i homes Saturday when the Ohio reacl
ed a stage Of 56.2 feet. The river
. rising two inches an hour and a stag
. of So feet is expected.
: Told to Leave Their Homes.
O Louisville, KY, March 18.-Th
It Ohio, which has been rising rapid
n for three days, Saturday morning il
vaded Shipping port and that sectio
= of the city known rs the "Cut Off
;. Mayor Barth has notified all resident
, of the "Cut Off" to leave their home
- at once and the board of public safet
:. srdered firemen and details of polio
with number Of patrol wagons
. go to the threatened sections and T
- move the people by force if necessar
:. The crest of the flood is expecte
some time Monday, when a stage
40 feet, just one foot lower than Il
January flood, is predicted.
Levee Breaks; Town Flooded.
:, Portsmouth, O., March 18.-Bat
e. water forced it's way into the nor
a., end of the city at an early hour S;
a, urday morning by the leyee, viii
,, was weakened by the January foc
~ giving away. The water spread ov
Is an area OF five squares, but the peoI
- had vacated their homes in advant
"a Water is on the ground floor of t
Front street wholesale houses. T
Or Portsmouth Steel company's pla
:, other industries between here a
Sciotoville are all shut down
Fear Great Flood in New Jersey
tn New York, March 18.-The Pass;
valley of New Jersey is again tire
Ga ened with disastrous floods A wa
is rain carried away vast quantities
AZ snow, swelled the brooks to torre1