The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-15
FLOOD
AND FIRE

Pittsburg. Pa. Mar. Is Pittsbur-
gers are amazed at the immensity of
the food in the Monongohela, Allie
gheny and Ohio rivers, which has
submerged ten square miles in the
down town section of the city After
reaching the highest stage ever
known, 81 feet, the water slowly re-
ceded- Enormous damage was caus-
ed. over 100000 persons being thrown
out of employment Every transpor-
tation company in the city is Grip
pied Skiffs are carrying hundreds of
people to their places of business.
Twenty fatalities have occurred in
Allegheny county. directly due to the
high water. Four massive bridges
were threatened, owing to a heavy
ice gorge which came down the AL
legheay river, and it is believed they
have been greatly weakened. That
the bridges were not swept away is
considered marvellous by the river
men
Guests in the Lincoln, Colonial An
mex and Anderson Hotels, located in
the midst of the flood zone, are ma
rooned and are watching the high wa
ter from the windows. Four theatres
are flooded and will be dark for sew
erai days.
At the First National Bank build
ing the basement is submerged to
depth of several feet, and strenuous
efforts are being made to protect the
dy7amOs which generate power for
the Western Union Telegraph Co.
The Office of the Associated Press is
located in this building, and it was
momentarily expected during the
night tnat the wires of both organi
nations would fail. The strenuous
.S 0F s-sC TOD
a fire engine saved the dynamOs, but
shortly before line O'Clock the cleo
trio light dynamo succumbed to the
effect of the waters.
Outside OF Pittsburg damage run
ming into millions of dollars has been
done. Many towns are entirely cut
on from this city.
Thousands of families have been
forced from their homes, and it is
expected that these conditions will
prevail for several days
At Wheeling. w. Va. great damage
has been done. and train and tele-
graph service are shut on The crest
OF the flood has not yet reached that
point
To add to the confusion in Pitts
burg two early morning fires broke
out The firemen experienced great
difficulty in fighting the flames ow-
ing to the shortage of water ii the
mains. caused by a volume of water
which demoralized everything.
Four Persons Drowned.
Parkersburg, W. Va, Mar 15--|
Four persons were drowned late last
night in the effort to escape from a
tottering home at Riverside to a
place of safety from the flood. Will
lam Francis, his wife, daughter and
son are the victims. They had pro-
ceeded but a few yards from their
home wnen the torrent overturned
their skiff
Crisis Probably Passed.
GAINESVILLE, o., Mar. 15.-The crisis
of the local flood is doubtless pass
ed. The river has reached a stage of
homeless.
Highest Since 1884.
East Liverpool, o., Mar. 15.-Tne
river is higher than since 1884. One
pottery plant and one buick plant
burned this morning. All the potter
les are closed. The electric light
plant is flooded The waterworks are
out of commission and the reserve
supply is running low
Three Hundred Houses Flooded.
Wellsville, o., Mar. 15.-Twe1ty-
three streets here are under water
About 800 houses are flooded.
The Ohio Rising Slowly.
Cincinnati, o., Mar. 15.-The Ohio
continued 10 rise slowly today, regis
tering Az feet above the danger line.
Cool and clear weather gave promise.
but the fullness of the rivers above
hold threats Of worse to come