Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-21
LOSS OF PROPERTY over TIN
MILLION DOLLARS,
Western Pennsylvania, Eastern o.,.
and West Virginia Partly lnund,,.s
-Pittsburg Suffered Most-lndi,.
to Connecticut Included in a..
Flooded District.

PittSburg, Pa, Feb. 16.-Spreadio-
ruin and disaster in its path, the ap
nual flood Of the rivers and sman
streams of this section still holo.
Pittsburg in its grasp.
At 10 o'clock the water had reached
stage of 26 feet and was risins
half foot an hour.
At the headwaters the rivers CON
tinue to rise, and scores of cities ana
towns in western Pennsylvania. eag,
ern Ohio and West Virginia are partIv
inundated.
In the Pittsburg district alone tbo
damage, it is said, will amount fl
several million dollars. The record
flood of last year, when the wa,sr
reached the stage of 361a feet. cansed
damage estimated at $4,000, 900. but
sufficient warning was given this wear
to save much property.
A conservative estimate places tbo
number of men thrown out of work nv
the flood here at 10000. This great
increase to the army of unemployed
is expected to result in much suffer.
ing. For weeks charitable orgapiza.
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 oeen
compelled to move their Household
goods to upper stories. They 20 IA
and fro in skiffs. On the north side
OF Pittsburg tonight, the policemen are
patrOlling their beats in skifs.
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 Scanjaouada
creeks out of their banks.
While watching the flood at Brad.
ford, Pa, X. r. Caldwell, II years old.
was struck by 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 100000
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 il the
5chuylkill river reached its height
when it was nine feet above low wal~r.
The ice broke up without causing any
damage and passed down the river at
his point, after which the waters be-
gan to recede.
Much Misery in Wake of Flood
Pittsburg, Feb. 17.-After reaching
'O.7 feet at noon today and remaining
It that stage for three hours, the high
water in the river is now slowly re-
eding. The danger mark in this city
S % feet.
The damage, it is estimated, will run
lp to several million dollars, but there
vas no loss of life.
The suffering caused by the high wa
er is intense. Thousands of persons
re living in the upper floors of Their
ZONES, using skiffs as a means Oh
to and fro. The lower
ortions of their homes are filled with
'ater. In many instances the house
old goods were not removed, owing
lack of time, and chairs, tables
lanos and bric-a-brac are floating
bout the rooms.
10 add to the suffering of the VIC
inns the weather grew cold today anu
ONE snow fell. The gas connections
l the houses have been disarangeu
nd in their present damp conditl0D'
fe is made miserable for the uniof
mate occupants.
Charitable institutions are mann5
Sc of many skiffs, and RATS have Desp
sually working throughout all oil 'n'
list night and today, serving hot Gu,
se and food to the people, many
HON are poor.
AS night advanced the waters DesaI
recede rapidly, and at midnign' Wv
God was passing aWav almost as IaP