Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
EAST AMID FLOODS
LOSS OF PROPERTY over TEN
MILLION DOLLARS.
Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio
and West Virginia Partly Inundated
-Pittsburg Suffered Most-Indiana
to Connecticut Included In the
Flooded District.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 16.-Spreading
ruin and disaster in its path, the an
nual flood of the rivers and small
streams of this section still holds
Pittsburg in it's grasp.
At 10 o'clock the water had reached
a stage of 26 feet and was rising
half a foot an hour.
At the headwaters the rivers con-
tinue to rise, and scores of cities and
towns in western Pennsylvania, east
ern Ohio and West Virginia are partly
inundated.
In the Pittsburg district alone the
damage, 1t is said, will amount to
several million dollars. The record
flood of last year, when the water
reached the stage of 361s feet, caused
damage estimated at $10,000,OO0, but
sufficient warning was given this year
to save much property.
A conservative estimate places the
number of men thrown out of work by
the flood here at 10000. This great
increase to the army of unemployed
is expected to result in much suffer
ing. For weeks charitable organiza-
tions have been soliciting funds for
the unemployed, and today additional
appeals were made for contributions
to assist the flood victims.
A great number of families have been
compelled to move their household
goods to upper stories. They go to
and fro in skiffs On the north side
of Pittsburg tonight, the policemen are
patrolling their beats in skiffs.
Wheeling, w. Va.-One thousand
families have been compelled to flee
from their homes to higher ground
owing to the food.
Buffalo Streets Flooded.
Buffalo, N. "a heavy rainfall and
melting snow under high tempera-
ture sent Buffalo and Scanjaquada
creeks out of their banks.
While watching the flood at Brad
ford, Pa, r. R. Caldwell, II years old,
was struck by a train and killed.
Ohio on Rampage at Evansville.
Evansville, In.-The Ohio river con-
tinues to rise here rapidly and the
biggest flood in years is now looked
for.
Derby, COMFY the breaking up of
a huge ice gorge in the Housatonic
river at ero bridge, seven miles from
here, damage estimated at $1,OO0,OOO
was done in and near Derby.
Springfield, Ohio.-Buck creek is
higher than since 1898, and fully 100
\ houses in this city are flooded. Boats
are kept busy all night,carrying people
out Of their submerged homes.
Waters Recede at Reading.
Reading, Pa-The food in the
Schuylkill river reached it's height
when it was nine feet above low water
The Ice broke up without causing any
damage and passed down the river at
this point, after which the waters be-
gan to recede.
Much Misery in Wake Of Flood
Pittsburg, Feb. 17.-After reaching
30.7 feet at noon today and remaining
at that stage for three hours, the high
water in the river is now slowly re-
ceding. The danger mark in this city
is % feet
The damage, it is estimated, will run
up to several million dollars, but there
was no loss of life.
The suffering caused by the high wa
ter is intense. Thousands of persons
are living in the upper floors of their
homes, using skiffs as means of
transportation to and fro. The lower
portions of their homes are filed with
water. In many instances the house
hold goods were not removed, owing
to lack of time, and chairs, tables,
pianos and bric-a-brac are floating
about the rooms.
To add to the suffering of the vic.
tins the weather grew cold today and
some snow fell The gas connections
of the houses have been disarranged
and in their present damp condition
life is made miserable for the unfor
tunate occupants.
Charitable institutions are MAKING
use of many skiffs, and RATS have been
usually working throughout all of the
last night and today, serving hot cot
fee and food to the people, many OF
whom are poor.
AS night advanced the waters began
to recede rapidly, and at midnight the
flood was passing away almost as rap
idly as it came-at the rate of half a
foot an hour.
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