Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
FLOOD PARALYzES
CITY OF P|TTSBURG
NEARLY 100000 OUT OF WORK
AND BUSINESS ALONG RIVER
AT A STANDSTILL.
FOURTEEN DEATHS DUE
TO THE HIGH WATER
Property Loss Already Estimated at
Over $1,000, 900 Danger Line
Passed at Cincinnati Three
Drowned at GAINESVILLE.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 15.-With
business paralyzed, all the large manu-
featuring plants and mills along the
rivers closed, traffic between Pittsburg
and Allegheny and on all the local
railroads at a standstill, and with
nearly 100000 men temporarily out of
employment, Pittsburg is suffering
from the worst flood in her history. At
o'clock there was a stage of 33 feet
inches registered on the Market
street wharf gauge, with the water
still rising and it is predicted that 81
feet will be reached with the crest of
the flood. This will be the highest in
rs years, breaking the record Of 1884,
when stage of 33 feet four inches
was recorded. 1t is not only the Sec
ond highest flood in the history of
Pittsburg, but the most disastrous.
Fourteen deaths have been reported
as result of the high water, and al
ready the loss from the closing of the
mills and manufacturing plants and to
the damage done property is esti-
mated at over million dollars.
Johnstown reports a higher stage
of water than during the great food
of 1889, and Connellsville dispatches
state the water is the highest ever
known
The loss in the coke regions, it is
said, run up into hundreds of thous-
ands.
Flood Stage at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, March 15.-,-The fears OF
a flood stage in the Ohio river were
realized here early Thursday morn
ing, when the river passed the danger
line and stage of 60 feet was predict
ed by Weather Forecaster Bassler.
Reports from upper river points and
from various tributaries indicate a
repetition Of the disastrous food of
two months ago, when the river ex-
ceeded all high water records since
February, 1884. Account of the the
suddenness of the present rise the loss
may be much heavier, few rivermen
having anticipated a serious flood.
While the rain ceased for time early
Thursday the overhanging clouds
threatened a renewal of the heavy
rain which has deluged the whole
Ohio valley for the past two days. Dis
patches from various points in Ohio,
West Virginia and Kentucky are to the
effect that the storms have been al
most unprecedented and the rapid riv-
er rises have caused heavy loss and
much suffering At Hamilton, o., 600
houses are flooded. Springfield, O., re-
ports much loss and worse to follow.
Iof, tr n1x tIn
worst ever known. Marietta's two riv-
ers are booming and business there
was suspended, laying waste wide
stretches of country, and similar re-
ports have been received from other
centers.
Three Drowned at GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE, o., March 15.-Three
Hungarians were drowned here Thurs
day as result of the flood. A score
or more of foreigners were living in a
house that was surrounded by the
Muskingum river overflow during the
night. When they started to wade to
land three were caught in the cur
rent and swept out into the river.
Conditions throughout Muskingum
The Muskngum and Licking rivers
are out of bounds in this city; and
more than a hundred houses have
been invaded by the high water 1t is
believed that 300 families will be
homeless before long. With the ex
ception of the Cincinnati & Muskin-
gum Valley railroads connection with
the Pennsylvania at Trinway, 16 miles
north, every railroad entering the city
is tied up.
Ohio Mines Flooded.
Columbus, o., March 15.-All the
mines in the vicinity of Glouster are
flooded and hundreds of miners are
thrown out of work. All the horses in
the mines are reported to be drowned,
but there has been no loss of life. The
gas and electric lighting plant here is
useless from the flood The planning
mill was destroyed by fire.
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