Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-16
OHIOANS APPEAL TO
GOVERNOR FOR AID,
Crest Has Been Reached IN
Pirtsburg, But River Is
Still Rising at Other
Points

Columbus, O., March 1b.-An ap-
peal was made today to Governor
Harris for state aid to relieve the
destitutlon In the Hooking Valley
occasioned by the recent floods.
Two thousand miners ars out of
employment and many are In need,
having lost their household goods.
On account Of the. washouts on tho
railroads It will be. K impossible TO
furnish the stricken peopis with re-
lief TODAY. siss
Pittsburs, March 15.--Twsnty-
five business houses and residences
were burned to the ground today fn
the Mount Washington district,
across the Monongaheia river. No
water was available and the flames
were fought with chemicals and 10y
bucket brigade. Dynamite Was
also used to stop the progress OF. the
flames, but Il was unsuccessful.
The fire practically burned Itself
out. The. loss Is estimated 1t 5000.
600. The plant K Of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company was
also destroyed by fire, loss &26, COO.
Pittsburg, March 15.-The crest ot
this morning and by o'clock the
rivers had begun to fall The crest
of the food moved out slowly and did
not do the damage expected.
However, enormous damage to In
dustries has been caused and over
100, 900 persons are temporarily thrown
out Of employment Every transpor.
tation company in the city is crippled.
Skiffs are carrying hundreds OF people
to their places Of business and the
utilization Of wagons and horses as
conveyances has been discontinued.
Twenty fatalities have occurred In
Allegheny county directly due to the
high water.
Hotel Guests Marooned,
Frightened feminine guests In the
Lincoln. Colonial Annex and Anderson
hotels, located In the midst OF the
flood zone, are marooned and watching
the high water from the windows.
Most Of the fire engines In the down
town district are pumping water from
the buildings along Fifth avenue
The situation outside OF Pittsburg Is
serious and damage running into mil
lions Of dollars has been done. Many
towns have been entirely cut OF from
the city. Upwards Of thousand FAM
lilies have been forced from their
homes and these conditions, 1t Is ex.
pected. will prevail for several days.
Wheeling Suffers.
At Wheeling, W. Va, great damage
has been done. Train and telegraph
service are out Of commission and the
residents are panic stricken.
49, thn hoe
reached at that point and the food SIT
uation still grows in seriousness.
To add to the confusion In Pittsburg
two early morning fires broke out and
the flremen experienced difficulty In
fighting the flames owing to the short
age of water in the mains caused by
the volume Of water. which democrat
lied everything.
Bad at East Liverpool.
East Liverpool o., March 1.-THE
city is in serious condition on ac.
count OF the food. All business Is at
standstill
WeIIsvlIle Flooded.
Wellsville. o.. March 15.-Twenty-
three streets here are under water.
Three hundred houses are flooded.
Worst Over In GAINESVILLE,
GAINESVILLE. o., March 15. Tho crisis
in the local food situation, has been
reached. The river reached the stage
Of 80 feet. Six hundred families are
homeless. Churches. school houses
and fire stations are filed with ref.
ugees.
River 4la Feet Above Danger Line.
Cincinnati, March l5.-The Ohio
river continues to rise slowly. Tho
stage at ten o'clock today was four
and half feet above the danger line.
Derwentes Destroyed.
Cambridge, o., March 15.-The re-
ports OF the practical destruction OF
the town of Derwentes near here 10
true. The food has practically dam
aged or swept away every building in
the town. which contained 200 people,
iThe people have taken to the tilla