Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-15
WATER HIGHEST EVER KNOWN.
100000 Persons Thrown out oil
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Moving
About in Skiffs.
Outside the Clty Damage WIZ AMOUNT
TO hllilons--TweIlty Fatalities oc-
CURED in Allegheny County.

Pttsburg, March I5.--Pistsb,isrers
today We're amazed at the tnr1ensitv
OF the nood in the Monon gahela. AL.
legheny and Ohio rivers. which has
Submerged 10 square miles in the
downtown section OF the city. After
passlns the highest stage ever known.
81 feet, the water slowly rceedea.
Enormous damage mas been caused;
over 100000 persons have been tenn.
pofarlly thrown out of employment:
every transportation company in the
city is crippled; skins are carrying
hundreds OF people to their places Of
business and The utilization OF wagons
and horses as couveyanoes which did
valuable service yesterday were dis.
continued owing to the strenuous plo!
tesss by the humane society.
FATALITIES.
Twenty fatalities have occurred in
Allegheny county, directly due to high
water.
Four massive bridges. the Sixteenth.
| NINTH Seventh and Sixth street struc-
lures, were threatened with destruc-
tion owing to heavy tee gorges which
came down the Allegheny river, and 1T
IL believed they have been greatly
weakened. That the bridges were not
swept away is considered marvellous
by river men.
WATCHING THE WATERS.
frightened guests in the Lincoln
Colonial. Annex aud Anderson hotels.
located IN the midst of the food zone.
are maroonad and aro Watching the
high water from the windows.
-Four thelters, the Gaycty .Ilvina,
belasco and Bijou, are Hooded and
! Will be dark eur several DAYS.
Most Of the ire engines in the down,
town district are pumping water from
buildings along Fifth avenue.
Al the First National bank building,
Fifth avenue and Wood street thu,
basement is submerged 70 a derth al
several feet and strenuous EFFORTS arc
being made to protect the dynamos
which generate power TO the Western
Union Telegraph company. The Office
Of the Associated Press Is located I'm
the building, and lnomentarily it was
expected throughout the night that the
wires of these organizations would faii
Strennous efforts OF a force OF men AS.
sisted by II fire engine saved the dy
ramos, but shortly before O'Clock fine
electric Ilsht dynamo s'sccu mbed TO tho
effect of the water.
OUTSIDE OF PITTsBURG.
Outside Of Pitisburg damage Running
| mil ,gs
Many towns are entirely cut off frnn1
| THIS city, thousands OF families have
been forced from their homes and it Ia
expected these conditions will prevail
for several days.
Al Wheeling W Va, great dalnare
has been done and train ana telegraph
service Is shut on. The crest OF tIs
Hood has not reached that point
FIRE BREAKS OCT.
To add 70 The confusion IN Pittsbure.
| Two early morning fires broke out The
| nremeu experienced difficulty ia ffslt-
ms the flames, owing TO a lack OF water
M me tnains caused ny tho volume VI
water which demotaliaed everything.
The crest of tIe Hood passed this siey
At 8 a. M Az a, M, the rivers besFail
| To show signs Of falling. No inmedfafe
danger Is apparent at this hour Ths
rivers are rushing out at terrific rate
and az this point fears arc considerably
alfayieteJ.
RISING Al CINCINNATI.
ChneinnHtt March Is. -rhs Ohio
continued to rise slowly today, record
ing four and half feet above the dam
ger line.
Cool and clear weather give sune
| promise, hat thh fullneSs % the l1.ell1
above held threat OF worse 10 come.
CRISIS AT zANEsYrL4LE OVER.
GAINESVILLE o.. March l5.--The clisis
IN the local Hood situation has passed.
SIX hundred homeless Families are be-.
ing cared for By tho city. ChWohcs,
schoOlhcuso5 aud tire stations are flied
With them,
STREETS UNDER WATER
Wellgvills. o., March I5.-Twonty-
| three streets mere 6ro under Ka,er.
! About 300 houses are Hooded.
DROWNED WHILE ESCAPING
Parkersburg. W. Va, March TO-. -B0ar
/ persons were brownies late last night Ia
/ an ettorl 10 escape froIn thelp tottrl-
\ ng home at Riverside Ia q place Ok
/ safety from the Hood.
| william Francls his wife, daughter
| and SON are the Victims They had
| proceeded only "A few yarda from tAeir
| house when the torrent overturned their
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