The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16
Rivers at Pittsburg are
Rapidly ReCeding.
TRAFFIC RESUMES.
Damage to Properly in fittsburs
District Is Very large Many
Lives lost in Ohio Towns.

In Athens and four elsewhere In the
county, and for several days cut Ath.
ems on from the world.
Plttsburg, March 1G.-With the
rapid receding of waters in the Mo.
nongahels. Allegheny and Ohio rivers
which is taking place here, conditions
are fast assuming normal proportions
and the greatest food In the history
Of the city Is az an end. At nlghtfall
Friday the approaches to the bridges
were clear Of water and several hours
later street car service in the food
districts was resumed. Thousands OF
suburbanites who have been stranded
In this city since early Thursday were
able TO reach their homes, while the
down town section. which has been
crowded with sightseers since the
sudden rise OF water, is almost de-
serted. The only apparent indication
Of the flood In the down town section
are many pipes across the sidewalks
through which water is being pumped
from submerged Easements.
At o'clock last night the rivers
had fallen almost eight feet. At that
hour the stage was 20 feet and drop.
ping q half foot an hour.
Immediately following the subsid.
ing OF the water the task OF comput.
Ing and repairing the damage was be.
gun. a majority of the employees OF
the large manufacturing establish.
ments who were temporarily thrown
ont OF employment are endeavoring to
put the plants in working order and it
In said that by Sunday all these es.
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Ten square miles were inundated.
The loss In dollars will probably
never be known, but the actual loss
will probabl. not exceed sl.000,O00..
The probabilities are that the BE.
iasco Gayety. Alvin and Bijou the.
atres will be open TO the public this
evening. A large force Of men are
repairing the electric plants damaged
by the water In the Easements of the
playhouses.
Reports from all parts OF western
PENNSYLVANIA are that the food has
subsidized and efforts, are being made
to clear up the wreckage.
Railroad service which was demon
allzed nv the high water Is rapidly
resuning.
Cincinnati. March 1G.-Flood condi
tions in southern Ohio Friday showed
LITTLE change aud that little was for
the worse. Foreeaster Bassler pre-,
diets 60.foot stage In the Ohio at
Cincinnati by Saturday night. or the
many flooded towns In this region
Parkersburg, w. Va, and Marietta,
o.. seem TO be the greatest sufferers
At Parkersburg the electric light
plant was put out OF commission and
the city Is In darkness.
The loss TO Marietta will he enor
NOUS. Water has flooded the main
street Many residents have beer
forced TO vacate their homes, There
is considerable suffering. as only 0
few scattered groceries In the hills
are able to supply food The conri
house, the city buildings and the city
lighting plant are under water. The
city was In darkness last night. Much
damage has been done In the oil fields
and there Is considerable suffering ir
the surrounding country. Two mer
were drowned Friday.
Steubenville, o.. March 1G--Sly te
ten members OF two foreign famllie,
are reported to the officials at Mlngc
Junction 10 have been drowned Fri
day In the food The houses foatet
away with their occupants. Every
house In the east side of Mingo June
tion Is submerged and 900 people
there are homeless Flood sufferers
are being sheltered and fed in the
mayors office. lodge rooms and schoo
houses. At Empire every house but
three Is submerged and 500 are home
less.
Columbus, o.. March 1G.--M. s. Con
nofs. general superintendent of the
Hooking Valley. the Toledo & Ohio
Central the Kanawha & Michigan
and the GAINESVILLE & Western rail
ways, last night estimated the dam
age by food to those lines in southern
Ohio at about 100000.
According TO s. G. Robinson, wht
returned Friday from a trip through
the Hooking valley. the damage don'
seven persons were drowned at Ath
ems ana three at Jacksonville.
Wheeling. w. Va, March 16.-Th'
crest OF the food passed this city at !
p. m. The water reached stage o
almost 30 feet and then began to re
cede At the rate of one inch an hour
The city and surrounding towns OF
both sides OF the river are completed.
cut of from the world by rail ant
steamer. Every foot OF Wheeling Isl
apd Ia submerged and 1000 resident
htxe BEEN driven to upper floors. J
IL estimated that 5000 homes ar,
Hooded, affecting $4,000 people. tn
property loss win reach 100000. On
fatality Ia reported, that of a Wheel
ing Island resident. who is missin
aRdtwas last seen Thursday night in !
Hostmen are charging extortionat
prices for. rescuing maroOned resi-
dents. All newspapers have tempo
raDlty suspended publication becaus
the plants have been submerged.
phring Friday score or more o
Z nt3311' passed down the river. includ
~ ttWoLst6ry dwellings and schoo
h61o4 the latter with the stars an.
e55f1 brayeIy boating from Its littl
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