The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-18
In Allegheny River Ma,
Cause Another Flood.
LOSS OF MILLIONS
Is Reported from Various Cities and
Towns Along the Ohio River
and Its Tributaries.

Pittsburg, March tS.-With so
miles Of ice In the Allegheny river
above Parker. Pa, and drizzling
rain throughout western Pennsylva
MIA, local river men are looking for-
ward 10 another flood stage in this
city tf.
Although the Monongahela and
Ohio rivers are slowly falling, the AL
legheny river is stationary.
The warm rain falling in this vicin.
ity Is expected to release the ice
which lies from Parker. Pa. TO a point
80 miles up the river and IT will start
down the river In great quantities.
Preparations are being made here to
prevent any serious damage when tho
ice gorge arrives here.
A majority OF the mills and manu-.
featuring plants which were closed
for three days by the recent high
water were in operation Sunday. The
plants will be operated double time ia
an effort to make up the time lost.
Hundreds of business houses In tho
down town district will resume to-day.
The work Of clearing the debris from
the interiors of these buildings was
completed Sunday.
Train &service mas been restored.
Slow running schedules are used.
II is said that the damage sustained
by the railroads will not be fully
known for several weeks. Miles of
track have been weakened and will
have to be replaced. Hundreds o,
freight cars were swept into the
rivers. The damage sustained by tho
Baltimore & Ohio railroad between
Pittsburg and Connellsville, Pa, will
be enormous.
Street car lines are operating In
full here. In number OF places, elec.
trio light plants are still crippled
Cincinnati, March 1S.-With Il
stage Of 81 feet last evening II was
believed that the crest of the Ohio
river flood was not far away. Tho
river has been running out very fast
because of lack of overfullness at
lower river points. Losses cannot he
given, although they are heavy and
extensive. The present food has
come from unprecedentedly heavy
rains on a soft soil, the result being
an extensive amount Of mud which
has settled on all flooded prope: iy.
Personal suffering has not been ex.
cessive on account of mild weather
and, although many thousands have
been driven from their homes, the
situation has been bearable.
Reports from up the river say dat
the worst Is over at points above Gin
cinnati, but the suffering of the home.
less and unemployed viii continue
several days. The Cincinnati admiIis.
tration has asked for authority 10 is.
sue bonds for s150,00O for the relief
of food sufferers.
The city suffered loss OF about
S150.000 Sunday by the collapsing of
the Eighth street viaduct, used by the
railroads Of the Mill Creek quarter.
Three 50.foot spans of this viaduct
went down into tho food, but the
high water is not believedyto be the
sole cause of the disaster. There was
no one on the bridge. Several cleo.
trio car lines use this viaduct
Huntington, w. Va. March lS.-rhe
Ohio river reached its highest point
Sunday with 5S.3 feet. After remain.
ing stationary two hours, 1t began tn
recede slowly. The. stage exceeded
by six.tenths OF foot the January
flood. Some 500 homes in Huntington
and Central City are surrounded with
water. Catlettsburg, Ceredo and
Proctorville are flooded. The Bali
more & Ohio railroad has not run a
train into Huntington since Wednes
day.
Portsmouth, O., March 1S.-The
Ohio river last night was at stand
here, lacking but three inches oI
reaching the January stage of 6l
feet One-third OF the city was sub
merged Thousands of people put in
the day boat riding through the prin
cipal streets. The Ohio is certain tC
recede rapidly and factories and bust
ness houses hope to resume Tuesday
There have been no fatalities re
ported.
Parkersburg. w. Va, March 49,
The, bodies of John f. Francis, his sor
Henry and daughter Della, who wers
drowned Friday night while fleeing
from their flooded home, were recov
cred SupSay. The river has fallen
two feet, but the flood situation IL lit
tie improved.
fWheeYng. March lS.--The waters
Of the highest food this section o
the Ohio valley has seen for 90 yearr
are ,l.cediug, lesvlng Wheeling GOV
cred with wreckage. The debris Is SC
greet In some SECTIONS of the city tha
Il will be days after the water goei
down before the streets can be used
Il ~ estimated that the damage s,I.i
fttned III Wheeling alone will be oyel
SS,000.0OO.
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