The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-20
EAST amid FLOODS
mss oF PROPERTY over Ten
MILLION DOLLARS.
Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio
and West Virginia Partly Inundated
-p;++sburo Suffered Most-indiana
"a Connecticut Included in the
Flooded District.

FLOODED DtStTISss
pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 16.-Spreadlns
ruin and disaster in it's path, the an
nual food of the rivers ana snan
streams of this section still noios
Pittsburg in it's grasp.
At 10 o'clock the water had reacneo
.+ooe of 26 feet and was rising a
half foot an hour.
At the headwaters the rivers con-
Time to rise, and scores OF cities ana
towns in western Pennsylvania east
ern Ohio and West Virginia are partly
inundated.
Tn the Pittsburg district alone the
damage, it is said, will amount TO
several million dollars. The record
flood of last year, when the water
reached the stage of 36h feet, caused
damage estimated at $1O,OOO,OOO, 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-
tons 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 flood.
Buffalo Streets Flooded.
Buffalo, N. "a heavy rainfall and
melting snow under a 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, Comply the breaking up of
huge ice gorge in the HOusatonic
river at ero bridge, seven miles from
here, damage estimated at $1,000,000
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 flood 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 reoede.
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.
cuff h1yt 1, :,l,~
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 filled 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
food was passing away almost as ran.
idly as it caIae-at the rate.of half
foot an hour.
Young Child Dies in Fire.
Eisinore, CAL, Feb. 16.-In fire