The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-15
'PITTSBURG !
FLOODED
Worst Inundation Ever Recor'
ded In State
THO ICE GORGES BREAK
Whole Lower District Under Wafer
Fourteen Victims of The
Rising Waters.
THO ICE GORGES BREAK

PITTSBURG. March lj-lhe great
est food In the history OF western
Pennsylvania. West Virginia aud east
crn Ohio Is being experienced the Wa
ter here reaching a stage OF SAC tect
at Hers island and 34.3 feet at Mar
ket street. IL continues TO rise stead
fly about two.tenths OF an inch'an
hour. At the headwaters the rivers ara
now stationary. The present stage II
twelve feet above the danger marx
ON the river the thirty nile Ice
gorge at Parker. PA, broke ana is
moving toward the city. The immense
gorge In the Clarion river has also
started downstream. Both gofses'
however. are old. and the Ice j. soft.
on this account the arrival here j. not
expected 20 cause much damage
Conditions In this city are the worst
ever recorded The whole lower down
town district In under water. aud I~o-
pie are moving about In wagons and
skiffs Duquesne way. Penn a'en"
aud Liberty street. running parallel
with the Allegheny river are sub
merged 20 depth OF several feet.
Hundreds Of business houses located
IN this district are flooded. In num-
Der OF instances the water is almost
up 10 the second nosr.
The uayety. Belasco. Alvin and ~
jou iheaters are surrounded by wat-r
aud will he unable 60 open for several
days. Water has destroyed or greatly
damaged the power plants Of all thr
four theaiers.
The guests In the Colonial. Lincoln.
Annex aud Anderson hotels are cith' Z
mnrooned or compelledr 10 Use Ans :
and from the buildings.
Trolley service between Pltishurg
aud Allegheny was suspended early ia
the day. ani the scenes AZ the Union
depot ~ the Pennsylvania railroad ar
almost leyond description. Great pia
cards announcing the Inauguration ~ ,
Especial train service 10 Allegheny ar
displayed all through the town.
At the derot are thousands ~ pco
pie. a chaotic mass Of humanity shout.
ing aud pushing In their efforts 10
board these trains for Allegheny or the
many suburbs adjacent a. the city
Patrolmcn In large numbers are en-.
denyoring 10 bring some kind 81 order
out ~ the situation. but without avail.
The trains pre- being run regardless %
schedules aud are packed 10 the plat
form steps
within the last thirty six hours four.
teen fatalities directly due to the FOOD
have occurred.
Hundreds 10 people are marponcd In
PitisburF Restaurant. have been b.
slegcd by persons unable TO reach their
homes. Every room In the hotels aud
boarding houses has ieen engaged.
, aud there are not sufficient accommo.
dations 10 take care ~ the people com.
PEELED 10 remain here feversl engine
houses In riitshurg anf Allegheny are
out Of commission. aud quarters have
been engaged az hotels for the iirrmcn
~ several Of the engine HOUSES a
squad ~ two fremen In sklns u look'
ins after the property.
The greatest excitement prevails
throughout Allegheny county. NJ thou
sands 81 buildings are not only now
surrounded by water In the flooded
districts. but the indications arr that
thousands of persons will h. forced
from their homes.
The present food Il one ~ The most
remarkable on record
Tho damage 10 pcrlshnblc Ro0is and
property In tho riiisburg district alone
will amount 10 si.OO0Oc0 probably
more. Ia addition 60 this. much de
siruction l. being done 10 property
throughout western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia.
A. Conncllsvlllc. Pa. the damage "a
the coke region IL estimated ~ $500,
Con-.
over 10000 persons are temporarily
ont n employment Tho Westinghouse
works. employing 10000. are shut
down. and the damage 10 machinery
n estimated NJ $4,000. All the mine,
along the Mohongahcla river are food
Cd, and 10000 miners are affected.